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IndiaMar 01, 2024

Arvind Kejriwal is going on a 2-day Punjab tour from tomorrow

Arvind Kejriwal, who came on the ED's radar in the Delhi liquor scam case, is going on a two-day visit to Punjab tomorrow. His visit may focus on the Lok Sabha elections. Along with several inauguration ceremonies in Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann may discuss Lok Sabha candidates in Punjab. According to information received, Arvind Kejriwal will be in Punjab on Saturday and Sunday. ED has summoned them on Monday. However, they are not expected to appear this time as well. So far 8 summons have been given to them for questioning by ED.
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IndiaMar 01, 2024

Preparation of Lok Sabha elections by Punjab BJP and discussion on farmers movement

Punjab BJP today discussed preparations for Lok Sabha elections and farmers' movement. State BJP president Sunil Jakhar called a meeting of senior leaders in Chandigarh, in which former president Ashwini Sharma joined the meeting with Jakhar for the first time, Manpreet Badal was also present in the meeting. However, 8 to 9 senior leaders including Captain Amarinder Singh, Fateh Singh Bajwa and Tarun Chugh were not present in this meeting. Sunil Jakhar has been entrusted with both the post of Chairman and Convener of Election Management Committee in Punjab by BJP.
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IndiaMar 01, 2024

Apart from Khanuri border, farmers will now put up front on third border Dabwali

Farmers of Punjab have decided to put up a front on the third border, Dabwali, in addition to Shambhu and Khanuri border adjacent to Haryana. Jaswinder Singh Longowal, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta Azad, gave this information after a meeting with Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and non-political United Kisan Morcha. At the same time, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal demanded that the compensation amount of one crore announced by the government for the family of Shubkaran Singh and the documentation process regarding giving the job of Punjab Police to Shubkaran's younger sister Gurpreet Kaur
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IndiaFeb 29, 2024

Former CM Charanjit Channi gets Rs 2 crore ransom threat, allegedly linked to Goldy Brar Gang

Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday claimed that he received a text message demanding Rs 2 crore ransom from an unidentified number last week. The sender claimed to be from Goldy Brar gang and threatened to do what they did with Sidhu Moosewala, alleged Channi. Channi said he had informed Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav in this regard and the police was yet to revert to him about it.
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IndiaFeb 29, 2024

CM claims big accusations against Badal family regarding 'Sukh Vilas Hotel'

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann suddenly called a press conference a day before the start of the budget session and made big allegations against the Badal family regarding their Sukhvilas hotel. Bhagwant Mann said that the Badal family has misused power in their state. He took every decision in the cabinet to build a hotel. He also said that the Badal family waived Rs 108.7 crore luxury tax and license fee for 10 years of Hotel Sukhvilas. The Chief Minister said that in the coming days, matter pertaining to the buses and benami properties belonging to the Badal family will also be busted
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IndiaFeb 29, 2024

No More Parole For Rape Convict Ram Rahim Without Court Approval

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has raised questions over repeated paroles granted to Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, a rape convict who is supposed to be serving 20 years in prison. The rape convict was given a 50-day parole in January, it was his seventh parole in almost 10 months and ninth in the last four years. The high court has directed the Haryana government to ensure the surrender of Ram Rahim on March 10, the day his parole is supposed to end and has ordered the state government to request the court's permission to grant parole to Ram Rahim the next time. Besides the s
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IndiaFeb 28, 2024

Tractor March taken out by Congress in favor of farmers

Farmers Rescue Tractor March was taken out by Congress today in Punjab in favor of Kisan Andolan. Slogans against the central government were also raised by putting Kisani and Congress flags on tractors. Punjab Congress president Raja Warring said that we want to send a message to the BJP government at the center that we are all together. Warring led a tractor rally at Ajnala in Amritsar. Talking to reporters, Warring filed an FIR in the case of Shubkaran Singh's death at Khanuri border. Bhagwant Mann also criticized the government for not registering an FIR in this case.
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IndiaFeb 23, 2024

This movement was started in haste: Gurnam Singh Charuni

Gurnam Singh Chaduni termed the current agitation in Punjab led by farmers' leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Swaran Singh Pandher as a hastily launched agitation. He said that some brothers started it in haste and did not consult everyone. It's probably their fault. He said that negativity is spreading among the people regarding the current movement. He also said that we have decided in our core committee meeting today that we will appeal to the sanyukt kisan morcha and the non-political sanyukt kisan morcha to form a joint committee and run the movement under it.
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IndiaFeb 22, 2024

The budget session of the Vidhan Sabha will start from March 1

Amid the farmers' movement in Punjab, the budget session of the state's legislative assembly is starting from March 1, which will continue till March 14. This decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting held in Chandigarh on Thursday. The Governor will address the Legislative Assembly on March 1. On March 4, there will be a debate on his address and on March 5, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema will present the budget for the state. In view of the Lok Sabha elections, the budget is expected to be popular.

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Cricket star Yuvraj Singh meets Premier David Eby at Vancouver’s BC Place as excitement grows for cricket in B.C.

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Vancouver police search for suspect after three stabbed on Yaletown seawall

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BCOct 10, 2025

B.C.'s public service workers escalate strike to correctional facilities

British Columbia jails have been added to the growing list of sites behind picket lines as public service workers escalate job action. The B.C. General Employees' Union says in a release that all its remaining unionized staff at adult correctional facilities across the province are now on strike. The union says the escalation brings the total number of work sites behind pickets to more than 470, with about 25,000 workers taking strike action across 20 ministries, Crown corporations and agencies. Union president Paul Finch says the escalation is due to the government's "lack of urgency" in comi
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BCOct 10, 2025

Woman attacked by bear while walking dog in Squamish, B.C., wildlife area

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service is warning residents after a bear attack this week in the Squamish area north of Vancouver. The service says a woman was walking her dog in the Squamish Estuary Wildlife Management Area on Wednesday when she was attacked by a sow with its cubs. The woman only got a minor injury. The Conservation Officer Service says people should avoid the trail network at the Squamish Wildlife Management Area and, if they go, keep their dogs on a leash. The public has also been reminded to make noise while hiking, to carry bear spray and to never approach or fee