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IndiaApr 11, 2024

The Shiromani Akali Dal will soon announce the names of the candidates

Shiromani Akali Dal may soon announce the names of the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. According to the information, a strategy is being made to announce about 7 to 8 names, which have been agreed upon within the party. For the first time since 1998, Shiromani Akali Dal is contesting the elections alone and after a long time the party will field candidates in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur seats. According to the sources, Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda, N. from Patiala. K. Sharma and Anil Joshi from Amritsar are considered to be given the ticket. All these three are active in
former-ministers-son-is-a-fugitive-in-gurdaspur-several-cases-have-been-registered-against-parkash-singh-langah
IndiaApr 11, 2024

Former minister's son is a fugitive in Gurdaspur, several cases have been registered against Parkash Singh Langah

Parkash Singh Langah, son of former Akali Minister of Punjab Sucha Singh Langah, has been sent to the remand of Himachal Police till April 12. A team of Shimla Police's Special Cell arrested Parkash Singh Langah along with four other accused from a hotel with drugs on Tuesday night. At the same time, he has also been declared a fugitive in a 3-year-old heroin case registered in Dhariwal police station of Gurdaspur district. The police said that the accused are suspected to be connected with the international white smuggling gang, which is being ascertained. The accused had reached Shimla with
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IndiaApr 11, 2024

IAS officer and relative of senior Akali leader joins BJP

Gurpreet Singh Maluka, son of Sikandar Singh Maluka, who was a minister in the Akali Dal government in Punjab and his IAS. Officer's daughter-in-law Parampal Kaur joined BJP today. Meanwhile, politics has heated up over Parampal Kaur's resignation, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann saying that he has not yet approved the resignation, while BJP Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that Parampal Kaur's resignation will be on Wednesday. was accepted It is to be noted that IAS Parampal Kaur resigned a few days ago. She may be the BJP candidate from Bathinda in the Lok Sabha elections.
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IndiaApr 10, 2024

Delhi Minister Raj Kumar Anand resigned from the cabinet

After Sheetal Angural and Sushil Rinku quit Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab today, AAP Minister Raj Kumar Anand also resigned in Delhi. He was the Minister of Social Welfare in the Delhi Government. He said that he did not get an offer from anyone, he left the Aam Aadmi Party due to corruption in the party. Raj Kumar Anand said that it became uncomfortable for me to work as a minister in the government. Senior leader of Punjab Congress Sukhpal Singh Khaira said that the fortress of lies built by Arvind Kejriwal has started to crumble. Khaira said Kejriwal should step down as Chief Minister and pav
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IndiaApr 10, 2024

After Parampal Kaur, now this IAS. Karnail Singh resigned

IAS of Punjab Another IAS officer Karnail Singh has resigned amid talk of officer Parampal Kaur joining the BJP. If the sources are to be believed, Karnail Singh was angry about not getting posting for the last two months, his retirement was still 5 months away. On January 30, he was removed from the post of DC of Kapurthala and was not posted to a new posting after that. At the same time, amid speculations of IAS officer Parampal Kaur's move to BJP, the Chief Minister has not yet accepted her resignation. Only after the signature of the Chief Minister, this resignation has to go to the Per
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IndiaApr 10, 2024

Chief Minister Mann and Sanjay Singh did not get permission to meet Kejriwal

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Rajya Sabha Member Sanjay Singh could not meet AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail today. The Tihar Jail administration denied their visit permission citing security reasons. Only yesterday, the administration had fixed the time for CM Bhagwant Mann and Sanjay Singh to meet Kejriwal and both the leaders were to meet Arvind Kejriwal in the jail at 1 pm today. Now Tihar Jail will inform about the new time.
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IndiaApr 10, 2024

Aam Aadmi Party will announce candidates on April 16: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

Aam Aadmi Party candidates for Lok Sabha seats to be announced on April 16: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Aam Aadmi Party candidates for Jalandhar and Ludhiana Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be announced on April 16. This information was given by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. In Jalandhar, the Aam Aadmi Party had given the ticket to Sushil Rinku, the sitting MP, but he left the AAP and joined the BJP. Aam Aadmi Party is yet to announce candidates from Gurdaspur and Ferozepur seats. On the other hand, this time BJP has made Sanjay Tandon its candidate while not giving the ticket to Kira
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IndiaApr 10, 2024

In the Supreme Court, the government said, the ongoing trial against Sukhpal Khaira will not be continued

The Punjab government will not further pursue the case against Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in the 9-year-old drug trafficking case. The state government gave this information during an important hearing in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Supreme Court has given 4 weeks time to the Punjab government to file a written reply in this matter. It is to be noted that the Jalalabad police arrested Khaira on 28 September 2023 from his house in Chandigarh in a 9-year-old drug trafficking case. After three months, he got bail.
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IndiaApr 09, 2024

Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal's ill health

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal's health suddenly deteriorated on Tuesday, due to which Bikram Singh Majithia took over the command of the 'Punjab Bachao Yatra' to be taken out in Payal and Sahnewal assembly constituencies of Ludhiana. According to information received from a senior leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Badal suffered from diarrhea, due to which the doctors advised him to rest.

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BC Conservatives Gain 64th Seat After Final Count Flips Burnaby South-Metrotown Riding

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CanadaNov 09, 2026

Canada Launches Real-Time Payment System for Instant Money Transfers

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IndiaNov 09, 2026

Bibi Jagir Kaur Set to Rejoin Shiromani Akali Dal After Four Years

Former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Bibi Jagir Kaur is expected to rejoin the Shiromani Akali Dal on November 13, sparking fresh political discussions in Punjab and the Sikh community. Bibi Jagir Kaur has confirmed that Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal will visit Begowal on November 13. She said people in Punjab are concerned about the weakening of the Akali Dal, which was established in 1920 at Sri Akal Takht Sahib, and stressed the need to strengthen the party. She also stated that she has never sought any position and has always worked for the pa