IndiaSep 04, 2024
On the last day of the Monsoon Session of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 4 proposals were sealed
4 proposals including the Panchayati Raj Bill were unanimously passed in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the panchayat elections will no longer be held on the basis of any party, the unanimously elected panchayat will be given five lakh rupees.
Along with this, the proceedings of the House were adjourned indefinitely on the last day of the three-day session of the Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that Punjab's agricultural policy is ready, soon a meeting will be held with all stakeholders including farmers.
The Chief Minister critic
IndiaSep 04, 2024
Vinesh Phogat-Bajrang Punia met Rahul Gandhi, can contest elections
Before the assembly elections in Haryana, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia have met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.
There is news that both will contest the Assembly elections on the Congress ticket. According to sources, the Congress is trying to dispel the ongoing wrestling movement against the BJP by making these two candidates in the assembly elections. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi held an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir today.
In his address to the people, he said that the Congress will return the state status to Jammu and Kashmir. It is
IndiaSep 04, 2024
MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap demanded a special House meeting on blasphemy
In the monsoon session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Amritsar MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh raised the issue of farmers' struggle and disrespect in the House. He surrounded his own government and said that I request you to hold a special sitting on the issue of farmers and Bargari and extend the session for one day.
Along with this, on MSP, he said that we had promised during the election that we will make a law and now I request that a law be made on MSP. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said that agriculture comes under the jurisdiction of the state and the Vidhan Sabha has the power to make laws for it
BCSep 03, 2024
B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy, education in podcast appearance
B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says British Columbia needs to have a "conversation" about nuclear power playing a role in the province's energy future, and review educational materials that he says are designed for "indoctrination" of children.
Speaking on an episode of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson's podcast released Monday, Rustad says he also wants to get rid of the carbon tax, which he says taxes people into poverty in "a vain attempt to change the weather."
In the episode, which runs just over an hour and 45 minutes, Rustad and Peterson discussed a variety of topics includin
BCSep 03, 2024
B.C. to open 13 new First Nation primary care clinics, 10 to open this fall
British Columbia is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall.
The province's First Nations Health Authority and the Health Ministry say in a joint statement that there will be a total of 15 such clinics in B.C. once the 13 new locations are all opened.
Health minister Adrian Dix says in a statement that the expanded slate of First Nations primary care clinics is another step in "dismantling and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism from B.C.’s health-care system."
The clinics combine primary care and social s
IndiaSep 03, 2024
Three people, including a young girl, were killed in Firozpur, after a month of marriage
Law and order in Punjab is again under question. A bloody incident has taken place outside Gurudwara Akalgarh Sahib in Firozpur city. According to the information received, the motorcycle-riding attackers fired more than 20 rounds at a car. In which a girl and two youths died, they were siblings.
The deceased have been identified as Dilpreet Singh, Akashdeep Singh and Jaspreet Kaur of Kamboj Nagar. Two other people in the car have been injured in this incident, who have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
The cause of the incident is currently not known. However, the deceased girl Ja
IndiaSep 03, 2024
Chief Minister Mann presented the bill to abolish the condition of NOC in the Vidhan Sabha
The requirement of NOC for registration of plots up to 500 yards in illegal colonies in Punjab has been abolished till November 2. In this regard, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann presented the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Amendment Bill in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister said that this bill will benefit all those people who have purchased plots in illegal colonies before July 31 or have declared in this regard and can also prove that the purchase made by them. is reasonable
It is to be noted that there are about 14 thousand illegal colonies in Punjab
WorldSep 03, 2024
Russian leader Putin visits Mongolia, defying an international warrant for his arrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Mongolia on Tuesday with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming fromthe invasion of Ukraine.
The trip is Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued a warrant for his arrest about 18 months ago. Ahead of his visit, Ukraine called on Mongolia to hand Putin over to the court in The Hague, and the European Union expressed concern that Mongolia might not execute the warrant. A spokesperson for Putin said last week thatthe Krem
BCSep 03, 2024
Unionized Metro Vancouver HandyDART employees plan strike rally after offer rejection
The union local for Metro Vancouver HandyDART workers says it will hold a rally in Vancouver today to mark the beginning of its strike after members voted down a final offer by employer Transdev Canada last week.
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 says the rally will begin at noon across from Pacific Central Station in Vancouver.
The union local says the majority of its members are "frustrated," and rejected the company's offer after dealing with staffing shortages and "poor compensation" compared to other transit employees.
A statement from the union says the rally will feature speakers