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IndiaApr 11, 2024

Former DGP Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota may enter politics

Former IAS of Punjab After the official Parampal Kaur, now the former DJP of the state Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota is also preparing to enter politics. There are talks of him joining the BJP and contesting from the Hoshiarpur reserved seat. However, party leaders are avoiding to say anything in this matter but BJP leaders say that many prominent people of Punjab will join the party. Former DGP Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota is a resident of Dasuha village in Hoshiarpur district.
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CanadaApr 11, 2024

Canada needs to build 1.3M additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, says PBO

The parliamentary budget officer says Canada would need to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to eliminate the country's housing gap. The newly released report looks at how many more homes would need to be built restore Canada's vacancy rate to the historical average. The report by Yves Giroux also accounts for the number of additional households that would form if sufficient housing were available. Based on those benchmarks, the PBO estimates that Canada would need to build 181,000 more homes a year than it currently does. The report does not take into account recent federal efforts t
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BCApr 11, 2024

B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out Ibrahim Ali's murder conviction

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C., over what his lawyers say were unreasonable delays in getting him to trial. Justice Lance Bernard made the ruling, with reasons to follow, moments after defence lawyer Kevin McCullough made his final rebuttal in the matter that could have seen Ali go free. Ali was found guilty in December of first-degree murder in the death of the girl whose body was found in Burnaby's Central Park in July 2017.
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IndiaApr 11, 2024

Indira Gandhi Assassin Beant Singh's Son Contesting Polls From Punjab

Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, the son of Beant Singh, who fired shots at former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has announced to contest as an independent candidate from the Faridkot Lok Sabha seat of Punjab. So far, Karamjit Singh Anmol from Aam Aadmi Party and Hans Raj Hans from BJP have been fielded from this constituency. This is not the first time that Sarabjit Singh has entered the election field, he started his political journey in 2004. Sarabjit's mother had also contested the Lok Sabha elections in 1989, when she had reached Parliament from Ropar. Meanwhile, Beant Singh's father also became a
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CanadaApr 11, 2024

Canada to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes

The Canadian government will allow 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages for first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement in Toronto today, saying it would take effect Aug. 1. The Canadian Home Builders' Association has advocated for longer amortization periods, saying five more years would help with affordability and spur more construction. Freeland also said the government will nearly double to $60,000 the amount first-time homebuyers can withdraw from RRSPs to buy a home. That's up from $35,000, to take effect April
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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
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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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Two men charged after alleged attempted kidnapping linked to organized crime in Calgary

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Canada pledges $8 million in food aid for Cuba as U.S. fuel blockade continues

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