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IndiaMay 30, 2024

Prime Minister Modi's last rally in Hoshiarpur, targeted at Congress and AAP government

Before the landing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter in Punjab's Hoshiarpur, someone released canal water, which flooded the surrounding areas. The water was moving towards the helipad where PM Modi's helicopter was supposed to land. However, people informed the administrative authorities before this. After this, JCB was called and the water flowing towards the helipad was stopped by digging a pit. Hoshiarpur DC Komal Mittal has called for a report in this regard from the canal department. The department has been asked that despite the Prime Minister's rally, who released the water
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IndiaMay 30, 2024

Campaigning for 57 Lok Sabha seats has ended

Election campaigning for 57 Lok Sabha seats in 8 states including Punjab and one union territory has ended this evening. Voting for this 7th and final round will be held on June 1 and the results of all seats will be released on June 4. The number of voters in Punjab is about 2 crore 14 lakh. 1 lakh 89 thousand 855 voters are above 85 years of age. This time, a total of 328 candidates are in the fray for 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state. 169 of them are independent candidates. Among the hottest seats in Punjab are Jalandhar, Khadur Sahib, Bathinda, Ludhiana and Sangrur.
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IndiaMay 29, 2024

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will come to Punjab tomorrow

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is arriving in Ludhiana to hold a rally on May 30, the last day of campaigning for Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. Yogi Adityanath's visit to Ludhiana was earlier scheduled for May 26 but was canceled due to some reasons. At the same time, the Supreme Court today refused to grant bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra from Amargarh in Punjab. Majra was arrested by the ED in connection with the investigation into the money laundering case related to the bank fraud. The MLA had demanded bail till June 4 in view of the elections.
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IndiaMay 29, 2024

RSS hand behind Amritpal Singh's election contest: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that RSS is behind Amritpal Singh, who is in Dibrugarh Jail, contesting the elections. Sukhbir Badal said this while addressing a rally in favor of Virsa Singh Valtoha, a candidate from Khadur Sahib constituency. Shiromani Akali Dal president said that Amritpal, Daduwal and Dhyan Singh Mand are the men of agencies. Sukhbir Singh Badal said that under NSA prisoners were not allowed to visit for 8-8, 9-9 months, but how has Amritpal Singh's family been given an exemption to visit every week. He alleged that the men of these agencies are
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IndiaMay 29, 2024

Smriti Irani campaigned for BJP candidate Hansraj Hans in Bagha Purana

Union Minister Smriti Irani campaigned for BJP candidate Hansraj Hans in Bagha Purana town of Moga district of Punjab today. Meanwhile, he said that after June 4, the Gandhi family will leave India and go abroad for holidays. He said that Rahul Gandhi had to run away from Amethi this time and people are asking him why he ran away from Amethi. BJP MP from Delhi Manoj Tiwari also campaigned in Moga, he said that in Delhi Aam Aadmi Party and Congress are one but in Punjab they are fighting different elections to reduce the public opinion. It is to be noted that in the past, Smriti Irani was goin
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IndiaMay 29, 2024

Harjinder Singh Dhami raised questions regarding the banning of news channel of Zee Media Group

The Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab has banned the broadcasting of news channel of Zee Media Group in the state. The state government has not issued any formal notification regarding this decision but it is reported that this media group had shown an objectionable video of Bhagwant Mann government minister Balkar Singh with a 21-year-old girl on its channel, after which the Aam Aadmi Party government The channel was banned in Punjab. On the news of banning the broadcast of the channel, the opposition surrounded the Aam Aadmi Party government, calling it an attack on democracy and comparing
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IndiaMay 29, 2024

Punjab government's hand behind farmer protests: Sunil Jakhar

Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar has said that the Punjab government is behind the farmers' protests. He said that the Aam Aadmi Party is using the farmers' protests during the elections to distract people from the real issues of the state so as to cover up the major failures of the government. During the press conference in Jalandhar, he also said that with these demonstrations, an attempt has been made to divide the society into two parts, 'rural versus urban' and 'farmer versus merchant'. Jakhar said that questions should have been raised on the Aam Aadmi Party on issues ranging from dru
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IndiaMay 28, 2024

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will come to Punjab on May 30 and will campaign in Mohali

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will hold a rally in Punjab. He will be in Mohali on May 30, the last day of campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections, where he will address a rally in favor of BJP candidate Subhash Sharma. Earlier he had held a rally in Chandigarh. At the same time, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh addressed a public meeting in Kurali today. He said that the opposition parties have been spreading lies that if the BJP wins more than 400 seats, they will change the constitution. Rajnath said that this can never happen. On the other hand, Congress president Mallikarju
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IndiaMay 28, 2024

Rahul Gandhi will visit Khanna tomorrow

Rahul Gandhi will visit Khanna in Punjab tomorrow. He will meet the family of Ajay, a youth recruited under the Army's Agniveer scheme of the village Ramgarh Sardars here, who was martyred in Jammu and Kashmir in January 2024. It is to be noted that in June 2022, all the three branches of the Indian Army had launched the Agniveer recruitment scheme to recruit a large number of youth for a 4-year tenure. Agniveer can apply for a permanent job in the army on completion of 4 years of service. Rahul Gandhi is against this, he has said that if the government of the Congress alliance is formed, th

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A 41-year-old Punjabi man, Satwant “Sonny” Sangha, has been identified as the victim of a homicide in downtown Toronto. According to the Toronto Police Service, officers responded to a call about a sudden death at around 1:43 a.m. on August 21, 2026, in the area of McGill Street and Church Street. Police attended a residence where a male victim was found deceased.  An autopsy was later conducted, and signs of trauma were found on Sangha’s body. Following the autopsy findings, the death was classified as a homicide. Police have identified the victim as Satwant “Sonny” Sangha, 41, o
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Eby urges Ottawa to consider tougher non-tariff measures in U.S. trade dispute

B.C. Premier David Eby is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney’s federal government to consider measures beyond retaliatory tariffs in response to the ongoing trade dispute with the United States. Eby said Canada should consider stronger non-tariff measures and indicated B.C. could impose a surcharge on energy exports to the U.S. or restrict those exports if necessary. The premier also called on Ottawa to review its plan to purchase U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets. Eby argued that the current trade tensions should prompt a reassessment of the planned multibillion-dollar defence purchase. Eby also s
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Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell has strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s policies amid worsening relations between Canada and the United States, saying it is an extremely disappointing time for the country when the president appears more comfortable strengthening ties with dictators than talking to one of America’s closest friends and allies. Dingell said Canada and the United States share the world’s longest international border and are connected by generations of friendship, family ties, democratic values and the geography of the Great Lakes. Her comments come
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BCAug 25, 2026

Wildfire Threat Eases in B.C. as Major Fires Drop to Just Three

According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the Brunswick Creek wildfire in the Fraser Canyon area is no longer considered a wildfire of note, after the threat posed by the blaze eased. The fire has now been removed from the province’s wildfire-of-note list, leaving just three major wildfires in B.C. The agency said, however, that firefighters are still working to fully contain the fire on the west side of the Fraser River. Meanwhile, the Ansley Creek wildfire on the east side of the river remains out of control and is one of the three remaining major wildfires in the province. The Bald Range wi
BCAug 25, 2026

Drug Toxicity Crisis in B.C.: 138 Deaths Reported in June 2026

Suspected unregulated drug toxicity claimed 138 lives in British Columbia in June 2026, according to preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service. That works out to approximately 4.6 deaths per day. During the first six months of 2026, people between the ages of 30 and 59 accounted for 68% of all drug-toxicity deaths in the province, while 75% of those who died were male. The Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health authorities recorded the highest numbers of unregulated drug deaths in 2026, with 206 and 200 deaths respectively. Together, they accounted for 52% of all such deaths in the province.