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IndiaMar 18, 2024

The police caught the wrong person, this accused speaks Hindi,' former Chief Minister Channi raised questions

Former Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi has termed the arrest made by the Punjab Police in the case of threatening him and demanding ransom as a mere drama. He said that the person who was arrested by the police is a Hindi speaker but the person who threatened them was a native Punjabi speaker. It is to be noted that the Punjab Police has arrested Deepak Sri Sant Cable from Maharashtra, a former student of hotel management, claiming to solve the case of extorting Rs 2 crore ransom and issuing death threats to former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. And these days he was
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IndiaMar 18, 2024

American Embassy will be opened in Amritsar: Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Punjab will soon have an American Embassy, it will open in Guru Nagar, Sri Amritsar. This was disclosed by India's ambassador to America. Taranjit Singh Sandhu has done it. He is being considered as the possible candidate of BJP from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat. Dr. Sandhu recently Foreign Minister S. Had a meeting with Jaishankar, after which he said that the US is to open two new consulates in India and the Foreign Minister has assured me that an effort will be made to open one in the holy city of Guru Nagar. The decision to open a new consulate was taken 7 years ago in 2016 by Prime Minister
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IndiaMar 18, 2024

Sunil Jakhar's claim, AAP can change its candidate in Punjab

Candidates announced by Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab can be changed. This claim has been made by Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar. He said that internal talks are going on between the Congress and AAP in this regard and a meeting has been held between the two parties in Delhi. Jakhar said that the Aam Aadmi Party has deceived the people. Only BJP can fight for the rights of people in Punjab. Elaborating on this, Jakhar said that he has come to know that a meeting of senior leaders of Congress and Aam Aadmi Party was held in Delhi last night, in which it was discussed that the grounds of 8 candi
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IndiaMar 18, 2024

As soon as the Lok Sabha elections are announced, the Election Commission is in action mode

The Election Commission has started the action as soon as the Lok Sabha elections are announced. On Monday, the home secretaries of 6 states including the DGP of West Bengal have been removed. He held more than one post in the Chief Minister's office in the respective states. The names of officials from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are among the 6 states whose home secretaries have been removed. It is to be noted that there will be seven phases from April 19 to June 1 in India and the results will be announced on June 4. Chief Election Commission
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IndiaMar 18, 2024

The person who threatened the former Chief Minister of Punjab was arrested

The Punjab Police has claimed to solve the case of ex-Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi demanding a ransom of Rs 2 crore and giving death threats. Ropar police has arrested an accused in this case. The accused has been identified as Deepak Sri Sant Cable, a resident of Maharashtra, who is an ex-student of hotel management. The accused has worked as a chef in many hotels. These days he was working in the stock market. This information is from S. Ropar. SP Gulneet Singh Khurana gave. The police investigation revealed that the accused is not a criminal by profession. He chose this path to e
CanadaMar 15, 2024

Family of three identified after remains found at Brampton house fire last week, Peel police say

Police say three people found dead inside a home after a fire northwest of Toronto last week were a mother, father and their teenage daughter.Peel regional police say homicide investigators and the office of the chief coroner have identified the remains as 51-year-old Rajiv Warikoo, 47-year-old Shilpa Kotha, and 16-year-old Mahek Warikoo.They say all three lived in the Brampton, Ont. home where they were found. Police say they were called to the area of Big Sky Way and Van Kirk Drive around 1:30 p.m. on March 7 and found a home engulfed in flames. They say investigators examining the scene fou
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IndiaMar 15, 2024

Prominent Artist and Food Expert Balmukand Sharma appointed Food Commissioner Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has appointed Punjabi film industry renowned actor Bal Mukand Sharma as Food Commissioner of Punjab. He has also worked as a senior officer in Markfed for a long time. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has assigned this task to him just a day before the election code is announced tomorrow. The post was lying vacant since the retirement of DP Reddy. The special thing is that for the second day in a row, the Chief Minister has assigned an important responsibility to an artist. Before this, among the eight Lok Sabha candidates that he had announced yesterday, Kar
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IndiaMar 15, 2024

Navjot Singh Sidhu meet Governor Banwari Lal Purohit

Former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu meet Governor Banwari Lal Purohit in Chandigarh today. Meanwhile, he accused the CBI of scams in Punjab. He demanded an inquiry and said that the budget should be audited. During the meeting with the Governor, Sidhu was accompanied by another former president of the party, Shamsher Singh Dulo and Mahendra Singh K.P. were also Sidhu said that Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann have destroyed Punjab by imposing debt on the state. He said that the game played to get debt in the budget has been informed to the governor and demanded that all the scams i
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IndiaMar 15, 2024

The dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced in India tomorrow

The dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced in India tomorrow. A press conference has been called by the Election Commission at 3 o'clock on Saturday. Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats can be held in 7 or 8 rounds. Along with this, the dates of assembly elections of Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh will also be announced. Also, the election code will also apply in the entire country. A day earlier, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sandhu were appointed as Election Commissioners. After this, all these three officials along with Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar

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Lloydminster RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in connection with the attempted abduction of a nine-year-old girl. Police received a report of the incident on August 14 and immediately launched an investigation. No further details about the circumstances have been released. As part of the investigation, RCMP investigators worked with a forensic sketch artist to create a composite sketch of the person believed to be involved. Police say the suspect’s age is unknown and describe the individual as having short hair, a nose ring and a moustache. An
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DRIPA Repeal Petition Approved as Harman Bhangu Takes Aim at Eby Government

B.C. Opposition MLA Harman Bhangu has criticized Premier David Eby and the NDP government after the Elections Department approved the launch of a petition seeking to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). Bhangu welcomed the approval, accusing the Eby government of failing to take action on what he described as a controversial law. He said British Columbians now have a direct opportunity to push for the repeal of the legislation, which he claims has raised significant concerns about jobs, land rights and the province’s future. Bhangu said the B.C. Conservativ
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Amid U.S. Trade War, B.C. Takes Major Steps to Remove Internal Trade Barriers

The B.C. government says provinces and territories have reached agreements on several measures aimed at removing internal trade barriers across Canada amid ongoing trade uncertainty with the United States. Jobs and Economic Development Minister Adrian Dix said the federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for internal trade met Thursday and approved key changes to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement. Under the changes, a 30-day service standard will be introduced for labour mobility applications across Canada. Ministers also agreed to approve free trade in services nationwide by
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BCAug 28, 2026

Shooting in Abbotsford, Three Suspects Arrested

A shooting incident has been reported in Abbotsford. According to police, shots were fired around 6:10 a.m. Wednesday in an outdoor parking lot in the 2400 block of Clearbrook Road. Both the suspect and the victim had fled the scene before officers arrived. After several hours of investigation, detectives traced three suspects to a home in the 2300 block of Westerly Street. With assistance from the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team, police arrested 33-year-old Ryan Sawatsky, 28-year-old Lucas Bezanson, and 34-year-old Kyle Korneik. Police later located the victim. Major Crime detectives a
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CanadaAug 28, 2026

32 Canadians Missing After Nepal-Tibet Border Floods

The Canadian government has confirmed that 32 Canadians are among 1,924 people reported missing following the devastating floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Minister for International Development Randeep Sarai said Canada’s ambassador to Nepal has provided the latest information to Global Affairs Canada. Authorities have recovered 579 bodies from the debris so far, but Nepalese authorities have not officially identified any of the recovered victims as Canadian citizens. Anand warned that the number of missing Canadians could be even h