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IndiaApr 01, 2025

Sukhbir Singh Badal Furious Over Withdrawal of Bikram Singh Majithia's Security

Former Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has termed the withdrawal of Bikram Singh Majithia's Z+ security by the Punjab government as a dangerous conspiracy. Badal stated in a post on social media that if any harm comes to Majithia or any of their leaders or workers, then Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal, and DGP Punjab will be directly responsible for it. He also alleged that there is an attempt to falsely implicate Majithia in a drug case. Sukhbir Badal further claimed that senior officials of the Aam Aadmi Party government are openly threatening to kill Akali D
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IndiaMar 31, 2025

AAP Prepares for By-Elections in Ludhiana West Constituency

The by-elections for Punjab's Ludhiana West assembly constituency are expected to be held in May, prompting the AAP to intensify its election campaign. According to reports, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and party leader Arvind Kejriwal will be campaigning in Ludhiana for three days, starting tomorrow. Sanjeev Arora, AAP’s candidate for the Ludhiana West seat and current Rajya Sabha member, shared that Kejriwal will hold a rally against drugs in Ludhiana's Ghumar Mandi on April 2. He added that both Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal, along with the entire state leadership, wil
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IndiaMar 31, 2025

Wheat Procurement to Begin in Punjab from April 1

Wheat procurement in Punjab markets will commence tomorrow, April 1. The Punjab government has secured a cash credit limit of ₹28,000 crore for the process. As per government assurances, payments to farmers will be transferred to their accounts within 24 hours. This year, the Central Government has set the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat at ₹2,425 per quintal. Additionally, the Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan governments have announced bonus payments of ₹175 per quintal and ₹150 per quintal, respectively, in addition to the MSP.
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IndiaMar 28, 2025

Eight Associates of Amritpal Singh Sent to 14-Day Judicial Custody

After the police remand of eight associates of MP Amritpal Singh from Khadoor Sahib, Punjab, ended today, the Ajnala court sent them to 14-day judicial custody until April 11. The individuals sent to custody include Basant Singh, Bhagwant Singh Bajeke, Gurmeet Singh, Sarabjit Singh Kalsi, Gurinderpal Singh, Harjit Singh, Kulwant Singh, and Amanpreet Singh Amna. A case has been registered against all of them in connection with the attack on the Ajnala police station. On February 23, 2023, a large group of people, led by Bhai Amritpal Singh, broke through police barricades and entered the Ajnal
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IndiaMar 28, 2025

Supreme Court Calls Jagjit Singh Dallewal a ‘True Farmer Leader’

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has ended his hunger strike after 123 days, according to the state government during a hearing on the farmers' issue in the Supreme Court. Punjab government Advocate General Gurminder Singh informed the top court that Dallewal ended his fast to the death by drinking water today. He had been on hunger strike since November 26. The Supreme Court, while praising Dallewal, referred to him as a true farmer leader who raised the genuine issues of the farming community without any political agenda. The court remarked that it was aware that some individuals
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IndiaMar 28, 2025

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Approves Rs 1,386 Crore Budget

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has approved its annual budget of approximately Rs 1,386 crore for the year. Out of this amount, Rs 110 crore has been allocated tp promote religion. During the budget session, Nihang organizations, led by Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa, staged a protest outside the SGPC headquarters. They were demanding the reinstatement of the Jathedars. Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma issued a statement criticizing the SGPC's approach to the appointment and removal of Jathedars, stating that it goes against Sikh traditions and etiquette. He urged t
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IndiaMar 27, 2025

Shiromani Committee’s Budget Session Tomorrow Amid Protests

The Shiromani Committee’s budget session is scheduled for tomorrow, posing a potentially challenging situation for President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami. During the session, the issue of the removal of Jathedars is expected to be raised. Meanwhile, Damdami Taksal, in collaboration with Sikh organizations, is planning a peaceful protest near the Shiromani Committee office, demanding the restoration of Jathedars. Damdami Taksal head Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa announced the protest program during a meeting of Sikh organizations in Anandpur Sahib, emphasizing its peaceful nature. Anticipating
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IndiaMar 27, 2025

Khaira Accuses AAP Government of Burdening Punjab with Massive Debt

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira from Bholath has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of burdening Punjab with significant debt in the last three years. Khaira claimed that while Punjab accumulated approximately ₹3 lakh crore in debt over 30 years, the AAP government alone has added ₹1 lakh crore to this figure in just three years. He further alleged that no significant development has taken place during this period, stating that no new infrastructure, hospitals, or roads have been built, and not even a single brick has been laid in the villages of Punjab. Additionally, t
another-associate-of-lok-sabha-mp-amritpal-singh-sent-to-5-day-police-remand
IndiaMar 27, 2025

Another Associate of Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh Sent to 5-Day Police Remand

Punjab Police today presented Varinder Singh Fauji, an associate of Lok Sabha member Amritpal Singh from Khadoor Sahib, in the Ajnala local court. Fauji, who was brought from Dibrugarh Jail, has been sent to five-day police remand until April 1. He is implicated in the case related to the attack on the Ajnala police station. On February 23, 2023, associates of Amritpal Singh, led by the head of the Waris Punjab organization, forcibly broke through police barricades and entered the Ajnala police station. Following the incident, the police registered a case. Eight other associates of Amritpal S

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Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government's new major projects office will work to get construction underway on the Alto high-speed rail line within four years. He says the work would determine the final route for the planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau announced in February that the government had awarded a $3.9-billion, six-year contract to a consortium to design the project. The 1,000-kilometre high-speed rail network would take passengers from Montreal to Toronto in just three hours on trains travelling
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G7 finance ministers meet to discuss increasing pressure on Russia

Canada hosted a virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers today to discuss further measures to increase the pressure on Russia. John Fragos, press secretary for the minister of finance and national revenue, says the group also talked about ways to limit Russia's "war machinery." Fragos says the G7 is united in its opposition to Russia’s "illegal and unjustified" war on Ukraine. He also says Canada is deeply concerned by Russia’s escalation of the conflict in the wake of Wednesday's Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace. The G7 group is made up of Canada, the United States, France, Ger
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AlbertaSep 12, 2025

Mounties recover bodies of two missing boaters from lake in Rocky Mountains

Alberta RCMP have recovered the bodies of two boaters who disappeared last month after a canoe capsized on a lake in the Rocky Mountains. Mounties have identified them as a 33-year-old woman from Banff, Alta., and a 34-year-old man from Canmore, Alta. Four people were in the canoe when it overturned on Upper Kananaskis Lake, an area tucked behind several mountain tops near the Alberta-B.C. boundary. RCMP have said bystanders in boats and on paddleboards pulled a 30-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman from the water but the two others were unaccounted for. It was the second ti
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BCSep 12, 2025

400 new affordable homes coming to Metro Vancouver

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