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IndiaSep 19, 2024

FIR registered against Ravneet Singh Bittu over ‘terrorist’ remark against Rahul Gandhi

Ravneet Singh Bittu, Union Minister of BJP from Punjab has once again attacked Rahul Gandhi, he said that he has no regret for calling Rahul Gandhi a terrorist and neither will he apologise. Bittu said that the Gandhi family destroyed Punjab as a result of which the state lost several generations. Ravneet Bittu said that I express my pain as a Sikh, I am a minister later. He said that Rahul Gandhi's statements are creating communal division in the country. On the other hand, calling Rahul Gandhi a terrorist FIR has been registered against Bittu in Karnataka.
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IndiaSep 18, 2024

Approval of 'One Nation One Election', resolution passed in the Modi Cabinet

The Narendra Modi government of India has given the green signal to the proposal to hold the assembly elections along with the Lok Sabha elections in the country as 'One Nation One Election'. This bill will be presented in the Parliament in the winter session November-December. It is to be noted that the committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, formed to consider 'One Nation One Election' submitted its report to President Draupadi Murmu on March 14. In the report, it has been recommended to extend the tenure of all the Vidhan Sabhas till the next Lok Sabha elections 2029.
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IndiaSep 18, 2024

A hearing was held in the case of NSA being imposed on Amritpal

The Punjab-Haryana High Court has ordered the Punjab government to produce all the records related to the extension of NSA on Amritpal Singh and his accomplice Daljit Kalsi and has also asked the Center on what basis the NSA was extended. Now the Punjab and Central Government will have to give the information related to this in the High Court by October 3. Both Amritpal Singh and Daljit Singh Kalsi, lodged in Dibrugarh Jail, have said in their petition that the fresh imposition of NSA on them is wrong and unconstitutional, which should be rejected.
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IndiaSep 18, 2024

The Congress filed a police complaint against four leaders including Ravneet Bittu

A police complaint has been filed against four Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena leaders, including BJP Union Minister Ravneet Bittu from Punjab, for making controversial remarks against Rahul Gandhi. This complaint has been filed by Congress party treasurer Ajay Maken in Tughlaq Road police station in Delhi and has demanded to file an FIR. The Congress party has alleged that Rahul Gandhi is receiving death threats because he talks about saving Dalits, backward classes, minorities and the Constitution. Makan said that we all know that late Indira Gandhi and late Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed the
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IndiaSep 18, 2024

The DGP filed an affidavit during the hearing in the High Court, making surprising revelations

DGP of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav has made surprising revelations by filing an affidavit during the hearing in the Punjab-Haryana High Court in the case of jail interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The DGP has admitted that after Lawrence's interview, the series of extortion and threats from Punjab jails has increased. Shiromani Akali Dal's senior leader Bikram Majithia has questioned Bhagwant Mann regarding the Lawrence case. Majithia said that no action was taken by the government against the SSP, and any other officer posted at the time of Lawrence's interview with the CIA staff of Khar
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IndiaSep 17, 2024

Congress appointed Charanjit Channi and Mukesh Agnihotri as observers for the Jammu and Kashmir elections

Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi and Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri have been appointed by the Congress party as senior observers of the All India Congress Committee for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections with immediate effect. It is to be noted that the elections are being held in three phases in Jammu and Kashmir. Voting will be held in 24 seats in the first phase on Wednesday, followed by voting in 26 seats in the second phase on September 25. Voting for 40 seats in the third phase will be held on October 1 and the results will be declared on Oct
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IndiaSep 17, 2024

Delhi 'AAP' government is a government of dramatists: Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

Punjab Congress state in-charge and MP from Gurdaspur Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa termed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's resignation as a gimmick. Randhawa said that the AAP government of Delhi is a government of dramatists. He said that what the Aam Aadmi Party government is doing in Punjab, there is a bad situation of law and order. He said that Bhagwant Maan gives big speeches, while the condition of drugs is also bad in the state. Randhawa said that once the drama went on, now the drama will not continue. On the other hand, senior leader of Congress Pratap Singh Bajwa said that I giv
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IndiaSep 17, 2024

Kejriwal resigns from the post, Atishi will be the new Chief Minister

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday evening. M. Resigned from the post. His place will now be Chief Minister Atishi Singh, who is very close to Kejriwal. Kejriwal also recommended his name in the legislative party meeting. Atishi will remain the Chief Minister of Delhi till the assembly elections. Atishi is the third woman to become the Chief Minister of Delhi after former Congress Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and former BJP Chief Minister Sushma Swaraj. It is to be noted that only 5 months are left for the assembly elections in Delhi and despite being out on bail, Kejriwal did
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IndiaSep 17, 2024

Malwinder Singh Mali will remain in Patiala Jail till October 1, orders given by the local court

The former advisor of Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, Malvinder Singh Mali, who was arrested by the Punjab Police last night, has been sent to Patiala jail on judicial remand till October 1 by the Mohali court. This action against Malvinder Singh Mali has taken place in the case of hurting religious sentiments in an interview on YouTube. After his arrest, the politics of Punjab has also heated up. Congress leaders have protested this on social media accounts and termed it a digital emergency. Mali retired from the education department of Punjab a few years ago. He is the PA of late Gurcha

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Alberta pays $95 million to settle another coal policy lawsuit, total payouts near $240 million

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Fraser Valley hospital begins $4.95M MRI upgrade to improve diagnostic access

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