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IndiaSep 25, 2024

A farmer committed suicide on the Khanuri border of Punjab-Haryana

Today, a farmer committed suicide on the Khanuri border of Punjab-Haryana. The deceased Gurmeet Singh was a resident of Thothianwala village of Mansa district. It is being told that since the farmers' dharna started, he was at the Khanuri border and rarely went home. According to information, Gurmeet Singh was associated with Indian Farmers Union Sidhupur. When he committed suicide, other farmers were not there. According to the farmers, Gurmeet Singh was also troubled due to a debt of 2 lakhs. He used to see the arrangement of light in front of the farmers.
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IndiaSep 25, 2024

Arvind Kejriwal write a letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and asked several questions

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is trying to surround BJP through RSS. He has written to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asking questions on many issues since the retirement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kejriwal write that he is very worried about the current situation in the country and if this situation continues, the country's democracy may be in danger. In a letter to Bhagwat, Kejriwal said that the BJP had made a law to give retirement from the party to leaders above 75 years of age. Shouldn't this apply to Modi? Kejriwal wrote that it is the responsibility of the RSS to stop the
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IndiaSep 25, 2024

Computer teachers will hold a rally at Khatkar Kalan on 28th

Computer teachers across the state who are on hunger strike at Sangrur since September 1 have announced to hold a grand rally at Khatkar Kalan on September 28 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh due to the indifference of the state government to their legitimate demands. Giving information in this regard, computer teacher leaders Paramveer Singh Pammi, Johnny Singla, Pradeep Kumar Maluka etc. said that they have been struggling for their legitimate demands for the last 19 years, but neither the previous governments nor the present Punjab government has giv
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IndiaSep 25, 2024

Panchayat polls will be held on October 15

Panchayat elections have been announced in Punjab. Voting will be held on October 15; the results will also be out on the same day. This announcement was made by the state's Election Commission Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhary on Wednesday. There are total 13937 panchayats in the state. Hoshiarpur district has the highest number of 1,405 panchayats, followed by Patiala with 1,022 panchayats. These votes for panchi-sarpanchi will be cast through ballot paper. State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhary informed that 19,110 polling booths will be constructed for voting. There are 1 crore 3
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IndiaSep 24, 2024

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections: Voting will be held tomorrow in 26 seats of 6 districts

Voting will be held tomorrow on 26 seats of 6 districts in the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Out of these 15 seats are from Central Kashmir and 11 seats from Jammu. According to the Election Commission, 239 candidates are in the fray in the second round. Out of these 131 candidates are millionaires and 49 have criminal cases registered against them. Former Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah is contesting from two seats. Umar - In the Lok Sabha elections, Baramulla seat was contested from Tihar Jail and was defeated by Engineer Rashi
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IndiaSep 24, 2024

3 Farm Acts should be brought back, another controversial statement by MP Kangana Ranaut

The MP from Himachal's Mandi and Bollywood actress is once again in the headlines for her statement. This time he has created a controversy with the demand to bring back three agricultural laws. Kangana said that my statement may be controversial but the three rejected farm bills should be brought back to empower farmers. At the same time, the Congress has surrounded the BJP on the pretext of Kangana. Leader of Opposition in Punjab and senior Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa has demanded an immediate explanation from BJP on Kangana's statement.
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IndiaSep 24, 2024

BJP sent me to jail to show me a 'thief', but everyone knows I am not corrupt: Kejriwal

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a road show in Haryana's Sirsa district on Tuesday. Meanwhile, he strongly attacked the BJP and alleged that he was arrested and sent to jail to prove that he was corrupt. Kejriwal said that even his "hardest" enemy knows that he is honest. Addressing the people, Kejriwal said that he had to spend five and a half months in jail without any reason. He said that my fault was that I made electricity free in Delhi and Punjab. It is to be noted that the polls for the Haryana Assembly elections are to be held on October 5, for which Kejriwal is holdi
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IndiaSep 24, 2024

Lawrence Bishnoi interview case, Punjab government issued notice to 4 big officials

The matter of police custody interview of Sidhu Moosewala murder mastermind Lawrence Bishnoi was heard in the Punjab-Haryana High Court today. The Punjab government told the court that it has initiated action against the accused officials in this case. According to the government, show cause notices have been issued to the SSP, SP, DSP and CIA in-charge present at the time of Bishnoi's interview. Lawrence Bishnoi's first interview took place in the custody of the CIA unit of the Punjab Police in Kharar. The High Court specifically asked about the CIA in-charge of Kharar, Shiv Kumar, where he
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IndiaSep 23, 2024

Punjab Police gave an affidavit in the court about Amritpal Singh and his associates

The Punjab Police recently filed a response in the court regarding the reimposition of NSA on Amritpal Singh and his associates, who have been imprisoned in Dibrugarh Jail for almost one and a half years, claiming that the accused have not only threatened the law and order of the state but also the life of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. There are also threats to So it was decided to increase NSA on them. In the information given to the High Court, the Punjab Police referred to some video clips of Amritpal. It is to be noted that Amritpal Singh and his colleagues had challenged the imposition

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