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IndiaMay 27, 2024

Another rally will be held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day before the Lok Sabha elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold another rally a day before the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. He will address the rally in Hoshiarpur on May 30. On the same day, election campaigning will end at 5 pm and voting will be held for 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab on June 1. PM Narendra Modi will campaign for BJP candidate Anita Som Prakash in Hoshiarpur. Earlier last week, he addressed election rallies in Patiala, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar.
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IndiaMay 27, 2024

Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal expelled his brother-in-law and grandson of former chief minister Pratap Singh Kairon, Adaesh Pratap Singh Kairon, who was a four-time MLA from Patti Vidhan Sabha constituency, from the party. Akali candidate Virsa Singh Valtoha from Khadur Sahib had complained against Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon accusing him of anti-party activities. According to Valtoha, Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon was involved in anti-party activities for a long time and was calling the workers and asking them to vote for anyone but not to vote for Valtoha. Valtoha said that I
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IndiaMay 27, 2024

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Punjab visit

Before voting for the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab on June 1, election campaigning is being done vigorously by all the parties in the state. Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is also on a visit to Punjab. Along with their security, heavy force is being deployed on the entire route. At the same time, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who arrived for election campaign in favor of Ravneet Singh Bittu from Lok Sabha constituency Ludhiana, hinted to make Bittu a minister. He also said that the AAP government is not going to last long in Punjab. Congress candidate from
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IndiaMay 24, 2024

The emotional Hansraj Hans said, "If you take revenge on me, I will come alone."

Hansraj Hans, who is contesting from the Faridkot Lok Sabha seat in Punjab, is constantly facing opposition from farmers, today he became emotional during a public meeting in Daulatpura Niwan, Moga village. Addressing the people, he also apologized to the farmers. After yesterday's farmers' protest, he said that if he is alive till June 1, he will definitely meet. If something happens to me, keep my thoughts alive. He said that some people attacked my convoy yesterday and my request to the farmers' organizations is that I do not want any rifts in the villages, people fight among themselves, y
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IndiaMay 24, 2024

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann targeted Sukhpal Khaira, who is contesting from Sangrur

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has targeted Sukhpal Khaira, who is contesting from Sangrur. Addressing the election rally in Bhaluth Constituency, the Chief Minister said that Sukhpal Khaira, who wrote a letter to the Electricity Board and talked about waiving the subsidy of 10 motors, did not even fill the form of the Far Department when paying the money. The character of the changelings. Bhagwant Mann said that how Sukhpal Khaira, who came out on bail in the drug case, has so much land and property without a worker, people know it well. He said that earlier the people of Bathinda had t
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IndiaMay 24, 2024

Rahul Gandhi will come to Punjab tomorrow

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is reaching Amritsar on Saturday in connection with the voting for the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab on June 1. This is his first visit to Punjab regarding Lok Sabha elections 2024. After this, Rahul Gandhi will return to Punjab on May 29 and will campaign for state Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Waring and Dr. Dharamvir Gandhi in Ludhiana and Patiala. Around 1000 security personnel will be deployed to protect Rahul Gandhi during the rally in Amritsar. Apart from this, Rahul Gandhi's personal security will also be with him.
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IndiaMay 24, 2024

Today is the second day of Prime Minister Modi's visit to Punjab, election rally held in Gurdaspur and Jalandhar

On the second day of his visit to Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed election rallies in Gurdaspur and Jalandhar today. On this occasion, targeting the alliance of the opposition parties, PM Modi said that it was the India alliance that gave Punjab the most wounds, the wound of division after independence, the wound of instability due to selfishness, the long period of unrest in Punjab and Punjab. An attack on the community of He alleged that Congress divided Punjab in 1947 to give power to his family. The Prime Minister said that people with brooms and claws are fooling people, t
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IndiaMay 24, 2024

Vigilance posted a notice outside Barjinder Singh Hamdard's office, ordering him to appear

The owner of the well-known newspaper Ajit Publishing Group of Punjab. Barjinder Singh Hamdard's troubles do not seem to be reducing. Jatinder Jeet Singh, DSP of Punjab Vigilance Bureau's Jalandhar unit, reached his office today along with his team in the case of irregularities in the funds for the construction of the Jang-e-Azadi Memorial in Kartarpur, where they pasted a notice outside his office and issued 7 Ordered to appear before vigilance within days. Vigilance says that evidence of money manipulation has been found in the fund released for the construction of the memorial. In the not
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IndiaMay 23, 2024

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann held a road show in favor of Pawan Kumar Tinu

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today held a road show at Jalandhar Cantt and Adampur in favor of candidate Pawan Kumar Tinu from Jalandhar, during which he targeted former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Bhagwant Mann said that when Channi was the Chief Minister, he did a lot of harm to the poor. Crores of rupees were found from the house of his nephew. Attacking Sukhbir Badal, he said that the condition of Sukhbir is that no one is walking with him now, he walks alone with an umbrella on the jeep and only goes to closed shops waving his hand. At the same time, Sukhbir Badal while

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AlbertaNov 17, 2025

Calgary committee backs motion to scrap blanket rezoning ahead of full council vote

Calgary’s executive committee has endorsed a motion from Mayor Jeromy Farkas to roll back the city’s blanket rezoning bylaw, setting the stage for a final decision by full council on December 15. The move begins the formal process to undo a housing policy approved earlier this year under former mayor Jyoti Gondek. The bylaw, adopted in April 2024, allowed fourplexes and rowhouses on all residential lots without requiring individual public hearings or neighbourhood-level consultation. Council approved the changes despite strong opposition from residents who argued the citywide approach w
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AlbertaNov 17, 2025

Alberta cabinet minister apologizes after voicemail with expletive becomes public

Alberta cabinet minister Tanya Fir has issued a public apology after a voicemail she left for a Calgary constituent captured her using an expletive once she believed the call had ended. Fir, who serves as minister of arts, culture and Status of Women, acknowledged the remark in a written statement and described it as a lapse in judgment. The voicemail, released over the weekend by Alberta columnist Doug Firby, begins with Fir returning a constituent’s call and referencing feedback she had received. After offering a goodbye, the line remains open as she turns to speak with someone nearby. In
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Australian Paralympic champion Paige Greco dies at age 28

Australian para-cyclist Paige Greco, a gold medalist from the Tokyo Paralympics, has died following what officials described as a sudden medical episode at her home in Adelaide on Sunday. She was 28. Greco, who lived with cerebral palsy, captured international attention in 2021 when she won the first gold medal awarded at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, breaking her own world record on the track. She went on to earn two bronze medals in the road race and individual time trial. Paralympics Australia and the national cycling federation said her family is grieving the unexpected loss, remembering her
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BCNov 17, 2025

Langley RCMP search for two suspects after hit and run involving unmarked police vehicle

Police in Langley say they are looking for two people who ran from the scene of a hit and run that involved an unmarked Abbotsford Police vehicle late Friday evening. The collision took place around 7:20 p.m. in the 5200 block of 264 Street, an area that links rural Langley to several major Fraser Valley routes. Investigators say a white GMC Canyon pickup struck the unmarked vehicle, injuring the officer inside. The officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released. Members of both Langley RCMP and the Abbotsford Police Department responded to the sce
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CanadaNov 17, 2025

Surrey police ask for public help to find missing 84-year-old man

Surrey Police Service is asking the public for help to locate 84-year-old Won Kil Kim, who has been missing since early Sunday morning. Police say he was last seen around 7 a.m. on November 16 in the 10300 block of 155A Street in northeast Surrey. Family members told officers Kim had planned to travel to a church in Burnaby before heading to the Grouse Mountain area for a hike, but investigators say it is not clear whether he reached either location. Police note that he may have been carrying two hiking poles, though his clothing is unknown. Kim is described as a Korean man, about five foot fi