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Winter breaks announced: Delhi, UP, Punjab schools set dates for holiday season
3 months ago

Winter breaks announced: Delhi, UP, Punjab schools set dates for holiday season

India Today  

Schools in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab have announced their winter break schedules, giving students time to enjoy winter and the holiday festivities. In Delhi, schools will be closed from January 1 to 15, 2025, allowing students and staff to take a break during the coldest part of the year. Meanwhile, schools in Uttar Pradesh will observe a winter break …

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Sangrur farmers up in arms against plan to set up cement plant
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sangrur farmers up in arms against plan to set up cement plant

Hindustan Times  

Opposing the plan to establish a cement plant in Deh Kalan village of Sangrur district, residents of the village and nearby areas have been campaigning against the project, apprising people about its “hazardous impact” on health as well as the environment. Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in presence of then PWD minister Vijay Inder Singla, had laid the …

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'Kohrra' trailer out: Barun Sobti's next is a gritty crime investigation series
1 year, 8 months ago

'Kohrra' trailer out: Barun Sobti's next is a gritty crime investigation series

India Today  

Netflix on July 6 dropped the trailer of the upcoming crime thriller, ‘Kohrra.’ The series featuring Barun Sobti as a cop is all set to unravel complexities set in Punjab. ‘KOHRRA’ TRAILER OUT After ‘Asur 2’, the talented Barun Sobti is back again with yet another gripping drama, titled ‘Kohrra.’ The series which will stream on Netflix on July 15, …

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Punjab village receives \'Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman\' for waste management
2 years ago

Punjab village receives \'Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman\' for waste management

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Peroshah village in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, with a population of over 1,000, has earned national-level recognition for properly managing solid and liquid waste. Under the mission's guidelines, the ODF Plus title is given to a village that sustains its ODF status, ensure visual cleanliness and proper solid and liquid waste management. "Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's dream is that every …

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Explained | What is Waris Punjab De and why its rise in Punjab has set alarm bells ringing?
2 years ago

Explained | What is Waris Punjab De and why its rise in Punjab has set alarm bells ringing?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The dramatic rise of pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh has become the cause of worry for security agencies, more so after his armed supporters stormed a police station in Ajnala near Amritsar in Punjab last week to secure the release of his aide Loverpreet Singh alias Toofan Singh, who isaccused of kidnapping and theft. The 30-year-old first …

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Police to intensify action against gangsters, says Punjab DGP; task force set up to deal with them
2 years, 11 months ago

Police to intensify action against gangsters, says Punjab DGP; task force set up to deal with them

Firstpost  

DGP V K Bhawra said in 2021, 724 murders were committed, which means 60 murders every month, while in 2020, 757 murders were committed, translating into 65 murders every month Chandigarh: Punjab Director General of Police V K Bhawra on Monday said the police will intensify action against gangsters and a task force has been set up to deal with …

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Assembly elections 2022: Punjab set to vote today; voters in UP's Karhal to decide fate of Akhilesh Yadav
3 years, 1 month ago

Assembly elections 2022: Punjab set to vote today; voters in UP's Karhal to decide fate of Akhilesh Yadav

India Today  

The voting for the first phase of the Assembly election in Punjab and the third phase in Uttar Pradesh will take place on February 20. READ | Understanding the Dalit demography of Punjab, caste by caste Meanwhile, in UP, the third phase will see Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav battling it out against BJP's SP Singh Baghel for the Karhal …

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Book Review | Brevity and black humour soul of poignant tale set in Punjab of 1980s
3 years, 1 month ago

Book Review | Brevity and black humour soul of poignant tale set in Punjab of 1980s

Deccan Chronicle  

Speaking at one of the sessions during the Hyderabad Literary Festival, Gurmeet Rai, who talked about her book with famous photographer, Raghu Rai, Amritsar: a City of Remembrance, said how it is not just British but also the Government of India that must apologise to the people of Punjab for the way they failed to make a memorial out of …

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Congress to set up three-member coordination panel to resolve Punjab crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Congress to set up three-member coordination panel to resolve Punjab crisis

Firstpost  

The decision was taken after an over two-hour long meet between Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu during which it was also decided that the latter would continue in his post as Punjab Congress chief In a bid to resolve the ongoing crisis in the Punjab unit of the Congress, a coordination panel is likely to be set up, …

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Panel Set Up to End Deadlock Over Punjab Govt Appointees, Channi Cabinet; Sidhu in it
3 years, 5 months ago

Panel Set Up to End Deadlock Over Punjab Govt Appointees, Channi Cabinet; Sidhu in it

News 18  

The Congress high command has decided to set up a three-member committee comprising Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Navjot Singh Sidhu and AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat to resolve the impasse over key government appointments and induction of “tainted” ministers into the new cabinet. A decision in this regard was taken after an over two …

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Punjab: 6-year-old girl raped, set on fire in Hoshiarpur; half-burnt body found in accused's house
4 years, 5 months ago

Punjab: 6-year-old girl raped, set on fire in Hoshiarpur; half-burnt body found in accused's house

India TV News  

In a horrifying incident, a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped, killed and then set on fire with her half-burnt body found at a home at Jalalpur village in Tanda here, police said on Thursday. According to the victim’s father, Gurpreet allegedly took the girl to his home where he allegedly raped her. The half-burnt body of the girl was found …

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Sikh girl at centre of conversion row in Pakistan all set to return to family
5 years, 6 months ago

Sikh girl at centre of conversion row in Pakistan all set to return to family

Hindustan Times  

Jagjit Kaur, a Sikh girl who was allegedly abducted and converted to Islam before being married to a Muslim man in Pakistan, will now be allowed to rejoin her family after an agreement was reached between the teenager and that of her supposed husband on Tuesday. Governor of the Punjab province, Mohammad Sarwar, tweeted a video message with both families …

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Will go after Parkash Singh Badal and fix him: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
6 years, 6 months ago

Will go after Parkash Singh Badal and fix him: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

India TV News  

Blaming the Akali Dal veteran for ruining Punjab and holding him responsible for the Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firing incidents, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday vowed to "go hammer and tongs after Parkash Singh Badal and fix him". Reiterating that there was no question of going soft on the former Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh told the media here …

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Capt Amarinder Singh govt overrules AG, to set up regulator for universities
7 years, 5 months ago

Capt Amarinder Singh govt overrules AG, to set up regulator for universities

Hindustan Times  

The Captain Amarinder Singh-led government has decided to set up a state regulator to oversee its thriving private universities, despite opposition from within. Speaking to HT, higher education minister Aruna Chaudhary said, “The AG has opined that education falls in the concurrent list and that the Centre’s law will prevail over that of the state in such cases.” Private universities …

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Chauthi Koot review: Gurvinder Singh's film is set in post-Operation Blue Star Punjab
8 years, 7 months ago

Chauthi Koot review: Gurvinder Singh's film is set in post-Operation Blue Star Punjab

Firstpost  

Chauthi Koot is a profound observation and comment on how a political and religious environment can impact the daily life of a commoner. Director Gurvinder Singh, a FTII alumnus, relies heavily on cinematographer Satyajit Rai Nagpaul’s evocative images to recreate the palpable and the unspoken violence. The two men introduce themselves to an army officer as ‘hum Hindu bhai hain’. …

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Udta Punjab set to soar with one cut, ‘A’ certificate
8 years, 9 months ago

Udta Punjab set to soar with one cut, ‘A’ certificate

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Central Board of Film Certification to issue an ‘A’ certificate to the movie Udta Punjab with the deletion of one scene and a modified disclaimer. A division bench of Justice S. C. Dharmadhikari and Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi said, “We do not find anything in the script that affects the sovereignty and …

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Haryana, Punjab set for face-off on SYL canal
9 years ago

Haryana, Punjab set for face-off on SYL canal

The Hindu  

Punjab and Haryana are pitched for a bitter face-off as both States have hardened their stance on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal, the focal point of a water-sharing dispute. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar took exception to the statement and termed it “unfortunate.” Mr. Khattar said that Mr. Badal’s statement on the SYL after the Supreme Court had begun hearing …

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CTL 2015: Punjab Marshalls beat Raipur Rangers to break home-ground jinx
9 years, 3 months ago

CTL 2015: Punjab Marshalls beat Raipur Rangers to break home-ground jinx

Firstpost  

Punjab Marshalls swept the first home tie 23-15 against Raipur Rangers in possibly the most exciting tie of the Champions Tennis League. Chandigarh: Punjab Marshalls swept the first home tie 23-15 against Raipur Rangers in possibly the most exciting tie of the Champions Tennis League so far here today. Punjab Marshalls captain Greg Rusedski gave the Chandigarh franchise a head …

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IAS officers set for date with CM
19 years ago

IAS officers set for date with CM

Hindustan Times  

WHEN THE Uttar Pradesh IAS Association meets Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, it would present a strong case against the State Government’s move to post PCS officers as district magistrates. Hence no officer of any other service can be posted without prior approval of the Centre, says association secretary Sanjay Bhus Reddy while asserting that the State Government’s move would …

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