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Ruckus in Punjab Assembly: Suspended MLAs stage protest, AAP MLAs thrown o
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 22 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Sukhpal Khaira, Simarjeet Singh Bains and Balwinder Bains of Lok Insaf Party with security officials outside Punjab Assembly on Thursday after they were forcibly removed from the building.
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A Hindu cannot be terrorist, says Haryana Minister Anil Vij
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] June 21 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said there cannot be any term like 'Hindu terrorism', and added that a Hindu can never be a terrorist.
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Punjab Govt. announces loan waiver for 'marginal' farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] June 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced total waiver of entire crop loans up to Rs. 2 lakh for small and marginal farmers up to 5 acres, and a flat Rs. 2 lakh relief for all other marginal farmers, irrespective of their loa
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Hotels, restaurants on highways can now serve liquor: Punjab Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] June 19 (ANI): Ahead of the state budget, the Punjab Council of Ministers (CoM), led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, on Monday gave its nod to remove hotels, restaurants and clubs from the restrictions on serving of liquor within 500 meters of highways.
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7th Senior National Hockey C'ship 'A' Division: Chandigarh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 17 (ANI): Goals by Sandeep Singh (7') and Damanjit Singh (37') helped Hockey Chandigarh beat Hockey Haryana 2-1 in their Pool D encounter on Day Two of the ongoing Hockey India 7th Senior National Hockey Championship 2017 (Men) 'A' Di
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SYL verdict against Punjab could revive 'militancy': Amarinder S
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minsiter Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday warned that if the final verdict on Sutlej Yamuna link canal (SYL) deprives the people of Punjab of their water rights, it could lead to the revival of militancy in the region.
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Punjab Police busts ISYF terror module, three militants nabbed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh, (Punjab) [India] June 4 (ANI): In yet another major breakthrough, the Punjab Police has arrested three terrorists and busted a terror module directly linked with Pakistan's ISI-backed banned terror outfit, International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF).
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HUDA or Hooda? The confusion ends
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 2 (ANI): After giving new names to cities like Gurgaon and Mewat, the Haryana Government has given a new name to Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) saying it sounds much like the name of former state chief minister Bhupinder Singh 'Hooda'.
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Kerala: Congress suspends three youth members for butchering calf
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 29 (ANI): Facing sharp criticism over the recent slaughtering of a calf by the party's youth activists in Kerala's Kannur, the Congress Party on Monday assured that such elements have no place in their party and hence have been suspended.
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Assault on Pak posts sends strong message: Defence experts
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagpur/Bhopal/Chandigarh [India], May 23 (ANI): The defence experts on Tuesday hailed the punitive fire assault on the Pakistan posts by the Indian Army, citing it would send out a strong message to Islamabad to stop unprovoked ceasefire violations and firing across the border.
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Shah highlights Modi government's achievements
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India] May 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday highlighted the Narendra Modi-led government's major achievements in the last three years.
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Amit Shah arrives Chandigarh as part of 95-day national tour
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah has arrived on a two-day visit to Chandigarh today as part of his country-wide 95-day tour, which began from Jammu and Kashmir last month.
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