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Punjab: Amritsar Police arrests two smugglers with 10kg of heroin
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The smugglers were identified as Sukhdev Singh and Avtar Singh who were on bail while committing the crime. The police also said that the smugglers were also in touch with smugglers from Pakistan.
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Opposition criticises Centre after amendments in Election Conduct Rules; o
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The amendment by the Centre is based on a recommendation from the Election Commission of India. This came in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case, where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly el
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"Most unfortunate": Congress MP Manish Tewari after Centre changes electio
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"It is most unfortunate that while a proceeding was going on in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and certain directions were given by the High Court, the election conduct rules, specifically with regard to those directions, have been changed," Tewari stated.
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Congress leadership is frustrated because they have been rejected by peopl
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The amendment by the Centre now restricts public scrutiny of certain electronic documents, including CCTV footage, based on a recommendation from the ECI. The Union Law Ministry recently amended Rule 93(2) to specify which documents are open to public inspection.
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AAP Punjab chief credits Arvind Kejriwal for victory in civic body polls
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In the recently concluded Punjab Municipal Elections, AAP registered victory in 522 out of 961 wards (nearly 55 per cent) and 31 out of 41 Municipal Councils and Panchayats.
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BSF recovers four drones, two heroin consignments at Punjab border
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In the afternoon, the BSF troops jointly with Punjab Police recovered two DJI AIR 3S drones one after another along with one packet of suspected heroin with gross weight- 558 and 613 grams respectively in the area of village Dal situated in district Tarn Taran. The narcotics packets were fou
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Arvind Kejriwal congratulates Bhagwant Mann, AAP workers for historic win
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday congratulated Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and party workers for its resounding victory in the Punjab Municipal Elections.
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Mohali building collapse: Rescue operation concludes at site; two casualti
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The search and rescue operation at the site of the multi-storey under-construction building that collapsed in Punjab's Mohali on Saturday has been concluded on Sunday with a total of two casualties being reported, according to a statement from the SAS Nagar District Public Relations Officer.
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Amritsar Police bust trans-border narco module; seize 10 kg heroin, arrest
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Commissionerate Police busted a trans-border narco-smuggling module and apprehended two persons identified as Sukhdev Singh and Avtar Singh linked to Pakistan-based smugglers and recovered ten kg heroin, said police on Sunday.
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"Case should be registered against Mohali DC": Congress' Partap Bajwa on b
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday expressed concern over the building collapse incident in Mohali, stating that it is worrying that the Punjab government lacks the necessary resources to handle such incidents.
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Punjab's AAP President Aman Arora congratulates party on historic win in s
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"I would like to thank all the party workers, volunteer kleaders and the entire leadership who made us win the elections yesterday. Out of 961 wards, AAP was successful in winning 522 wards... Congress won 192 wards, BJP won 67 wards and the Shiromani Akali Dal won 28 wards.. we believe in w
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"Something is happening in Election Commission and electoral process": Ven
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
This came in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case, where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly elections, including CCTV footage under Rule 93(2) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
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