Written by Avishek G Dastidar, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 11, 2020 7:24:53 am Farmers protest at a train station in Jalandhar, Punjab, on October 1, 2020 (Express photo: Gurmeet Singh) Continued protests by farmers have stopped all train services in Punjab. As a result, …
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The IWC needs the permission of the state government to investigate in its territories (Archive) Chandigarh: Punjab has become the ninth state to withdraw the blanket consent given to the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) to conduct investigations in the state, joining the ranks of other opposition-ruled states that have …
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A veil of haze hung over most of the city throughout Sunday as Delhi continued to receive a heavy load of pollutants from the agricultural fires that ravaged neighboring Punjab and Haryana, turning the city’s air into a toxic cocktail of particles. ultrafine microscopic and gaseous emissions. For the fourth …
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A blockade, the act of preventing the entry of goods or people to a place, is a frequent practice in the event of hostilities between countries. In a curious turn of events, there are now allegations that a state within the Indian Union is being blocked. The government of Punjab …
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Amid the dispute between the Center and the Punjab state government over allowing trains to pass through the state, Indian Railways has claimed losses of nearly Rs 1,200 crore in transportation revenue with over 2,225 suspended freight trains and 1,350 trains of canceled and diverted passengers. Trains have been suspended …
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Attorney General Tushar Mehta informs Bench that a new law may be enacted in the next few days proposing to have a permanent body to deal with stubble burning. On Monday, the Supreme Court decided to “put on hold” its previous order to Dussehra appointing former Supreme Court Justice Justice …
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Amarinder Singh said a charge sheet for the Hoshiarpur incident will be filed this week (Archive) Patiala: Faced with a wave of attacks by the BJP over the alleged rape and murder of a six-year-old Dalit girl in Hoshiarpur district on Wednesday, Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh criticized critics of …
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Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the family of the UP rape victim this month. New Delhi: The governments of Punjab and Rajasthan do not deny incidents of rape unlike Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday in response to the BJP which accused the opposition leader …
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday questioned the congressional silence on the alleged rape and murder of a six-year-old Dalit girl in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur this week while criticizing the party’s “selective outrage” over crimes against women. The girl’s family is from Bihar. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said rape …
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Following Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Haryana Deputy Minister Dushyant Chautala also accused Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday of misleading Punjab farmers by passing agricultural bills in the assembly. state. “I request the Chief Minister of Punjab not to mislead the farmers. If they have to bring …
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