Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, October 17 Pensioners in Himachal Pradesh staged a strong protest in Shimla on Friday over what they called the state government’s failure to clear their long-pending financial dues. The demonstrators accused the government of having ample funds for “honourable members” while showing “financial crisis” when it comes to […]
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The North News Chandigarh, October 17 Mohammad Mustafa, former Punjab DGP, and his wife Razia Sultana, a former state minister, are mourning the death of their only son Aqil Akhtar, who died under mysterious circumstances in Panchkula on Thursday night. Aqil was found unresponsive at his residence in the MDC area. He was rushed to […]
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The North News New Delhi, October 17 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed senior officials to fast-track the rollout of two major initiatives — the ‘Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission’ and the ‘Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’. At a high-level meeting in New Delhi, Chouhan instructed officials to ensure both schemes are implemented on […]
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The North News Chandigarh, October 16 A senior Punjab Police officer, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on allegations of demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹8 lakh, in a case that has triggered shockwaves through the state’s law enforcement establishment. Bhullar, a 2009 batch IPS officer currently […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, October 16 The Government of Himachal Pradesh will release honorarium payments to 43,000 contractual and outsourced employees ahead of Diwali, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced on Wednesday. A total of 18,925 Anganwadi workers and 25,000 outsourced employees will receive the payments directly in their accounts before the […]
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The North News New Delhi/Chandigarh, October 16Punjab government will launch a series of events on October 25 to commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of the Ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. The programme will begin with an Ardas at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in New Delhi. Announcing the plans at Punjab Bhawan, Cabinet Ministers Harjot […]
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The North News New Delhi, October 16 Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday denied claims by US President Donald Trump that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken to him and assured that India would stop buying oil from Russia. “No such telephonic conversation has taken place,” while addressing the meda, the MEA spokesperson Randhir […]
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The North News Andhra Pradesh, October 16Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth ₹13,430 crore in Kurnool, calling it a “new era of growth” for Andhra Pradesh. Addressing a large gathering, Modi invoked blessings from Lord Narasimha Swamy of Ahobilam, Shri Mahanandishwara Swamy of Mahanandi and Guru […]
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The North News Chandigarh, October 16Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Kultar Singh Sandhwan, on Thursday paid floral tributes to Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on his 355th birth anniversary at the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat. Sandhwan was joined by MLA Rana Inder Partap Singh, MLA Fauja Singh Sarari, Secretary Ram Lok Khatana and other staff members […]
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The North News New Delhi, October 16Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, has extended greetings to National Security Guard (NSG) on their Raising Day today. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah said “Greetings to the NSG personnel on their Raising Day. They have […]
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