The North News Chandigarh, July 8 Punjab Higher Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has criticised Panjab University, Chandigarh, for imposing a mandatory affidavit for students seeking fresh admission in the 2025–26 academic session, calling the move “dictatorial and arbitrary”. In a letter to the university’s Vice Chancellor on Tuesday, Bains — an ex-officio Senate member […]
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The North News New Delhi, July 8 The Bihar government has approved 35 percent reservation for women in all state government jobs, in a major move to boost gender representation in public service. The decision, made during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday, will apply to women who are permanent […]
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The North News Amritsar, July 9 A former sarpanch linked to the Shiromani Akali Dal was shot dead at close range outside his home in Punjab’s Amritsar district, in an attack police say was likely premeditated. Palwinder Singh, a prominent local figure in Saidpur village near Rajasansi, was fatally shot just after midnight by a […]
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The North News Chandigarh, July 8 Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Sehat Yojana’ in Chandigarh on Tuesday, promising free medical treatment worth up to ₹10 lakh annually for every eligible resident of Punjab. The scheme is set […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 8 BJP state president Rajeev Bindal has sharply criticised the Himachal Pradesh government for what he described as a lack of urgency in rehabilitating disaster-affected people in Mandi district, even eight days after devastating cloudbursts struck the region. After visiting the flood-hit areas and returning to Shimla, […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 8 The unveiling of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s statue, scheduled for 15 July at the historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla, has been postponed due to ongoing monsoon activity in the region. Congress state president , Pratibha Singh, announced the deferment during a tribute event […]
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The North News Chandigarh, July 8 With no relief, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition filed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who has contested his arrest and police remand in a disproportionate assets case. The matter will now be […]
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Resolution opposing central force deployment to be tabled in Assembly The North News Chandigarh, July 7 The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has revoked a previous Congress government decision to deploy the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the Bhakra Dam, citing the Punjab Police’s competence in handling security matters. The move […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 8 The Himachal Pradesh government has expressed serious concern over the growing frequency of natural disasters in the state, with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu calling for scientific investigations into the rising number of cloudbursts and flash floods. Following a high-level disaster management review meeting chaired by […]
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Yog Raj Sharma Shimla, July 8 The Himachal Pradesh government has ordered a CID probe into the unusually large accumulation of timber in the Pandoh Dam, following a recent cloudburst and torrential rainfall in the region. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took serious note of the incident and directed that the matter be investigated to […]
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