The North NewsNew Delhi, April 16 In a significant development, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday formally recommended Justice B R Gavai as his successor to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice. Justice Khanna, who assumed the top judicial post on November 11, 2024, is scheduled to retire on May 13, 2025, […]
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The North NewsChandigarh, April 16 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim relief to Congress leader and Leader of Opposition, Partap Singh Bajwa, staying his arrest till April 22. The decision comes in response to Bajwa’s petition seeking the quashing of an FIR lodged by the Mohali police over his controversial claim that […]
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The North News New Delhi, April 16 In a dramatic escalation of the US-China trade dispute, President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs of up to 245% on Chinese imports, citing Beijing’s retaliatory measures and trade practices that Washington describes as exploitative and non-reciprocal. The White House announced the sweeping measure on Wednesday, marking one of […]
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The North News New Delhi, April 16 The chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the ₹2,000 crore National Herald money laundering case has jolted India’s political establishment. The BJP calls it long-overdue justice. Congress decries it as an act of political vengeance. The Gandhis, two of India’s […]
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The North News Chandigarh, April 15 In a major policy shift aimed at revitalising the state’s education system, the Punjab government has restored the promotion quota for principals in government schools from 50% to 75%, a move that is expected to promote 500 senior teachers to leadership roles. The announcement was made on Tuesday by […]
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The North News Chandigarh, April 15 The controversy surrounding Congress leader and Leader of Opposition, Partap Singh Bajwa’s claim that 50 grenades had entered Punjab, with 18 allegedly already used, has ignited a political firestorm. While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government swiftly registered an FIR against Bajwa, citing concerns over public safety and […]
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The North News Chandigarh, April 15 After Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, now Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday accused Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa of spreading misinformation by claiming that 50 grenades had entered the state, with 18 allegedly already used. Jakhar described Bajwa’s remarks—made during a televised statement—as […]
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The North News Chandigarh, April 15 Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of using the state machinery for political vendetta, following the registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa over his comments on grenade recoveries in Punjab. Talking to media after holding meeting […]
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The North News Chandigarh, April 15 Punjab police have arrested a suspected drug trafficker and seized 3kg of heroin near the India–Pakistan border, in what officials described as a significant bust in the ongoing crackdown on cross-border narcotics smuggling. Tarsem Singh, also known as Sema, was apprehended by Amritsar Rural Police in Ratan Kalan village […]
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The North News New Delhi, April 15 Businessman and brother-in-law of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Robert Vadra, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday in connection with a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana, according to media reports. Vadra was summoned by the ED federal financial crimes agency in a […]
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