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  Former Punjab forest minister SS Dharamsot arrested by ED in money laundering probe

  India | January 15, 2024 23:52 IST

  SS Dharamsot's arrest is part of an investigation into an alleged forest scam in the state, involving bribery within the forest department. The 64-year-old politician, a five-time MLA, has faced legal issues in the past, including an arrest last year related to disproportionate assets.

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  Assistant professor's suicide case: Punjab Education Minister named in police DDR amid protests

  India | October 24, 2023 15:04 IST

  Assistant Professor's suicide case: Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains landed in trouble after the suicide of an assistant professor. Earlier, the police registered a case against the deceased's in-laws but following the pressure by the Opposition parties, the cops named the minister in the DDR.

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  Punjab issues timings for bursting firecrackers on Diwali, Christmas other festivals

  India | October 13, 2022 6:15 IST

  Punjab Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said, "Firecrackers will be allowed only for two hours on Diwali night from 8 to 10 pm. Apart from Diwali, crackers will be permitted for one hour from 4 am to 5 am & one hour from 9 to 10 pm on November 8, Prakash Purab day of Sri Guru Nanak Dev."

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  Punjab IMA seeks health minister's dismissal for forcing surgeon to lie down on dirty mattress

  India | July 31, 2022 18:12 IST

  IMA seeks dismissal of Punjab minister: Jouramajra has come under fire from several quarters after he allegedly forced Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) vice-chancellor Raj Bahadur, a noted spine specialist, to lie down on a dirty mattress during an inspection.

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  Punjab Agriculture Minister asks Centre to compensate families of farmers

  India | November 19, 2021 12:33 IST

  "I also ask the Union government to compensate the families of farmers who passed away during the protest," Randeep Singh Nabha told the media.

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  Punjab CM Charanjit Channi carries out first cabinet expansion, inducts 15 Ministers, 7 new faces

  India | September 26, 2021 20:04 IST

  The new faces in the Channi Ministry are Randeep Singh Nabha, Raj Kumar Verka, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Pargat Singh, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Gurkirat Singh Kotli.

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  Hold engineering entrance exam JEE in Punjabi too: Punjab minister

  Education | December 01, 2019 18:34 IST

  On the demand by the different state governments, the Union Ministry, however, has decided that from 2021 this entrance test would be conducted in Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Urdu, Marathi, Oriya and Telugu as well," Bajwa has written to the Union minister, said a Punjab government statement here.

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  SAD seeks probe into minister-gangster nexus in Punjab

  India | November 24, 2019 23:24 IST

  The SAD leaders said a central inquiry by the CBI or the National Investigation Agency (NIA) or even by a sitting judge of the high court could alone expose the minister-gangster-police nexus in the murder of Dhilwan and the extortion racket.

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  Opposition demands sacking of Punjab minister over lewd text to female IAS officer

  India | October 25, 2018 23:33 IST

  According to media report, a Cabinet minister would harrass the officer by sending obscene messages. He stopped for a while upon receiving warning from the officer but again started texting her over a month ago.

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  Former Punjab Education Minister on controversy surrounding State minister Aruna Chaudhary

  News | March 24, 2017 15:42 IST

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  Caught on Camera: Punjab minister Aruna Chaudhary being helped by her husband in the office

  News | March 24, 2017 13:41 IST

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  ‘Code of Conduct’: Why minister Navjot Singh Sidhu cannot appear on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’

  Politics | March 22, 2017 17:52 IST

  Newly elected Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has refused to cede ground on his TV stint saying that it was not an office of profit and he does not have any other source of

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  Punjab Minister unfurls upside-down flag, 2 cops suspended

  Politics | August 15, 2015 21:03 IST

  Amritsar: In a faux pas, Punjab Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majitiha today unfurled the national flag which was upside down during an Independence Day function here and it was only corrected as the event was

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  Punjab Minister B.S. Majithia appears before ED

  Politics | December 26, 2014 16:50 IST

  Jalandhar (Punjab): Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Friday questioned Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia with regard to a multi-million rupee international synthetic drugs racket busted last year.Majithia, who is the younger brother of Union Minister

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  Punjab minister's security men die in freak accident

  India | June 13, 2013 20:28 IST

  Chandigarh, June 13: Two Punjab police personnel attached to the security team assigned to Punjab Education Minister S.S. Maluka were killed in a freak accident Thursday near Kundli barrier in Haryana's Sonipat district, police said.The

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  Punjab minister seeks rural doctors' help during strike

  India | June 10, 2013 7:21 IST

  Chandigarh, June 10: With government doctors across Punjab planning to observe a two-day strike beginning today, Punjab Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal Sunday sought the help of doctors under the rural development and panchayats department

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  Controversial Akali Dal leader back as Punjab minister

  Politics | March 08, 2013 7:23 IST

  Chandigarh, March 8: After being forced to resign from the Parkash Singh Badal-led Punjab government in September last year following allegations of embezzlement of funds, Akali Dal leader Gulzar Singh Ranike was Thursday again inducted

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  Vigilance raids at former Punjab minister Ranike's home

  Politics | October 01, 2012 11:38 IST

  Amritsar, Oct 1 : Punjab's  Vigilance Bureau conducted raids at the residence of Sarabdyal Singh, the personal assistant of former animal husbandry minister Gulzar Singh Ranike, and recovered cheques worth Rs nine lakh. After obtaining

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  Bibi Jagir Kaur Gets 5 Years Jail For Daughter's Abduction, Forced Abortion

  India | March 30, 2012 18:14 IST

  Patiala, Mar 30: Punjab minister and former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur was today convicted for conspiring in forcible abortion, abduction and wrongful confinement in connection with the killing of her daughter Harpreet Kaur 12