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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
After an intense and tiring campaign in the hot and sultry weather, candidates from different political parties finally took some time off. While some leaders chose to relax and spend time with their families, others also held some informal interactions with their party workers. For Sanjeev Arora, whose campaign lasted over 3.5 months — as he was announced the candidate in the last week of February—Friday was a much-needed pause.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
The long-standing issue of water-sharing through the Gang Canal has snowballed into a political and inter-state flashpoint as Congress MLAs in Rajasthan launched an indefinite sit-in protest and chain hunger strike on Monday in Sriganganagar district, which borders Punjab’s Fazilka district. The protest, backed by local farmers, is being spearheaded by the Kisan Sangharsh Morcha with the active involvement of Karanpur Congress MLA Rupinder Singh Kooner and other Opposition leaders.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
Industry will have to pay Rs 2 per kilovolt-ampere hour (kVAh) extra for running their units between 6 pm and 10 pm during the paddy season from June 16 to October 15 when farmers need dedicated power supply for at least eight hours a day. Though the notification was issued on March 29, industrialists claimed that it was circulated a day before it was to be implemented. Condemning the move, industrialists said the authorities kept the notification in “hiding intentionally”.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
Asphyxia due to strangulation was the cause of death of YouTuber Kanchan Kumari, popularly known as Kamal Kaur, the Punjab Police confirmed Tuesday. Speaking to The Indian Express, Amneet Kondal, Senior Superintendent of Police, Bathinda, confirmed that the murder took place on the intervening night of June 9 and 10. Kumari was found dead inside her car in the parking lot of Adesh University in Bathinda on June 11.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
The highest number of resolved complaints came from the Ludhiana City West division, where a total of 3,363 complaints were addressed within a 15-hour period. By 3 pm, only one complaint remained pending. This division is part of the bypoll-bound Ludhiana West constituency, where the PSPCL staff have been particularly vigilant in responding to outages.
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