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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
Hosiery and textile industrialists in Punjab’s Ludhiana staged a symbolic protest Tuesday morning, urging a boycott of garments imported from Turkey and Bangladesh to highlight their frustration over what they called a growing threat to the domestic industry and a lack of national solidarity from these countries during the recent conflict between India and Pakistan. The protest, held outside the office of the Knitwear Club on Cemetery Road, involved the burning of imported garments.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
“Over 25 aspirants have shown interest in contesting from Ludhiana West. The enthusiasm is high, even though it’s a bypoll. People are disillusioned with the AAP, and there is a strong sentiment to vote them out. We are hopeful that the candidate will be announced soon,” said Anil Sarin, General Secretary, BJP Punjab unit, while speaking to The Indian Express. The sources said that Bikram Singh Sidhu is one of the leading aspirants.
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2 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
In a huge relief to nearly 2,500 government employees in Punjab, the state government Friday issued a notification implementing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for employees whose posts were advertised or appointment letters were issued before January 1, 2004, but who had joined the service later. These employees were earlier covered under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) despite their pre-2004 recruitment process, prompting them to seek judicial intervention.
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2 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
Ever since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) assumed power in Punjab in March 2022, several of its elected representatives have found themselves entangled in legal issues, ranging from corruption charges to allegations of bribery and misconduct. Raman Arora, the party’s Jalandhar MLA, is the latest, having been arrested following a vigilance raid on Friday on corruption charges.
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2 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Raakhi Jagga
Here are a few key cases that have dominated the headlines since the AAP government took charge:1. Vijay Singla: Mansa MLA who was sacked as minister after arrest on corruption chargesOne of the most high-profile cases involving AAP MLAs was that of Vijay Singla, the former health minister of Punjab and the elected representative from Mansa. Singla was arrested on May 24, 2022, just two-and-a-half months after the AAP government was formed.
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