Islamabad, March 11 – The Standing Committee on Interior of the Pakistan National Assembly recently rejected a bill that aimed to ban dowry, deeming it "impractical." With an estimated 2,000 brides killed in Pakistan each year due to dowry disputes, the rejection of this legislation is not only...
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Chandigarh, March 11 The ongoing Budget Session of the Punjab Assembly saw heated exchanges between the ruling AAP and opposition legislators on Wednesday over alleged derogatory remarks made by Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira about women.Unruly scenes erupted in the House after Finance...
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Chandigarh, March 10 The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between AAP and Congress legislators, after Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa objected to Cabinet Minister Aman Arora's intervention while Health Minister Balbir Singh was answering a question.Arora, along...
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Chandigarh, March 10 Shortly after the State Women's Commission summoned Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira over his alleged objectionable comments on women, the Punjab Congress MLAs wrote to the panel on Tuesday evening, condemning Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his alleged remarks against...
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Chandigarh, March 10 The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution stating that any agreement with the United States that disregards the interests of farmers is unacceptable, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann cautioning against the proposed India-US trade deal.Mann said the...
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Chandigarh, March 10 – The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira over his derogatory comments about women participating in the "Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhian Satkar Yojana," under which the state government will provide Rs 1,000 per month to...
Chandigarh, March 10 The Punjab Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday condemning Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira for his derogatory comments about women participating in the "Mukhy Mantri Mahila Samman Yojna," under which the state government will provide Rs 1,000 per month to eligible...
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Chandigarh, March 10 The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between members of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress, as Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa objected to the intervention of Cabinet Minister Aman Arora while Health Minister Balbir Singh was answering a...
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Chandigarh, March 9 Congress MLAs on Monday walked out of the Punjab Assembly after alleging that Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, who had targeted the AAP government over a host of issues, was not given adequate time to speak.Participating in the discussion on the Governor's...
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Chandigarh, March 8: Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Sunday criticised the budget presented by Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, stating that "it is nothing more than a collection of grand announcements aimed at creating headlines while completely ignoring...
Chandigarh, March 8 – Hours before presenting proposals for the AAP government’s fifth and final budget in the Assembly, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday extended greetings to mark International Women’s Day, and promised to make them self-reliant in every way.“I salute every...
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Chandigarh, March 7 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday criticised Congress MLAs for staging a walkout from the Punjab Assembly during the governor's address on Friday, claiming they did so because they couldn't hear the achievements of the AAP government.“The Congress MLAs don't...
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Chandigarh, March 7 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday criticised Congress MLAs for staging a walkout from the Punjab Assembly during the governor's address on Friday, claiming they did so because they couldn't hear the achievements of the AAP government."The Congress MLAs have no...
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Chandigarh, March 6 Punjab Minister Harbhajan Singh led a protest here on Friday against Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa for allegedly making a casteist remark against him.Last month, Bajwa accused Harbhajan Singh of corruption and said, "He used to play in a band before, we will take him...
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Chandigarh, March 6 Congress MLAs raised slogans against the AAP government and staged a walkout from the Punjab Assembly during Governor Gulab Chand Kataria's address on Friday.Despite Kataria requesting the opposition party's MLAs to raise their issues at the right time, the Congress...
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Chandigarh, March 6 The Punjab Assembly on Friday paid tributes to the distinguished journalist H K Dua and former minister Raghbir Singh, as well as other individuals who had passed away since the last session.Rebel Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi requested that tributes also...
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Chandigarh, March 6 – Punjab Cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora, and Harbhajan Singh ETO launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Friday, condemning the party's decision to boycott the Governor's Address. They said this was "an insult to the House and to the 75-year-old...
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Chandigarh, March 6 – Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Friday, saying the conduct of Cabinet ministers during the Governor's address "exposed the hollowness, confusion, and deep...
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Chandigarh, March 6 Congress MLAs raised slogans against the AAP government and staged a walkout from the Punjab Assembly during the governor's address here on Friday.Despite Governor Gulab Chand Kataria requesting the opposition party's MLAs to raise their issues at the right time, the...
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Chandigarh, March 6 Punjab Minister Harbhajan Singh led a protest here on Friday against Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa for making remarks that AAP leaders deemed "objectionable".Last month, Bajwa had accused Singh of corruption, saying, "He used to play in a band before, we will take him...