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New Delhi, April 5 Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has strongly refuted allegations made by leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who accused him of failing to raise issues concerning Punjab in Parliament.In a detailed public statement released on Sunday, Chadha termed the accusations "completely...

New Delhi, April 5 Responding to claims that he did not raise issues related to Punjab in Parliament, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha shared a video on Sunday highlighting his interventions on key concerns affecting the state.In the video, Chadha is seen raising issues such as declining...

New Delhi, April 5 – AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha defended his record of raising issues related to Punjab on Sunday, while responding to recent criticism from within his own party.Chadha shared a video clip on X from the Rajya Sabha in which he is seen addressing issues related to Punjab...

Shimla, April 4 Traffic was disrupted as people arriving from Punjab staged a protest by blocking the road in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district on Saturday against a hike in entry tax levied on vehicles registered outside the state.The BJP MLA, Janak Raj, who arrived at the scene while the...

Chandigarh, April 4 The Punjab Congress on Saturday claimed that the proposed delimitation for the implementation of the Women's Reservation Act will put the state at a "significant disadvantage" and demanded that the Centre build consensus among all parties on the exercise.In a statement...

Chandigarh, April 4 Enforcement agencies are focusing on building legally robust cases that ensure drug traffickers are not just caught, but punished in Punjab, according to a statement on Saturday.They said the ongoing anti-drug drive, 'Yudh Nashean Virudh', is increasingly being defined not...

Bathinda, April 4 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann conducted a surprise inspection at the cancer institute at Baba Farid University here on Saturday, and asserted that the purpose of the visit is not to find fault but to provide support and develop this facility as a premier healthcare...

Islamabad, April 4 – Human rights lawyers and advocates have sharply criticised the recent ruling by Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court, which upheld the marriage of a minor Christian girl, Maria Shahbaz, to a Muslim man accused of kidnapping her, while rejecting a habeas corpus petition...

New Delhi, April 4 – Heavy rainfall and snowfall were reported in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir as a wet spell affected northern India, bringing rain to parts of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.Rain and hailstorms continued intermittently across northern states this week...

Amritsar, April 4 – The BJP staged a state-level protest here on Saturday, demanding justice for the family of state Warehousing Corporation District Manager Gagandeep Randhawa and a CBI investigation into the case.Speaking on the occasion, state BJP President Sunil Jakhar said the party would...

New Delhi, April 4 The spat between the Aam Aadmi Party and its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha intensified on Saturday, with the sidelined leader dismissing AAP's allegations against him as "lies" and asserting that he went to Parliament to raise people's issues and not to create chaos."All...

Chandigarh, April 4 – Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra said on Saturday that the state is fully prepared for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with all preparatory activities progressing in a structured and time-bound manner.Highlighting the progress...

New Delhi, April 4 The AAP on Saturday criticised Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha for allegedly failing to raise key issues concerning Punjab in Parliament, and said that his "inaction" was contrary to the party's principles.In a joint statement, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, state...

Chandigarh, April 4 Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, including Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, accused sidelined party leader Raghav Chadha on Saturday of failing to raise the state's issues in Parliament.The AAP leaders claimed that critical matters, including the Rs...

Chandigarh, April 4 Five individuals have been arrested in connection with the blast incident that occurred outside the Punjab BJP headquarters in Chandigarh, said Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Saturday.The Counter-Intelligence wing of Punjab Police, in a joint operation...

POONCH, April 4, 2026: Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Sharma chaired a thorough review to ensure smooth Baisakhi celebrations at Dera Sant Pura Nangali Sahib. Security, sanitation, medical facilities, and traffic management plans were finalized to provide a safe and convenient experience for...

Una (HP), April 4 A man from Punjab is feared to have drowned in the deep waters of Gobind Sagar Lake in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Saturday.According to police, 24-year-old Akashdeep, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, was on his way to the Baba Balaknath Temple in...

New Delhi, April 4 "I go to Parliament to make an impact, not to cause chaos," Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said on Saturday, rejecting allegations leveled against him by the Aam Aadmi Party, calling them "false" and part of a "coordinated campaign".In a video, Chadha dismissed claims that he...

Chandigarh, April 4 The Punjab BJP staged a protest in Amritsar on Saturday against the AAP government over the recent suicide of an official of a warehousing corporation, demanding justice for his family.The entire state leadership, including Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, national...

New Delhi, April 3 An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook several parts of north India on Friday night, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.The tremors, which lasted for a few seconds, were felt in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Haryana. There were no reports of any damage or...