BJP scores 2 out of 2 in Rewari district | Chandigarh News

Rewari: The BJP swept the civic body elections in Rewari district on Wednesday, winning the chairperson posts in both Rewari municipal council and Dharuhera municipal committee by comfortable margins.In Rewari municipal council, BJP candidate Vineeta Peepal defeated Congress nominee Niharika by 21,455 votes. Peepal secured 44,521 votes against Niharika’s 23,066.Deputy commissioner and district election officer…

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NEET aspirants back fair competition despite disappointment over exam cancellation | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: The cancellation of the NEET examination following allegations of irregularities has triggered mixed reactions among aspirants in Chandigarh, many of whom said the decision, though emotionally exhausting, was necessary to ensure fairness in the highly competitive medical entrance test.Students who had spent years preparing for the examination said they were disappointed at having to…

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Raids politically motivated, BJP using CBI & ED to crush opposition voices: Aman Arora | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: Reacting to the recent CBI and ED raids in the state, Punjab minister Aman Arora said the action was political vendetta driven by the BJP-led Centre. He asserted that central agencies were being “systematically misused” to target opposition voices and govts that refused to bow down.After taking over as industries minister, Arora told media…

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Farm union protests agri bank’s loan recovery practice | Chandigarh News

Bathinda: BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) on Tuesday began indefinite protests outside branches of the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank (PADB) in 10 districts against the practice of retaining blank cheques from farmers while advancing loans.The farmer body alleged that banks later deposit these cheques when borrowers fail to repay loans on time, triggering litigation and,…

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Sukhbir appears in Chandigarh court as Kotkapura firing trial starts | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh/Bathinda: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday appeared before a Chandigarh court in the 2015 Kotkapura police firing case, a month after the Punjab and Haryana high court ordered transfer of the trial from Faridkot to Chandigarh. Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini appeared through videoconferencing.With this, proceedings in the case formally…

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