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Chandogarh: BJP opposes house tax, meets CS to demand its withdrawal

Chandigarh, Apr 3 (UNI) The BJP on Thursday opposed the implementation of house tax in Chandigarh and demanded an immediate rollback.
A BJP delegation led by its state chief Jitendra Pal Malhotra, and comprising Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla, party councilors and senior leaders met the Chief Secretary and demanded an immediate rollback of the tax.
The BJP leaders submitted a memorandum to the Chief Secretary (CS), stating that this tax imposes an unnecessary financial burden on the people and is completely unacceptable.
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Punjab VB arrests 2 civil hospital staff for taking bribe

Punjab VB arrests 2 civil hospital staff for taking bribe

18 Apr 2025 | 1:41 PM

Chandigarh, April 18 (UNI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has uncovered a corruption scam at Civil Hospital Bholath in Kapurthala district, where employees were accepting bribes to issue false negative dope test reports.

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Punjab: AGTF, Police arrest 2 associates of terrorist Landa Harike with pistols

Punjab: AGTF, Police arrest 2 associates of terrorist Landa Harike with pistols

18 Apr 2025 | 12:46 PM

Chandigarh, Apr 18 (UNI) In a major breakthrough, Anti-Gangster Task Force, Punjab (AGTF) and Tarn Taran Police, in a joint operation, arrested two key associates of terrorist Landa Harike and Gangster Satta Naushera, Yuvraj alias Jaggu and Mehakpreet alias Mehak, after an exchange of fire near Jawanda village in Tarn Taran district, said Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Friday.

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RGIPT student dies after falling from hostel window in Amethi

18 Apr 2025 | 12:42 PM

Amethi (UP), Apr 18 (UNI) A student of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) died after falling from the hostel window under mysterious circumstances in Jais area of Amethi district here in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police sources said here.

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Seminar discusses challenges of simultaneous polls

Seminar discusses challenges of simultaneous polls

18 Apr 2025 | 12:13 PM

Dharamshala, April 18 (UNI) A one-day seminar on ‘One Nation, One Election’ was organized by the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) in the seminar hall of Dhauladhar Campus-I of the CUHP. The objective of the seminar was to discuss the possibilities, challenges and effects of conducting simultaneous elections in India.

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Two Himachal cops sacked for drug links

Two Himachal cops sacked for drug links

18 Apr 2025 | 11:44 AM

Shimla, April 18 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh government has sacked two police constables, Sandeep Kumar and Jugal Kishore, for their involvement in drug trafficking, police said.

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