Tanveer Thakur

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Lost and found inheritance

The long legal battle won by the two daughters of the late Maharaja of Faridkot has brought properties worth many thousand crores to Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, but it is the sense of justice delivered by the court verdict which has really elated the daughter of the Maharaja, who lives in Chandigarh with her family.

LoC killings: Youth Congress activists stop Delhi-Lahore bus

Youth Congress activists on Friday stopped the Delhi-Lahore bus on its way to Wagah Border on the outskirts of Amritsar.

War of words over New Chandigarh still on

The war of words between Punjab and Haryana over the nomenclature of an upcoming township in the vicinity of Chandigarh as “New Chandigarh” by the Punjab government is refusing to die down. Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s on Friday said that Chandigarh belongs to Haryana, as earlier it was a part of Ambala.

Flood relief to Haryana farmers: `2, 3 & 4

Making mockery of flood relief, the Haryana government has issued cheques of `2, 3, 4 and so on to its farmers as a compensation against crops damaged due to heavy rains and waterlogging.

‘Daughters-in-law split joint family’

The Punjab Women Commission chairperson is in soup for alleged remarks about daughters-in-law responsible for the break-up of the joint family system. Ms Paramjit Kaur Landran, who happens to be chairperson of Punjab Women Commission, kicked up a row by her recent statement with several women’s organisations demanding her resignation.

Skewed sex ratio behind trafficking

The skewed sex ratio of Haryana has resulted in large scale trafficking of girls from the other states into the hinterland of Haryana. A report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has come out with this disturbing trend.

Court rejects SI protection plea

The Punjab and Haryana high court has rejected the petition filed by Punjab police sub-inspector (SI) Surjit Singh seeking protection after he made a startling revelation that he killed many Sikh youth in fake encounters at the behest of his seniors during insurgency in the state.

Cong retains Mandi after CM wife’s landslide win

The Congress has won the Mandi parliamentary byelection in Himachal on Sunday after its candidate Pratibha Singh — wife of chief minister Virbadhra Singh — defeated BJP candidate Jai Ram Thakur by a m

Modi swipe at Cong: Who is the real boss?

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, addressing his first public rally in Punjab after becoming BJP campaign committee head, on Sunday invoked Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee to target the Congress, say

Bindra stands by his allegations

Punjab Cricket Association chief Inderjit Singh Bindra who created a storm with his criticism of Sunday’s BCCI meeting has elaborated upon the issues that transpired in the crucial meeting.

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