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Water Cannons Used On Protesting Teachers Trying To Reach Amarinder Singh's House
Police on Tuesday lobbed teargas shells and used water cannons to disperse schoolteachers as they tried to force their way through barricades put up on the Chandigarh-Mohali border in a bid to reach Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's official residence.
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Case Against Opposition Leaders In Punjab For Protests Amid Covid Restrictions
Several opposition leaders in Punjab, including Sukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Saravjit Kaur Manuke of the Aam Aadmi Party, were booked for staging protests against the state government in violation of Covid restrictions.
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Punjab Chief Minister Says BJP Facing "Spontaneous Anger" Of Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said BJP leaders were facing "spontaneous anger" of farmers and termed as "hilarious" claims of the BJP's state unit that the protesters were not farmers but Congress workers.
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Punjab Farmers Block Congress MP's Car, Ask Him To Join Protest
Ahead of a two-day special assembly session to counter the Union government's farm laws, protests continued in Punjab today with farmers from Sangrur district surrounding a Congress MP and demanding his resignation from the Lok Sabha in solidarity with the protesters.
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Farmer Dies By Suicide During Protest: Punjab Police
A 70-year-old farmer died after consuming some poisonous substance during a protest against the new farm Bills in Muktsar district of Punjab, police said on Saturday.
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Panjab University Protest: Water Canons, Tear Gas Used As Students Target Cops
Violent clashes between students and the police were witnessed in the Panjab University on Tuesday as the week-long protests over the huge fee hike suddenly turned ugly. The police, which had brought in water cannons to quell the protesters, were targeted with stones and several of them were injured. Many of the students finally took refuge in the...
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Opposition Protests Drown Out Sushma Swaraj's Statement On Pakistan
Parliament today witnessed uproar and noisy slogan shouting as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj briefed both Houses on her recent visit to Pakistan.
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'Blocked' From Temple in Congress-ruled Assam, Angry Rahul Gandhi Blames RSS
An aggressive Rahul Gandhi today alleged that he had been stopped from entering a temple in Congress-ruled Assam by "RSS people" during his visit to the northeastern state last week.
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In a Show of Strength, Akali Dal Challenges Congress for 2017 Assembly Elections
Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in a show of strength at a rally in Bathinda today took on the Opposition parties and Sikh radical groups, which the Akali Dal leaders say, have orchestrated a two month long anti-government protests.
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Akali Dal, BJP to Hold Rally in Bathinda as Radicals Call for Punjab Shutdown
In a counter to protests by Sikh radical groups in Punjab, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal along with its ally BJP will hold a Sadbhawana rally in the party's stronghold in Bathinda on Monday in a show of strength.
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Rahul Gandhi to Meet President Over Punjab Shooting Deaths
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will lead a 21-member party delegation to visit President Pranab Mukherjee and demand a probe into the police firing that left two people dead in Punjab's Faridkot last month.
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Punjab Government Recommends CBI Probe Into Desecration Incidents
Still facing protests over incidents of desecration of the Sikh Holy Book in the state that have continued for three weeks now, the Punjab government today recommended the matter to Central Bureau of Investigation for a fresh probe.
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Punjab Police Chief Replaced After Scripture Desecration Row
Facing flak over law and order situation in the wake of protests over alleged desecration of the holy book 'Guru Granth Sahib', the Punjab government today transferred its police chief. Sumedh Singh Saini has been replaced by Suresh Arora, who had played a key role in fighting terrorism in the state in late 80s.
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In Punjab Town of Accused, Scant Faith in Police's Desecration 'Breakthrough'
On the road to Panchgrain Khurd village in Punjab, home of two brothers arrested by the police for allegedly desecrating the holy book of the Sikhs in Faridkot earlier this month, at least four roadblocks by protesters slow down traffic.
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Punjab Protesters Against Desecration Unmoved By 'Foreign Hand' Claim
A day after the Punjab government claimed Pakistan's intelligence agency was behind the recent incidents of the desecration of the Sikh holy book in the state, there are no signs of a let-up among protesters who have blocked several state and national highways since last week.
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Water Cannons Used On Protesting Teachers Trying To Reach Amarinder Singh's House
Police on Tuesday lobbed teargas shells and used water cannons to disperse schoolteachers as they tried to force their way through barricades put up on the Chandigarh-Mohali border in a bid to reach Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's official residence.
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Case Against Opposition Leaders In Punjab For Protests Amid Covid Restrictions
Several opposition leaders in Punjab, including Sukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Saravjit Kaur Manuke of the Aam Aadmi Party, were booked for staging protests against the state government in violation of Covid restrictions.
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Punjab Chief Minister Says BJP Facing "Spontaneous Anger" Of Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said BJP leaders were facing "spontaneous anger" of farmers and termed as "hilarious" claims of the BJP's state unit that the protesters were not farmers but Congress workers.
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Punjab Farmers Block Congress MP's Car, Ask Him To Join Protest
Ahead of a two-day special assembly session to counter the Union government's farm laws, protests continued in Punjab today with farmers from Sangrur district surrounding a Congress MP and demanding his resignation from the Lok Sabha in solidarity with the protesters.
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Farmer Dies By Suicide During Protest: Punjab Police
A 70-year-old farmer died after consuming some poisonous substance during a protest against the new farm Bills in Muktsar district of Punjab, police said on Saturday.
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Panjab University Protest: Water Canons, Tear Gas Used As Students Target Cops
Violent clashes between students and the police were witnessed in the Panjab University on Tuesday as the week-long protests over the huge fee hike suddenly turned ugly. The police, which had brought in water cannons to quell the protesters, were targeted with stones and several of them were injured. Many of the students finally took refuge in the...
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Opposition Protests Drown Out Sushma Swaraj's Statement On Pakistan
Parliament today witnessed uproar and noisy slogan shouting as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj briefed both Houses on her recent visit to Pakistan.
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'Blocked' From Temple in Congress-ruled Assam, Angry Rahul Gandhi Blames RSS
An aggressive Rahul Gandhi today alleged that he had been stopped from entering a temple in Congress-ruled Assam by "RSS people" during his visit to the northeastern state last week.
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In a Show of Strength, Akali Dal Challenges Congress for 2017 Assembly Elections
Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in a show of strength at a rally in Bathinda today took on the Opposition parties and Sikh radical groups, which the Akali Dal leaders say, have orchestrated a two month long anti-government protests.
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Akali Dal, BJP to Hold Rally in Bathinda as Radicals Call for Punjab Shutdown
In a counter to protests by Sikh radical groups in Punjab, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal along with its ally BJP will hold a Sadbhawana rally in the party's stronghold in Bathinda on Monday in a show of strength.
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Rahul Gandhi to Meet President Over Punjab Shooting Deaths
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will lead a 21-member party delegation to visit President Pranab Mukherjee and demand a probe into the police firing that left two people dead in Punjab's Faridkot last month.
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Punjab Government Recommends CBI Probe Into Desecration Incidents
Still facing protests over incidents of desecration of the Sikh Holy Book in the state that have continued for three weeks now, the Punjab government today recommended the matter to Central Bureau of Investigation for a fresh probe.
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Punjab Police Chief Replaced After Scripture Desecration Row
Facing flak over law and order situation in the wake of protests over alleged desecration of the holy book 'Guru Granth Sahib', the Punjab government today transferred its police chief. Sumedh Singh Saini has been replaced by Suresh Arora, who had played a key role in fighting terrorism in the state in late 80s.
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In Punjab Town of Accused, Scant Faith in Police's Desecration 'Breakthrough'
On the road to Panchgrain Khurd village in Punjab, home of two brothers arrested by the police for allegedly desecrating the holy book of the Sikhs in Faridkot earlier this month, at least four roadblocks by protesters slow down traffic.
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Punjab Protesters Against Desecration Unmoved By 'Foreign Hand' Claim
A day after the Punjab government claimed Pakistan's intelligence agency was behind the recent incidents of the desecration of the Sikh holy book in the state, there are no signs of a let-up among protesters who have blocked several state and national highways since last week.
