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TopicBanwarilal Purohit

Topic: Banwarilal Purohit

Punjab CM vs Governor row: Purohit refuses to summon Budget session over Mann’s ‘derogatory’ letter

Will first seek legal advice on issue, says Banwarilal Purohit. Mann had written to him saying he was not accountable to the governor but to the 3 crore Punjabis who had elected him.

Punjab governor Purohit lashes out at Mann govt again — ‘drugs in schools, jails havens for mafia’

Banwarilal Purohit, who's on a tour of border districts, has been accused by AAP dispensation of 'trying to run parallel govt' after he asserted that he's 'not a dummy governor'.

It’s abdication of power, experts say as TN Governor won’t decide on Rajiv killer’s release

Legal experts say Governor Purohit could have taken a call on Perarivalan’s release plea, relying on his constitutional powers under Article 161.

Tamil Nadu Governor clears 7.5% NEET quota bill, govt school students to get preference

The Governor gave his assent to the Bill a day after the Tamil Nadu govt took the executive route to implement the quota regime from the current 2020-21 academic year.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit tests positive for Covid-19, advised home isolation

Doctors said 80-year-old Purohit is asymptomatic and clinically stable. He was on self-isolation since 29 July after three people in the Raj Bhavan tested positive for Covid.

Tamil Nadu governor must not let Raj Bhavan become a den of political activity

The Tamil Nadu governor’s review meetings with district authorities overstep constitutional boundaries.

Powerful men harass, infantilise and dismiss women reporters all the time

Can women journalists afford to antagonise an influential old man only because he pulled or patted our cheek or casually asked us if we’re married?

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The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?