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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Topic: Punjab

Amritpal drove Punjab to the brink. Farm laws, industrialisation, sports can bring it back

Punjab is a national security vulnerability. Othering of a proud and patriotic community is not in national interest.

CM Mann slams Congress MLA Khaira & BJP’s Sirsa amid row over ‘Punjab minister’s obscene video’

After BJP leader Manjinder Sirsa claimed 'obscene' clips of Punjab minister Lal Chand Kataruchak handed to governor, CM dismissed the allegations & said he had not received any resignation.

Punjabi illegal migration to US relies on asylum letters. And one MP is doling them out

The migrating men claim that they are being persecuted by the Indian govt due to their Sikh identity. The hope is that they will get asylum on humanitarian grounds.

Rains hit Punjab’s wheat crop but grain piling up at mandis, govt procurement shooting up

Extreme weather & rising prices in private, international markets led to low procurement last year. This season, state has already contributed over 100 LMT of wheat to central reserves.

Our take on wrestlers’ protest, Ram Navami case & Anand Mohan Singh’s release – in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

A glut is forcing Punjab farmers to sell capsicum at Rs 2/kg — ‘like giving it away for free’

Encouraged by govt's crop diversification push, Mansa farmers switched to growing capsicum, but excessive produce this yr has led to massive price drop — from Rs 25 last yr to Rs 2.

Respecting Badal means leaving Punjab alone. It’s not a place for political experiments

The most painful thing about his departure is its timing: he leaves his people and the country just as they need his calm, sober, humble and infinitely self-effacing approach.

Sarpanch at 20, youngest CM – Parkash Singh Badal was a man of firsts. His death marks end of an era

Despite being one of the tallest national leaders, Parkash Singh Badal never forgot his roots.

Parkash Singh Badal, grand master of Punjab’s politics, leaves behind an unmatched historic legacy

During his lifetime, Badal, who died Tuesday at the age of 95, was not only a witness to but an active participant in the most important events in history of post-partition Punjab.

Fortified set-up, political will & keeping Amritpal in ‘remote area’ — why authorities selected Dibrugarh Jail

The prison was used to keep ULFA militants during height of militancy in Assam. Both strategic & psychological factors involved in keeping high-profile prisoners like Amritpal there.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.