From showing inflated number of trees to leaking information about land acquisition, accused used all tactics to extract as much as compensation that could be drawn from govt.
Rinku is 3rd sitting MP to join BJP after Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu & Patiala MP Preneet Kaur — both from Congress. Most joining BJP expect to be fielded as LS poll candidates.
Houses of Punjab excise commissioner Varun Roojam, Firozepur deputy commissioner Rajesh Dhiman & alleged kingpin Bhupinder Singh were among those searched. Dhiman was detained.
The ED case was registered following a Punjab Vigilance Bureau FIR alleging embezzlement of nearly Rs 137 cr released as compensation for guava orchards on land acquired by the GMADA.
In video message, Sikhs for Justice chief alleges AAP leader had misled overseas Sikhs & collected almost $16.70 million (nearly Rs 133 crore) from them for his party
BJP will go it alone in Punjab after 2 decades of alliance after failing to reach consensus on seat sharing. Party wanted 5 of 13 seats while SAD was ready to give only 3, it is learnt.
BJP now wants to contest 5 seats, citing SAD's diminished vote share, but latter wants to continue with old arrangement & give up only three seats, it is learnt.
Police say 3 have been arrested in connection with Sangrur incident. Apart from attacking Bhagwant Mann, Opposition is demanding that excise minister be booked for murder & asked to resign.
Even if Centre sought report, there was no hurry to send it, says SAD leader Bikram Majithia. Congress's Amarinder Warring claims Mann probably only Punjabi not to congratulate family.
Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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