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Countering narco terror

Dec 23, 2022 - 2:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

State-of-the-art anti-drone technology is a must Reiterating the Centre’s zero-tolerance policy on the drug menace, Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that big criminals involved in narcotic trafficking would be put behind bars in the […]

Long-term plan needed for Punjab’s progress

Dec 9, 2022 - 7:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

“To regain a leading position, Punjab’s economy needs to enter high-growth trajectory and attain a double-digit rate by 2047 and 8 per cent growth of per capita income. These targets are achievable in view of […]

Assassination attempts are nothing new to politics in South Asia

Nov 5, 2022 - 1:28 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

“India, too, had its share of political assassinations. Two of Indian Prime Ministers, Indira Gandhi, and her son, Rajiv Gandhi, were assassinated while in power. Similarly, Chief Minister Beant Singh was killed outside his fortified […]

Migrants in Canadian Politics: Naranjan Grewall was the trend setter

Sep 10, 2022 - 12:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Seventy-two years ago, a young man from Punjab set a new trend in Canadian politics. He became the first ever South Asian to get elected to a public office. Now more than a hundred migrants […]

Death toll from Pakistan floods reaches 1,186

Sep 3, 2022 - 10:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Islamabad (TIP): The death toll from flash floods triggered by record monsoon rains across much of Pakistan reached 1,186 on September 1, as authorities scrambled to provide relief materials to tens of thousands of affected […]

FIA Chicago is celebrating 75 years of Independent India under the banner of “The Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Jul 29, 2022 - 8:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 4

CHICAGO, IL (TIP): : Federation of Indian Association, Chicago is celebrating 75 years of Independent India under the banner of “The Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Independence Day is always memorable – the day to rejoice […]

Pakistan energy crisis: Karachi markets to shut at 9 pm to save electricity

Jun 19, 2022 - 8:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Karachi (TIP): The vibrant nightlife in Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi has been hit with the Sindh province government directing all shopping malls, markets, wedding halls and restaurants to close down early to save fuel and […]

Know how President of India is elected

Jun 18, 2022 - 5:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

On July 18, elected MLAs and MPs across the country will vote to elect India’s 15th President. Under Article 62(1) of the Constitution, “an election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the […]

Indo-Canadians are emerging as a strong political entity

Apr 14, 2022 - 11:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Indo-Canadian politicians after establishing their credibility at the community level, and now, on the basis of their track record, are emerging as a strong political entity with their growing presence on the provincial and federal […]

Get Rid of the feudal mindset

Apr 8, 2022 - 7:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Punjab is beset with many problems. Surely, Chandigarh is not one. The worst is the feudal mindset that governs relationship between people. There can be no equality if the society is divided among two groups- […]

Congress must reform: It’s in the interest of democracy

Mar 18, 2022 - 1:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The rout of the Congress in the recent Assembly elections confirms the view that the grand old party is in terminal decline, and that the 2024 parliamentary election would pit the BJP not against the […]

Mild Fluctuations in Share of National and Regional Parties

Feb 5, 2022 - 2:19 am EST @theindpanorama 0

A careful analysis of the election results since 1967 would reveal that the percentage of votes polled by national parties, mainly the Congress, except for 1977 and 1997, has been more than 50. In 1967, […]

Law ministry approves increase of poll expenditure by candidates

Jan 10, 2022 - 7:10 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)-The Union ministry of law and justice on Thursday, Jan 6, approved raising the election expenditure ceiling by a candidate to a maximum of Rs 95 lakh in Parliamentary elections and Rs 40 […]

Four men handed death penalty for gang raping college student in Pakistan

Dec 19, 2021 - 7:29 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Lahore (TIP): Four men who were convicted of gang-raping and robbing a 20-year-old college student in Punjab province has been sentenced to death by a Pakistan court. In January this year, the four suspects — […]

India in history this Week-December 10 to December 16, 2021

Dec 11, 2021 - 7:59 am EST @theindpanorama 0

10 DECEMBER 1878 The freedom fighter leader G. Rajagopalachari was born. 1878 Birth of Muhammad Ali Johar, one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia in Rampur. 2001 Dada Muni, one of the stalwarts of […]

Samyukta Kisan Morcha Farmers play a game

Sanyukta Kisan Morcha suspends protest aftergovt agrees to most of their demands

Dec 10, 2021 - 6:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Experts call agitation ‘enriching of democracy’, but also term victory as one ‘forced due to political compulsions’ NEW DELHI (TIP): As the leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday, December 9, formally announced the […]

Farmers withdraw dharna on rail tracks near Amritsar after 169 days

Mar 13, 2021 - 6:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Amritsar (TIP): A group of farmers squatting on railway tracks near here to protest the Centre’s new farm laws withdrew their agitation on Thursday, March 11, after 169 days, as suspension of trains caused losses […]

Daily cases hit 3-month high in India

Mar 13, 2021 - 5:18 am EST @theindpanorama 0

India on Thursday, March 11, logged 22,854 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in nearly three months as well as this year, as Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continued to fuel the pandemic […]

NRIs can now resolve issues via newly launched website by Punjab Govt.

Mar 5, 2021 - 7:47 am EST @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH/NEW YORK (TIP): The Punjab Government has launched a website to deal with the matters related to family, property and other issues of Non-Resident Indians. The website of the Punjab State Commission for NRIs, www.nricommissionpunjab.com, […]

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