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Telugu is North America’s fastest growing language As of 2023, about 500,000 residents in the United States speak a first language that some Americans might have never heard of. The most recent American Community Survey reports Telugu, a South Indian language, is the fastest-growing linguistic group in the country.

America’s large, culturally diverse population keeps increasing, and someday soon, more languages will join Spanish and French as standard high-school electives.

Vancouver could see temperatures drop before Halloween It looks like Vancouver could see temperatures dip to 0 C or lower before Halloween.

Temperatures are expected to hit the freezing mark at the Environment Canada station at Vancouver International Airport later this week. Armel Castellan, a warning preparedness meteorologist with the federal agency, says it’ll be colder the further someone is from the ocean. It could get as low as -4 or -5 C in the eastern parts of Metro Continued on page 6

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India to resume some visa services in Canada India will resume some visa services in Canada with effect from October 26th, the country’s High Commission in Canada said on Wednesday.

The High Commission of India in Ottawa in a Press release said that its consulates General in Toronto and Vancouver has decided to

resume the visa services effective October 26, 2023. India will resume visa services for entry visa, business visa, medical visa, and conference visa, the High Commission said.

Some weeks ago, India stopped issuing visas in Canada because it was no longer Continued on page 7

Shooting at Langley Starbucks drive-thru sent one to hospital Langley, B.C., RCMP confirm officers are responding to a shooting Thursday morning. The shooting happened in the drive-thru of a Starbucks at Fraser Highway and 216th Street. Shots rang out just before 8:30 am. while the area was busy with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Police arrived to find a victim seriously injured and they were

Premier Eby says ‘no more money’ for Surrey police BC Premier David Eby said there will be no more money for the City of Surrey beyond $150 million that was promised by Public

Safety Minister Mike Farnworth this past summer to help the city shoulder the cost of transitioning to the Surrey Police Service from the Surrey RCMP.

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$50M Lotto Max jackpot winner continues going to work at 4:30 am

A Quebec man who is in his sixties says he has no plans to retire just yet and is still going to work every day.

Pierre Richer had a lot to be thankful for this past Thanksgiving weekend, when he discovered he had won the $50,000,000 jackpot in the Oct. 6 Lotto Max draw. Despite the life-changing reward, Richer was back at work at 4:30 AM the following Monday, as a driver and head of shipping at a catering company.

“I can’t leave them alone in the dark. Without me there, the shipping department is not feasible,” said Richer at a press conference held by Loto-Québec.

Darpan Extraordinary Achievement Awards 2023

The 13th Annual DARPAN Extraordinary Achievement Awards was a night of glitz and glam at Aria Banquet & Convention Centre. The function was a huge success with high profile politicians, members from the business community, dignitaries, and distinguished South Asian achievers gracing the occasion with their presence.

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India might take Canada to FATF for inaction over terror funding: Report

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India is planning to drag Canada to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for its inaction over Khalistani extremism and terror funding. As per Indian officials, despite New Delhi having shared ‘credible and clinching’ evidence with Ottawa, the latter has failed to rein in terror funding operations on its soil.

As per media reports, India might share a “dossier of the old and new

evidence” with the FATF, the Paris-based watchdog responsible for legal, regulatory and operational measures to combat money laundering and terror financing.

“Canada acquiescing to India’s demand to reduce its diplomatic strength by 41 is not enough as India’s key concern is about funding and shielding of Khalistanis on Canadian soil,” a diplomatic source was quoted as saying by The Sunday Guardian.

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A pedestrian was sent to hospital after being hit by a bus in Surrey, police say.

The man was hit Tuesday (Oct. 24) at King George Boulevard and 96 Avenue near Surrey Memorial Hospital at about 3:15 p.m., Surrey RCMP said.

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area for at least a few hours. Surrey has had six fatal pedestrian collisions

so far this year as ICBC marks Pedestrian Safety Month in response to a “sharp increase” in pedestrian deaths and injuries, particularly between October and January.

In 2022, eight pedestrians were killed on Surrey’s roads. According to ICBC, 43 per cent of crashes involving pedestrians happen during those months as weather and visibility worsen.

Trudeau ‘laughing stock’ in India, ‘doormat’ for Biden In interview with Namaste Radio Toronto, Canadian oppn leader Pierre Poilievre said will restore professional ties with India if elected to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canadian Leader of Opposition Pierre Poilievre Saturday deplored the hostility shown to Indian diplomats at public events in the country, calling it “totally unacceptable” and vowed to repair ties with New Delhi in an interview with Namaste Radio Toronto, a station that focuses on the Nepalese community in Canada. Poilievre also called for

charges against those who target Hindu temples or templegoers in Canada.

His comments came in the backdrop of an escalating diplomatic row between India and Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India last week of breaching ‘International law and the Vienna Convention’ by seeking parity in the strength and rank of Canada’s diplomatic presence in India. Trudeau, Poilievre told the radio station, is “not worth the cost” of housing and mortgages after having been in power for eight years.

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What prompted India to resume Canada visa services India has resumed a select number of visa services in Canada. This came after a withdrawal of all visa services following a diplomatic row prompted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accusing Indian agents of being involved in the murder of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

India’s decision to resume visa services in Canada came after discussions held over 10 days, Hindustan Times reported Thursday.

This was done because Canadian authorities apparently showed “greater responsiveness” to New Delhi’s concerns, an Indian official said, as per the report. The official, however, did not reveal who were part of these discussions. A report in the Financial Times published earlier this month had claimed that India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had met his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly in Washington DC in September.

Canadian diplomats misusing powers to give visas to Khalistan supporters - India says Canadian diplomats are misusing their powers in different consulates across Chandigarh and other areas of Punjab to grant visas to people with known criminal antecedents who are Khalistani supporters, top government sources told CNN-News18 amid the face-off between India and Canada over the killing of

Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Sources said the diplomats have gone “very soft” on visas to people despite knowing their antecedents. They added that the visas are being extended just to support the Khalistan cause so that the momentum can gain maximum strength.

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South Asian trucker smuggling cocaine from Detroit to Windsor snorted some of his load before border check up A long-haul transport truck driver dipped into the 30 kilos of cocaine he was smuggling into Canada, opening one of the bricks hidden among California oranges, snorting it, and then resealing the package during his four-day drive, which may explain his strange behaviour at the border.

Crossing from Detroit into Windsor with his paperwork in order, he told border agents there was nothing but oranges in his truck — but then added that a man had tried to recruit him to smuggle drugs and maybe next time he could agree so the government could arrest the guy.

Vancouver Island jewelry dealer targeted by thieves for 22nd time

A Vancouver Island jewelry dealer says he’s taking a hard look at whether he wants to stay in business, after being broken into yet again.

Jeff Ross, who owns Gold Silver Guy shops in Nanaimo, Qualicum and Duncan, said the break-in Tuesday night was his 22nd in 25 years and the fifth this year alone. What’s more, this is the third time thieves have been

able to get into one of his shops through an unconventional method, and one he has little to no defence against. The thieves, he said, were able to break through a wall of concrete cinder blocks at his Qualicum location, before cutting out the security system and eventually breaking into the safe.

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Premier Eby should copy Manitoba NDP’s gas tax cut

Premier David Eby should look to New Democrats in Manitoba for ideas to make life more affordable.

Manitoba’s new premier, Wab Kinew, promised to suspend the provincial gas tax. “I don’t know about you, but in our household, the workhorse that we use to drive to work, to drive the kids to their activities is a pickup truck and it takes 100 litres to fill up every time we go to the pump,” Kinew said.

“That means that this announcement for a family using a vehicle like [that], it’ll save you $14 every single time you gas up.”

With the Manitoba NDP joining the chorus of provinces cutting gas taxes, it’s become clear it’s not a partisan issue.

Conservative, Liberal and NDP politicians across the country have taken action to reduce gas taxes.

Politicians are coming out against sky-high gas taxes for good reason. High fuel taxes mean high costs for everything delivered by truck, train or plane. And higher prices for anyone buying those goods delivered to the store.

Across the country, 55 per cent of Canadians believe the federal carbon tax should be cut or killed, while in B.C. that number shoots up to 60 per cent.

The carbon tax has roughly the same impact on the price of fuel as B.C.’s provincial gas tax. So it’s fair to say British Columbians want our provincial government to provide gas tax relief, too.

Eby should follow the lead of other provincial premiers and cut gas taxes. That’s especially needed in B.C. as drivers pay the highest gas taxes in the country.

Taxes currently add up to 64 cents per litre to the price of fuel in B.C, and even more in Vancouver and Victoria. The provincial motor fuels tax makes up 14.5 cents per litre of gas.

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Vancouver could see temperatures drop before Halloween

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India to resume some visa services in Canada

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suspended until further notice.

India’s relations with Canada are currently under strain following Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s allegation of the involvement of “agents of the Indian government” in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF).

Shooting at Langley Starbucks drive-thru sent one hospital

to the hospital. No one else was injured in the shooting. “I was at the Starbucks ordering my coffee at the takeout window around 8:20, heard a bunch of loud bangs – the lady in the window and I thought it was fireworks,” a witness said.

We have agreed to conceal their identity due to concerns about their safety. “I turned to look behind me and saw the victim with blood coming down his face.

I thought he was hit with the fireworks.

Turns out he was the victim shot in the car two vehicles behind me. The lady behind me had (the victim) sit down. I put him in the car to assist. I was holding the victim’s jaw shut. He was bleeding in the mouth it looked like he was shot in the mouth.”

A short time later, a burned-out car was found at 68th Avenue and 229th Street.

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Man charged with impaired driving in deaths of two pleads guilty A Vancouver man who killed two UBC students by driving on a campus sidewalk two years ago has pleaded guilty. Tim Carl Robert Goerner, 22, was charged with two counts each of impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing

death, and impaired driving. Goerner pleaded guilty on Oct. 16 to two counts of dangerous driving causing death, the B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday.

A sentencing hearing is set for Nov. 6.

Vancouver police conduct search warrants into operations of drug advocacy group Vancouver police have executed multiple search warrants investigating the operations of the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF).

DULF is a Vancouver drug advocacy group that operated an illegal compassion club in hopes of reducing toxic drug deaths.

The group has publicly said it sells controlled substances such as heroin,

cocaine and methamphetamines.

“We understand the magnitude of the ongoing overdose crisis and the impact drug toxicity deaths have in communities throughout the province,” said Insp. Phil Heard, Vancouver police’s organized crime section commanding officer.

Drug User Liberation Front loses BC health authority funding A Vancouver-based compassion club has lost its provincial funding after B.C. United MLAs slammed the government for giving taxpayer dollars to an organization that sells illicit drugs purchased on the dark web. The Drug User Liberation Front has been buying cocaine,

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18 months jail for former CRA agent for unlawfully collecting child benefit A Quebec man who formerly processed child benefit applications for the CRA has been sentenced to jail time for falsely claiming tax credits and benefits worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that on Friday, October 20, Wayne Kendall Jr. was sentenced at the TroisRivières Courthouse to 18 months behind bars, followed by a two-year probation.

In a press release, the federal agency said that

Kendall Jr. had pleaded guilty to making false or deceptive statements and forgery on March 10, 2023. During an investigation, it was found that from 2015 to 2018, Kendall Jr. had fraudulently obtained over $377,000 by submitting false claims for tax credits and benefits.

“He impersonated 18 different individuals in order to claim tax credits and benefits for a total of 61 fictitious children and then deposited the money in various bank accounts he had opened under false identities,” the CRA shared.

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South Asian couple ordered to demolish house extension, laneway rental A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered a couple to demolish their Surrey house extension and laneway structure he said they constructed without regard to laws or regulations.

The City of Surrey petitioned the court for their demolition and removal, in the 8000-block of 148th Street.

The city said the structures’ square footage greatly exceeded bylaw allowances, that setbacks were not observed and

structures were constructed without any building permits or required inspections.

“I accept that the public interest favours the demolition of the structures as opposed to condoning unlawful and potentially unsafe building and rental practices,” Justice John Gibb-Carsley said in his Oct. 24 decision.

Owners Jagmohan Singh Sidhu and Gagandeep Kaur Sidhu admitted that the structures offended city bylaws both in the

manner in which they were constructed and their size and location on the property.

However, they argued that given the housing crisis in the Lower Mainland, ordering demolition and removal is wasteful and too drastic a remedy.

They asked for the opportunity to retroactively legalize the infractions so that the structures can continue to be rented to tenants.

He said they “built the structures in flagrant violation of the city’s bylaws in

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PM Trudeau blames investors for ‘commodification’ of housing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says investors and corporations have played a significant role in Ontario’s housing crisis.

Recent data from Statistics Canada revealed that as of 2021, 43 per cent of condo apartments and between 14 and 21 per cent of houses in Ontario were owned by investors. In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) alone, investors owned 33 per cent of condo apartments and between nine and 16 per cent of all houses.

Trudeau was in Brampton last week to announce $114 million in funding for that city from the government’s $4-billion Housing Accelerator Fund.

When asked about the Stats Canada data during a news conference, the prime minister said investors and corporations buying up condos and houses has led to the “commodification” of housing by eating up much-needed supply and driving up prices in the process.

where the structures are located; by grossly exceeding the square footage allowed on the property; and by not obtaining any permits or inspections during construction.”

He said because Sidhu is a realtor and had obtained permits for initial building construction, he should have been aware of the bylaws.

The city first confirmed the presence of unpermitted construction on Nov. 15, 2021.

On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada decided to keep the benchmark rate of interest at five per cent. The BoC has been raising interest rates since March 2022 as a tool to cool down an overcharged postCOVID-19 economy and reduce inflation.

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“We’ve seen in Canada a lot of evidence of slowing economic momentum. This interest rate decision was accompanied by a

monetary policy report that updates the bank’s economic forecast and they downgraded Canada’s growth both this year and next.

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They began filming on Wednesday.

The two entities Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth have worked together in several movies over the years. The former is now known as the Shahenshah of Bollywood while the latter is the superstar of the Tamil film industry.

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Diljit Dosanjh collaborates with Australian singer Sia Have you heard? Punjabi pop star Diljit Dosanjh has collaborated with Australian singer Sia for his new single, Hass hass. The singer confirmed reports of their project, which will release today Taking to social media, he responded to a fan page

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INDIA Rajasthan Chief Minister lashes out at BJP after ED raid

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot slammed BJP after ED summoned his son and raided the premises of the Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra, saying terror had been unleashed in the country.

He claimed that Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids happen wherever elections are

held. Be it Chhattisgarh, Karnataka or Himachal Pradesh, ED raids happened just before elections, the chief minister said.

“Raids happened but the Congress won the elections. The situation is worrisome.

They have unleashed terror in the country,” Gehlot told reporters at a press conference.

India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor could be one of the reasons for Hamas attack: Biden President Joe Biden has said that he is convinced that one of the reasons why Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Israel was because of the recent announcement during the G-20 Summit in New Delhi on

the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor that integrates the entire region with a network of railroad.

Israel has launched a massive counteroffensive against Hamas after unprecedented

BlackRock CEO flies into India to meet Ambani & policymakers Larry Fink, the world’s largest asset manager with over $9 trillion in assets, recently undertook a brief visit to India to meet his business partner, Mukesh Ambani. In Mumbai, Fink toured the expansive Jio Campus in Navi Mumbai and RIL’s high-end retail hub in the Bandra Kurla Complex.

Larry Fink, the world’s largest asset manager with over $9 trillion in assets, recently undertook a brief visit to India to meet his business partner, Mukesh Ambani, informed sources told ET. During his visit, Fink along with RIL chairman Ambani, also had a meeting with Prime Minister

Security forces killed five militants along LoC Five militants were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The counter-infiltration operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and

intelligence agencies in the Machil sector of north Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara. “Based on an intelligence input generated by Kupwara Police, an infiltration bid was successfully foiled in a joint operation launched by the police

Mallikarjun Kharge made “significant progress” - Congress As Indian National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge completed one year in office, the party said that it has made “significant progress” under his leadership, and that he has been instrumental in revitalising the organisational structure.

MrKhargewaselectedasCongresspresident last October after defeating Shashi Tharoor in the party’s internal polls for the top post.

He had officially taken over as the Congress president on October 26.

Election Commission will require 30 lakh EVMs & 1.5-year preparation time for same day voting The Election Commission will require around 30 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) and a preparation time of nearly one-and-half years for the smooth conduct

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Man orders TV worth Rs 1 Lakh and gets something else A customer’s excitement turned into shock and stress after he received an item different from the one he ordered from e-commerce platform Flipkart. The customer, who goes by the name Aryan on social media, took to X to share the incident.

On X, Aryan revealed that he had ordered a Sony TV from Flipkart on October 7. However, to his surprise, he received a television set from Thomson inside the box that had Sony written on it.

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The fall of a Fijian drug trafficker Until recently, Aiyaz Mohammed Musa Umarji was in public at least a pillar of Fiji’s business community. With ownership of a Pacific-wide pharmacy network, Umarji and his family were significant donors to the party that repressively ruled the country

until it lost power in elections last December.

He was also a major figure in sports, serving as a vice president of the Fiji Football Association and as a committee member in soccer’s global governing body, FIFA. And he did it all as an internationally wanted drug trafficker.

Govt acknowledges military commander’s concerns with new AG’s appointment A move by Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to reorganise his cabinet portfolios has resulted in the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Ro Jone Kalouniwai raising the military’s concerns

about breaches to the country’s constitution.

Rabuka announced a cabinet reshuffle on October 14, calling it “a strategic reassignment of ministerial portfolios” that were “intended to enhance governance,

Sikhs in Fiji Police Force allowed to wear turban Recognising that the respect for diversity and inclusivity are integral to the success of policing efforts, Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew approved the wearing of a turban with the official Fiji Police

crown. Navjeath Singh Sohata becomes the first Sikh cop to don a turban with the official Fiji Police crown after the island nation’s police force approved changes to the uniform in a bid to promote diversity.

Real Estate Building boom underway in Nanaimo downtown ‘The skyline is going to change dramatically, Nanaimo downtown building boom underway in Nanaimo.

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28-storey social housing tower with fire hall in downtown Vancouver An agreement many years in the making to incorporate more affordable housing into the post-Expo ’86 development of North False Creek is now supported by area plan amendments allowing

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On Thursday, Vancouver City Council unanimously approved bylaw changes enabling social housing buildings on the three undeveloped sites of 1050 Pacific

Afghanistan beat Pakistan in world cup thriller

Pakistanis question the leadership of Babar Wasim Akram, Misbah-ul-Haq to Ramiz Raja Azam after Afghan’s stunning win over and Shoaib Akhtar, have pinned the blame on Pakistan put green srmy on the brink of an p[oor performance of Babar for displeasing early World Cup 2023 exit. From legends show of captaincy in ICC World Cup.

Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi indicted in cipher case A special court established under the Official Secrets Act indicted former prime minister Imran Khan and foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case.

The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document that reportedly went missing from Imran’s possession. The PTI alleges that the document contained a threat from the United States to oust Imran from office.

PCB’s statement after three major defeats in World Cup Post three consecutive losses in the World Cup 2023, Pakistan Cricket Board seek support from fans and the former cricketers to back the captain and co who

still have few crucial matches to play in the league stage. After starting the campaign with two back-to-back wins, Pakistan have lost to India, Australia and even Afganistan.

Supreme Court declares military trials of civilians null and void Supreme Court’s five-member bench on Monday declared the military trials of civilians arrested in the wake of violent protests in the country on May 9 to be null and void.

The court announced its verdict in the case a few hours after it was reserved.

Justice Ijazul Ahsan headed the bench

comprising Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yayha Afridi, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Ayesha A. Malik.

In a 4-1 majority ruling, the court said that the trial of May 9 suspects would be conducted in ordinary courts. Justice Yayha Afridi disagreed with the majority.

outside the downtown grocery store she works full time — because she can only dream of moving into it.

“It depends on the price range, but there’s been nothing. I’ve been looking

for a year and a half to find a place that’s reasonable right now on my income that I can move into,” said Noel.

“I have advertised for a roommate, and I am sort of living with a stranger just to make ends meet.”

More than half of Toronto condos built in recent years were investor-owned Over half of the condo apartments built in Toronto in recent years were owned by investors, according to new data from Statistics Canada.

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From 2016 to 2021, investors owned 37,580 newly constructed condos in Toronto, accounting for 56.7% of new builds.

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Governor terms 2 projects by AAP MLA as being violation of environmental laws Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit has termed the two projects by Mohali AAP MLA Kulwant Singh as being in violation of the environmental laws.

He has asked the government to initiate action against the MLA for violating wildlife norms. An action taken report has been sought from the state government on the issue. Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit has termed the two projects by Mohali AAP MLA Kulwant Singh as being in violation of the environmental laws.

He has asked the government to initiate action against the MLA for violating wildlife norms. An action taken report has been sought from the state government on the issue.

‘Main Punjab Bolda Haan’ debate on November 1 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that main political parties in Punjab will have to answer for their “misdeeds” during the ‘Main Punjab Bolda Haan’ debate on November 1 in Ludhiana.

The debate will be held at an auditorium of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).

“The name of the debate to be held at Ludhiana on November 1 at 12 noon will be ‘Main Punjab Bolda Haan’. The main political parties of Punjab which have been in power will present their side. Each party will get 30 minutes,” Mann said on X.

Minister to tie the knot with UP radiologist Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Hayer will tie the knot next month with Gurveen Kaur, a doctor, sources said.

Hayer, is a Cabinet minister in Bhagwant Mann government and two-time MLA from Barnala, also holds the portfolios of water resources, soil and water conservation, mines and geology and science, technology and environment. The marriage ceremony will take place on November 7 in Chandigarh, the sources said.

Dr Gurveen Kaur is radiologist by profession. Her family stays in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Kaur’s father Bhupender Singh Bajwa was the chef de mission for the Hangzhou Asian Games of the Indian contingent.

Bajwa is also the president of

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