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Radical preacher Amritpal declares Rs 1,000 in total assets in poll affidavit
Chandigarh: Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, has declared assets worth Rs 1,000, according to his poll affidavit. Chief of…
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Lok Sabha polls: BJP drops Kirron Kher for Chandigarh seat
Chandigarh: The BJP on Wednesday announced Sanjay Tandon as its candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat of Chandigarh, replacing two-time MP Kirron Kher. Tandon, 60, is the party’s co-incharge for Himachal…
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Why probe into Vadra-DLF land deal ‘slow’, asks Haryana IAS officer
Chandigarh: Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka on Saturday questioned the “slow” progress in the probe into alleged irregularities in land deals during the erstwhile Congress government in Haryana. “Why is the investigation…
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AAP demands Chandigarh civic body repoll postponement
Chandigarh: Just hours ahead of the re-polling for the posts of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday asked the Corporation’s…
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Chandigarh mayoral polls: SC declares AAP’s candidate winner, setback to BJP
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 20, ordered that the AAP candidate be declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. The top court…
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Watch: CJI pulls up Chandigarh Returning Officer over mayoral polls fraud
A video of the conversation between Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Returning Officer Anil Masih during the hearing of the Chandigarh mayoral elections fraud case has gone massively viral on…
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Chandigarh mayor poll fraud: SC seeks video recording of counting day
New Delhi: Observing that “horse-trading is taking place”, the Supreme Court has said it would peruse on Tuesday the ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayoral polls and the entire video-recording of the counting day, and…
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Chandigarh mayor’s resignation shows BJP won by using ‘unfair means’: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that BJP leader Manoj Sonkar’s resignation as Chandigarh mayor shows that they won the elections by using “unfair means”. Addressing the media…
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‘Murder of democracy’: SC raps Chandigarh officer for defacing mayoral poll ballot
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the civic poll officer who held the Chandigarh Mayor elections and said that it is obvious that the Returning Officer has “defaced” the ballot…
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Chandigarh mayoral polls: SC to hear Monday AAP councillor’s plea for urgent hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday an AAP councillor’s plea challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that refused to grant any interim relief to the…
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AAP MLAs, volunteers coming for party’s protest being stopped, detained: Kejriwal
New Delhi: AAP MLAs and volunteers coming to participate in the party’s protest outside the BJP headquarters here against the “cheating” in the Chandigarh mayoral polls are being stopped or detained, Chief…
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AAP moves HC over deferment of Chandigarh mayoral polls
Chandigarh: The AAP Thursday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the Chandigarh mayoral polls were abruptly postponed with councillors being told that the presiding officer had fallen ill. The administration…
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AAP, Congress seal alliance for Chandigarh mayoral polls
Chandigarh: The AAP and the Congress have arrived at an understanding on contesting the Chandigarh mayoral polls in an alliance, sources said on Monday. Under the arrangement, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…
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Rajput leader’s murder: 2 shooters among three held in Chandigarh
New Delhi: In a joint operation with the Rajasthan Police, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested three men, including two shooters, from Chandigarh for their alleged involvement in the killing of…