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Pro-Khalistan group to march towards Chandigarh on August 15, security beefed up
The Quami Insaaf Morcha has been protesting for months, seeking release of Sikh prisoners who have completed their jail term.
Manjeet Sehgal works as a Deputy Editor with the India Today Group and has over three decades of varied media industry experience including broadcast, print, digital and television.
He reports stories from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh in three different languages i.e English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Manjeet Sehgal was born on 10th August 1967 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. He Studied Journalism from Kurukshetra University and holds master degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication, and Psychology, and post graduate diplomas in Human Rights, Counselling and Behaviour Modification, Mental health, and Fine Arts.
Manjeet Segal's USP to produce and write stories in three languages simultaneously. He has previously written a political column on Punjab (Punjabi Tadka). He has interest in various subjects such as environment, human rights, consumer rights, human interest, and mental health.
The Quami Insaaf Morcha has been protesting for months, seeking release of Sikh prisoners who have completed their jail term.
The Haryana government has warned of action against panchayats passing anti-Muslim resolutions. Sarpanches found guilty of writing controversial letters will face consequences under the Panchayat Raj Act, the officials said.
The Aam Aadmi Party accused the BJP of making "deliberate attempts" to implicate Raghav Chadha, referring to a complaint against the AAP MP by four Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday.
The apple industry in Himachal Pradesh, valued at Rs 5,000 crore, is facing a severe decline because of bad weather this year. With low yields and high prices, the problems with transportation on damaged roads are worsening the situation.
CM Manohar Lal Khattar had said the Haryana government is talking with Himachal Pradesh about the proposal to construct the dam, adding that it would need some villages of the hill state.
Matrimonial advertisements in Punjab's vernacular dailies openly offer financial incentives to lure prospective brides for Punjabi men who dream of settling abroad.
The Chandigarh-Shimla highway was blocked for the second consecutive day on Thursday, leading to heavy traffic congestion as vehicles were diverted along a narrow link road in Kasauli.
While the BJP leadership tried to give the cow vigilante Monu Manesar a clean chit, JJP leader and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala said he fuelled the violence.
Inputs on possibilities of violence in Haryana's Nuh and Gurugram were received by the Haryana intelligence in advance, sources have said. Police say they already had taken note of the social media videos and an adequate police force was deployed. So far, six people have lost their lives in the violence.
A Kurukshetra-based travel agent duped a man from Punjab on the pretext of sending his son to Italy. The son was later found dead in Libya in an illegal confinement.
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said that stones were thrown at the yatra taken out by a right-wing group in Nuh district.