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Puneet Pareenja

Puneet Pareenja, Senior Editor, India TV Active in the media and journalism sector since 2003, Puneet Pareenja has nearly 23 years of rich experience in electronic, digital, and web journalism. Throughout his career, he has held leadership roles in several of the country's leading news organizations. He served as Bureau Chief for P7 News, News24, News Nation, and Zee News. Following this, he played a pivotal role in the launch of Punjab Kesari Web TV, successfully leading digital news operations and content development as its News Editor. Subsequently, he held the position of State Head at ETV Bharat.

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Congress councillor Gurbax Rawat joins BJP ahead of Chandigarh mayoral elections
India | Jan 27, 2025, 11:58 PM IST
The Congress is now left with only six councillors as Gurbaksh Rawat joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which now has a total of 16 councillors.
Haryana: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker's maternal grandmother, uncle killed in road accident
Haryana | Jan 19, 2025, 12:27 PM IST
Manu Bhaker’s uncle and grandmother tragically died in a road accident just days after she received the Khel Ratna Award, with the driver of the car fleeing the scene.
Shimla rape-murder case: Himachal IG Zahoor Zaidi along with 7 other accused convicted
India | Jan 18, 2025, 04:38 PM IST
Shimla rape-murder case: The 16-year-old minor girl was raped and murdered in 2017, after she had gone missing from the Kotkhai area in Himachal Pradesh.

Kangana Ranaut's Emergency faces protests in Punjab, SGPC demands ban on film
Entertainment | Jan 17, 2025, 12:22 PM IST
On the day of its theatrical release, Kangana Ranaut's second directorial flick, Emergency, faces protests in many parts of Punjab. Earlier, SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) urged government to ban the film.
FIR registered against Haryana BJP chief, singer Rocky Mittal for alleged gang rape in Kasauli
Haryana | Jan 15, 2025, 11:19 AM IST
Rape case: Haryana BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli and singer Rocky Mittal aka Jai Bhagwan are accused of raping a Delhi-based woman in Himachal Pradesh in 2023.
Farmers to hold protest on Lohri in Punjab, burn copies of new farm market policy draft
India | Jan 13, 2025, 09:13 AM IST
Besides a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops, the farmers are demanding a debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in the electricity tariff, withdrawal of police cases and "justice" for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

Gurpreet Gogi, AAP's Ludhiana West MLA in Punjab, shoots himself accidentally, declared dead
India | Jan 11, 2025, 12:14 PM IST
Punjab: Gurpreet Gogi joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2022 and defeated two-time former Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu during the Ludhiana assembly elections.
Haryana: 2 killed in Hisar road accident due to dense fog
Haryana | Jan 04, 2025, 12:52 PM IST
On Saturday, Haryana woke up to a thick blanket of fog in the morning with a minimum temperature of 10.4 degrees Celsius. The low visibility caused a tragic incident that claimed two lives.
Three people shot dead at birthday party in Panchkula, police suspect gang war | VIDEO
Haryana | Dec 23, 2024, 11:37 AM IST
One of the deceased is identified as a suspected criminal and hence the police believe the incident to be an act of gang war. While two deceased belonged to Delhi, one woman was from Haryana's Hisar.

Punjab: Multi-storey under construction building collapses in Mohali | VIDEO
India | Dec 21, 2024, 10:08 PM IST
Punjab building collapse: The building collapsed in the Sohana area of Mohali when basement digging work was going on next to the building.
Om Prakash Chautala, INLD leader and former Haryana CM, dies at 89
Haryana | Dec 20, 2024, 01:27 PM IST
Om Prakash Chautala, former Haryana Chief Minister and veteran INLD leader, passed away at 89 after a prolonged illness. Leaders mourned his contributions to Haryana’s political legacy.
Haryana: Son of ex-BJP National Secretary OP Dhankhar attacked with baseball bat in Panchkula
Haryana | Dec 19, 2024, 01:07 PM IST
While driving home to Sector 14 from Sector 12A Rally Chowk, Ashutosh was intercepted by a car overtaking him, with another vehicle trailing closely behind. Approximately 200 meters from his house, a group of around a dozen youths launched an attack on him.

Blast near Amritsar's Islamabad Police Station sparks panic, gangster claims responsibility
India | Dec 17, 2024, 11:05 AM IST
A powerful explosion near Islamabad Police Station in Amritsar at 3 AM on Tuesday sparked panic among locals. The blast, which shook nearby homes, has reportedly been claimed by gangster Jeevan Fauji, though Punjab Police have yet to confirm the claim.
Farmers, demanding MSP guarantee and loan waivers, to resume Delhi march on THIS day
India | Dec 10, 2024, 05:37 PM IST
Despite the government's efforts to prevent the march, including restricting media coverage, the farmers remain determined to continue their agitation.
Farmers protest: Internet services suspended in several villages along Shambhu border in Haryana
Haryana | Dec 06, 2024, 01:45 PM IST
A group of 101 farmers set to embark on a foot march to Delhi on Friday from their protest site at the Shambhu border on the Punjab and Haryana border. A heavy deployment of security personnel has been made on the Haryana side of the border.

Punjab: Police lathi-charge farmers in Mansa district, several cops injured
India | Dec 05, 2024, 10:29 AM IST
Punjab: The reports say that some farmers and police personnel have been injured in the lathi-charge.
Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked outside Golden Temple, who is the attacker?
India | Dec 04, 2024, 02:55 PM IST
Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked: The attacker has been identified as Narayan Singh Chaudhary who is allegedly a member of Dal Khalsa and was arrested under UAPA in 2013.
Sukhbir Badal attacked: Man opens fire at Akali Dal leader at entrance of Golden Temple | VIDEO
India | Dec 04, 2024, 10:20 AM IST
A man identified as Narayan Singh Chaura opened fire at Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal. Badal narrowly escaped the attack as people present on site overpowered him. Badal was at the Golden temple to serve the religious punishment.
'Colonial laws source of British oppression, exploitation': PM Modi at event on three criminal laws
India | Dec 03, 2024, 02:25 PM IST
New criminal laws: Three new criminal laws— Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam— have replaced the erstwhile IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act respectively.
Sukhbir Singh Badal ordered to clean toilet by Sikh religious body | Know why he is punished
India | Dec 02, 2024, 05:12 PM IST
On November 16, Sukhbir Singh Badal resigned from the post of SAD president, paving the way for the election of the new party chief. After Badal was declared 'tankhaiya', he kept himself away from political and social engagements.