SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia and Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, pitted against each other at the Amritsar East assembly seat, exchanged brief pleasantries as they come face to face at a polling booth in the city on Sunday.
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EC stops Bollywood actor Sonu Sood from visiting polling booths; his car impounded
The Election Commission has restrained Bollywood actor Sonu Sood from visiting polling stations in Moga over complaints that he was influencing voters. Sood’s car was impounded on Sunday to stop him from going to booths. This comes after a complaint from a supporter of Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Barjinder Singh alias Makhan Brar. Meanwhile, District […]
Punjab Voting Live: 69.65 per cent polling recorded
Punjab, on Sunday, witnessed a voter turnout of 69.65 per cent till 5pm. Punjab is expected to witness a multi-cornered contest among the ruling Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP alliance, BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt) and the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha. Over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,304 candidates including 93 women. The voting will start at 8 […]
Conjoined twins Sohna, Mohna cast 2 votes; goggles keep secrecy
Conjoined twins Sohna and Mohna cast their first votes on Sunday at Manawal in Amritsar as two separate voters. To maintain the secrecy of the votes from each other they were given goggles, an official told news agency ANI. It is a very unique case. EC told us to do proper videography. They’re conjoined but […]
Punjab all set for assembly polls, 2,952 polling stations recognised as vulnerable
Punjab is all set for polls on Sunday with the Office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) making all arrangements to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections in the state. Briefing the media, Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said the entire state machinery is working round the clock to ensure peaceful, free and fair elections.He […]
Amit Shah responds to Channi’s demand for probe against Kejriwal
Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi that he would “personally look into” allegations against Aam Aadmi Party’s alleged ties with pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).In a letter to Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday, Amit Shah wrote: “As per your letter, a political party being in contact with and seeking […]
PM Narendra Modi meets Sikh delegation at his residence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hosted a delegation of eminent personalities and spiritual leaders from the Sikh community at his official residence here. The PM also took to Twitter to post a photograph of his meeting with Uday Singh from Sri Bhaini Sahib of Ludhiana, a spiritual leader of the Namdhari Sect. The meeting […]
Punjab Congress releases 13-point manifesto; promises financial assistance to women, 1 lakh govt jobs
Punjab Congress promised to end the mafia ‘raj’ in sand, liquor, and cable businesses; Rs 1,100 to women; eight free cooking gas cylinders a year; and one lakh government jobs in the 13-point poll manifesto. Chief Minister Charanjit Channi, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and former Sunil Jakhar resolved to work together […]
ECI ISSUES PROHIBITION PROTOCOL DURING 48 HOUR BEFORE POLL
The Election Commission of India today issued extensive guidelines to the District Election Officers to ensure prohibitions during the period of 48 hours (6 pm on Fabrury 18, 2022) ending with hours fixed for conclusion of poll in Punjab to be held on Fabrury 20, 2022. Voting will take place in the State of Punjab […]
Congress has always betrayed farmers: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress, accusing it of betraying farmers and said it was the BJP government which made record purchase of grains. Addressing a rally here ahead of the February 20 Punjab assembly polls, Modi urged voters to bring the BJP-led alliance to power in the state for […]