The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court order to stop Haryana’s 75 per cent quota in private jobs for locals. The top court told the state to not take any “coercive steps against the employers”. The high court order – to halt the reservation for locals – has been […]
Breaking his silence on the controversy over his remarks on not letting “Uttar Pradesh, Bihar de bhaiye” enter the state, CM Charanjit Channi has said that the comments were aimed only at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was trying to rule the state through backdoor. The opposition had misconstrued it, Channi said.During Tuesday’s roadshow […]
The Congress accused Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal of “playing with national security” to gain power in Punjab—a development that comes after poet and former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas was heard saying that his former colleague wanted to be “either PM of Punjab or of an independent nation”. Vishwas is heard saying in the […]
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab S Karuna Raju on Wednesday issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the last 72 hours before polling day in Punjab. Raju said that instructions have been issued to all the District Election Officers-cum-Deputy Commissioners that they should make necessary arrangements for the third randomisation of polling personnel, certificate of formation […]
Amid a high-stakes battle, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has stoked a controversy with a comment that he made while campaigning with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by his side – “Don’t let bhaiyas from UP, Bihar, Delhi enter Punjab”. The comment has triggered sharp criticism from rivals – the AAP and the BJP – just […]
The Karnataka high court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on Hijab petitions for Thursday. During the hearing advocate Ravivarma Kumar while appearing on the behalf of petititoners, said that the “government is picking on hijab alone,” news agency ANI reported. Tensions have been high in Karnataka state since the last week of December when some […]
“Give me five years to serve you. I assure you farming, trade, industry will be made profitable,” said PM Modi at poll rally in Pathankot on Wednesday. Addressing an election rally in Punjab’s Pathankot, Modi said the Congress got three opportunities for getting Kartarpur back from Pakistan, but it could not make use of the […]
The Sonepat Police has logged a first information report (FIR) on Wednesday against a truck driver involved in the road accident that led to the death of Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu. Police said the FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint from Sidhu’s brother Surjeet. The actor’s family member said the truck driver […]
