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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]