Senior Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi logged a complaint of receiving ransom calls demanding Rs 2 crore, on Tuesday. Bishnoi, an MLA from Adampur assembly constituency and the son of former chief minister late Bhajan Lal, emailed his complaint to Hisar Police, police said. The complaint said Bishnoi got the calls through Whatsapp’s audio call feature […]
Famous Punjabi film actor and social activist Deep Sidhu today died in a road accident on KMP highway (Kundli-Manesar highway) near Delhi. He was travelling in scorpio jeep on Kundli highway close to site of farmer agitration on Sidhu border, when his vehicle rammed into a stationary container parked on road side. Sources said that […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a poll rally in Abohar town in Fazilka district of Punjab on Thursday. As a precautionary measure, the local administration has declared the airspace under its jurisdiction a no-fly zone till the day of rally. The local administration also strictly prohibited the flying of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said what Capt Amarinder Singh could not achieve in his entire tenure as Punjab CM was implemented successfully by Charanjit Channi in less than four months. Addressing a rally at Rajpura in this district in favour of sitting Rajpura MLA Hardyal Kambhoj, Gandhi said Channi would ensure overall development […]
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday released the SAD-BSP manifesto for the Punjab polls saying it was the party’s vision for the next five years. Old-age pension of Rs 3,100 Shagun scheme Rs 75,000 To construct 5 lakh houses for poor with one lakh per year income Bhai Kaneria scheme re-launch with insurance of […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday claimed that his chopper was not allowed to fly to Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar because areas were declared as no-fly zones amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. Channi was to attend a poll rally along with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Hoshiarpur. Gandhi was […]
The BJP on Monday urged the Election Commission to ban Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu from campaigning in the ongoing assembly polls and register a criminal case against him and his party, alleging that he was promoting hatred and division in the society with his comments. A BJP delegation, including Union minister Mukhtar Abbas […]
In order to ensure that decibels of sound generated during ongoing election campaigns doesn’t exceed the permissible limit, Office of Chief Electoral Officer has deputed different teams from Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to monitor the noise. Divulging details, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju informed that implementing the directions of Election […]
Former Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress leader, Capt Amarinder Singh today said that country’s security and safeguarding the future of Punjab were two top most priorities for the state right now.He also had a dig at Congress leaders for saying that he had a good relationship with BJP leaders. “I don’t care”, he remarked […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that Punjab needed a stable government to protect national security. Modi, who was addressing a rally in Jalandhar—his first this election season—amid tight security arrangements, said Punjab needed a government that could protect it.”In Punjab, the NDA alliance will form a government. In Punjab, a new chapter of […]