The Bahujan Samaj Party on Tuesday released names of six remaining candidates for the February 20 Punjab Assembly polls. The Mayawati-led party has tied up with the Shiromani Akali Dal for the elections and contesting on 20 of 117 Assembly seats. According to the list of candidates released by the party, Dalbir Kaur will contest […]
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Charanjit Singh Channi government brings any proof against his brother-in-law and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia who has been booked in an NDPS case. Calling the case against Majithia as “false and highly politicised”, Badal warned that everyone responsible for implicating […]
SAD candidates Jagmeet Singh Brar and Kanwarjit Singh and Congress nominee Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon were among 12 people who filed their nominations for the Punjab assembly polls on Tuesday. The process of the filling of papers began on Tuesday, Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said. The nomination process will continue till February 1. The […]
After the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the state for Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections, various enforcement teams have seized valuables worth Rs 77.76 crores in violation of code till January 23, 2022. Giving details in this regard, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju today said that the surveillance teams […]
Recognising the outstanding services of the Punjab Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (GOI), on the eve of 73rd Republic Day announced the names of the Punjab Police officers/officials, to be awarded with President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) and Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS). Two Additional Director Generals of […]
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Monday said that he had got a message from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan through a “common acquaintance” to reinstate PPCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was earlier a minister in Amarinder’s Cabinet. Amarinder had divested Sidhu of his Local Bodies Department after 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing non-performance. […]
After Amarinder Singh claimed on Monday he had got a message from Pakistan to reinstate Navjot Singh Sidhu in his government in Punjab, the Congress said it was shameful on the former chief minister’s part to raise such issues and added it was aimed at diverting attention in the run-up to next month’s assembly polls. […]
The minimum temperatures in northwest and central India are likely to drop by three to five degrees Celsius over the next five days, leading to cold day conditions in Delhi and a cold wave in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Cold day to severe cold day conditions are very likely […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed anticipatory bail plea of senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia. The order was passed by Justice Lisa Gill after hearing final arguments on his bail plea. Majithia was earlier granted interim anticipatory bail and directed to join investigation.The setback for Majithia came a day before the process […]
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary and called upon the youth to take inspiration from his ideals and dedicate themselves to serving the nation. Amid rainy weather here, Khattar unveiled the statue of Bose installed at a park named after Netaji and greeted […]