The farmer unions contesting the Punjab assembly polls will no longer be part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body that spearheaded the agitation against the now-repealed agri laws said on Saturday.SKM leaders in a press conference after their meeting at Kondli on the Singhu border also said that BKU leader Rakesh Tikait […]
The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 86 candidates for the February 14 Assembly elections in Punjab, fielding Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from Chamkaur Sahib and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar East. The party has also fielded Punjab Deputy Chief Ministers — Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa from Dera Baba Nanak and […]
After the Congress denied ticket to him for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls, Moga MLA Harjot Kamal on Saturday joined the BJP here in the presence of its senior leadership, including Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 86 candidates for the February 14 state assembly polls, refusing […]
The Shiromani Akali Dal announced on Saturday to field youth leader Parminder Singh Sohana from Mohali assembly seat for the February 14 Punjab Assembly polls. With this announcement, the party has so far declared 94 candidates.”SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal has announced youth leader Parminder Singh Sohana as party candidate from Mohali. He has remained […]
Cold weather conditions prevailed in many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday. Bathinda in Punjab reeled under intense cold and recorded a low of 4.2°C, according to the meteorological department. Gurdaspur, too, experienced a cold night, recording a low of 5.2°C, while Moga registered a low of 5.9°C. Amritsar recorded a minimum temperature of […]
In a major development, the Amritsar Special Task Force (STF) recovered 5 kg of RDX from near the international border in Attari’s Dhanoa Kala village on Friday. The explosive was defused by the bomb squad present on the spot. Besides the RDX, the STF has also recovered six AK 47 rifle rounds, two grenades, three […]
Enforcement teams have seized liquor, psychotropic substances and unaccounted cash after the model code of conduct came into force in Punjab following the announcement of the Assembly elections, a poll official said on Thursday. The estimated value of the confiscated items is worth Rs 23.8 crore, he said.The seizure was made till January 12, he […]
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal asked people on Thursday who should be the party’s chief ministerial face in the February 14 Punjab Assembly polls, even as he stated that his own preference for the post is Bhagwant Mann. Kejriwal, however, ruled himself out of the race as the AAP launched its “Janta Chunegi Apna CM” […]
Haryana’s farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni has expressed displeasure over SSM chief Balbir Singh Rajewal offering only a few seats to his political outfit SSP for the February 14 Punjab assembly polls. Chaduni made known his displeasure days after talks between his outfit Sanyukt Sangharsh Party (SSP) and Rajewal-led Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) for a […]
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Thursday described as a “drama” the Aam Aadmi Party’s move to seek people’s suggestion on who should be its chief ministerial candidate for Punjab. The Shiromani Akali Dal leader alleged that AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal himself wants to become Punjab’s chief minister.Earlier in the day, Kejriwal launched the Aam Aadmi […]