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 […]
In a breakthrough development, the main tunnel of the Katra-Banihal section, T-49, was successfully connected on Tuesday between Sumber and Arpinchala stations, the Northern Railways said. Once completed, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) mega project will be the longest tunnel of the Indian Railways. “A major milestone has been achieved by executing break-through of Tunnel […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over 62 per cent polling was recorded in Uttarakhand where voting to 70 assembly seats spread over 13 districts concluded peacefully on Monday, officials said.T The polling percentage in the 2017 assembly elections in the state was 65.56 per cent.”Polling was held peacefully at the 11,697 polling booths across the state with 62.5 per cent […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment, saying he does not talk about it and black money in his election speeches. Addressing a poll rally here, Gandhi targeted the Narendra Modi-led government over demonetisation and goods and services tax, alleging that only two-three billionaires benefited from them.Stating that his […]
Voting is currently underway for the second phase of elections in UP. In this phase, two crore voters will decide the fate of 586 candidates. The assembly constituencies are spread across nine districts- Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly, and Shahjahanpur.Among these 55 seats, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 38 in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged voters of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Goa to turn up in record numbers for the second phase of polling to strengthen the festival of democracy. He reminded the voters to first vote and do any other work with the message “pehle matdaan, fir anya koi kaam”. Polling for […]
Implementing Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand at the earliest will boost equal rights for everyone in the state, chief minister Pushkar S Dhami said today. As soon as the new BJP government is formed, it will form a committee to prepare a draft of UCC in the state, he told news agency ANI. This UCC […]