Tag: Punjab
BJP, Amarinder SIngh And Sukhdev Dhindsa Form Alliance For Punjab Polls
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), former Congress leader Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) will together contest Punjab assembly polls to be held next year. ....
PM Security Breach: SC Directs Punjab HC Registrar General To Preserve All Records
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court to secure and preserve all records in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab, and also asked the state and Central committees to refrain from conducting inquiries till Monday, when it will take up the matter again. ....
Navjot Singh Sidhu Mocks PM's Security Breach, Calls It A 'drama'
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu aimed a jibe at the BJP over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach, saying he was "troubled" only by a 15-minute wait. The farmers, he said, had to wait for more than a year to get the farm laws scrapped. ....
Election News: 7-phase Election In 5 States From Feb 10, Counting On March 10
Spanned over seven phases, the elections to five states Assemblies -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gao, Punjab and Manipur -- would be held from February 10 to March 7, and the counting of votes will take place on March 10, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday. ....
Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia Gets Interim Bail In Drug Case
In a major reprieve to Akali leader and former Punjab Cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday granted interim anticipatory bail to him in a drug case. ....
At 94, Parkash Singh Badal Is The Oldest To File Nomination For Punjab Election
Five-time Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal on Monday filed his nomination for the upcoming assembly elections from Lambi constituency in Punjab's Muktsar district. ....
ED Arrests Punjab CM's Nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has Bhupinder Singh Honey, the nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to illegal mining in Punjab, said officials on Friday. ....
TATA IPL Mega Auction Ends: Final List Of Players Of All 10 Teams
The mega auction concludes with 10 IPL franchises splashing INR 551,70,00,000 across 2 days. A total of 204 players were bought out of 600. Meanwhile, 108 players fetched over INR 1 crore. Ishan Kishan turned out to be the most expensive player in this year’s auction with INR 15.25 crore. The second on the list is Deepak Chahar who was bought by Chennai Super Kings for INR 14 crore.....
'Aloo Ke Chips, Tomato Ketchup...': Rahul Gandhi Promises Cluster Of Food Parks And Machine Tools In Hoshiarpur
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday announced that if his party returned to the helm again in Punjab it will set up a cluster of food parks and the payment will be made directly to farmers for their produce. ....
Punjab Assembly Elections: Major Embarrassment For Capt Amarinder Singh As He Loses Patiala Seat
In a major embarrassment for two-time Punjab Chief Minister and Congress rebel Capt Amarinder Singh in a fag-end of his political career, he faced a humiliating defeat from AAP's greenhorn Ajit Pal Kohli with over 13,000 votes on Thursday from his stronghold Patiala (Urban), the seat that he has won for four consecutive terms since 2002 when he first contested. ....
