Punjab news

Fatehgarh Sahib: SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today paid obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib before starting his “Punjab Bachao Yatra” in the district. Only regional party can protect rights, resolve all issues and ensure justice to…

Amritsar: After the BJP announced its candidates for the Lok Sabha poll in the state, farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) and Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-political) today announced to oppose the nominees…

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has questioned Punjab on the registration of a ‘Zero FIR’ despite the injured farmer’s categorical stand that he was picked up from Punjab and taken to Haryana before being beaten up…

Bathinda: Two Hindu-dominated urban assembly segments — Bathinda (urban) and Mansa — hold the key in the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency in the polls. For the first time, the BJP is contesting from the Bathinda seat alone after its alliance…

Jalandhar: After Jalandhar AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and MLA Sheetal Angural defected to the BJP, Sandeep Pathak, national general secretary, AAP, on Wednesday held meetings with local leaders and workers in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur. The…

Chandigarh: Punjab cadre IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu, who is the daughter-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and ex-minister Sikander Singh Maluka, today put in her papers amid the buzz that the BJP may field her from…

Gurdaspur: The BJP’s decision to field Dinesh Babbu and go solo may mar its chances of retaining the Gurdaspur parliamentary seat. The optimism being exuded by some senior leaders is that the party is better placed minus SAD. However,…

PATIALA: Adding more spice to the Patiala parliamentary seat, the Shiromani Akali Dal will not give its competitors an easy run and is likely to field a candidate acceptable to Patiala leaders to ensure its victory. SAD senior leaders…

Amritsar: BJP candidate from the Amritsar LS seat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has stated that he is committed to bringing a special economic package from the Centre for the overall development of the border district of Amritsar. Spelling out…

Patiala: Fissures in the Congress have come to the fore after the party high command inducted former MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi into the party fold in New Delhi. Several local leaders, including two former MLAs and halqa in-charges, have…

Chandigarh: With the BJP announcing six candidates for the Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Faridkot, Gurdaspur and Amritsar seats, the AICC-appointed screening committee for Punjab has scheduled its meeting for the first week of April. The…

Patiala: The BJP’s decision to field Preneet Kaur from the Patiala parliamentary constituency has brought the spotlight back on Moti Bagh Palace, which was a nerve centre of politics during the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress government.…

CHANDIGARH: “Expose the BJP, oppose the BJP and punish BJP” — this is the agenda of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha for the coming Lok Sabha elections. Though some of the farmer unions had parted ways with the SKM in the run-up to the 2022…

Jalandhar: It has been two days since Sheetal Angural quit as Aam Aadmi Party MLA and attacks and counter-attacks have continued between him and the police over drug menace. Angural, who rejoined BJP, went live on FB at 1 am on…

Chandigarh: Most areas in Punjab received light to moderate showers over the past 24 hours, but rain in the state has been slightly below normal during March. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ludhiana received was the…

Sangrur: Before voting for Lok Sabha elections, the entry of BJP leaders in Namol village near Sunam, has been “banned” by BKU Ekta (Azad). The farm union has put up hoardings at three places — Sangrur Wala Adda, near Gurdwara Sahib and…

Jalandhar: After Aam Aadmi Party lost its lone sitting MP and declared candidate for forthcoming Lok Sabha poll, Sushil Rinku, to Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling party in Punjab has started a hunt for a suitable Dalit face. Several…

New Delhi: The central BJP leadership met Punjab unit top brass in Delhi late on Thursday to discuss candidates for 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state which goes to the polls on June 1. The meeting was attended by BJP president JP Nadda,…

Jalandhar: Welcoming the newly joined Jalandhar MP Sushil Rinku and Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural into the party fold, the BJP on Friday took out a huge roadshow in Jalandhar. Starting at the Workshop Chowk, the site of a statue of…

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