Tanveer Thakur
No vendetta politics in campaign, says Sukhbir
Political lines are getting drawn as nomination process for the Assembly election is under way in Punjab.
In Punjab, Badal’s last hurrah
In Punjab, traditional rivals Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are again going to fight it out in the state assembly elections on Jan. 30. The writing is already on the wall.
Long wait for list worries Congressmen
The wait for the announcement of its candidates by the Congress for the Assembly elections is turning out be a long one for the state party leaders.
EC: No party booths outside polling stations
The Election Commission will for the first time not allow political parties to set up booths outside polling stations. With Punjab set to attain a 100 per cent photo electoral rolls target before the Assembly elections in the state, the old practice of booth agents of various political parties giving voter slips to voters will end.
In Punjab, Akalis & BJP fight against history
The Akali Dal-BJP combine is not only fighting against their political adversaries in the forthcoming elections to capture the power in Punjab, but has also history to fight with as no incumbent government has ever repeated in the state so far. It is to be seen whether development as poll plank used by Akalis to retain the power would be enough to change the history in the elections.
Unattachment of Haryana MLAs ‘unsustainable’
The recent order of the Punjab and Haryana high court unattaching five Assembly members of Haryana could well turn out to be a faceoff between the judiciary and legislator of the ruling party.
‘Sehajdharis’ can vote for SGPC
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday restored the voting rights of Sehajdhari (non-baptised) Sikhs in elections to the Shriomani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, the Sikhs’ highest religious bod
Punjab, Haryana hc Unattaches 5 rebel hjc mlas
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday unattached five Haryana MLAs who defected from Haryana Janhit Congress and joined the Congress in 2009.
Pujab Promotes 4,342 teachers In Single Day
It’s another matter that Punjab’s public education system is in shambles, but in a baffling decision which could even pass as a record of sorts, the state government promoted 4,342 teachers in a singl
2 key Manpreet Badal aides join Cong
In a major setback to People’s Party of Punjab president Manpreet Singh Badal, two of his close confidants — Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon and SAD MLA Jagbeer Singh Brar — joined the Congress on Sunday.
