The political sphere in poll-bound Punjab heated up as Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi called Aam Aadmi Party’s Chief Ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann a “drunkard and illiterate person”. Channi questioned AAP on how can anyone give command of Punjab to such a person. “Bhagwant Mann is a drunkard and […]
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Turban is Punjab’s pride, no politics on sporting it: Manish Tewari
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday sought that turban shouldn’t be used as a convenient political tool for political leaders when they campaign in Punjab. His remarks were directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who sported “turban” during their respective poll campaign in Punjab. “Turban is the pride of Punjab. […]
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Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, daughter to campaign for AAP in Punjab, will seek canvas for Bhagwant Mann
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife and daughter will lend their weight to the election campaign of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab. They will be visiting the state on Friday to support AAP on the campaign trails. AAP has been campaigning extensively in Punjab, promising the people with the developmental agenda if the […]
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Punjab polls: Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, daughter to visit Punjab for campaigning tomorrow
With aims to become companions in his political journey, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s wife and daughter will visit Punjab on Friday for campaigning in the state Assembly elections. As per information received by AAP, his wife Sunita Kejriwal and daughter Harshita Kejriwal will attend AAP CM face Bhagwant Mann’s ‘Jansabha’ in the […]
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BSF foils smuggling bid by Pakistan drone in Punjab’s Amritsar
The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled an attempt of smuggling of contraband by drone coming from Pakistan in Gurdaspur Sector of Punjab’s Amritsar district and recovered two packets containing suspected contraband of yellow colour. BSF personnel foiled a devious attempt by anti-national elements to smuggle banned material on the intervening night of Tuesday […]
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No MLA’s kin will get chairmanship if I remain Punjab Congress chief, says Navjot Sidhu
Unleashing a veiled attack on former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh for giving government jobs to sitting MLAs sons during his tenure, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said if he continues to be PCC chief, no MLA’s son will get chairmanship, adding that he will […]
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BJP will improve ease of doing business in Punjab, says Rajnath Singh
Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that Bharatiya Janata Party wants to improve the ‘ease of doing business’ in Punjab and is also determined to tackle the drug menace in the state. Addressing a public meeting at Dasuya, Singh said that Punjab, where there’s Congress […]
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Punjab CM cares only about ‘Channi, Honey, Money’: Bikram Majithia on Bhupinder Singh Honey’s arrest
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Friday took a dig at Punjab Chief Minister after the arrest of his nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey in an illegal sand mining case and said that all Charanjit Singh Channi cares about is “Channi (himself), Honey (nephew), and money”. “Channi has only […]
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Punjab: BJP to release its official theme song for Assembly elections
Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party will release the official theme song for its state unit for the polls on Friday. The theme song composed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has been created with inputs from Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Puri. In the teaser, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been […]
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ED arrests Punjab CM’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey in sand mining case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on late Thursday evening arrested Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey in an illegal sand mining case from Jalandhar after day-long questioning, said sources. Honey was being questioned at ED’s office at Jalandhar. ED arrested Honey under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act […]
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BSF kills Pakistan intruder in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector
The Border Security Force (BSF) killed a Pakistani intruder in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector as he did not stop and continued moving ahead in an aggressive manner crossing International Border, the force said on Thursday. The intruder was moving ahead of the International Border fencing from the Pakistan side in the area of responsibility of BSF at Border Outpost […]
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Charanjit Singh Channi leading Congress survey on CM face in Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi might be declared the Congress’ chief minister face for the Punjab assembly polls as sources say that he is leading in the survey the party is conducting to choose the CM candidate. “Opinions of candidates, workers, and party MPs are being recorded to so […]
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Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Kumar Sharma files nomination paper from Pathankot
Bharatiya Janata Party Punjab president Ashwani Kumar Sharma filed nomination from Pathankot constituency on Monday for the upcoming state assembly polls. “Punjab wants a stable government to change the future of the state. BJP is going to form government in Punjab,” said Sharma. “I am sure that people will assess the performance […]
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Sidhu challenges Majithia to contest Punjab elections only from Amritsar East
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday challenged Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) Bikram Singh Majithia to contest the upcoming Punjab Assembly poll only from the Amritsar East constituency. The SAD has fielded former Punjab Minister Majithia from Amritsar East as well as from Majitha constituencies. Talking to reporters after […]
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BJP authorises JP Nadda to decide names of remaining candidates in Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab
With less than a month to go for the commencement of Assembly polls in five states in February, Bharatiya Janata Party has authorised party’s national president JP Nadda to decide the names of the candidates on the remaining seats of Goa, Uttarakhand and Punjab, said the sources in the party. […]