punjab politics

New Delhi, April 1 – H.S. Phoolka, a human rights lawyer and former AAP lawmaker who has been a leading voice for justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, joined the BJP on Wednesday.After joining the BJP here, Phoolka said, “I have been a strong supporter of the BJP since my...

New Delhi, March 1 Senior Supreme Court lawyer and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka joined the BJP on Wednesday.Phoolka, who is best known for representing the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in their pursuit of justice, joined AAP in 2014 and left it five years later in...

New Delhi, March 1 Senior Supreme Court lawyer and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka is set to join the BJP on Wednesday, sources said.Phoolka, who is best known for representing the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in their quest for justice, joined AAP in 2014 and left it...

Nangal (Punjab), March 31 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday attacked SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and other Akali leaders, claiming that people are aware of their "dubious character" and said the former deputy CM is "daydreaming" about returning to power, which will never happen...

Hoshiarpur, March 31 A statue of B.R. Ambedkar, installed on top of a building in Noorpur Jattan village here, was vandalized on Tuesday by some unidentified individuals, police said.A rod-like object was used to damage the statue, which was encased in toughened glass, they said.Later in the...

Jaito (PB), March 31 Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party of politicizing incidents of sacrilege on Tuesday, alleging that both their governments failed to take strict action in such cases.Referring to a report, Badal said that 597...

Hoshiarpur, March 31 A statue of B.R. Ambedkar, installed on top of a building in Noorpur Jattan village here, was vandalized on Tuesday by some unidentified individuals, police said.A rod-like object was used to damage the statue, which was encased in toughened glass, they said.Later in the...

Chandigarh, March 31 – With the wheat procurement season starting in Punjab on April 1, the Central government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reaffirmed its commitment to farmers by releasing a cash credit limit (CCL) of Rs 30,973 crore at the minimum support price...

Amritsar, March 30 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar said on Monday that the police investigation into the death of state Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Randhawa has once again proven that the state government “intends to delay and weaken the case”.He said the BJP would...

Chandigarh, March 29 A local Congress leader was killed after he was attacked with an axe by two unidentified men on Sunday evening in Ludhiana district, Punjab, police said.Parminder Tiwari, the block president of the Congress from Machhiwara, had provided rental accommodation for migrant...

Chandigarh, March 29 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Sunday that drug addiction, crime, lawlessness, and financial crises remain rampant under the AAP rule in Punjab.Speaking at a rally in Kurali, Punjab, Saini said both the past and the current AAP governments have failed to...

Dera Bassi (Punjab), March 29 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Sunday that his party would form the next government in Punjab and turn the Mohali-Zirakpur-Dera Bassi-New Chandigarh-Kharar belt into a financial hub, like Mumbai and Gurugram.Addressing a rally...

Patiala, March 28 Veteran Congress leader and former Punjab Minister Lal Singh passed away on Saturday, according to family sources.Known as the "Bhishma Pitamah" of the Punjab Congress, the 84-year-old leader died at a private hospital in Mohali, they said.He had complained of breathing...

Patiala, March 28 Veteran Congress leader and former Punjab Minister Lal Singh passed away on Saturday. Known as the "Bhishma Pitamah" of the Punjab Congress, the 84-year-old leader died at a private hospital in Mohali.According to family sources, he had been experiencing breathing...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government wants to hold the 2029 elections with Women's Reservation for one-third of the Lok Sabha seats, but the Congress wants to hold talks on the delimitation commission only in May.In an interview on Times Now Summit...

Guwahati, March 27 – Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Friday strongly advocated for the continuation of a "double-engine" government in Assam, stating that states lacking such a government are being deprived of development and growth.Addressing a press...

Phillaur (Punjab), March 26 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal challenged Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday to hold the 16,000 meetings proposed by the ruling AAP at the party's expense, and not at the cost of the state exchequer."If you do not do this, it...

Patiala, March 25 AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra was arrested by the Punjab Police from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, more than six months after he escaped police custody in a rape case.He is the sixth ruling AAP legislator from Punjab to be arrested in various cases since the Bhagwant Mann...

Chandigarh, March 25 Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday insisted on a probe by a sitting high court judge into the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation.He alleged that the CBI has "lost its credibility" under the BJP-led Central government...

Chandigarh, March 25 Punjab Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Wednesday urged the youth to follow the ideals of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and contribute to nation-building.He was speaking at a function organized by the Punjab State Food Commission to mark the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh...