CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann held SAD, Congress, Captain and BJP responsible for the poor economic condition of Punjab today. He said that these traditional parties and political families have looted Punjab for the decades and used its resources, land and exchequer for their personal gains. Mann said that under their regime Punjab was mired in debt of over Rs 3 lakh crores, thousands of youth were killed due to drugs, people committed suicide due to poverty, farmers were burdened with debt and Punjab's water, land and environment were looted.

CHANDIGARH: Justice Ranjit Singh a former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court launched his much awaited book, ‘The Sacrilege’ at Chandigarh Press Club here on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: Complying to directions of Election Commission of India (ECI), as many as 3,54,075 licensed weapons have been deposited in the state ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections, scheduled to be held on February 20, 2022, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju here on Wednesday.

NAWANSHAHR: In a joint visit to the strong rooms where the EVMs have been palced after completion of first round of randomisation, DC Vishesh Sarangal and SSP Kawardeep Kaur directed the concerned authorities to keep strict vigil on the EVMs.

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday recovered more cash during ongoing raids in connection with illegal sand mining case of Punjab. The ED team conducted raids in Pathankot and in other areas.

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday recovered Rs 6 crore in cash during the raids that were carried out in Punjab in connection with an illegal mining case.

NEW DELHI: Light/moderate rainfall/snowfall over the Western Himalayan region and scattered to widespread light/moderate rainfall over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, north Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh is likely between January 21 to 23, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted.

CHANDIGARH: Ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections, Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday transferred seven Inspector Generals of Police (IGsP) and three other senior police officers in Punjab.

RUPNAGAR: Youth Congress leader Surinder Singh Haripur,who was recently 'removed' as president of District Youth Congress President Rupnaagar has opposed the allotment of party ticket from Rupnagar constituency to Punjab Youth Congress president Barinder Singh Dhillon and urged the party high command to reconsider its decision in this regard. and give ticket to local candidate.

CHANDIGARH: A delegation of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) will meet Governor Punjab on February 1 and handover a memorandum to him against privatisation of Chandigarh UT Power Department.

CHANDIGARH: Ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections, Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday transferred two Deputy Commissioners-cum-District Election Officers (DEOs) and eight Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) in Punjab.

NEW DELHI: The Congress has expressed unhappiness over ED raids on close relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. The party on Tuesday slammed the BJP for misusing the government agency while the party says it is ready to take the battle in Punjab and will tell the people how the BJP is trying to harass country's only Dalit Chief Minister.

CHANDIGARH: The politician whose resolve to give up drinking was applauded by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal is now the party's chief ministerial face for the Congress-ruled 117-member legislative Assembly of Punjab that will go to the polls on February 20.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Mr Harjinder Singh Dhami has strongly condemned the desecration of Holy Gutka Sahib of Gurbani in Basant Nagar, Ludhiana.

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had fallen back on compromised candidate Bhagwant Mann as no one was ready to lead the party in Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: A delegation of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) will meet Governor Punjab on February 1 and handover a memorandum to him against privatisation of Chandigarh UT Power Department.

PUNJAB: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday morning carried out raids at ten different locations belonging to Punjab Chief Minster Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey. And behind the raids is a two-year old FIR.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has announced the name of Bhagwant Mann as Chief Ministerial candidate for Punjab.

NEW DELHI: The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) will meet on Wednesday to finalise candidates for Goa, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) today declared Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann as its face of Chief Minister, if party is voted to power in Punjab.

NEW DELHI: In Punjab, the BJP for the first time would be seen in the role of 'elder brother' in an alliance and it is certain that the Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's party will contest the assembly elections in alliance with the BJP.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal will announce the chief ministerial face of AAP for Punjab Legislative Assembly elections on Tuesday. Addressing the media on Monday, the party's Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha imparted this information and said that tomorrow all doubts regarding the CM face will be cleared. On Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal is coming to Punjab and here he will officially announce the name of the party’s CM face.

NAKODAR: The Nakodar sadar police have arrested a convict for jumping bail. The investigating officer (IO)Gurnam Singh said that the accused has been identified as Kuldip Singh, a resident of Chak Khurd village.

AMRITSAR: A large number of Punjabis from New Zealand who could not return due to  Corona epidemic today called on the President of the  Shiromani  Gurdwara  Parbandhak  Committee (SGPC) Mr Harjinder Singh Dhami and sought his cooperation in resolving the issue. 

CHANDIGARH: To ensure fair, transparent and inducement-free Assembly Elections in the state, Punjab Police have further intensified search operations especially in Border districts and along the International Border to keep vigil on illegal activities in doubtful/vulnerable areas. The operations are being assisted by BSF Coys, PAP, CID Units, Special Branch, Excise & Taxation Department and Dog Squad & Anti Sabotage Teams.

MOHALI: Balbir Singh Sidhu, former cabinet minister of Punjab and Congress party's candidate from Mohali, inaugurated a party election office at Daidi village on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Punjab's Ferozepur (rural) constituency, Ashu Bangar, has resigned from the party, saying it is being run like a private company by leaders from Delhi.

CHANDIGARH:: Senior Congress leader and two time MLA from Garhshankar, Luv Kumar Goldy today joined the Punjab Lok Congress along with hundreds of his supporters including sarpanches, members of municipal council and block samitis.
While joining the party, Goldy said, he had always faith and confidence in the leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh. He said, after taking his supporters into confidence he had decided to join the PLC.

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India today postponed the general assembly elections in Punjab and announced February 20 (Sunday) new date of election.

CHANDIGARH: A high-profile Majitha Assembly constituency in Punjab's Majha region has gained prominence for the February 14 poll owing to Majithia versus Majithia versus Majithia -- three namesakes in the fray -- and one among them is facing serious allegations of involvement in drug nexus.

PHAGWARA: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has given party ticket to former Congress Minister Joginder Singh Mann from Phagwara assembly seat. Mann a promienant dalit face of Malwa has joined AAP only two days back.

CHANDIGARH: Aam AAdmi Party’s (AAP) senior leader Harjot Singh Bains has accused Congress government for scam in the recruitment process of assembly employees. While exposing Congress with solid evidence, he said that despite giving jobs to eligible youth/candidate, Congress government has recruited children, kins and close relatives of MLA and ministers. Instead of Punjabis, people from outside Punjab were also given jobs by ignoring the rules, which is completely betrayal of the youth of Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and MP Bhagwant Mann said that unemployment is the biggest obstacle in the development of Punjab. Addressing the media on Sunday, Mann said that earlier, young people used to do direct jobs or their own business after getting their degrees from colleges and universities. But, today due to lack of employment young people are falling victims to depression and drugs.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Lok Congress has supported the demand for postponing elections in Punjab by a week in view of the Guru Ravi Das Jayanti on February 16.

AMRITSAR: Joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab seems to have gone crazy and a large number of leaders and workers of various political parties are proud to be members of the BJP. The party is changing for the sake of tickets. Apart from many veterans, the disease has now spread to the second tier leaders and the local district Congress rural president Shri Bhagwantpal Singh Sachar today also announced his 25 years of being a Congressman.