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Punjab: None from SSM backed me, says ex-candidate

BATHINDA: In a setback for Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, the political front of some Punjab farm unions, two of its candidates have withdrawn from contesting assembly elections. SSM candidate from Bathinda district’s Rampura Phul assembly segment Jaskaran Singh Buttar retired from the field and announced support for AAP on Tuesday. Its…

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Covid: 8 dead, 292 +ve in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: As many as 292 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Punjab while eight persons infected with the virus died on Tuesday.

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EC seeks action against Punjab State Information Commissioner Anumit Singh Sodhi

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has requested the Punjab governor to issue appropriate advisory and take necessary action against Punjab State Information Commissioner Anumit Singh Sodhi for violation of the model code of conduct by taking part in political activities.

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Punjab: Hidden powers working behind PM Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, says Rahul Gandhi

PATIALA/MANSA/BARNALA: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that there are “hidden powers” at work behind them and asked the voters in Punjab to judge the leaders by their actions. He again cautioned people against going for any “experiment”…

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Punjab: Parties ignore veterans, field few this time

CHANDIGARH: While almost every political party contesting the assembly polls in Punjab has rolled out a social engineering formula in fielding candidates, they seem to have not given any importance to the ex-servicemen community during nominations this time. This is even though Punjab is one of the largest contributors of…

The Times of India

Punjabis must be careful as Pak wary of India progressing under PM Narendra Modi, says JP Nadda

BATHINDA: Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Tuesday cautioned the people of Punjab to be careful of the designs of Pakistan as it “did not like the way India was succeeding and progressing under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” He also urged people to keep a strict…

The Times of India

Punjab voters cold to postal ballot, only 3.61% opt for it

CHANDIGARH: The postal ballot facility has evoked a poor response in Punjab as only 3.61% of the eligible electors have opted for it. It was introduced with the aim of “no voter to be left behind” during the ongoing pandemic,

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Rajnath Singh says Congress lacks discipline, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is senapati without sainik

MOHALI/BATHINDA: Targeting the Congress-led regime in Punjab, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said it lacks discipline. Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi is ‘senapati’ without a ‘sainik’, he said while addressing a public rally in Lalru in favour of BJP candidate Sanjeev Khanna.

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Punjab: BJP will bring law against conversion, says Tarun Chugh

CHANDIGARH: BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said if voted to power in Punjab, the party would bring in an anti-conversion bill. He said large-scale conversions are taking place in rural parts of the state.

The Times of India

Punjab Assembly elections | Lakha Sidhana, booked for Red Fort violence, fighting polls

Voters see him as Robin Hood, who fights against the administration on their behalf

The Hindu

In poll manifesto, SAD-BSP promise 75% jobs for ‘Punjabis’ in private, government jobs

‘Alliance committed to idea of a genuine federal structure in country’

The Hindu

Punjab Assembly elections | Understand 'hidden powers' behind Modi and Kejriwal: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked voters in Punjab not to look at the face of leaders but their actions to understand the "hidden powers" that are at work behind them, as the former Congress president attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

The Hindu

Interview | Congress lacks inspirational leadership, party faces existential challenge: Ashwani Kumar

Ashwani Kumar said he had reached his limits of perseverance in the party

The Hindu

AAP government will ensure safety of every businessman in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal

LUDHIANA: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised that the Aam Aadmi Party government will ensure the safety of every person of Punjab, irrespective of their religion or caste.

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Morning Show Ep 15: Partition wounds, ‘beadbi’ and communalism in Punjab

In this episode, the Newslaundry team is joined by Sukirat, a writer, columnist, and trustee of left-leaning newspaper Nawan Zamana. He talks about communal politics in Punjab and why it's hard to pit Sikhs against Muslims in the way Hindus and Muslims have been divided in some parts of the…

The Times of India

My parents have finally agreed to stop working: Tennis-ball sensation Ramesh Kumar after landing IPL deal with KKR

NEW DELHI: A Rs 20 lakh contract may not sound like much when deals worth crores were sealed at the IPL auction but for tennis-ball sensation Ramesh Kumar, it has ensured that his father doesn't have to make a living as a cobbler and his mother no longer needs to…

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Another Election Show: Amarinder Singh’s daughter on the way forward for her party

Ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab, we met Amarinder Singh’s daughter Jai Inder Kaur, who is also the vice president of the Punjab Lok Congress – the party led by her father. She speaks about her father’s relationship with the Congress, her party’s strategies and its understanding with the…

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Decades of neglect: The falling fortunes of Punjabi University, Patiala

The Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Library of Punjabi University, Patiala, or PUP, seems a haunted home to old books and archaic computers. The library promises knowledge and wisdom to scholars. However, it is far away from fulfilling its promise.

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‘Rivals plotting to prevent AAP from forming govt’

AMRITSAR/PHAGWARA: AAP national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that their rival political parties were targeting him and chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann as they don’t want them to come to power in Punjab.

The Times of India

Rahul Gandhi slams BJP: Why silent on drugs earlier?

GURDASPUR/HOSHIARPUR: Apprehending a threat to peace in Punjab, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday cautioned a gathering in Gurdaspur against what he described as the spread of hatred in the state, saying that it could cost dear to not only Punjab, but the rest of India.

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Resolve pay anomaly of senior military ranks: Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: Putting an end to a long-pending incongruity, the Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Union government to purge the glaring anomaly related to ranks of major general and above whereby senior military ranks were getting a lower pay and pension than their juniors.

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Haryana’s booster dose drive slow, healthcare workers ‘down’

CHANDIGARH: Quicker than neighbouring Punjab in Covid-19 vaccination, Haryana has slacked when it comes to administering booster dose to people and inoculating those under 18, as the figures released by the health department suggest.

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Even Badals can’t match Channi strike rate: AAP

PATIALA: If Rahul Gandhi feels that Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is poor then the Almighty should bless all with such poverty, AAP’s Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha said here on Monday. “Everyone’s nephew should have a cash amount of Rs 10 crore, Rs 54 crore bank entries, Rs 21…

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Saw militants lynch my taayaji: Lone blind nominee’s last memory of when he could see

CHANDIGARH: “I saw everything,” said Sukhwinder Singh, the lone blind man contesting assembly elections in Punjab and whose last visual memory is of 30-35 extremists lynching his “taaya” Teja Singh, for voting for the Congress in the 1992 assembly elections in Punjab.

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Poll promises too good to be true? ‘Freebies to further plummet Punjab’s decelerating growth’

CHANDIGARH: As various political parties are competing with each other in promising freebies and subsidies in the run-up to the February 20 state assembly polls in Punjab, which is already reeling under nearly Rs 3 lakh crore debt, top economists are of the view that politicians must also explain the…

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