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133 drones sighted along Pak. border in 2 years, Punjab tells House panel

Punjab told the Committee the movement of drones from across international border has increased significantly in recent past

The Hindu

Punjab Assembly elections | Farmers are not swayed by parties born out of their agitation

Bread and butter issues take centrestage

The Hindu

Morning Show Ep 13: 'Elan-jeet' Singh Channi versus AAP in Punjab

Atul, Manisha and Meghnad are in Patiala. They met up with some students of Punjabi University who spoke about the drug problem and the acute job crisis in Punjab. Students talked about why they aren’t very impressed with Charanjeet Singh Channi’s many promises and why Captain Amarinder Singh failed them.…

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Two transgenders in fray for Punjab poll

The oldest candidate is 94 years

The Hindu

Channi as CM has brought new spirit to Punjab Congress: Manpreet Badal

If the elevation had been done two years sooner, the party would have given better results, says Punjab’s longest-serving Finance Minister.

The Hindu

Factbox-The key issues in India's upcoming state elections

Uttar Pradesh, the first of five Indian states going to the polls this month, begins voting in a state election on Thursday. Here are some key facts about the elections, and why they are important.

Reuters

Congress’ change of CM unlikely to sway Punjab voters

Unkept promises and lack of development have left a bitter taste among citizens

The Hindu

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BSF foils Pakistan drone bid to smuggle drugs, pistol into Punjab

Officials said the drone is suspected to have escaped to the Pakistani side

The Hindu

Memes, pop culture references, communal slogans: How political campaigns play out on Instagram

Communally charged messaging delivered through dance, music and jazzy pop culture references tailor-made to appeal to youthful voters – this is how election season is playing out on Instagram.

Newslaundry

Punjab Police arrests Lok Insaf Party chief Simarjit Singh Bains after clash

Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested Lok Insaf Party chief Simarjit Singh Bains after a group clash at Gill market in Ludhiana. Full story

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Ahead of assembly polls, Covid testing drops in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: With even campaigning for the state assembly elections on in full gusto, Covid-19 testing is on the decline in Punjab.

The Times of India

Punjab polls: Charanjit Singh Channi draws SC votes, says SSM leader

SAHOORA (ATTARI): With the Congress announcing a scheduled caste (SC) CM face for the Punjab elections, farmer leaders in Attari feel their Dalit vote bank might be slipping to the ruling party.

The Times of India

Punjab polls: Charanjit Singh Channi's remote control will be in non-Dalit hands, claims Mayawati

NAWANSHAHR: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Tuesday sought to take air out of the Congress's scheduled caste card in shape of its chief ministerial candidate Charanjit Singh Channi.

The Times of India

Assembly polls: Navjot Singh Sidhu's Punjab Model would've brought changes in 6 months, says wife

AMRITSAR: Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the namesake wife of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Tuesday said she still felt her husband is the most suitable candidate to be the Congress party's chief ministerial face.

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Punjab: Charanjit Singh Channi gains online heft, still behind Amarinder Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu

CHANDIGARH: Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi's presence and reach on social media has risen manifold since he took over the post of Punjab chief minister in September last year.

The Times of India

Illegal sand mining case: Bhupinder Singh Honey's ED remand extended till February 11

LUDHIANA: The court of district and sessions judge Jalandhar on Tuesday remanded Bhupinder Singh Honey, nephew of Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, to ED custody for three more days till February 11. Honey was arrested by the ED on February 3.

The Times of India

Congress massacred Sikhs, pushed Punjab into terrorism: PM Narendra Modi

CHANDIGARH: Lashing out at the Congress for allegedly being anti-Sikh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first virtual ‘Fateh Rally’ ahead of the February 20 Punjab assembly elections, on Tuesday said that it (Congress) not only massacred Sikhs in 1984 and pushed Punjab into terrorism but could not even retain…

The Times of India

Punjab polls: BJP alliance promises full debt waiver for farmers with less than 5-acre land

CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Punjab Lok Congress (PLC)-SAD (Sanyukt) alliance on Tuesday promised waiver of the entire agriculture debt of farmers with less than five acres of landholdings in Punjab.

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‘Offence of breach of trust cannot be part of employee’s official duty’

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that the sanction to prosecute a central government employee for ‘breach of trust’ is not required under Section 197 of CrPC for taking away official documents or tampering with them because taking away documents can never be a part…

The Times of India

Punjab needs central ally in power: Amarinder Singh

PATIALA: Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) president and former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh said here on Tuesday that for development, industrialisation, and jobs, the state needed a government that was in alliance with the Centre.

The Times of India

Congress fooled youth with hoax job fairs: Bhagwant Mann

FEROZEPUR: Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Punjab chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann accused the Akali Dal and Congress of betraying the youth of Punjab and playing with their lives.

The Times of India

Chandigarh education department to interview teachers on February 14, 15

CHANDIGARH: There has been a shortage of teachers in the Chandigarh education department for a long time and the department has started rectifying the situation.

The Times of India

Promises galore as campaigns intensify

MOHALI: The Mohali Small Industries Welfare Society has pledged its support to former Punjab minister and Congress candidate from Mohali, Balbir Singh Sidhu in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.

The Hindu

Congress remembers Dalits only during polls: Mayawati

Channi will be sidelined after Assembly elections, says BSP chief

The Times of India

How PM Modi's Parliament speech was loaded with assembly election campaign overtones

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tore into the Congress in his speech in Parliament on the motion of thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind’s address at the beginning of the Budget session. His speeches in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Monday and Tuesday respectively may help…

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