Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday announced to start a mass contact programme from February 17 in Qadian town in Gurdaspur district to launch the first phase of an election campaign comprising 40 rallies in nearly one month for the Assembly polls slated early next year.A decision to this effect was taken by party President Sukhbir Singh Badal after consultation with the senior party leadership.Speaking on the issue, Badal said, “We will take up all the burning i…
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Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership, comprising ministers and MLAs, on Monday held a protest outside the residence of Leader of Opposition Partap Bajwa, accusing the Congress leadership of allegedly mocking Dalits, degrading honest livelihoods, and exposing its deeply feudal and dynastic mindset.As leaders moved to “gherao” Bajwa’s house, tensions escalated into a clash with the police. Water cannons were used to disperse the crowd, and several leaders and work…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted a series of searches at multiple locations in three border districts of Punjab as part of its ongoing probe in the 2025 Amritsar temple grenade terror attack case. A host of incriminating materials, including mobiles, digital devices and documents, were seized during the searches carried out at 10 locations in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts. An explosion had occurred outside the Thakur Dwara Sana…
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (IANS) The Punjab Congress, on Thursday, took the lead in launching the first phase of the ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’ announced by the party to seek the revival of the rural employment guarantee scheme named after Mahatma Gandhi. The ‘sangram’ started with a rally in Gurdaspur town, which was attended by senior party leaders and thousands of workers, labourers, farmers and marginalised sections of the society. Congress leaders reiterated and reaffirmed their resolve that the Bhar…