Gurdaspur BJP’s Sunny Deol swept past all four Hindu-dominated Assembly seats with ease, while rammed into a wall in the segments held by the Akali Dal, a development that has put the relationship between the two alliance partners under strain. In the seat-sharing agreement, BJP holds four seats, while fiveRead More

Sangrur A four-year-old was allegedly raped at a local private school in Dhuri town of the district on Saturday evening. A helper, Kamal Kumar, in the school has been arrested. After the news of the incident spread in the area, protests erupted in the town and the situation remained tenseRead More

Mumbai With Maharashtra facing its worst ever drought in more than 40 years, the state government is looking at various conservation methods, including installation of floating solar panels on reservoirs which help reduce evaporation. ”It has been proved that installation of floating solar panels help reduce evaporation of water, evenRead More

Jalandhar A sudden upsurge in vote share of the Bahujan Samaj Party, especially in Doaba region, has forced other parties to replan their Dalit-centric strategies. While some dub it a “temporary, one-time phenomenon”, others think it is a serious situation that needs immediate attention. Most leaders feel that the CongressRead More

Lambi (Muktsar) After losing the 2019 Lok Sabha polls to Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Bathinda constituency, Gidderbaha MLA Amrinder Singh Raja Warring has set eyes to take on the Badals in their home turf Lambi. While paying gratitude to the Congress workers in Lambi today, Warring said he wouldRead More

Chandigarh It seems that politics has become a game only for super rich in Punjab. Rs 32.5 crore is the average wealth of 13 MPs who were elected from the state during the 2019 General Election. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, average wealth of the MPs from Punjab wasRead More

New Delhi/Chandigarh With the Lok Sabha election results out, the Punjab Congress is all set to initiate action against minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for his “friendly match” jibe at Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh while campaigning in Bathinda. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) is preparing a dossier on the functioningRead More

Ferozepur SAD chief Sukhbir Badal proved his might by winning this seat with a heavy margin of over 1,98,850 votes. Sukhbir garnered 6,33,427 votes in comparison to 4,34,577 secured by his nearest rival Sher Singh Ghubaya of the Congress. Ghubaya had won this seat during the last two terms inRead More

Bathinda Union minister and two-time MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal today managed to defeat Congress candidate Amrinder Singh Raja Warring by a thin margin of 21,772 votes in a closely contested battle. Harsimrat bagged 4,92,824 votes, while Warring polled 4,71,052. The Congress performed well in rural constituencies and the SAD receivedRead More

Patiala In Patiala, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder’s wife Preneet Kaur recorded a big win — second highest in terms of margin of votes in Punjab and also the highest votes garnered by her in her past three terms as an MP. The win has also come as a shot inRead More