Nawanshahr At a state-level rally for 13 candidates of the Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA), Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today lashed out at both BJP and Congress for doing nothing for the downtrodden in implementation of the reservation policy and alleviating them out of poverty. Addressing her lone rally forRead More

Patiala The agrarian crisis seems to be rising as four-fifths of farm and agricultural labour households are under debt in Punjab, reveals a study. The study, published in the Journal of Rural Development, says a total of 85.9 per cent of agricultural dependent households in Punjab are under debt. TheRead More

Jalandhar The Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA), with the BSP as one of its seven partners, is expecting a boost in its campaign with the visit of BSP chief Mayawati at Nawanshahr tomorrow. With an active participation of the BSP and the communist parties, the organisers of the rally are expectingRead More

Lambi (Muktsar) Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today accused Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh of “being more loyal than the king on the issue of Rajiv Gandhi’s role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots”. Sukhbir said, “Even Rajiv Gandhi never denied that he had ordered the massacre. In fact, heRead More

Chandigarh The issue of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, one of the most emotive issues in Punjab, has once again came to the fore ahead of the elections, thanks to a callous statement by Congress leader Sam Pitroda. The remark could not have come at a more opportune time for the SAD-BJP.Read More

Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday ridiculed Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s allegations of the Congress government in the state disrupting her poll rallies, and said people were venting against “the sufferings” meted out by the SAD on them for 10 years. Captain Amarinder said he was surprised thatRead More

Lambi (Muktsar) SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today dared Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to choose between his community and the party on the issue of “massacre of thousands of Sikhs by the Congress goons in 1984”. While campaigning in favour of his wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal in Lambi today,Read More

Sangrur Samosas, soft drinks, tea and colourful pamphlets are missing this election season, courtesy the Election Commission’s eagle eye on candidates’ expenditure to check freebies for voters. The EC has been monitoring gifts in various formats. Elderly supporters of candidates are finding it hard to campaign without required vehicles andRead More

Patiala Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) general secretary Sewa Singh Sekhwan today extended support to Dr Dharamvira Gandhi but said the latter’s opinion on opium and poppy husk cultivation was his personal matter. The former Punjab minister said a third front would be established in Punjab after the General Election. SewaRead More

Chandigarh Expressing his total disagreement with Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s controversial remarks — “hua toh hua” — on the 1984 riots, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said if Pitroda had actually said this, it was “shocking”. “The 1984 riots were a big tragedy and justice has yet notRead More