Badal resigns as CM

Chandigarh, March 12 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday tendered his resignation from the post following the defeat of the SAD-BJP alliance in the state Assembly elections. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and eight other ministers, Badal submitted his resignation to Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore at the Raj Bhavan […]

No victimisation, no vendetta politics: Capt Amarider on tackling Punjab’s drug problem

Chandigarh, March 12 : Punjab Chief Minister-elect Captain Amarinder Singh said on Sunday that his government’s priorities would be education and health sectors. A day after the Congress recorded a resounding victory in Punjab Assembly elections with 77 of 117 seats, Singh, while addressing the media here, said that his government would tackle drug menace […]

UP, Uttarakhand victory vindication of Modi’s governance: Shah

New Delhi, March 11 : After his party’s resounding victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Bharatiya Janata Party national president Amit Shah claimed on Saturday that the elections proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the most popular leader India had since independence. Addressing a press briefing on Saturday as results indicated a clean sweep […]

Amarinder thanks people of Punjab for ‘birthday gift’

Chandigarh, March 11 ” Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday thanked the people of the state for their overwhelming support, terming the victory in the Assembly election as a gift by the people on his 75th birthday. Thanking Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for reposing faith in him, Amarinder said he hoped the […]

CONGRESS BAGS CLEAR MAJORITY IN PUNJAB

Chandigarh, March 11 : The Congress on Saturday made a resounding comeback in Punjab after a gap of a decade, getting a clear majority in the 117-member Assembly with lead/win in 76 seats.  AAP and the SAD-BJP combine were at 23 and 18, respectively.  LIVE results Punjab Assembly Elections-2017 Total seats: 117 Leads/Wins SAD+  Congress […]