2 distilleries, 3 bottling plants shut in Punjab

Chandigarh : The Election Commission (EC) today ordered two distilleries, including one owned by a Bathinda family close to the ruling Badals, and three bottling units in Punjab to shut operations till the Assembly elections on February 4. Varun Roojam, Excise and Taxation Commissioner, said the operations at BCL, Bathinda and Patiala Distilleries as well […]

5 killed in Maur Mandi car blast

Maur : Three persons were killed and 11 seriously injured in a car blast in Maur Mandi late this evening as soon as Congress candidate from Bathinda (Urban) Harminder Jassi had ended his election rally. Jassi, a relative of the controversial Sirsa-based dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, escaped with minor bruises. He was in […]

AAP releases photographs of Bikram Majithia with international druglord Satpreet Singh Satta

AMRITSAR : AAP State Legal Cell Head and party candidate from Majitha Himmat Singh Shergill released the photographs of Bikram Majithia with International Druglord Satpreet Singh Satta during a press conference held at Amritsar today. While interacting with the media persons, Shergill said that Aam Aadmi Party has always been vociferously speaking about the strong […]

Number of crorepatis in fray rises; Sidhu highest earner, says report

Chandigarh : Assets and income details submitted to the Election Commission of India (ECI) by the candidates contesting state assembly elections clearly suggest that politics is fast becoming a game of crorepatis. A report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an Ahmedabad-based think-tank, showed that of the 1145 candidates contesting elections, 428 (37 per cent) […]