Nawanshahr : With the Assembly polls only four days away, the political divisions within families in Doaba are getting wider. It seems winds of change are blowing in the otherwise placid Doaba which seems to be headed for a keen triangular fight.As two young women wait for a bus at Samundran in Garhshankar constituency, they […]
Jalalabad : The high-profile contest between SAD’s Sukhbir Singh Badal, AAP’s Bhagwant Mann and Congress’ Ravneet Singh Bittu has become even more curious with the dominating Rai Sikhs rallying behind the latter and ‘estranged’ Akali MP Sher Singh Ghubaya, who belongs to the Rai community, canvassing “door to door” for the Congress candidate. Even as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]