Rahul Gandhi names Charanjit Singh Channi as Congress party's CM face for Punjab Assembly polls
Feb 06, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday named incumbent chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the party's CM candidate for the upcoming Assembly polls in Punjab.
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi's nephew arrested ahead of state polls
Feb 04, 2022, at 05:01 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In what will lead to political ramifications in poll bound state, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew,Bhupendra Singh Honey, has been arrested by an investigating agency in connection with an illegal sand mining case, media reports said.
Punjab Assembly Polls: CM Charanjit Singh Channi to contest from two seats
Jan 31, 2022, at 01:40 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Sunday released its third list of candidates for Punjab where it fielded Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from a second seat - Bhadaur.
Jan 25, 2022, at 12:09 am
On January 20, 2022, three persons were killed and over 33 were injured in a bomb explosion near Pan Mandi in the New Anarkali Bazar area of Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab. The Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA)’s spokesperson Mureed Baloch claimed that the target of the blast were the Habib Bank employees. The BNA was formed earlier this month when two separatist groups — Balochistan Republican Army and United Baloch Army — merged.
Punjab Polls: Amarinder Singh's PLC releases first list of 22 candidates
Jan 23, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who floated his own party Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) after resigning from Congress, on Sunday declared the first list of 22 candidates for the upcoming state assembly polls. Singh will contest the polls from his home constituency Patiala.
Channi will lose election: Arvind Kejriwal
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:23 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Singh Channi will lose the assembly election from his Chamkaur Sahib constituency.
Bhagwat Mann AAP's Punjab CM face, announces Kejriwal
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:06 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday formally named Bhagwat Mann as his party's Chief Ministerial face in Punjab for the upcoming assembly elections.
BJP welcomes deferral of Punjab polls
Jan 18, 2022, at 01:29 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab BJP President Ashwani Sharma on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to postpone the polling day to Feb 20 in the state, in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti.
Congress MLA Luv Kumar Goldy joins Punjab Lok Congress
Jan 17, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Senior Congress leader and two-time MLA from Garhshankar Luv Kumar Goldy on Monday joined former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress along with his supporters including sarpanches, members of municipal council and block samitis.
Punjab: CM Channi's brother to contest as independent from Bassi Pathana
Jan 17, 2022, at 03:39 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Dr Manohar Singh, brother of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, has officially announced to contest as an independent candidate from Bassi Pathana (SC) seat.
Channi, Siddhu among 86 candidates announced in Cong Punjab list
Jan 16, 2022, at 09:55 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 86 candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.
Arvind Kejriwal pitches Bhagwat Mann's name for AAP's Punjab CM face
Jan 13, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday sought suggestions from voters on the party's Chief Ministerial candidate in Punjab, saying while he wanted Bhagwat Mann to take the top job, the latter wanted the people of the state to decide the issue.
PM Modi security lapse: No breach but plot, says HP CM Jai Ram Thakur
Jan 13, 2022, at 02:47 am
Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday said that Narendra Modi's rally was not cancelled due to any security lapse at Ferozepur in Punjab but it was sheer conspiracy against the Prime Minister under a planned manner.
Retired Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra to head panel probing PM security breach
Jan 12, 2022, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Retired Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra will be heading the panel formed by the top court to probe into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach in poll-bound Punjab that has triggered political ramifications, media reports said.
"Cheap comment": Kiren Rijiju condemns actor Siddharth's tweet on Saina Nehwal's post
Jan 11, 2022, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju spoke out in support of badminton star Saina Nehwal against a sexist tweet by actor Siddharth on her post condemning the recent security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab where his convoy had to wait on a flyover for 20 minutes due to a protest on his route.
Sonu Sood's sister Malvika joins Congress in poll-bound Punjab
Jan 11, 2022, at 12:26 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood on Monday joined the Congress a month ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, which will be a litmus test for the grand old party's relevance in Indian politics.
Supreme Court-appointed panel to probe PM Modi's security breach
Jan 10, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A high level committee appointed by the Supreme Court will probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach in Punjab that has led to a war of words between the government and opposition Congress, which rules the poll-bound northern state, media reports said.
V K Bhawra assumes charge as Punjab Director General of Police
Jan 09, 2022, at 03:50 am
Chandigarh/UNI: 1987-batch IPS officer Viresh Kumar Bhawra on Saturday assumed the charge of Punjab Director General of Police (Head of Police Force).
Viresh Kumar Bhawra appointed as Punjab DGP
Jan 08, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has appointed Viresh Kumar Bhawra as the new Director General of Police.
Assembly polls: EC announces voting dates for five states, counting of votes to take place on Mar 10
Jan 08, 2022, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh will vote in seven phases from Feb 10 to Mar 7 to elect a new Assembly, Election Commission of India said on Saturday.
PM Modi's security lapse: Supreme Court asks to preserve all travel records
Jan 07, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday asked for preservation of all travel records while hearing a case on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security lapse that occurred a couple of days ago in Punjab's Ferozepur, media reports said.
Home Ministry forms three-member committee to probe into PM Modi's security lapses
Jan 07, 2022, at 04:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday formed a three-member committee to probe into the "serious lapses in the security arrangements" that occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab's Ferozepur a day ago.
Punjab: 125 passengers of chartered flight from Italy test positive for Covid in Amritsar
Jan 07, 2022, at 12:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As many as 125 passengers, who arrived Punjab's Amritsar on a flight from Italy, have tested Covid-19 positive, media reports said.
SC to hear case on PM's security breach on Friday
Jan 06, 2022, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court Thursday decided to hear the case on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach in Punjab.
PM Modi meets Prez Kovind, gives a first-hand account of his security breach in Punjab
Jan 06, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Ramnath Kovind has expressed concern over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security lapse in Punjab on Wednesday and met with him in the Rashtrapati Bhawan on the incident.
Jan 06, 2022, at 03:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After a major security lapse on his way to the first rally in poll-bound Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was quoted by news agency ANI as telling airport officials that they should "thank their Chief Minister" that he made it alive to the airport.
Karnataka CM BS Bommai seeks Punjab govt's dismissal over PM Modi's security breach
Jan 06, 2022, at 02:13 am
Mandya,Karnataka/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday sought dismissal of the Punjab government which could not provide security to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Punjab imposes night curfew to stem COVID-19 spread
Jan 04, 2022, at 04:16 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab government on Tuesday imposed night curfew in the state to stem the further spread of COVID-19, media reports said.
Punjab CM Channi announces Rs 15 cr police welfare fund, finance for 250 service vehicles
Jan 01, 2022, at 12:50 am
Jalandhar/UNI: In a New Year bonanza for the Punjab Police personnel, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi Friday announced a slew of incentives for the cops.
Punjab: NIA to probe Ludhiana blast case
Dec 31, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe into the recent Ludhiana blast case, which is suspected to be part of a larger cross-border conspiracy to disturb peace in Punjab ahead of assembly polls, sources in the intelligence set-up said on Friday.