CHANDIGARH: The people’s Party of Punjab (PPP) on Wednesday described the state of the Punjab police as “pitiable” stating that “politicization of police” and “criminalization” of the Shiromani Akali Dal were the factors for such a situation. “Never since the days of terrorism have police personnel been targeted with such ferocity ...

JALANDHAR: Members of various Sikh organizations on Sunday held a march in the city to lodge their protest against the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajowana. The members started their protest march from Model Town Gurudwara that culminated at Guru Mission Chowk. They were holding placards in their hands with the slogans that ...

KARNAL: Sikh leader’s of Haryana seeking a separate gurdwara management committee for the state have decided to campaign against the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) in the forthcoming elections of the Delhi Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC). Didar Singh Nalvi, president of a faction of the Haryana SGPC (ad hoc), told HT, "Religious ...

FATEHGARH SAHIB: Several activists of a Bassi Pathana-based Hindu organization on Monday decided not to cast their vote "to teach a lesson to candidates, who make false promises". The Shiromani Akali Dal had fielded former judge of Punjab and Haryarna high court, Nirmal Singh, while Harbans Kaur Dullo, wife Punjab Pradesh ...

BATHINDA: The state government of the Shiromani Akali Dal failed to use 70% money from the Centre, Vijay Inder Singla, Member of Parliament from Sangrur, has claimed. Blaming the state government for the increasing influence and supply of drugs in Punjab, the MP said its promises of employment to the youth ...

JALANDHAR: In the Dalit-dominated Adampur assembly constituency reserved for scheduled caste candidates, both the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal have opted for candidates with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) background. Congress candidate Satnam Singh Kainth remained BSP MLA from Banga assembly constituency in 1992. He left BSP and contested, and won ...

All parties and voters are excited for election poll in Punjab. Due to new rules of election commission no one candidate can spend more than 16(sixteen) lakh for the promotion. If someone found, that candidate will be terminated from the election. Parkash Singh Badal brother's Gurdas Singh Badal has left the Shiromani ...

GIDDERBAHA: There is trouble for the Congress in the Gidderbaha assembly constituency. The reason party’s "new face". Heavyweights haven't taken the high command decision of fielding a green­ horn candidate in good spirit. After Lambi, the party faces one of its biggest political battles Gidderbaha only, where the challenge is to dis­lodge ...

JALANDHAR: The Adampur Bachao Action Committee will organise protest marches in the town on Sunday against the candidature of Pawan Kumar Tinu as Shiromani Akali Dal candidate from the Adampur assembly constituency. It has also appealed to other Sikh organizations to join the protest. The core committee of the organization will ...

CHANDIGARH: The Indian National Lok Dal on Thursday announced to support the Shiromani Akali Dal in the forthcoming assembly elections in Punjab. Stating that the political affairs committee of INLD had taken a decision in this regard with an aim to trounce the Congress, a party release said that the meeting ...

KAPURTHALA: Shiromani Akali Dal candidate from Kapurthala assembly constituency Sarabjit Singh Makkar has been served with d a show-cause notice for violating the model code of conduct during a party rally at Shehrian Mohalla on Saturday. Taking cognizance of a complaint, district election officer Paramjeet Singh instructed assistant returnirig officer (ARO) ...

GURDASPUR: Shiromani Akali Dal Backward Classes Wing general secretary Manmohan Singh Bhagowalia demanded a party ticket for himself from Qadian for the forth­ coming state assembly elections. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Bhagowalia said that being state president of the Kashyap Rajput Maha Sabha, Punjab, he enjoyed a ...

CHANDIGARH/LUDHIANA: Barb for barb, retort for retort, deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday tried to return the compliments to his government's biggest rival. "The statement of captain Amarinder Singh (Punjab Congress president) that if voted to power, his party will review though not necessarily reverse the pro-people decisions of ...