Citing various schemes launched by BJP governments at the Centre and in Haryana, the CM said, “The prime minister has worked towards changing the lifestyle of the poor and downtrodden during the BJP’s five year tenure”.

Thousands of followers, who call themselves ‘premis’ and address dera chief as ‘pitaji’, gathered at the dera’s Naam Charcha Ghar (prayer hall) at village Gahaur of Ludhiana Sunday where members of the political wing addressed them. They were told to “stay united” and “not let outsiders break their unity”.

Both Hisar and Rohtak are high-stakes constituencies, considered strongholds of Bhajan Lal (Indian National Lok Dal) and Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Congress) families. The BJP has now named candidates for all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, where polling will be held in the sixth phase on May 12.

The Union Ministry of Culture had organised programme, to mark 100 years of massacre that took place on April 13, 1919. Naidu, accompanied by Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore, attended the event. Amarinder’s media advisor later said that CM “could not attend the event due to other commitments”.

It all began with Harsimrat attacking Amarinder for skipping an event orgainised by Centre to mark 100 years of the massacre. “You @capt_amarinder proved your care for martyrs by boycotting national function headed by the Vice President at Jallianwala Bagh yesterday," she tweeted.

While Taksali chief Ranjit Singh Brahmpura said was party decision based on demand of the people, General J J Singh (retd) told The Indian Express that it was his call not to contest from Khadoor Sahib.

"In 2014 and 2017, the party was spreading its wings in Punjab and hence assistance was provided to us by the Delhi team. But now party organisation is in place and we have been given a free hand," says AAP's Sangrur candidate Bhagwant Mann.

Surinder Singh, a resident of Pathankot said to be a police informer on the basis of whose tip-off the cops had raided Father Anthony Madassery’s residence, had left home a week ago to “join a police inquiry” at Phillaur. He has not been seen since then, his family has said. Surinder hails from Naushera Khurad […]

Police said that Manminder was allegedly attacked with sharp edged weapons, including axes. The accused first attacked the doors and windows of his house with axes and when Manminder came out, he was allegedly picked up and assaulted a little distance away. He died of head injury.

On Sunday, Joginder Singh and Rajpreet Singh had been suspended by Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mandeep Singh Sidhu and a Look Out Circular (LOC) was also issued against them. Police had alerted airports so both officers could not leave the country.

The 2018 report on terrorism, first released in December last year, drew the ire of the Sikh community at the time of its release as it was the first time Sikh extremism was listed as one of the top five extremist threats in Canada, the CBC news said.

With WhatsApp blocking its users from forwarding messages to more than five individuals or groups, some have started sending messages by copy-pasting while others have appointed more people to distribute the messages.

Addressing reporters in Kolhapur, Pawar had said on Saturday that since Rafale deal was not acceptable to Parrikar, he resigned from the post of defence minister and returned to Goa. BJP national president Amit Shah alleged that Pawar was spreading falsehood as his party’s fortunes were falling.

The Independent candidates in Palghar claimed that they had to wait till midnight on Friday to be allotted their symbols. A few of them have written to the Delhi office of the EC seeking an explanation.

For a district that is among Maharashtra’s poorest, ravaged by cyclical drought and lack of development, the political discourse is focused on personalities and conflicts among them, including family feuds - sisters Pritam and state minister Pankaja Munde, their cousin Dhananjay Munde.

Sanjay Aparanti, both a doctor and a former IPS officer, had also fought the last Lok Sabha polls, but on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket and from Raigad. This time, with AAP deciding not to contest the polls from the state, he has gone with the BSP.

PPCC in its press release mentioned that Valmiki leader Chandan Grewal had joined the party in the presence of the chief minister, and also released a photo.

Khalra was allegedly abducted and killed by Punjab Police in September 1995. Four Punjab policemen were later sentenced to life imprisonment for his murder. 

This comes a day after the party’s Ludhiana district (urban) president Daljit Singh Grewal alias Bhola quit AAP.

The forum directed Bata India to refund Rs 3 wrongly charged for the paper carry bag from Chandigarh resident Dinesh Parshad Raturi, pay him Rs 3,000 as compensation and Rs 1,000 as litigation expenses. It also directed Bata India to deposit Rs 5,000 in the “Consumer Legal Aid Account”.

On expected lines, the party fielded state chief Ashok Tanwar from Sirsa and Rajya Sabha MP Kumari Selja from Ambala, both reserved constituencies.

At least 35 out of these 400 educated accused were found graduates who hold professional courses, including engineering and law degrees. A few others were pursuing post-graduation courses. At least 48 had done senior secondary and 76 were matriculate.

The shells, each having a length of 6 inch to 7 inch, were spotted by a garbage collector, Pawan Kumar, around 6.30 am. A senior officer said, “Two of the shells appeared to be live and one was dead. But we are considering all three as live shells.”

Though reports emanating from meetings that Rahul Gandhi held with the Punjab Congress leaders suggested that the AICC president was taking “serious feedback” from state party chief Sunil Kumar on the probables, but at the end of the day it is Amarinder who has had the last laugh.