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Kanchan Vasdev
Kanchan is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express' Punjab bureau. She covers the Chief Minister’s Office, government policies and politics. Her 22 years of experience covering crime, women issues, environment and politics, has included a previous stint with The Tribune and has also assisted in the launch of city editions of the newspaper. She has written a monograph on Abandoned Brides by NRIs as part of Prabha Dutt memorial fellowship and as a Centre for Science and Environment fellow worked on Pollution in Satluj river. She tweets @kanchan99
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Why a new water row is simmering between Punjab, Haryana amid floodsSubscriber Only
September 04, 2025 11:50 IST
Months after seeking extra 4,500 cusecs water from Punjab, Harana has now asked for slashing 2,500 cusecs water due to its reduced demand, which has upset ruling AAP in flood-hit Punjab
Thu, Sep 04, 2025
Cops wanted to kill me in fake encounter: AAP MLA Harmit Singh Pathanmajra
September 04, 2025 04:18 IST
He denied he had absconded after opening fire at the police. He said he asked the personnel to go to a gurdwara and speak under oath.
Thu, Sep 04, 2025
After the Punjab flood, an avalanche: AAP leaders put up videos of their rescue effortsSubscriber Only
September 03, 2025 19:18 IST
Tractors to trenches, amphibious vehicles to gurdwaras, AAP leaders are at work on the ground after Mann govt faces fire from Oppn over its flood efforts
Wed, Sep 03, 2025
Floods fiasco: Punjab govt spent just 17 days to prep for rains
September 03, 2025 10:46 IST
The delayed preparation, ignored NHAI plan, faulty gates expose governance gaps
Wed, Sep 03, 2025
‘Gunshots fired, cop hurt’ in Haryana as Punjab AAP MLA Harmit Singh Pathanmajra, booked for rape, flees from police
September 02, 2025 11:27 IST
Sanour MLA Harmit Singh Pathanmajra allegedly escaped from the Punjab Police in Haryana’s Karnal. He was booked following a rape complaint filed by his alleged ex-wife.
Tue, Sep 02, 2025
AAP MLA Harmit Singh Pathanmajra says security withdrawn, day after he slammed irrigation secy, govt
September 02, 2025 09:36 IST
Pathanmajra further said that on the directions of the party's Delhi leadership, Punjab Vigilance Bureau may book him for speaking against his own government.
Tue, Sep 02, 2025
A day after AAP Sanour MLA Pathanmajra slams Punjab Govt, his security is withdrawn
September 01, 2025 17:09 IST
Harmit Singh Pathanmajra slammed Bhagwant Mann and Krishan Kumar, Principal Secretary, Water Resources, accusing them of neglecting his constituency.
Tue, Sep 02, 2025
Missing in action: Kejriwal, Sisodia, Jain under fire in flood-hit Punjab
September 01, 2025 09:53 IST
Oppn is pointing out how the three leaders, who have been camping in Punjab since their defeat in Delhi, have suddenly disappeared
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
With Raghav Chadha back in Punjab after more than a year, state AAP left guessing: Is something cooking?Subscriber Only
August 31, 2025 14:25 IST
Rajya Sabha MP, once dubbed the "de facto Punjab CM" by the Opposition, tours flood-hit Gurdaspur and Dinanagar; visit comes at a time when there has been unease in local AAP over top brass' involvement in the state
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
Spotted in Punjab after a year, Raghav Chadha tours flood-hit areas, distributes relief material
August 30, 2025 09:35 IST
In Gurdaspur and Dinangar, Chadha distributed ration and medical kits and said that repair and rehabilitation work will be taken up.
Sat, Aug 30, 2025
After Haryana’s welfare scheme announcement for women, Punjab’s AAP govt feels the heat over its own promise
August 29, 2025 17:13 IST
The AAP government, which rolled out its free 300 units of power for the domestic sector soon after coming to power in the state, is now facing a massive power subsidy bill of over Rs 20,000 crore.
Fri, Aug 29, 2025
India-Pakistan tension casts shadow on Madhopur Headworks ops; non-operational, not upgraded for decades
August 28, 2025 19:41 IST
Two of the floodgates of the Madhopur Headworks gave way, washing away a Punjab Water Resources Department chargeman and inundating scores of villages, submerging acres of agricultural land.
Thu, Aug 28, 2025
Schools shut, train services hit: Relief ops, evacuations on as swollen rivers inundate Punjab villagesSubscriber Only
August 27, 2025 12:08 IST
The flood-situation has turned grim in Punjab after the water levels in Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets rose following heavy rains.
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Bhagwant Mann mirrors Modi, writes to Punjab government scheme beneficiaries, seeks feedbackSubscriber Only
August 26, 2025 13:11 IST
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s letter to a man from Batala in Gurdaspur has gone viral, where he congratulated him on getting a government job but also asked if he had paid a bribe or used influence to get it.
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Foodgrain transportation ‘scam’: Punjab files SLP in SC, challenges HC’s quashing of FIR against AshuSubscriber Only
August 26, 2025 09:30 IST
The HC decision had caused embarrassment to the Punjab government at that time, prompting the state government to move to the top court.
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Why AAP has stepped up Hindu outreach in Punjab: Promising Temple Act to setting up caste boardsSubscriber Only
August 24, 2025 14:41 IST
The promise to enact a Hindu Temple Act stems from the party's efforts to increase its appeal among Hindu voters, especially in urban centers such as Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Patiala, where mismanagement of temple affairs has been a long-standing grievance.
Sun, Aug 24, 2025
Punjab AAP doing to BJP what BJP did to AAP in DelhiSubscriber Only
August 23, 2025 03:46 IST
Ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP had acted against AAP’s outreach programme to register residents for Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana
Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Why AAP top brass has left party’s Punjab leaders in choppy watersSubscriber Only
August 22, 2025 07:50 IST
While having been in line of Opposition's fire for being “remote-controlled” by Delhi AAP brass, the Punjab party unit has also seen growing unease among a section of its leaders and ministers over the perceived “power shift”
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
Behind AAP govt’s ‘extreme step’, internal feedback on BJP making inroads in villagesSubscriber Only
August 22, 2025 04:25 IST
On Thursday, Punjab Police detained several BJP leaders and workers in different parts of the state, a day after it had abruptly obstructed saffron party's outreach camps at 39 locations in the state.
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
AAP-BJP spar in Punjab over saffron party’s campaignSubscriber Only
August 21, 2025 08:02 IST
The state government has ordered a probe into the initiative, alleging that it is being used to illegally collect personal data.
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
Punjab to save Rs 50 crore annually as consortium of banks reduce additional 0.05% interest on food creditSubscriber Only
August 21, 2025 08:02 IST
Banks levy an interest rate of 8.37% on the Centre, but 8.97% on Punjab on food credit; the five-month-long battle yielded Punjab a 0.05 per cent rebate: official
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
Mohindra College in Patiala: A milestone of 150 years, but crumbling heritage structure ‘faces uncertain future’Subscriber Only
August 20, 2025 00:24 IST
As the building continues to deteriorate, the institute’s principal, alumni and faculty voice concerns
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
‘Not party’s ideology’: Punjab AAP distances itself from Sisodia’s ‘saam, daam…’ remarksSubscriber Only
August 19, 2025 08:21 IST
Still smarting from the embarrassment that it suffered after being forced to withdraw the contentious Punjab Land Pooling Policy-2025, the ruling AAP landed in a fresh row when the Opposition parties, including the Congress, the BJP and the SAD, on August 16 shared a video clip in which Sisodia was purportedly heard asking party's women's wing leaders, “2027 ka chunaav jitvaane ke liye, saam, daam, dand, bhed, sach, jhooth, question, answer, laraai, jhagda jo karna padega karenge.. taiyyar hain josh ke saath? (To win the 2027 elections, we will do whatever it may take. Are you ready?)”.
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Industry, investment in his kitty, Sanjeev Arora now gets power dept tooSubscriber Only
August 19, 2025 08:09 IST
CM Mann divests Harbhajan Singh of key portfolio, Arora now has four departments
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Punjab Cabinet gives nod to denotify land pooling policySubscriber Only
August 15, 2025 04:08 IST
The Cabinet decided to withdraw notification of the department of housing and urban development, Punjab pertaining to Land Pooling Policy 2025 issued on June 4.
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