January 26, 2012 00:56 IST
Predicting that the Congress will win the January 30 Assembly polls,Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi announced Captain Amarinder Singh as the would be chief minister of Punjab
Thu, Jan 26, 2012January 25, 2012 03:53 IST
Sonia hit out at the Badal government for the over Rs 65,000 crore debt and said it was borrowing money to even pay salaries of its staff.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012January 25, 2012 03:19 IST
BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that Assembly elections in five states was semi-final for the Lok Sabha elections to be held in 2014.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012January 24, 2012 03:14 IST
The results of 2007 Assembly polls appear to be deciding the itinerary of the top leadership of the Congress party for their poll campaign in Punjab.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012January 24, 2012 03:00 IST
A day before he returns to United Kingdom,centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh on Monday appeared on the poll scene of Punjab in support of Peoples Party of Punjab.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012January 22, 2012 02:12 IST
Sometimes,the candidates indulge in jibes. But the Election Commission has assigned me this job
Sun, Jan 22, 2012
January 22, 2012 00:44 IST
But it is ironical that allegations of corruption are being levelled at all levels in the works executed by the state
Sun, Jan 22, 2012
January 20, 2012 03:56 IST
A UK-based lawyer is fighting a very different kind of case in India.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012January 20, 2012 03:51 IST
Unlike the earlier campaigns when blaring loudspeakers,huge hoardings and billboards,posters and banners announced the arrival of the poll season,this time things are different.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012January 19, 2012 04:17 IST
While the constituency is new,the poll battle appears to be one of the most interesting ones.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012January 16, 2012 03:41 IST
Amid all the political heat and dust being raised in Punjab ahead of January 30 polls,residents of a village locked between Pakistan border on one side and Ravi river on the other are praying that it does not rain on the polling day.
Mon, Jan 16, 2012January 16, 2012 00:00 IST
With stakes high and time running short,the incessant showers in Majha belt of Punjab since Saturday night has not prevented the candidates in fray for the January 30 polls to venture out and make an appeal to the voters for a mandate in their favour.
Mon, Jan 16, 2012January 07, 2012 02:55 IST
A day after the Congress announced the names of its candidates for 114 constituencies,protests broke out in party units in several regions in Punjab.
Sat, Jan 07, 2012January 07, 2012 01:37 IST
Had I been in his place,I would have not let that happen.
Sat, Jan 07, 2012January 06, 2012 03:58 IST
Some confident Capt will make a comeback,others think it wont be a cakewalk.
Fri, Jan 06, 2012
January 04, 2012 01:17 IST
Rebel Akali MLA from Sirhind,Didar Singh Bhatti,on Tuesday joined Peoples Party of Punjab along with scores of his supporters. He was welcomed into the party fold by PPP chief Manpreet Singh Badal in a well attended rally at local grain market.
Wed, Jan 04, 2012January 02, 2012 01:45 IST
Shiromani Akali Dal MLA from Sirhind,Didar Singh Bhatti,on Sunday resigned from the primary membership of the party after SAD gave the ticket for newly carved constituency to party general secretary Prem Singh Chandumajra. He appears set to join PPP and may be fielded as a candidate from Fatehgarh Sahib.
Mon, Jan 02, 2012December 31, 2011 00:29 IST
BJPs ticket aspirants face party president Nitin Gadkaris eleventh hour scrutiny of their poll prospects in the last 10 to 12 days.
Sat, Dec 31, 2011December 31, 2011 00:26 IST
Another rebellion is on the cards for Shiromani Akali Dal. After expressing his resentment over the party ticket given to Kuldeep Kaur Tohra from Patiala constituency a few days back,Youth Akali Dal general secretary Satbir Singh Khatra appears all set to contest as an Independent.
Sat, Dec 31, 2011December 30, 2011 00:14 IST
The BJPs brigade of chief ministers,some at the helm and others former,are likely to be among the its star campaigners who would land in Punjab to give an impetus to the partys poll campaign in the state.
Fri, Dec 30, 2011December 29, 2011 00:48 IST
In Punjab,they are virtually baying for each others blood. In Haryana,they assemble at a common platform to seek blessings.
Thu, Dec 29, 2011December 27, 2011 03:49 IST
With almost a month left for Punjab to go to polls,the haheedi Jor Mela on Tuesday at Fatehgarh Sahib appears all set to serve as a political platform for the ruling SAD-BJP combine and opposition Congress to spew venom against each other and indulge in political mudslinging.
Tue, Dec 27, 2011December 24, 2011 03:22 IST
Their defeat margins in 2007 Assembly polls ranged from 1,364 votes to 14,645 votes against their Congress rivals. But SAD,in the first list of its candidates released on Friday,decided to again count on them.
Sat, Dec 24, 2011December 23, 2011 01:20 IST
Less than four months after it was launched,the poor response to the Amritsar-Chandigarh-Amritsar Duronto Express has forced Northern Railways to permanently withdraw one AC Coach and Four Chair Car coaches from the train that connects the holy city with Chandigarh in a non-stop journey.
Fri, Dec 23, 2011December 23, 2011 00:49 IST
With Congress Mahesh Inder Singh Badal throwing his hat in the political ring of Lambi again to stake a claim for a ticket,the constituency currently represented by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal could see a triangular contest between three Badals two real brothers (Parkash Singh Badal and Gurdas Singh Badal) and their cousin.
Fri, Dec 23, 2011





