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  Parkash Singh Badal threatens to quit over Haryana SGPC issue?

  Politics | July 17, 2014 11:31 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is reported to have threatened to quit if the central government did not intervene in the controversial issue of setting up of a separate committee in Haryana to

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  Punjab BJP ministers submit resignations to party

  Politics | June 25, 2014 11:24 IST

  Chandigarh: All four ministers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Punjab government submitted their resignations to the party to enable a reshuffle, party sources said Tuesday.The ministers who submitted their resignations are Forests

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  DPCC chief Arvinder Singh Lovely to have new team soon

  Politics | June 15, 2014 13:38 IST

  New Delhi: Tasked with rebuilding the party after its severe drubbing in Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely today said he will soon have a “new-look” team which will be

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  BJP's 'issue-centric' campaign will succeed: Jaitley

  Politics | April 29, 2014 17:42 IST

  Amritsar: A day ahead of polling in Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today expressed confidence that his issue-centric campaign will succeed against the “rude and discourteous” campaign of his Congress rival

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  Never gave clean chit to Tytler: Amarinder

  Politics | April 21, 2014 19:18 IST

  Amritsar: Facing criticism from the ruling Akali Dal and other Sikh groups for defending Jagdish Tytler for his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Monday said he had

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  We will fight them and beat them: Amarinder Singh

  Politics | March 26, 2014 15:21 IST

  Chandigarh: Amarinder Singh has set the political temperature soaring after the Congress announced he would take on BJP heavyweight Arun Jaitley in Amritsar and the confident former Punjab chief minister who belongs to an erstwhile

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  Will be powerful voice of Amritsar in Delhi: Jaitley

  Politics | March 26, 2014 14:29 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley faces a tough electoral battle in his maiden bid to enter Lok Sabha from Amritsar but is unfazed by his “reluctant” heavyweight opponent Capt Amarinder Singh as he claims

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  End of political innnings for Sidhu?

  Politics | March 20, 2014 11:33 IST

  Chandigarh: This week marked the virtual end of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's innings on Punjab's political wicket. The high-profile star campaigner of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been yanked off the Amritsar Lok Sabha

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  With Jaitley's arrival, Sidhu's Punjab politics over for now

  Politics | March 16, 2014 18:25 IST

  Amritsar: Top leaders of Punjab's ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance can breathe easy now. Having been involved in a war of words with BJP's Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu in recent times, they may not have

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  Indira, Congress betrayed country: Akali Dal

  Politics | February 05, 2014 7:12 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Tuesday accused the then prime minister Indira Gandhi and the Congress government for betraying the country, following the Operation Bluestar disclosure."The entire nation has been shocked by the disclosure

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  2 out of 4 Akali candidates to contest on BJP symbol in Delhi

  Politics | November 12, 2013 14:21 IST

  New Delhi: The Shiromani Akali Dal today announced the names of its four candidates for the Delhi assembly elections. Shyam Sharma from Hari Nagar, and Manjinder Singh Sirsa from Rajouri Garden will contest on Shiromani

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  Modi right person to lead NDA: Akali Dal

  Politics | September 14, 2013 6:49 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal yesterday hailed the decision of the BJP to name Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections, terming him the "right person" to lead the

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  Akali Dal turns the table on Congress

  Politics | August 16, 2013 13:34 IST

  Chandigarh: The Congress party may claim to identify itself with the "aam aadmi" (common man) but some of its leaders seem to have taken this rather too seriously. After a young Congress legislator barged into

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  Akali Dal to field candidates in Delhi assembly polls

  Politics | July 20, 2013 11:35 IST

  Ludhiana, July 20: Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal will field its candidates in the Delhi assembly elections later this year, party president Sukhbir Singh Badal said here Friday.Badal, who is the Punjab deputy chief minister,

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  Akali Dal has no issues with BJP's PM candidate

  Politics | June 15, 2013 7:06 IST

  Amritsar, June 15: At a time when the Janata Dal-United seems all set to leave the NDA over the issue of prominence to Narendra Modi, the BJP's oldest ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal, Friday said

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  Akali Dal welcomes Modi as BJP poll panel chief

  Politics | June 09, 2013 19:58 IST

  Chandigarh, June 9 :  The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Sunday welcomed the appointment of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the chief of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) poll campaign committee for the 2014

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  Punjab panchayat polls: Landslide win for SAD-BJP

  Politics | May 22, 2013 13:48 IST

  Chandigarh, May 22: The ruling SAD-BJP combine in Punjab yesterday notched up an emphatic win in Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections in the state romping home in majority of the seats.The Congress-Peoples Party of

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  Akali Dal claims clean sweep in Punjab local polls

  India | May 22, 2013 7:07 IST

  Chandigarh, May 22: Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine yesterday claimed a "clean sweep" in the zila parishad and block samiti elections.An Akali Dal spokesman said that the combine was winning a clear

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  Will support PM candidate proposed by BJP: Akali Dal

  Politics | April 15, 2013 17:40 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 15:  A day after NDA ally JD(U) virtually opposed Narendra Modi as the possible prime  ministerial candidate, another partner Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said it was with BJP and would stand

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  Akali Dal, SGPC term Bhullar judgment 'unfortunate'

  Politics | April 12, 2013 19:14 IST

  Chandigarh, April 12: The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Friday termed as "unfortunate" the Supreme Court judgment on the petition of 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devender Pal Singh