Akali Dal
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Punjab panchayat polls: Landslide win for SAD-BJP
National | May 22, 2013, 01:48 PM ISTChandigarh, 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, 07:07 AM ISTChandigarh, 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
National | Apr 15, 2013, 05:40 PM ISTNew 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'
National | Apr 12, 2013, 07:14 PM ISTChandigarh, 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
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Congress seeks apology from Akali Dal over Rahul remarks
National | Oct 13, 2012, 07:25 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 13: Congress Friday demanded an apology from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for making "uncalled, uncharitable and undignified remarks" against party general secretary Rahul Gandhi over his "flagging" the enormity of of drug
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Akali Dal not to join Third Front, Says Sukhbir Badal
National | Sep 23, 2012, 11:32 PM ISTChandigarh, Sept 23: Punjab deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal today ruled out his party joining any Third Front. Badal said here that his party was committed to continue with
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Badals, Akali Dal in FDI retail dilemma
National | Sep 16, 2012, 10:26 AM ISTChandigarh, Sep 16 : Punjab may have been the first Indian state to host the Bharti-Walmart joint venture, but the state government is now opposing opening up of foreign investment in multi-brand retail announced Friday
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Congress leader Dhillon joins Akali Dal
National | Jul 12, 2012, 06:01 PM ISTChandigarh, Jul 12 :In a jolt to the Congress in Punjab, senior leader Deepinder Singh Dhillon joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) along with his supporters here today.Dhillon was included in SAD in the presence
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PPCC for peace memorial outside Darbar Sahib Complex
India | Jun 26, 2012, 06:15 PM ISTChandigarh, Jun 26: Having opposed a memorial on 1984 Operation Bluestar within the Golden Temple Complex, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh today said that the party was in favour of setting up a
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Badals Break 46-Year-Old Jinx, Create History In Punjab
India | Mar 06, 2012, 06:10 PM ISTChandigarh, Mar 6: The SAD-BJP alliance today created history in Punjab by storming back to power for a second consecutive term, breaking a 46-year-old jinx. Bucking the anti-incumbency trend, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) won
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Sibal Accuses SAD, BJP Of 'Double Standards' On Lokpal Issue
India | Jan 29, 2012, 08:13 AM ISTJalandhar, Jan 29 : Criticising Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP for their resistance to the Lokpal bill at the Centre, Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that the parties were adopting “double standards” on the
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Manpreet Badal Sees Arab Spring In Punjab
India | Jan 27, 2012, 01:37 PM ISTBadal (Punjab), Jan 27 : Manpreet Badal, who till more than a year ago was with the ruling Akali Dal as its Finance Minister in the coalition government, feels an Arab Spring is in the
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NDA Ally Akali Dal Supports FDI In Multi-Brand Retail
National | Nov 25, 2011, 02:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 25 : Supporting the Centre's move to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal has said the initiative will offer tremendous benefits to farmers and
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Akali Dal, Amarinder Demand Mercy For Death Row Convict Bhullar
India | May 29, 2011, 07:01 PM ISTChandigarh, May 29: The Shiromani Akali Dal in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appealed for mercy for death row convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, whose mercy petition was recently rejected by the
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BSP Workers Protest Pricerise In UP
National | Jul 06, 2010, 04:12 PM ISTThe ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh, which had stayed away from the the Bharat Bandh called by opposition parties, held demonstrations at district headquarters across Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday to protest against hike in prices