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  Punjab: Centre in fix as Badals seek upgradation of Z-Plus security cover

  Politics | September 05, 2016 14:15 IST

  The Shiromani Akali Dal-led Punjab government has asked the Centre to upgrade the security cover of three members of state’s ruling “first family” — the Badals. Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son and deputy

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  Punjab defies SC order, passes resolution against SYL construction

  Politics | March 18, 2016 15:50 IST

  A day after the Supreme Court directing a status quo on the land meant for the Satluj-Yamuna Link canal, the Punjab Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution against its construction saying the state does not have water to share with Haryana

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  Corruption can't be contained by framing legislations: Sukhbir

  Politics | February 26, 2016 19:02 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said corruption cannot be contained by framing legislations but by reducing interface between officials and public."Corruption is prevalent in every sphere in our country but it

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  Incidents like Pathankot must be dealt with heavy hand: Parkash Singh Badal

  Politics | January 03, 2016 20:16 IST

  Gurdaspur: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said that incidents like the Pathankot terror strike must be dealt with a heavy hand and asked parties to refrain from politicising the issue.  To combat cross

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  Pakistan government should 'control' terrorists: Parkash Singh Badal

  Politics | January 02, 2016 18:35 IST

  Pathankot: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said Pakistan government should "control" terror activities, asserting that those who have carried out the attack came from across the border."These people come from across the border.

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  O.P. Munjal, father of cycle industry, passes away

  August 14, 2015 17:05 IST

  Ludhiana:  O.P. Munjal, who began modestly and finally became the father of India's cycle industry with his iconic Hero Cycles, died here on Thursday, family sources said.The 86-year-old Munjal was admitted to the Hero Heart

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  Rahul Gandhi's concern for farmers a political stunt: Badal

  Politics | June 22, 2015 16:07 IST

  Muktsar:  Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the “sudden” concern of Rahul Gandhi for farmers was merely a “political stunt” as he blamed the Congress party and Gandhi family for farmers' plight across

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  4 arrested after teen thrown out of moving bus in Moga

  India | May 01, 2015 10:26 IST

  Moga (Punjab): Four people have been arrested in connection with the case where a teenage girl died after being thrown out of a moving bus for resisting molestation in Moga district of Punjab.The conductor and

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  Top Five News Headlines of April 30

  India | April 30, 2015 21:02 IST

  Moga molestation: Bus belongs to us, admits Punjab CM Prakash Singh BadalThe incident of sexual harassment in Punjab's Moga district is now taking a political turn as the entire opposition is demanding strict action against

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  Punjab government says farmers will get full MSP

  India | April 22, 2015 21:44 IST

  Chandigarh: The Punjab government today decided that the farmers in the state would be given full Minimum Support Price (MSP) of their harvest and the value cut imposed by the Centre would not be passed

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  Akali Dal will remain part of NDA, says Badal

  Politics | October 24, 2014 18:01 IST

  Chandigarh: Against the backdrop of the BJP breaking its political alliances in Maharashtra and Haryana in recent weeks, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday said that the Shiromani Akali Dal would remain an integral

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  Badal to meet Narendra Modi with development plan for Punjab

  India | May 31, 2014 16:31 IST

  Lehri (Bathinda): Accusing the previous UPA government at the Centre of meting out “step-motherly” treatment to Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said he would soon call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to submit

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  Badal, Sharif agree to boost cooperation between Punjabs

  India | December 16, 2013 9:01 IST

  Amritsar: Indian and Pakistani Punjab's chief ministers, Parkash Singh Badal and Shahbaz Sharif respectively, Sunday agreed to boost cooperation, including through exchange of academicians, and people to people contacts between their two regions.A joint statement

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  US court dismisses Sikh group's case against Badal

  World | November 28, 2013 12:36 IST

  Chicago: A US Court of Appeals has dismissed a human rights violation case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the ground that a Sikh rights group failed to serve federal court summons on

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  Akali, BJP alliance in Delhi assembly polls, says Badal

  Politics | October 07, 2013 11:37 IST

  Moga, Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal today said his party would contest the forthcoming assembly elections in Delhi in alliance with the BJP."The SAD will contest the Delhi

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  Punjab sacrifices, yet gets step-motherly treatment: Badal

  India | August 15, 2013 12:46 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday said that despite having made the maximum contribution to the country's freedom struggle and also making India self-reliant in foodgrain, Punjab was getting step-motherly treatment.Speaking after unfurling

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  Punjab to spend Rs.100 crore on culture preservation

  India | July 15, 2013 18:04 IST

  Chandigarh, July 15: The Punjab government has put a Rs.100 crore culture preservation plan on fast track and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Unesco, an official said Monday.UNESCO will help the state prepare

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  US Sikh group offers $ 10,000 to anyone who sues Badal

  World | June 29, 2013 8:09 IST

  Milwaukee, Jun 29: A Sikh group is offering USD 10,000 to anyone who serves an Indian head of state with federal lawsuit papers on his expected visit to Wisconsin next week.Sikhs for Justice filed a

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  Badal seeks Rs.1,500 minimum support price on wheat

  India | April 22, 2013 10:57 IST

  Chandigarh, Apr 22: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday demanded that the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat be fixed at Rs.1,500 per quintal by the centre.Badal, who is the Shiromani Akali Dal

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  Missing Canadian-Indian woman related to Badal killed in Pakistan

  World | January 02, 2013 17:55 IST

  Lahore, Jan 2:  A Canadian woman of Indian-origin, distantly related to Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, was killed and her body dumped in a canal by a man who owed her money, Pakistani