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  Badal forms committee to streamline SAD-BJP alliance working

  National | August 12, 2014 17:43 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today constituted a six-member State Coordination Committee of Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP to streamline day-to-day functioning and cooperation between the alliance partners.SAD Senior Vice President Ranjit Singh

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  EC warns Punjab CM against making political speech on Independence Day

  National | August 10, 2014 16:28 IST

  Patiala: Election Commission of India has asked Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his ministers to refrain from making any political speeches on Independence Day.With a view to ensure fair play for all political

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  Badal asks Mulayam for compensation to Saharanpur Sikhs

  National | July 30, 2014 18:23 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday urged Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to personally intervene to ensure compensation for the Sikh families who were affected by recent riots in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur

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  Don't take Sikh religious matters to court: Akal Takht chief

  National | July 30, 2014 13:22 IST

  Amritsar: Amid the controversy over the creation of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC) and the stand-off between Sikh leaders in Punjab and those in Haryana, the Jathedar (chief) of the Akal Takht, Gurbachan

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  Badal is undermining principle of federalism: Amarinder Singh

  India | July 27, 2014 19:57 IST

  Chandigarh: Asserting that creation of a separate SGPC for Haryana was within the jurisdiction of the state, senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh today accused Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of “undermining” the principle of

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  Let not competitive politics get constitutional sanctity

  National | July 27, 2014 12:30 IST

  Sikh politics is on the boil in Punjab and Haryana. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is insisting that Haryana roll back the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Act, 2014, creating a separate body to manage

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  Violent clashes in Saharanpur, Rajnath speaks to Akhilesh Yadav

  National | July 27, 2014 12:03 IST

  Lucknow: Two people were killed as violent clashes broke out Saturday in Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh over a land dispute. Two groups fought pitched battles and burnt several vehicles, as Home Minister Rajnath Singh

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  Parkash Singh Badal threatens to quit over Haryana SGPC issue?

  National | 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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  Haryana SGPC row: Akali Dal term it assault on Khalsa Panth

  National | July 16, 2014 7:21 IST

  Chandigarh: Terming it a "sinister move of the Congress government in Haryana to dilute, divide and break up the supreme, sacred and historic" SGPC, Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Tuesday said the move to set

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  SGPC row: Badal compares Congress to Mughals

  National | July 07, 2014 12:57 IST

  Chandigarh: Attacking the Haryana government's decision to announce creation of a separate committee for gurdwaras (Sikh shrines) in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal called the decision "unconstitutional" and accused the Congress of

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  Parkash Singh Badal seeks fund from centre for drinking water scheme

  India | July 04, 2014 14:47 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to provide additional funds to the state in the ensuing Budget under Rural Water Supply and Sanitation scheme.In a letter written to

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  Parkash Singh Badal's surprise check finds 14 officers absent

  National | June 30, 2014 15:58 IST

  Chandigarh: At least 14 senior officers were found absent during a surprise check by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday morning at the state's mini-secretariat here.Badal, 86, landed at the mini-secretariat complex in Sector

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  Punjab BJP ministers submit resignations to party

  National | 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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  Amarinder Singh flays Centre over its handling of Iraq issue

  National | June 23, 2014 18:55 IST

  Chandigarh: Expressing discontent over Centre's handling of the issue of the abducted Indians in violence ravaged Iraq, Congress Leader in the Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh today sought a status report on the situation.  “Extraordinary situations

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  Amarinder Singh questions Parkash Singh Badal over his opposition to Haryana SGPC

  National | June 22, 2014 20:04 IST

  Amritsar: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh today questioned Parkash Singh Badal's opposition to the creation of a separate SGPC for Haryana while supporting the move for managing affairs of Sikhs in

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  Free phone calls for families of Punjabis stranded in Iraq

  India | June 21, 2014 14:05 IST

  Chandigarh: The Punjab government Saturday announced it will foot the bill of phone calls made by family members of Indian men from the state who are stranded in strife-torn Iraq.A spokesperson of the Chief Minister's

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  Parkash Badal, families of abducted Indian workers in Iraq meet Sushma Swaraj

  National | June 20, 2014 15:40 IST

  New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal along with families of some of the Punjabi workers abducted in Iraq today met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and shared their concerns with her.The families of

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  Judge SAD-BJP Govt on basis of its performance: Badal to people

  India | June 15, 2014 20:57 IST

  Bathinda (Punjab): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called upon the people to judge the SAD-BJP government in the state only on the basis of its performance.  Addressing a rally on the second day

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  Punjab govt committed to end drug menace: Badal

  National | June 10, 2014 17:11 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab government is committed to end the drug menace in the state and cut off the supply chain of those in this illegal trade at all costs, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here

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  Punjab to work out policy on farmers' suicides

  National | June 04, 2014 12:51 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday approved the constitution of a committee to formulate a comprehensive policy on farmers' suicides in Punjab.Punjab State Farmers Commission chairman G.S. Kalkat will head the committee that