Prakash Singh Badal
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Punjab asks Centre to ensure assured marketing of maize
India | Jul 05, 2014, 06:01 PM ISTChandigarh: Punjab government today asked Centre to ensure assured marketing of maize crop by directing central procurement agencies to procure it from the state to encourage crop diversification.In a letter, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
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Iraq violence: With prayer on their lips, families of abducted Indians wait
India | Jun 20, 2014, 11:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Manjeet Singh last called up home 10 days ago before he was abducted. He, along with 39 other Indian nationals, was kidnapped by Sunni militants in Mosul in northern Iraq that is in
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Iraq Crises: 16 Indians evacuated, 1 of the 40 kidnapped escapes
India | Jun 20, 2014, 08:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sixteen Indians stranded in violence-affected areas of Iraq have been evacuated and one of the 40 kidnapped Indians has escaped from captivity in Mosul town even as government said it was “knocking at
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Increase number of products traded through Attari-Wagah: Parkash Singh Badal
India | Jun 19, 2014, 05:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the number of products traded with Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border should be increased. The issue was raised by Badal in his meeting with Union
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Peaceful polling is triumph of democracy: Badal
India | Apr 30, 2014, 08:15 PM ISTChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today termed peaceful polling in the state as “a triumph of democracy” and said voters have once again strengthened democratic process by exercising their franchise in an overwhelming
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In Pics: Narendra Modi's rallies in Punjab
National | Apr 26, 2014, 07:24 AM ISTPathankot (Pb): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday called upon electorate in the country to punish the "Maa-Beta" (mother-son) government in the country by voting it out.Addressing an election rally in this north Punjab
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Amarinder's 'clean chit' to Jagdish Tytler is shocking: Prakash singh Badal
India | Apr 20, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal yesterday described as 'shocking' the reported 'clean chit' given by Congress leader Amarinder Singh to Jagdish Tytler, one of the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, during a
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Congress seeks dismissal of three Punjab ministers
National | Mar 04, 2014, 12:30 PM ISTChandigarh: The Congress Monday demanded the dismissal of three ministers in the Parkash Singh Badal-led Punjab government for their alleged involvement in illegal activities.Two of these ministers' names have figured in a multi-million dollar international
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Congress, AAP two sides of same coin: Badal
National | Jan 15, 2014, 07:56 AM ISTMuktsar: Terming the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the "two sides of a coin",Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal yesterday asked the people to beware of the "cheap political gimmickry" of both the
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BJP- Akali Dal will wipe out Congress from Delhi, says Badal
National | Oct 09, 2013, 09:07 PM ISTChandigarh: Prakash Singh Badal, the Punjab Chief Minister, is confident of overthrowing Sheila Dikshit government from Delhi in upcoming assembly polls.Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday said the Akali Dal will have a tie-up
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Akali Dal turns the table on Congress
National | Aug 16, 2013, 01:34 PM ISTChandigarh: 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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Vadra land deals : Punjab CM Badal seeks probe by SC judge
National | Aug 13, 2013, 06:20 PM ISTChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought an inquiry by a sitting Supreme Court Judge into Robert Vadra's controversial land deals in Haryana.”This (Vadra-DLF land deals) is in front of you. Let there
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UPA has failed to protect Sikhs abroad, says Sukhbir Badal
India | Aug 10, 2013, 06:38 AM ISTMoga, Aug 10: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Friday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA government for failing to check hate crimes against Sikhs residing in foreign countries, particularly Philippines.Speaking to reporters after
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UPA govt has failed on all fronts: Badal
National | Aug 08, 2013, 07:54 PM ISTBhlaiaana (Sri Muktsar Sahib), Aug 8: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today criticised the UPA government at the Centre and said people are waiting for the general elections to vote Congress out of power.
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Food security ordinance copy of 2007 Punjab scheme: Badal
India | Jul 09, 2013, 10:39 PM ISTChandigarh, July 9: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday termed the food security ordinance brought by the UPA government as a "copy" of the "Atta-Dal" scheme introduced by his government in Punjab in 2007.Badal
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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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Punjab CM Badal puts power-broker Majithia in place
National | Jan 12, 2013, 07:11 PM ISTChandigarh, Jan 12: Till the other day, the opposition Congress in Punjab was gunning for cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia, whose only claim to fame is that he is the brother-in-law of all-powerful Deputy Chief
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US court to hear human rights case against Punjab CM
National | Jan 05, 2013, 05:09 PM ISTWashington, Jan 5: A US federal judge has set an evidentiary hearing for Jan 29 in a human rights violations case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to resolve basic jurisdictional issues.Wisconsin Judge Rudolph
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Don't meddle in Sikh affairs, Akali Dal warns Congress
National | Nov 11, 2012, 09:22 PM ISTChandigarh, Nov 11: The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab here Sunday warned the Congress against meddling in the religious affairs of Sikhs.Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, who is also the patron of the
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Amarinder questions Badal's silence over attack on Gen Brar
National | Oct 03, 2012, 05:45 PM ISTChandigarh, Oct 3: The “silence” of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the attack on Lt Gen (retd) Kuldeep Singh Brar is “seditious” and shocking, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today alleged. It is