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  • aap accuses bjp of offering bribe to its legislators

    AAP accuses BJP of offering bribe to its legislators

    Politics | June 20, 2014 15:30 IST

    New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party Wednesday accused the BJP of offering money to its legislators for their support in forming the government in the national capital.A party statement said the Bharatiya Janata Party has

  • prakash singh badal raises chandigarh transfer 1984 riots

    Prakash Singh Badal raises Chandigarh transfer, 1984 riots issues with Narendra Modi

    India | June 13, 2014 22:05 IST

    New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today raised the issue of early transfer of Chandigarh to the state with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also sought a Commission of Inquiry to probe the

  • sad core panel to study poll results

    SAD core panel to study poll results

    India | May 18, 2014 6:44 IST

    Chandigarh: Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal yesterday constituted a three-member committee to study and analyse the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in the state.A decision to this effect was taken

  • arun jaitley loses in amritsar

    Arun Jaitley loses in Amritsar

    Politics | May 16, 2014 16:18 IST

    Amritsar: The first popular electoral outing for senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley started on a wrong note as he lost from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat to Congress candidate Amarinder Singh by nearly 90,000 votes.Amarinder,

  • sidhu says his absence in amritsar might have helped jaitley

    Sidhu says his absence in Amritsar might have helped Jaitley

    Politics | May 02, 2014 9:29 IST

    Amritsar: Arriving in the city a day after polling ended, Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was denied a ticket by BJP for re-election to Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, today said his absence might have helped party

  • sikhs protest outside congress office over amarinder remark

    Sikhs protest outside Congress office over Amarinder remark

    Politics | April 21, 2014 19:08 IST

    New Delhi: A large number of Sikhs protested outside the Congress office here Monday over former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh giving a clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Amarinder

  • sad candidate dhindsa files nomination from sangrur

    SAD candidate Dhindsa files nomination from Sangrur

    India | April 05, 2014 21:02 IST

    Sangrur: SAD candidate from Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa today filed his nomination papers here. He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal while filing the papers.Also, all MLAs whose assemblies

  • arun jaitley accorded rousing welcome in amritsar

    Arun Jaitley accorded rousing welcome in Amritsar

    Politics | March 18, 2014 16:21 IST

    Amritsar: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley was today accorded warm welcome upon reaching Amritsar, the constituency from where he will contest his first-ever parliamentary elections.The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal leadership and the local BJP leaders

  • modi right person to lead nda says akali dal

    Modi right person to lead NDA says, Akali Dal

    Politics | September 14, 2013 10:58 IST

    Chandigarh: Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday 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

  • punjab politics gets hotter in heat wave conditions

    Punjab politics gets hotter in heat-wave conditions

    Politics | May 24, 2013 15:19 IST

    Chandigarh, May 24: Death, funeral pyre, blood-laced, cheap entertainers, breast-beating, power-drunken mind and obituary - these are the words top politicians in Punjab are using to hurl invectives at each other in a virtual free

  • will challenge sajjan kumar s acquittal shiromani akali dal

    Will challenge Sajjan Kumar's acquittal: Shiromani Akali Dal

    Politics | May 01, 2013 15:05 IST

    New Delhi, May 1: Terming as “very unfortunate” the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Shiromani Akali Dal Tuesday said it will challenge the court order and demanded the

  • akalis to meet pm to stall bhullar s hanging

    Akalis to meet PM to stall Bhullar's hanging

    Politics | April 13, 2013 21:56 IST

    Chandigarh, Apr 13 :  A delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will soon meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get the hanging of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar stalled.A resolution to this effect was

  • two sad groups clash in punjab

    Two SAD groups clash in Punjab

    India | April 04, 2013 13:16 IST

    Moga, Apr 4: Two factions of Shiromani Akali Dal clashed soon after Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal ended his Sangat Darshan programme at Jogewala village in this district.The incident happened last evening soon after Badal

  • don t meddle in sikh affairs akali dal warns congress

    Don't meddle in Sikh affairs, Akali Dal warns Congress

    Politics | November 11, 2012 21:22 IST

    Chandigarh, 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

  • sad says no difference with bjp on fdi in retail issue

    SAD says no difference with BJP on FDI in retail issue

    Politics | September 27, 2012 18:37 IST

    Maur Mandi (Bhatinda), Sept 27:  With BJP today expressing its strong opposition to FDI in multi-brand retail, its ally in Punjab Shiromani Akali Dal fell in line, saying it is “solidly behind” NDA on the

  • mulayam meets badal junior scotches talk of third front

    Mulayam meets Badal junior, scotches talk of Third Front

    Politics | September 22, 2012 16:19 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 22:  A day after pledging support to the UPA, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today met Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.Refusing to divulge details

  • punjab government seeks rs. 800 crore relief package from

    Punjab government seeks Rs. 800 crore relief package from Centre

    July 23, 2012 13:42 IST

    Chandigarh, Jul 23 :The Punjab government has sought a interim relief package of Rs. 800 crore from the Centre expressing its anxiety over the drought-like situation in the state caused by a deficit monsoon so

  • all three badal brothers locked in poll combat in punjab

    All Three Badal Brothers Locked In Poll Combat In Punjab

    India | January 28, 2012 18:03 IST

    Lambi (Punjab), Jan 28: They share the common wall of their ancestral house, the family name and even the village name. But in the cut and thrust of politics, a common inheritance seems to matter

  • protesters hurl eggs at advani s rath wave black flags

    Protesters Hurl Eggs At Advani's Rath, Wave Black Flags

    India | November 13, 2011 19:26 IST

    Bhatinda, Nov 13: BJP leader L K Advani's yatra today met a hostile reception in Punjab, with protesters hurling eggs at his ‘rath' and waving black flags, briefly disrupting his convoy's journey in the state,

  • willing to form any alliance to oust cong badal

    Willing To Form Any Alliance To Oust Cong : Badal

    Politics | November 08, 2011 8:18 IST

    Chandigarh, Nov 8: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday said the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal was willing to forge alliance with any like-minded political party with the “sole objective” to defeat the Congress

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