Punjab polls: In Doaba, Congress faces tough challenge from SAD, AAPThe BJP, which traditionally enjoys support in a few urban pockets, and the SAD are making all-out efforts to reap dividends in the fertile...
16 Feb, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Congress appoints 4 region-wise observers for Punjab pollsWhile two observers have been appointed for the Malwa region, which has 69 of the total 117 Assembly seats, one observer each has been appo...
29 Jan, 2022, 04.34 PM IST
Mayawati to address public meet in Punjab on Feb 8BSP is fighting on 20 seats in the 117-member assembly and the SAD has fielded its candidates on the remaining seats.
29 Jan, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
Punjab's Doaba, Manipur's Hills battle vax hesitancyThe fertile Doaba region in Punjab and the hill districts of Manipur have emerged as areas of concern with very poor vaccination coverage a...
24 Jan, 2022, 12.54 AM IST
Amarinder Singh announces first list of 22 candidates, former India hockey captain Ajit Pal to contest from NakodarThe first list of candidates from the Doaba region includes Amandeep Singh alias Gora Gill, former Punjab Congress spokesperson, for Bholat...
23 Jan, 2022, 04.26 PM IST
Some Congress leaders write to Sidhu against inclusion of 'tainted' Rana Gurjit Singh in Punjab cabinetAfter Channi, Sidhu and other leaders held deliberations over days with the party's senior leadership to finalise the names for the first c...
26 Sep, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
SAD, BSP enter seat-sharing pact for Punjab pollsThe SAD-BSP alliance may prove to be a formidable force against the ruling Congress given BSP’s hold on the Dalits who have a considerable ...
13 Jun, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
More batches of farmers from Punjab head for Delhi to take part in tractor paradeA batch of 500 tractors-trolleys left Amritsar and several groups of growers from Phagwara, Hoshiarpur and other places of Punjab moved tow...
24 Jan, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
Punjab polls: Congress dominated Majha, Doaba and Malwa regionsAAP was hopeful after heavy polling in Malwa region in the single phase election on February 4. However, it could not capitalise on its gai...
13 Mar, 2017, 12.21 AM IST
78.6 per cent polling witnessed in PunjabDistrict wise, maximum polling was witnessed yesterday in Mansa at about 87 per cent while lowest was in Mohali at about 72 per cent.
05 Feb, 2017, 08.52 PM IST
Aam Aadmi Party banks heavily on its NRI army in Punjab polls250 volunteers came from Toronto on January 19 and a new batch arrived recently in Amritsar.
27 Jan, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
Punjab polls: Mayawati makes Phillaur seat tough for political brethrenEven as the BSP, which was founded by Punjabi Dalit icon Kashi Ram, has never been able to make its presence felt in the state that has the...
16 Jan, 2017, 06.25 PM IST
Punjab polls: AAP promises 25 Lakhs jobs, free Wi-Fi hotspots in villagesWith an eye on the 2017 Punjab Assembly election, AAP today unveiled its 'Youth Manifesto' here promising 25 lakh jobs in five years, free ...
03 Jul, 2016, 10.44 PM IST
Setting up of AIIMS at Bathinda discrimination against Doaba: Punjab CongressChaudhary's remarks come a day after Punjab chief secretary Sarvesh Kaushal announced the setting up of AIIMS at Bathinda instead of Kapurt...
05 Jul, 2015, 01.45 AM IST
New technique to store potatoes for longer periodAccording to Ashiv Mehta, principal scientist at CPRS in Jalandhar, "Potato contains about 80 per cent water and that is why it gets decaye...
27 Apr, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
Minister urges NRIs to invest in PunjabPunjab has one of the densest per capita presence of NRIs in the country and the areas, like Doaba region, can actually be described as an ...
14 Nov, 2011, 03.25 PM IST
- Punjab now looks for a greenback revolution
Punjab will soon have special courts to look into NRI property disputes. The state government will shortly request the chief justice of Pun...
26 Jul, 2002, 01.28 AM IST