Lok Sabha election: Preneet Kaur, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ravneet Singh Bittu provide BJP familiar Jat Sikh faces, political space in PunjabThe party is in touch with many Sikh leaders from various parties to join its fold as part of its efforts to rely on faces outside the part...
28 Mar, 2024, 12.43 AM IST
Amarinder Singh writes to Sonia Gandhi, expresses reservation over Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Congress chiefThe Punjab CM is learnt to have mentioned that there could be an adverse impact on the party's prospects in the upcoming Assembly polls by ...
16 Jul, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
Amid reports of Sidhu being made Punjab Congress chief, Manish Tewari gives composition of populationRecently, a section of the media reported thatNavjot Singh Sidhu was likely to be announced as the PPCC chief by the party high command.
16 Jul, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
Navjot Sidhu as Punjab Congress Chief is central leadership’s Package SolutionThe proposal to make Sidhu the party’s state president is quite contrary to what Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has been demanding. Sing...
02 Jul, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
Haryana Jats get reservationHaryana Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a Bill to provide reservation to Jats and five other communities in government jobs and educ...
30 Mar, 2016, 01.44 AM IST
Jats quota bill in budget session: Manohar Lal KhattarA bill to provide reservation to Jats and four other castes will be introduced in the budget session of Haryana assembly beginning March 14...
05 Mar, 2016, 09.35 PM IST
Jat Quota Agitation reaches its peak,10 killedThe Jat agitation in Haryana further escalated on Sunday, covering eight districts , Rohtak, being the worst affected.
22 Feb, 2016, 01.26 AM IST
One more going? BJP-Dera Sachcha Sauda link may see Shiromani Akali Dal break up tiesThe support, however, will complicate BJP’s already knotty relationship with the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab and could lead to a parting.
15 Oct, 2014, 05.20 AM IST
Congress prompts special status to Marathas amid bleak poll prospectCongress's former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has been espousing the cause, raking it up again when Jats were put in OBC list before Lok Sabh...
27 Jun, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Sunil Jakhar aims to repeat father Balram Jakhar's feat in Akali strongholdSunil Jakhar is up against 14 rivals, including sitting MP Sher Singh Ghubaya, Satnam Paul Kamboj, Ram Kumar Parjapat and former MP Dhian S...
25 Apr, 2014, 05.47 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Vote banks in a churn, outcome unpredictableFor long, BJP has enjoyed unconditional support of the Sikhs in the area. But in the assembly elections, it lost its strongholds in Sikh do...
27 Mar, 2014, 11.40 AM IST
BJP considers Harsharan Singh Balli for Sikh votesAt present, BJP doesn’t have a Sikh face of its own. The party was planning to field Navjot Singh Sidhu, but he refused to contest from Wes...
26 Mar, 2014, 11.46 AM IST
Quota games: Strange race by communities to join backward classesWith Jats recently put on the central list of backward classes, the day is not far when Marathas and Jat-Sikhs too will be in queue for quo...
20 Mar, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
'SAD-BJP state govt denied OBC reservation benefits to Jats'Amarinder Singh ambasted the SAD-BJP led Punjab govt for making "deliberate" delay in declaring Jats and Jat Sikhs as backward classes.
06 Mar, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
Will continue efforts for Jat reservation: HoodaHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said he will continue efforts to get reservation for Jat community in the Central Government j...
30 Mar, 2013, 11.19 PM IST
- Haryana government approves quota to five more castes, poor
Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced in principle nod to allow 10 per cent job quota to five castes including Jat,R...
12 Dec, 2012, 09.35 PM IST
If shoe is any sign, Cong may have to run for coverThe Sikh outrage has come back to haunt Congress.
08 Apr, 2009, 04.02 AM IST