Spotlight on jailed Amritpal Singh & Sidhana as both enter electoral fray from PunjabSeparatist leader Simranjit Singh Mann's SAD (Amritsar) has announced support to both Sidhana and Amritpal Singh. Mann, current MP from San...
29 Apr, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
Gujarat Assembly Elections: AAP's high-decibel campaign has little appeal in SaurashtraAAP is the most watched out for party ahead of the election. Following its success in the Punjab election in March, the party is trying to ...
02 Dec, 2022, 12.58 AM IST
Average vote share of winners in Punjab assembly polls stood at 43.8 per cent: ADRThe ADR said 31 winners (26 per cent) had a vote share of 50 per cent and above and 86 winners (74 per cent) less than 50 per cent. It said...
13 Apr, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
25% of candidates in fray for Punjab polls face criminal cases, says new reportPEW said it could not analyse the affidavits of 28 candidates as they were either badly scanned or complete details were not uploaded on th...
11 Feb, 2022, 10.04 PM IST
Congress terms arrest of Punjab CM Channi's nephew as 'political'The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Bhupinder Singh Honey in an illegal sand mining case from Jalandhar under provisions of the PMLA.
04 Feb, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
Will he agree to lead Congress in Lok Sabha? All eyes on Rahul GandhiInsiders say that it is for the Gandhi scion to decide if he wants to assume the leadership, that many view as needed to instil a sense of ...
14 Jul, 2021, 12.49 PM IST
AAP's H S Phoolka is leader of opposition in Punjab assemblyThe announcement was made by Punjab convener Gurpreet Ghuggi after a meeting of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal with all 20 elected MLAs of the p...
16 Mar, 2017, 12.41 AM IST
Poll Panel passes 2017 exam with flying coloursMeticulous drills were carried out in the states with the EC keeping a close watch, in some cases, even watching live feed of the electoral...
10 Mar, 2017, 10.27 AM IST
28 percent average increase in assets of 94 Punjab MLAs: PEW ReportAverage percentage increase in assets for 94 sitting MLAs who are contesting the polls this year was 28 per cent while average assets in ab...
24 Jan, 2017, 08.35 PM IST
Election Commission keeping a close watch on bank transaction in PunjabIn the last eight days, drug controllers have conducted 172 searches and seized heroin worth Rs 63 crore and authorities have also recovere...
13 Jan, 2017, 01.30 AM IST
Election Commission announces dates for Assembly polls of five states: Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand & GoaIn total, as per Election Commission, 619 assembly constituencies will go into polls of which 133 assembly seats are reserved for SC candid...
05 Jan, 2017, 01.36 AM IST
- 'Wealthiest' poll candidates fail to file I-T returns: Report
Leading the list of such candidates is Congress' Muktsar candidate Karan Kaur, the richest candidate with assets worth Rs 128 crore.
25 Jan, 2012, 10.43 PM IST
- Poll candidates getting richer in debt-ridden Punjab
Punjab may be reeling under debt, but candidates contesting assembly polls have become richer in the last five years with their assets grow...
22 Jan, 2012, 08.04 PM IST
- Punjab realty sector to be sluggish till polls over: Experts
The real estate sector in Punjab is likely to witness sluggishness in the run up to Assembly elections in the state next month.
25 Dec, 2011, 04.27 PM IST
- Investments in Punjab may slowdown due to state elections: DLF
Investment in real estate sector in Punjab may slow down due to Assembly elections in the early part of next year.
15 Dec, 2011, 06.21 PM IST
- Open separate bank account for poll-related transactions: EC
As part of its efforts to monitor poll expenses, the Election Commission has made it compulsory for candidates contesting Punjab Assembly e...
08 Dec, 2011, 03.46 PM IST
- Punjab cabinet is a club of billionaires
Only 3 minister, Balbir Singh Bath (SAD), Arunesh Shakar and Laxmi Kanta Chawla (both from BJP) owned assets worth less than Rs 1 cr.
06 Oct, 2011, 03.11 AM IST