Category: Punjab, India

‘Kejriwal was summer storm, came, then went’

The Punjab President of the Congress thanked his party too, for giving him a chance to take the initiative in the state. NEW DELHI: A jubilant Captain Amarinder Singh of the Congress found occasion to have a double celebration today after he won the Patiala seat by a margin of over 51, 000 votes, even as his party successfully fended off a challenge from main contender, the Aam Aadmi Party.

‘Kejriwal was summer storm, came, then went’

The Punjab President of the Congress thanked his party too, for giving him a chance to take the initiative in the state. NEW DELHI: A jubilant Captain Amarinder Singh of the Congress found occasion to have a double celebration today after he won the Patiala seat by a margin of over 51, 000 votes, even as his party successfully fended off a challenge from main contender, the Aam Aadmi Party.

Amarinder Singh to turn 75 on poll result day6 min ago

Chandigarh, Mar 10 Congress leader and former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will turn 75 tomorrow, the day when the results of Punjab Assembly elections, which witnessed an intense triangular contest, will be declared. It remains to be seen what gift is in store for the state Congress chief tomorrow, who has already announced that this was his last election.

Gurdaspur dam work to resume after Centre brokers agreement between Punjab and J&K

Official sources said work on the Shahpur Kandi dam project at Gurdaspur in Punjab will “resume soon” following the agreement between the two states facilitated by the Water Resources Ministry. The Centre on Friday brokered an agreement between the states of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir over a stalled under-construction hydropower project that will help India improve the utilisation of its share of river waters under the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan.

SBI, associate banks merger: Share swap record date Mar 174 min ago

New Delhi, Mar 3 State Bank of India today fixed March 17 as the record date of share swap for the merger of its 5 associate banks with itself. The merger process of the associates banks – State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur , State Bank of Mysore , State Bank of Travancore , State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Hyderabad – will take effect from April 1. The executive committee of the central board of SBI fixed March 17 as the record date for determining the eligible minority shareholder of SBBJ, SBM and SBT entitled to receive equity shares of face value of Re 1 each, of SBI at the agreed swap ratio, the bank said in a regulatory filing on stock exchanges.

4 policemen killed, 1 injured in Pakistan attack The incident…

Peshawar, Feb 17 : At least four policemen were killed and another injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their van in this restive Pakistani city. The incident occurred late last night in Dera Ismail Khan district in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering volatile South Waziristan tribal agency.

Punjab: Fearing hung House, parties woo Independents

INDEPENDENTS, WHO contested this Assembly election in Punjab, are the cynosure of all parties ahead of the results on March 11. Parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the strong Independents as fears of a hung Assembly loomed large over the parties as the election was a fiercely fought triangular contest. While all parties have officially claimed that they would get absolute majority, their leaders are either on the job to woo Independents or trying to keep them in good humour.

Pak boy

Lahore, Feb. 4 : A five-year-old Pakistani boy, allegedly taken to India on the sly by his father a year ago, was today reunited with his Pakistani mother at the Wagah border. Iftikhar Ahmed, whose father is from Jammu, was handed over by the Indian authorities.

Slip in voter turnout in Punjab

Chandigarh, Feb. 4: A Congress supporter in Tarn Taran’s Lalu Ghuman village was hit in the leg by a bullet allegedly fired by an Akali Dal sarpanch on polling day in Punjab where voter turnout slipped, in contrast with Goa where it touched a new high. “Stray incidents of violence were reported from some parts.

Punjab Polls: Voting begins across 22, 615 polling stations for 117 constituencies5 min ago

Patiala [India], Feb. 4 : Polling began in Punjab amid heavy security on Saturday morning, with 1,145 candidates contesting across 117 seats, and will conclude at 5 p.m. Key contests today feature a direct fight between chief ministerial aspirants Parkash Singh Badal, 89, and Captain Amarinder Singh, 75, of the Congress in Lambi and a mega battle in Jalalabad between Sukhbir Badal and Bhagwant Singh Mann, seen as AAP’s leading contender for chief minister if the party wins. It will be a three-cornered contest this time around.

Ex-Army chief first to cast vote in Patiala

Chandigarh, Feb 4 – Former Army Chief and ex-governor, General J.J. Singh, was among the first to cast his vote on Saturday morning at a polling station in Patiala city in Punjab, 60 km from here. Accompanied by his wife, Gen Singh, who is a candidate of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, said that he was confident of victory from the Patiala-urban assembly where he is challenging Punjab Congress President and former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

Sukhbir fights a bruising battle, with hands tied by his rebel MP

It’s not going to be a cakewalk for Shiromani Akali Dal president and Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal who won this seat in 2012 elections by over 50,000 votes. Badal too appears to have sensed this, going by the timed release of the sleaze tape against dissident SAD MP Sher Singh Gubhaya, to whom thousands of Rai Sikh voters here owe community allegiance.

Pakistan hopes to host postponed Saarc summit soon

Amritsar: Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz at the inauguration of the 6th Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar on Sunday. PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore Pakistan has expressed the hope that the Saarc summit, scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November last year and postponed due to the boycott by India, will be organised soon.

Arvind Kejriwal storms Captain Amarinder Singh bastion of Patiala with huge road show

On a day when Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi announced Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh as the chief ministerial candidate of the party in Punjab, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief stormed Amarinder’s bastion of Patiala by putting up an impressive road show despite the rain. Starting from the bus station, the road show with Kejriwal atop an open vehicle, accompanied by party MP Bhagwant Mann and Patiala candidate Dr Balbir Singh, painted the town in party’s colour as countless flags, buntings and AAP’s signature caps and bunches of brooms were seen on the road.

Nabha jailbreak: Harminder Mintoo to be produced before court

New Delhi , Jan. 27 : Khalistan Liberation Force terrorist Harminder Singh Mintoo will be produced before a Delhi court on Friday in the Nabha jailbreak case. The court earlier on January 3 re-issued production warrant against Mintoo after the Punjab Police failed to produce him before it in connection with the case.

Simarjit Singh v. Sally Yates

Simarjit Singh is a native and citizen of India who entered the United States in 2010 without inspection. He applied, unsuccessfully, for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture .

Amritsar unfortunate to have had ‘absentee MP’ Navjot Sidhu: Arun Jaitley10 min ago

Amritsar [India], Jan. 21: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday fired a salvo at cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party and joined the Congress, and said the city of Amritsar has had the misfortune of having an ‘absentee MP’ for the last 12-and-a-half years. “Amritsar has had the misfortune of having an absentee MP for the last 12-and-a-half years.

Sukhbir Badal mocks ‘human bomb’ Sidhu

Ludhiana , Jan 16 : Castigating newly-joined Congressman Navjot Singh Sidhu for his remarks against the Shiromani Akali Dal , Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday dubbed the cricketer-turned politician as a ‘human bomb’ which will sooner or later explode and cause damage. Ridiculing Sidhu’s assertion against the Akalis, Sukhbir Badal said the former will within a span of six months be speaking against the Congress courtesy his ego.

France wants JeM chief Masood Azhar to be declared as international terrorist by UN

Days after China blocked India’s proposal in the UN, the world body’s key member France has pitched for designating Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist, saying there are “very strong arguments in favour” of such a move. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who was on a four-day India visit, also sent out a veiled message to China without naming it, saying “the international community’s determination to combat terrorism must be the same everywhere, regardless of the threat.”

Roadside bomb hits police vehicle in Pakistan, wounding 19

A Pakistani police official says a roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying police in the country’s northwest, wounding four officers and 15 passers-by. Local police official Mohammad Nawaz says Wednesday’s attack took place in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, a gateway to Pakistan’s troubled tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

Ap Photos: Top Middle East photos from 2016

A Pakistani police officer fires tear gas shell to disperse crowd protesting against the government in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. Pakistani police have charged with batons and fired tear gas at stone-throwing supporters of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan who are rallying in Islamabad in defiance of a government-imposed ban on demonstrations.

AAP announces Delhi MLA Jarnail Singh as candidate against Punjab CM from home turf Lambi

After declaring MP Bhagwant Mann as candidate from Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal’s constituency Jalalabad, Aam Aadmi Party announced Delhi MLA and Sikh rights activist Jarnail Singh as candidate to contest in the electoral battle against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal from his home turf Lambi in Muktsar district. While making the announcement, AAP President, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the party will field its strongest candidates against senior Akali leaders.

Punjab to form elite force of 250 police personnel

A month after 14 men stormed the Nabha jail and facilitated the escape of six inmates including Khalistan Liberation Front Chief; Punjab is all set to form an elite force of 250 Punjab police personnel to tackle any emergent situations including terrorist attacks. While making the announcement, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said the elite force will be equipped with latest weapons and gadgetry.

Pathankot Attack: Chargesheet filed based on

New Delhi, Dec. 19 : National Investigation Agency inspector general Alok Mittal on Monday asserted that the chargesheet filed against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar and others JeM commander in the Pathankot attack probe are on the basis of irrefutable, digital, technical, oral and documentary evidences that has been collected through detail scientific investigation. [NK India] “After a very detail through scientific investigation, today we have filed a charge-sheet against t Jaish chief Masood Azhar name, his brother and two handlers Latif and Kashif Jan are there in the special NIA court Mohali.