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Over 2 lakh fresh voters apply for enrolment in Punjab

Last Updated: Monday, March 10, 2014, 22:04

Over two lakh people applied for their enrolment as fresh voters across Punjab during a voter enrolment drive on March 9, an Election Commission official said here on Monday.

Sangrur seat to witness triangular contest

Last Updated: Monday, March 10, 2014, 21:38

Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, in the Malwa heartland of Punjab, is likely to witness triangular contest with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announcing Bhagwat Mann as its contestant on Monday.

Lok Sabha polls: AAP candidate Savita Bhatti opts out of race

Last Updated: Sunday, March 9, 2014, 14:02

Aam Aadmi Party`s candidate Savita Bhatti on Sunday opted out of Lok Sabha polls from lone Chandigarh parliamentary seat.

1984 riots will be an issue in LS polls: Sukhbir

Last Updated: Friday, March 7, 2014, 22:20

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said his party would rake up the 1984 anti-Sikh riots issue during the Lok Sabha polls.

Punjab to seek debt relief when NDA comes to power: Punjab FM

Last Updated: Friday, March 7, 2014, 19:05

Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa today said the state government will seek relief from the "burgeoning" debt which is expected to cross Rs 1 lakh crore in current fiscal, after the Lok Sabha elections.

Two Punjab Congress leader quit party to join SAD

Last Updated: Friday, March 7, 2014, 13:50

In a blow to Punjab Congress, two of its senior leader resigned from the party and joined the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal.

Congress questions SAD about Modi`s RSS agenda

Last Updated: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 22:17

Congress charged NDA`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi with following RSS agenda and sought clarification from its ally SAD in Punjab whether it approved such a move.

`SAD-BJP state govt denied OBC reservation benefits to Jats`

Last Updated: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 19:06

All India Jat Maha Sabha president Amarinder Singh lambasted the SAD-BJP led Punjab government for making "deliberate" delay in declaring Jats and Jat Sikhs as backward classes.

Cong flays Akalis on `eviction` of Punjabi farmers from Kutch

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 22:35

Punjab Congress on Wednesday charged the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) with failing to safeguard the interests of Sikh farmers settled in Kutch region of Gujarat.

Cold conditions abate, mercury rises in Punjab, Haryana

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 15:38

Cold conditions abated in Punjab and Haryana with the minimum temperature Wednesday rising by a few notches above normal at several places in the two neighbouring states.