SAD(A) to hold rally close to Narendra Modi`s in Jagraon

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 18:09

To counter Narendra Modi`s "anti-minorities policies", Shrimoni Akali Dal (Amritsar) will hold a rally at Mullanpur close to the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate`s rally in Jagraon on December 21.

Manish Tewari raps Punjab govt for not enacting new land law

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 17:51

Union Minister Manish Tewari on Tuesday lambasted the Akali-BJP government in Punjab for trying to acquire farmers` land under old laws when the new Land Acquisition Act passed by Parliament was in place.

Akali MLA brokers peace between Dera followers, radicals

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 17:10

Peace was restored between Dera Sacha Sauda followers and radical Sikhs on Friday three days after they clashed with each other at Dhudike village in the district.

HC allows SAD to withdraw petition on election symbol

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 19:33

The Delhi High Court has allowed Shiromani Akali Dal to withdraw its petition relating to allotment of election symbol `bucket` and make a fresh representation before the Election Commission of India.

Arun Jaitley holds no importance for me: BJP MLA

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 18:01

Two days after filing his resignation to the party, BJP`s four-time MLA Harsharan Singh Balli on Sunday expressed his anger towards the BJP for not giving him party ticket from Hari Nagar constituency.

Unaware of Barnala`s plans to rejoin SAD: Badal

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 23:38

Responding to reports in a section of local media that Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) president Surjit Singh Barnala has expressed his intentions to rejoin the SAD, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said he was "completely unaware" of the development.

Akali Dal to contest four seats in Delhi

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 15:46

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will contest four seats in coalition with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Delhi Assembly Elections scheduled for December 4, a party leader said on Wednesday.

All options open in seat-sharing talks for Delhi polls: SAD

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 19:44

SAD is keeping all options open including exchange of seats with its ally BJP for the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi.

Badal asks BJP to give seats to contest Delhi Assembly polls

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 19:37

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal asked its ally BJP to allot SAD`s share of seats in the forthcoming Assembly Elections in Delhi.

Why doesn’t Rahul feel the pain of 1984 victims? Asks Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 10:17

Akali Dal MP from Bhatinda Harsimrat Kaur Badal has hit out strongly against Rahul Gandhi after he shared an emotional account of his grandmother Indira Gandhi`s assassination in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguards and accused the BJP of indulging in politics of hatred.

Delhi unit of SAD (Badal) says it wants to contest 16 seats

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 20:27

The Shiromani Akali Dal`s Delhi unit on Tuesday announced that it has unanimously decided to contest 16 seats on its own in the forthcoming assembly poll, but a final call will be taken by the party high command.

SAD (Badal) councillor`s judicial custody extended

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 19:41

Delhi court extended by 14 days judicial custody of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Councillor Dimple Chadha, accused of pressurising a builder to pay bribe to save a building from being demolished by MCD.