BJP ramps up preparations for Punjab bypolls amid leadership turmoil

BJP ramps up preparations for Punjab bypolls amid leadership turmoil

Saturday, 05 October 2024 | Monika Malik | Chandigarh

As Punjab braces for bye-elections in key constituencies, the Punjab unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is intensifying its campaign efforts across Gidderbaha, Barnala, Chabbewal, and Dera Baba Nanak assembly constituencies. The BJP, aiming to make significant inroads in these assembly constituencies, has formed dedicated teams of in-charges, co-in-charges, and mandal coordinators...

Farmers’ ‘rail roko’ affects train services across Punjab

Friday, 04 October 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

Rail traffic across Punjab was severely disrupted on Thursday as farmers held a two-hour ‘rail roko’ protest to mark the third anniversary of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The protest, organized by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM, non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), saw farmers block rail tracks to demand justice...

Ahead of Haryana polls, BJP's Ashok Tanwar returns to Congress

Friday, 04 October 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

Two days before the Assembly elections, senior BJP leader and former MP Ashok Tanwar joined the Congress at Rahul Gandhi's rally in Mahendragarh district in Haryana on Thursday, a setback for the ruling party just two days before the state goes to polls. Ironically, hours before joining the Congress, the former...

Punjab’s ITIs set for a major facelift with Rs 11-cr investment

Friday, 04 October 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

To revamp technical education and empower the youth of Punjab, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Punjab Government’s Department of Technical Education and Rajya Sabha member Dr Vikramjit Singh Sahney, spearheaded by the state Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, to upgrade six Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across...

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Friday, 04 October 2024 | PNS

People's vote will determine Haryana's future: Kumari Selja Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Thursday said that the day of October 5 is not just an election day but an opportunity to protect our Constitution, justice, and truth. Therefore, every voter should exercise their right to vote,...

BJP snatched away reservation of Dalits and backward classes by ending permanent jobs: Bhupinder  Hooda

Friday, 04 October 2024 | PNS | Karnal

Accusing Bharatiya Janata Party of snatching away reservation of Dalits and backward classes by ending permanent jobs, the former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said that the BJP government has the dubious record of 78 persons being killed in the state it ran a...

Bhiwani is the lone Haryana seat where CPI-M has a chance to open its account

Thursday, 03 October 2024 | MANOJ KUMAR | Chandigarh

Bhiwani Assembly Constituency with about 2.35 lakh voters is likely to see a close contest between two high-profile candidates in the Assembly election on October 5. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Candidate Ghanshyam Dass Saraf and Congress-backed Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) Candidate Om Prakash are the key candidates contested...

Cong President Kharge asks voters to oust BJP in polls

Thursday, 03 October 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

Congress President  Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday asked the voters of Haryana to oust the BJP in the October 5 polls, saying this is a fight against injustice and untruth and also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging he is the leader of those who break trust and an expert in telling...

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