CM Mann directs DCs to conduct daily mandi inspections to ensure smooth paddy procurement
As paddy procurement ramps up in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday issued strict directives to all the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) across the State to conduct daily inspections in the grain markets (mandis). The initiative is aimed at ensuring that farmers face no difficulties in selling their produce during...
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AAP Govt left red-faced: HC stays elections in 250-plus panchayats
10 October 2024 | Monika Malik -
In a historic victory, BJP returns for a record third straight term in Haryana
09 October 2024 | MANOJ KUMAR -
Regional Parties JJP and INLD fail to impress
09 October 2024 | PNS -
AAP fares poorly in Haryana
09 October 2024 | PNS -
Nayab Singh Saini packs a power punch leading BJP's hattrick in Haryana
09 October 2024 | PNS -
Punjab Cabinet: Approves Custom Milling Policy, Rs 281-cr project for Dams Rehabilitation
09 October 2024 | PNS -
BJP dominates Faridabad and Palwal, wins 7 out of 9 seats
09 October 2024 | PNS
Punjab Panchayat Polls Descend into Violence: AAP Worker Gunned Down
The ongoing panchayat polls in Punjab have taken a grim turn with escalating violence and bloodshed. In a shocking incident, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker Rajvinder Singh was shot dead in Tarn Taran district on Monday. The fatal attack follows the shooting of an AAP leader in Fazilka just...
Neither tired nor retired, high command decision on Hry CM will be final: Hooda
Ahead of poll results, senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a frontrunner for the chief minister's post on Monday traveled to Delhi to meet with party leadership. Hooda reiterated that he is “neither tired nor retired” and said the final decision of the high command on the chief ministerial pick...
Counting of votes for Haryana Assembly elections today; BJP, Cong claim of forming next Govt
The counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly elections will be held on Tuesday starting at 8 am, Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said on Monday. About 67.90 per cent of 2.03 crore voters in the State cast their ballot in the October 5 Assembly election, a slight drop from...
Punjab SEC rejects over 15k nominations in Gram Panchayat Elections
Punjab State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced the rejection of a staggering 15,417 nominations during the scrutiny process. This includes 3,683 nominations for sarpanches (village heads) and 11,734 nominations for panches (village council members), as per data released by the SEC official spokesperson. The rejection of these nominations was carried out by Returning Officers...
Funds from Center are Himachal’s right, not charity, asserts Himachal CM
/ Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that the funds allocated by the central government to Himachal Pradesh are the state's rightful entitlement, not an act of charity. He said that Himachal Pradesh is an integral part of the federal structure, where each state has both rights and...
Panchayat polls turn violent: AAP candidate shot; 2 SAD leaders booked
Tensions have flared in Punjab in the run up to October 15 Panchayat elections as an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate was critically injured following a violent shootout on late Saturday evening in Jalalabad, Fazilka district. The police has booked two Akali leaders, besides many others in the shocking incident...
No nomination filed in Behbal Kalan village due to Gangster’s fear
A cloud of fear looms over a village in Faridkot district, where the dread of notorious gangster Simma Behbal has left an entire village without candidates for its panchayat elections. The Behbal Kalan village, gripped by terror, saw not a single individual coming forward to contest for the coveted post...