Assembly polls fallout: Feud in Punjab Congress

Assembly polls fallout: Feud in Punjab Congress Chandigarh: Factional feud in Congress in Punjab in the wake of party's debacle in assembly poll came to the fore on Wednesday as some senior leaders walked out of a meeting presided over by PCC President Amarinder Singh. Seventy one candidates who lost the state Assembly elections held recently in Punjab had been called to the meeting held in Chandigarh to discuss the party's poll defeat. Former MLA Sukhpal Khaira,...
07:23 PM, Apr 04, 2012

Punjab polls: Cong yet to announce candidates' name

Punjab polls: Cong yet to announce candidates' name Chandigarh: The Congress is yet to announce its candidates for the January 30 Punjab Assembly polls, even as ruling Shiromani Akali Dal has already announced its first list of candidates. "We will announce the candidates' name in the next 3-4 days," Congress in-charge for Punjab, Gulchain Singh Charak said in Chandigarh on Sunday. When asked if the delay would give an edge to SAD, he said, "SAD is a regional...
03:30 PM, Dec 25, 2011

Single-phase polling in Punjab on January 30

Single-phase polling in Punjab on January 30 New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday announced that the elections for 117 seats in Punjab assembly will be held on January 30. The battle for Punjab is a straight fight with the alliance of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contesting elections against the Congress. It will be a direct face-off between Congress' Amarinder Singh and SAD's Sukhbir Singh Badal. The ruling SAD alliance...
06:10 PM, Dec 24, 2011

Punjab Assembly Speaker named in multi-crore job scam

Punjab Assembly Speaker named in multi-crore job scam He allegedly used his position to appoint 900 panchayat secretaries. ...
01:23 AM, Dec 11, 2009

MLAs break law and order inside Punjab Assembly

MLAs break law and order inside Punjab Assembly Akali Dal and Cong legislators got into a bitter fist fight amongst each other. ...
12:29 PM, Dec 08, 2009

Sukhbir Badal quits as Punjab Deputy Chief Minister

Sukhbir Badal quits as Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Badal quit as he could not get himself elected to the Punjab Assembly. ...
07:31 PM, Jul 01, 2009

Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blast, 50 held

Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blast, 50 held Taliban have claimed responsibility for Wednesday's car bomb blast. ...
04:10 PM, May 28, 2009

Hospitals barred from discharging Lahore blast injured

Hospitals barred from discharging Lahore blast injured The wounded people would be released after investigations. ...
04:02 PM, May 27, 2009

Chronology: Recent major attacks in Pakistan

Chronology: Recent major attacks in Pakistan Pakistan has witnessed some major terror strikes in the recent past. ...
12:19 PM, May 27, 2009

26 killed in Lahore bombing

26 killed in Lahore bombing Hospitals barred from discharging Lahore blast injured ...
10:28 AM, May 27, 2009

Apex court stays Amarinder's plea over his expulsion

Apex court stays Amarinder's plea over his expulsion Amarinder was expelled from remaining term of the 13th Assembly Sabha. ...
02:32 PM, Sep 26, 2008

Post expulsion, former Punjab CM leaves for London

Post expulsion, former Punjab CM leaves for London   Amarinder Singh faces trial on corruption charges at the Ludhiana court. ...
10:29 AM, Sep 12, 2008

Amarinder Singh vows to fight against Badal

Amarinder Singh vows to fight against Badal Former CM expelled from state assembly for three and a half years. ...
09:26 PM, Sep 10, 2008

Amarinder Singh expelled from Punjab Assembly

Amarinder Singh expelled from Punjab Assembly Singh was indicted in a graft case and his seat has been declared vacant. ...
06:08 PM, Sep 10, 2008

Terror attacks mark Pak polls; candidate killed

Terror attacks mark Pak polls; candidate killed Lalchand Rajput said that injuries to key players led to India giving away the match after good start. ...
08:42 AM, Feb 18, 2008
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