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CHANDIGARH: With barely weeks left until the multi-cornered Punjab assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released the first list of 34 candidates. In Punjab, BJP has given tickets to 12 candidates belonging to the farming community, 8 tickets to members of the Scheduled Caste (SC) community and 13 tickets to Sikhs. BJP […]

CHANDIGARH: Thwarting a possible terrorist attack close to the Republic Day, the Punjab Police have recovered 40mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) with two 40 mm compatible grenades, 3.79 kg RDX, nine electrical detonators and two sets of timer devices for IEDs from Gurdaspur, claimed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Border Range Mohinish Chawla on […]

CHANDIGARH: As the Assembly elections of Punjab, scheduled on February 14, draw near, leaders mainly from Malwa region have started flocking Sirsa based Dera Sacha Saud (DSS) to “seek blessings”, a source at Sirsa Dera Sacha Sauda confirmed. Requesting anonymity, an active member of Dera Sacha Sauda political wing shared: “Recently, a candidate belonging to […]

NEW DELHI: Putting an end to a lingering political drama, days after he was expelled from BJP, former Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat on Friday joined Congress in the presence of senior party leaders here along with his daughter-in-law Anukriti Gosain. Harak Singh Rawat, was expelled from BJP for six years for engaging in anti-party […]

NEW DELHI: The Amar Jawan Jyoti or the “eternal Flame” for Soldiers at India Gate was put out after 50 years, merging with the torch at the National War Memorial in a ceremony today. The merger triggered a  huge controversy in the country, with several Army veterans, in support of the BJP, and Opposition leaders coming […]