MOGA (PUNJAB): It is 5 p.m. in Punjab’s Moga and Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who grabbed the limelight during the COVID pandemic in 2020, is still canvassing for his sister Malvika Sood, who is contesting Punjab assembly polls as a Congress candidate. The elders in the dusty lanes of the small town describe Sonu Sood […]
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Punjab, India’s most important border state, will be voting on February 20, 2022 to elect its new government. It’s witnessing a quadrangular contest with ruling Congress trying to retain power. Its main challenger Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), Bharatiya Janata Party led coalition of former Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh […]
MOGA (PUNJAB): Malvika Sood, sister of Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, is contesting Punjab assembly elections 2022 from Moga assembly constituency as a Congress candidate. She says she entered politics as many issues of the people haven’t been addressed and she intends to improve health and education sector once voted to power. The New Indian caught […]
FEROZEPUR/NEW DELHI: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his trip to Ferozepur to launch Rs 42,000-crore projects in poll-bound Punjab on Wednesday following a security breach on a highway amid a stand-off, three explosive internal missives by Punjab Police on January 1, 2 and 4 on his rally had clearly directed state cops to […]
CHANDIGARH: Congress’ Punjab in-charge Harish Choudhary on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Congress MP from Patiala Preneet Kaur who is wife of former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, seeking an explanation over her “anti-party” remarks. The notice was issued days after Congress MP Preneet Kaur gave enough indications that she would soon be the […]
CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released its first list of 10 candidates for the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. The Assembly election will be held early next year. All the 10 candidates are sitting legislators. The list of 10 candidates comes after two of its MLAs jumped the ship and sided with the […]