Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was defeated by Aam Aadmi Party's first-timer and an eye surgeon from Bhadaur and Chamkaur Sahib seats, respectively.
The two-time MP was taking part in the Rahul Gandhi-led march in Phillaur in Jalandhar where he fainted, said senior party leader Partap Singh Bajwa, who was also marching in the yatra.
Punjab is likely to corner a lion's share of the Rs 9,000 crore (Rs 90 billion) investments planned in India by Emaar-MGF infrastructure group, a joint venture between Dubai-based realty major Emaar and Delhi-based MGF
The Indian Express reports that the Punjab CM had not consulted either the PM or Congress chief Sonia Gandhi before terminating all agreements relating to sharing of waters of the Ravi and Beas rivers with Haryana and Rajasthan.
CM Amarinder Singh said the Centre would have to make the necessary amendments to the CAA if it had to be implemented in Punjab and other states opposing it. He also made it clear that the census in Punjab would be conducted on the old parameters and the new factors added by the Centre for the purpose of the NPR would not be included.
With a saffron-coloured cloth covering his head, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where he was presented with a traditional robe of honour. The Punjab leg of Trudeau's visit comes after he mingled with Bollywood stars in Mumbai and a visit to the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad and a trip to Taj Mahal in Agra. Here are glimpses from Day 4 of the Trudeau India visit.
The G-23 group seems to have expanded with several senior Congressmen attending Wednesday's meeting.
'Several leaders leaving the party in quick succession tell us that something is very wrong with the oldest party'
The defeat in the elections has put a question mark on the five-time MP and former Union minister's political future.
The Punjab government is expecting an investment of Rs 1 lakh crore in infrastructure projects by the end of this calendar year that would generate employment opportunities for over 20 lakh people.
"We are ready to sacrifice our life and continue with our dharna till we get a job. We have written to the PM, Home Minister Rajnath Singh," says Jagga Singh, the grand nephew of Udham Singh.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sent a report on the role played by his deputy, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, in the just concluded Lok Sabha polls, in which she did not campaign, to the party high command.
The minister is expected to bring back the bodies by Monday.
Speaking to reporters in Gurgaon, Chautala said if Punjab does not reverse its decision, Haryana will be compelled to scrap the Yamuna accord, which could cause a serious water crunch in Delhi.
Kumar on Tuesday resigned from the Congress after a 46-year association, saying he can best serve national causes outside the party fold.
Last month, the Channi government replaced the state's advocate general A P S Deol after strong opposition from Sidhu.
the free power would put an additional burden of Rs 439 crore on the state exchequer as compared to Rs 250 crore earlier.
Sidhu was in Patiala to take part in a protest against inflation when the Supreme Court verdict came in.
Political parties were bracing for the assembly election results on Thursday in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and politically volatile Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, sending out feelers for possible post-poll tie-ups.
'Whenever you see him on television or anywhere else, he gives off grandfatherly vibes.'
The decision was reached after an over two-hour meeting at the Punjab Congress Bhavan between chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Sidhu, who had resigned from the post of the state party chief on Tuesday.
Channi made the remark after his brother said he will contest as an independent from the Bassi Pathana assembly seat against the sitting Congress MLA.
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Punjab government has approved Anil Ambani Group's Rs 5,000-crore (Rs 50 billion) multi-product special economic zone in the state.
The Microsoft Corporation India on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Punjab Government for jointly developing and deploying an array of technology for e-governance in the state.
Punjab on Saturday adopted over 200 families of ex-servicemen in the tsunami-hit Campbell Bay Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, promising them financial assistance and educational grants to their children.
A case of murder has been registered against six persons and one of the accused is also a Dalit.
'I won't be surprised if a third alternative to Badal and the Congress is swept to power in Punjab in 2022.'
The residents of the village, in Hoshiarpur district, carrying iron rods, axes, ropes and other materials rescued scores of injured victims.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is hailed as the architect of economic reforms in the country, is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, it was announced on Tuesday.
In a bid to generate jobs in the knowledge-based industry, the Quark on Tuesday launched its $500 million 'Quarkcity' project in Mohali to 'offer opportunity and infrastructure' to the people of Punjab.
Sidhu had attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan last year.
Capping days of frenetic confabulations and suspense, 136 ministers, mostly belonging to the Congress in over half a dozen states, were today shown the door on the last day of government downsizing exercise to meet the Constitutional requirement
Former Congress MLA from Barnala, Kewal Dhillon, and former Shiormani Akali Dal MLAs Sarup Chand Singla and Mohinder Kaur Josh also joined the BJP.
Speaking about his mission in the party, Sidhu said, "This isn't my personal battle, but the fight for Punjab's well-being and it's existence, and I am only the medium."
The remarks came after the Channi government on Tuesday accepted the resignation of advocate general APS Deol, yielding to the pressure mounted by Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for replacing the state's AG.
