News for 'Bhagwant Mann'

Who will replace Kejriwal? Wife Sunita, or ministers Aatishi, Bharadwaj?

Who will replace Kejriwal? Wife Sunita, or ministers Aatishi, Bharadwaj?

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

The party is eyeing at expanding its footprint across the country and has tied up with the Congress to contest the Lok Sabha polls against the BJP in Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat.

Centre reveals why R-Day tableaux of Punjab, Bengal rejected

Centre reveals why R-Day tableaux of Punjab, Bengal rejected

Rediff.com31 Dec 2023

In its response, the Ministry of Defence issued a statement saying tableaux proposals from states and Union territories and central ministries or departments are evaluated by an 'expert committee' comprising eminent persons in the fields of art, culture, painting, sculpture, music, architecture and choreography among others.

Punjab farmers defy farm fire prevention team, force officer to burn stubble

Punjab farmers defy farm fire prevention team, force officer to burn stubble

Rediff.com4 Nov 2023

A purported video of the entire incident also surfaced on social media. Police have lodged an FIR in the matter after an order by Mann on Saturday. The chief minister termed the incident as an "inhuman crime" against the people of the state.

Rocket-propelled grenade hits Punjab police intelligence headquarters

Rocket-propelled grenade hits Punjab police intelligence headquarters

Rediff.com10 May 2022

A rocket-propelled grenade hit the Punjab police's intelligence wing headquarters in Mohali on Monday night.

BJP's Sufi singer vs AAP's Punjabi actor: Faridkot LS race heats up

BJP's Sufi singer vs AAP's Punjabi actor: Faridkot LS race heats up

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Karamjit Anmol, while the BJP has named North West Delhi MP Hans Raj Hans from Faridkot, a reserved parliamentary constituency.

PIX: Here is how states celebrate 78th Independence Day

PIX: Here is how states celebrate 78th Independence Day

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

Independence Day was celebrated across states and Union territories on Thursday, as several chief ministers announced job schemes while some others vowed their support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

AAP says its leaders are under house arrest

AAP says its leaders are under house arrest

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday alleged that some of its leaders, including MLAs and councillors, were place under house arrest or detained, while its volunteers stopped from participating in a protest outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi.

Kejriwal's Dalit pitch in Punjab: Remember Ambedkar while voting

Kejriwal's Dalit pitch in Punjab: Remember Ambedkar while voting

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

In an apparent bid to reach out to Dalit voters, Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged people to remember Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar while voting in next month's assembly polls and said he "worships" the leader.

Punjab refutes Centre's charge over farmers' protest

Punjab refutes Centre's charge over farmers' protest

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

In a strong response to the Union home ministry's letter on the ongoing farmers' agitation, the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation in Punjab on Wednesday wrote to the Centre saying it is 'completely wrong' to claim the state government was allowing gathering at the two border points with Haryana.

Country gears up for 78th Independence Day amid tight security

Country gears up for 78th Independence Day amid tight security

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

Police personnel checked vehicles and conducted flag marches at various places in Punjab on Wednesday while central forces maintained a tight vigil in Tripura.

Punjab farmers end protest after govt accepts several demands

Punjab farmers end protest after govt accepts several demands

Rediff.com19 May 2022

A meeting between Mann and several farmer leaders took place at Punjab Bhawan to discuss their demands, including a bonus on wheat and beginning paddy sowing from June 10, the sources said.

3 Union ministers hold talks with protesting farmers

3 Union ministers hold talks with protesting farmers

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also joined the meeting at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration in Sector 26 in Chandigarh.

Grand alliance of BJP, Akalis, Cong ganged up to suppress my voice: Mann

Grand alliance of BJP, Akalis, Cong ganged up to suppress my voice: Mann

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

Mann claimed that three parties came together to "suppress his voice" in view of the 2017 Punjab assembly polls.

Punjab plans to decriminalise drug use, narcotics to remain illegal

Punjab plans to decriminalise drug use, narcotics to remain illegal

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

The Punjab government is considering "decriminalising" drug use so that addicts caught with small amounts of narcotics are sent to de-addiction centres and not jails, a minister said in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

Ex-Punjab top cop to face action over PM security breach

Ex-Punjab top cop to face action over PM security breach

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

On January 5, 2022, Modi's convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur after which he returned from Punjab without attending any event, including a rally.

Rocket-propelled grenade hits Punjab police's intelligence wing HQ

Rocket-propelled grenade hits Punjab police's intelligence wing HQ

Rediff.com10 May 2022

An explosion took place at the headquarters of the intelligence wing of the Punjab police in Mohali Monday night, sources said in Chandigarh.

Oppn meet attendees disagree with AAP's charge against Cong

Oppn meet attendees disagree with AAP's charge against Cong

Rediff.com25 Jun 2023

'It is very unfortunate that the AAP seems to be looking at the issue through the prism of rivalry with Congress in Delhi and Punjab'

Any alliance with Cong 'very difficult' until...: AAP after Oppn unity meet

Any alliance with Cong 'very difficult' until...: AAP after Oppn unity meet

Rediff.com23 Jun 2023

At the meeting, many parties urged the Congress to publicly denounce the ordinance but the Congress refused to do so, claimed AAP, adding that the grand old party's "silence raises suspicions about its real intentions".

Rift in INDIA over Kejriwal's poll push in Chhattisgarh

Rift in INDIA over Kejriwal's poll push in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com19 Aug 2023

Seeking to make inroads in Chhattisgarh, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced 10 'guarantees' for the upcoming assembly polls in the Congress-ruled state including free electricity, monthly 'samman rashi' for women and Rs 3,000 monthly allowance for the unemployed.

Mamata backs Kejriwal, to vote against central ordinance

Mamata backs Kejriwal, to vote against central ordinance

Rediff.com23 May 2023

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday assured her counterpart from Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, that her party would support him in his fight against the central ordinance to control appointments and transfer of bureaucrats.

Kejriwal to meet Mamata to discuss Centre's ordinance

Kejriwal to meet Mamata to discuss Centre's ordinance

Rediff.com23 May 2023

The Aam Aadmi Party supremo is trying to drum up opposition support over the Delhi government's fight against the Centre over an ordinance on the control of administrative services in the national capital.

Kejriwal cannot sign political docs, says jails chief

Kejriwal cannot sign political docs, says jails chief

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

In an interaction with PTI editors at its headquarters in New Delhi, Baniwal also said no distinction is made in the treatment meted out to the inmates and it is ensured they get the same basic right.

13 assembly seats in 7 states go to bypolls today

13 assembly seats in 7 states go to bypolls today

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur.

Stir continues: Farmers after last rites of farmer died in police clash

Stir continues: Farmers after last rites of farmer died in police clash

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

The farmers also marched along the ambulance and demanded action against those who are responsible for his death.

AAP holds 'mass fast' to protest Kejriwal's arrest

AAP holds 'mass fast' to protest Kejriwal's arrest

Rediff.com7 Apr 2024

Many senior AAP leaders, including Delhi assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, Deputy Speaker Rakhi Bila, ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai and Imran Hussain attended the day-long 'Samuhik Upwas' at Jantar Mantar in the national capital from 11 am.

Delhi Polls: BJP, Congress Take On AAP

Delhi Polls: BJP, Congress Take On AAP

Rediff.com26 Dec 2024

The BJP and Congress have called out the 'Delhi model' as a hoax, built on sustained propaganda when the ground reality is different.

Police complaint against 26 Opposition parties for 'improper use' of INDIA

Police complaint against 26 Opposition parties for 'improper use' of INDIA

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

A police complaint has been lodged at Barakhamba police station in Delhi, against 26 Opposition parties "for improper use of the name of INDIA and use of the said name for the undue influence and personation at elections."

Sunita Kejriwal set to replace husband as Delhi CM?

Sunita Kejriwal set to replace husband as Delhi CM?

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

With Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal having been sent to judicial custody till April 15 by a city court in connection with the excise policy case, buzz over his replacement intensified even as his party leaders asserted that he will continue to head the government no matter how long he stays in jail.

Ex-PMs, some Oppn CMs not to attend Prez's G20 dinner

Ex-PMs, some Oppn CMs not to attend Prez's G20 dinner

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

Former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for world leaders on Saturday due to 'health reasons'.

63 leaders from 28 Oppn parties to attend INDIA meet

63 leaders from 28 Oppn parties to attend INDIA meet

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

The alliance leaders are getting together for the third round of the brainstorming session in Mumbai, after Patna and Bengaluru, to chalk out their common campaign strategy to take on the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Cong leader joins BJP's demand for Kejriwal's resignation

Cong leader joins BJP's demand for Kejriwal's resignation

Rediff.com23 Mar 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party also slammed Kejriwal's continuation as the chief minister of Delhi despite being under arrest, saying it is the most unfortunate moment in the country's political journey and the worst kind of politics.

Farmers refuse to cremate dead protester till case booked

Farmers refuse to cremate dead protester till case booked

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

Farmer leaders participating in the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation on Friday said the cremation of Shubhkaran Singh, who died amid clashes between Haryana Police and Punjab farmers, will not take place till the Punjab government registers a case against those responsible it.

Let's win first, says Kharge on PM face proposal by INDIA leaders

Let's win first, says Kharge on PM face proposal by INDIA leaders

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

Harping on putting up a united front, the Congress alleged that democracy is being "mercilessly murdered" and MPs who raise people's issues are suspended from the House.

SC on Punjab guv vs CM: 'Matter of serious concern'

SC on Punjab guv vs CM: 'Matter of serious concern'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday termed the deadlock between the Punjab government and its governor over assent to bills passed by the assembly a matter of "serious concern" and said it is not happy with what is happening in the state.

Finally, longest election campaign comes to an end

Finally, longest election campaign comes to an end

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Polling is scheduled in all 13 seats of Punjab and four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha and three seats in Jharkhand besides Chandigarh.

Maharaj Plays Cricket

Maharaj Plays Cricket

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

What some of our leaders were up to on Saturday and Sunday.

Kejriwal to step down as CM, face 'agnipariksha' of polls

Kejriwal to step down as CM, face 'agnipariksha' of polls

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would resign after two days and sought early polls in the national capital while vowing not to sit in the chief minister's chair till people give him a 'certificate of honesty'.

KCR drops Opposition unity bid, to sell Telangana model to India

KCR drops Opposition unity bid, to sell Telangana model to India

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

KTR indirectly referred to the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the country does not need opposition unity on the basis of blind hatred against one party or one man, but on a positive model of governance

Punjab police files FIR in AAP's 'crores for MLAs' complaint

Punjab police files FIR in AAP's 'crores for MLAs' complaint

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab on Wednesday filed a complaint with the state director general of police, seeking a thorough probe into allegations of an attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party to topple its government.

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines, Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issue.