CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said no gangster or drug smuggler would remain in Punjab once SAD is back in power in 2027. He also assured government jobs for Panjabis. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of Baisakhi at Talwandi Sabo, Sukhbir said, I am committed to making Punjab the number one state in the country. I am also committed to augmenting the social welfare schemes and giving relief to the weaker sections. Sukhbir spoke about safeguarding the in

CHANDIGARH: Congress General Secretary and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Punjab in-charge, and Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Bhupesh Bhagel, firmly said that 'indiscipline' in the party will not be 'tolerated' at any cost. He also said that the party had already started working on strengthening the organisation across the State. Bhagel said that no matter how big a leader may be, he cannot be 'bigger' than the party. He made it categorically clear that action would be taken again

Sukhbir Singh Badal was elected president of the Shiromani Akali Dal again in the party's general delegate session that took place in Amritsar on Saturday.

Amritsar, Apr 12: Sukhbir Singh Badal was elected president of the Shiromani Akali Dal again in the partys general delegate session that took place in Amritsar on Saturday. Badals name was proposed by partys working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar while party leader Paramjit Singh Sarna seconded it. The session for electing SADs new president was held at the Teja Singh Samundari hall in the Sri Darbar Sahib complex here. Several senior party leaders including Badals wife and Bathinda MP Harsim

Sukhbir Singh Badal has been re-elected as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). The party announced this on social media, expressing hopes that he will protect the rights of the Panth and Punjab. Badal, son of the late Parkash Singh Badal, previously served as Deputy Chief Minister and is seen as a key strategist within the party.

Sukhbir Singh Badal has been re-elected as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), marking another term for the party's current working president, Balwinder Singh Bhunder.

CHANDIGARH: A last took place outside the residence of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Punjab's Jalandhar district, causing panic in the area. Deputy Commissioner of Police Manpreet Singh said forensic teams have reached the spot to collect samples. A loud sound was heard at around 1 am outside Kalia's residence near Shastri Market in Jalandhar, police said, adding that no one was hurt in the incident. No one was hurt in the incident, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Manpreet Singh, adding, Th

Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema criticizes SAD leaders for causing a ruckus over Bikram Singh Majithia's scaled-down security. While the Punjab Police assured that adequate security remains, SAD members, including Sukhbir Singh Badal, condemned the move, calling it dangerous and targeted by the AAP government.

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the AAP government in Punjab of targeting Bikram Singh Majithia by withdrawing his Z+ security cover. Badal linked this to a broader conspiracy and an alleged assassination attempt on his life.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has withdrawn the Z-plus security cover of senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia . He is the brother-in-law of Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former president of SAD. Sources said that orders were given to withdraw all 35 security personnel and vehicles assigned to Majithia. The security personnel were instructed to leave the city where Majithia was visiting with his family and report back to their parent units immediately.

CHANDIGARH: Slamming the fourth budget presented by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) regime in Punjab, the opposition Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as farmer leaders accused the government of neglecting critical issues and failing to deliver on key promises, especially the monthly allowance for women. Leader of the Opposition and senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa termed the budget a plethora of lies and deceitfulness. It has been an extremely disap

Narain Singh Chaura, accused of firing at Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, was granted bail by the Additional Sessions Judge of Amritsar court. Chaura, who has been in jail for four months, will be released after the court order is received.

The Additional Sessions Judge of Amritsar court granted bail to Narain Singh Chaura, who was accused of firing at Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on December 4 last year.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has decided that rules regarding the qualification, appointment, jurisdiction and retirement of the Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib will soon be established and a high-level committee will be formed. The termination of the services of Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and Takht Kesgarh Jathedar Giani Sultan Singh sparked controversy and outrage in the Sikh community. It was also seen to be undermining the Akal Takht's sanctity. SGPC pres

CHANDIGARH: Opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the detention of several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal, calling it a cowardly act of the AAP-led Punjab government. Several farmer leaders including Pandher and Dallewal were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as the Punjab Police evicted farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites and began clearing the roads, which were blocked for more than a year. Cond

CHANDIGARH: A day after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) executive committee rejected his resignation, Harjinder Singh Dhami has agreed to resume his duties as SGPC chief. His decision came after a closed-door meeting with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar and party leader Sukhbir Singh Badal in Hoshiarpur. Dhami, who had resigned on 17 February, clarified that he had not withdrawn his resignation but that the SGPC executive had rejected it. Fo

CHANDIGARH: Fissures have developed in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Badal family over the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) interim committees decision to remove the Jathedars of Akal Takht, Giani Raghbir Singh, and Takht Kesgarh Sahib, Giani Sultan Singh. Former party president Sukhbir Singh Badals brother-in-law, Bikram Singh Majithia, a senior leader of the party whose great-grandfather Sundar Singh Majithia was the first president of SGPC, along with six other leaders,

CHANDIGARH: A day after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) terminated the services of Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and also Takht Kesgarh Jathedar Giani Sultan Singh from their posts, both Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring termed it as an act of vengeance (badlakhori). The Akal Takht in Amritsar and Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib in Anandpur Sahib in Rupanagar district are two of the five seats of temporal authority of

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday terminated the services of Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and Takht Kesgarh Jathedar Giani Sultan Singh. The Akal Takht in Amritsar and the Takht Kesgarh at Anandpur Sahib are two of the five seats of temporal authority of Sikhism. The move may adversely affect the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) which is already facing an erosion of its support base. Now, all three Sikh Jathedars who declared the then SAD president Sukh

CHANDIGARH: Ahead of the Chandigarh Chalo call given by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the farmers will march towards the city on March 5. SKM had spearheaded the 2020-21 farmers' protest. The talks between the farmer leaders and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann remained inconclusive on March 3. Punjab Police, in a 'midnight' operation, conducted raids at residences of several farmer union leaders across the state and detained them. Meanwhile, the opposition party leaders slammed Punjab Chief M

Former Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badals eldest daughter, Harkirat Kaur, got married to Abu Dhabi-based businessman Tejveer Singh Toor on February 12 in the national capital. The wedding festivities began on February 10 with sangeet ceremony at The Trident, Gurugram, where Bollywood singer Mika Singh performed. Several politicians attended the events, including Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, LoP in the Punjab as

CHANDIGARH: Opposition leaders claimed on Saturday that the AAPs defeat in the Delhi assembly polls has set the ball rolling for its downfall in Punjab too. Congress leaders said the party will have to capitalise on the AAPs weakened position to regain its lost ground in the state. AAPs double standards have been exposed and the party may be extinct in coming days. The Delhi loss has exposed AAPs big governance claims, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Raja Warring said. AAPs double face was e

CHANDIGARH: The seven-member committee constituted by the Akal Takht held its maiden meeting under the leadership of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami at Panth Ratan Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra Institute of Advanced Studies in Sikhism at Bahadurgarh in Patiala. The meeting held here unanimously decided to invite Shiromani Akali Dal working president Balwinder Singh Bhunder in its next meeting scheduled to be held on February 11. The meeting will di

CHANDIGARH: A youth vandalized the statue of BR Ambedkar, located on Heritage Street, a few metres from Kotwali police station, on Sunday triggering a political slugfest in the state. Soon after the incident, people belonging to the Dalit community assembled on the spot and protested raising slogans against the police for failing to avert the incident. Deputy Commissioner of Police Jagjit Singh Walia and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Vishaljit Singh reached the spot and tried to pacif

Dalit bodies held massive protests in Amritsar on Monday against an attempt to vandalise a life-size statue of B.R. Ambedkar by a man on Republic Day, while Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asserted that exemplary punishment will be ensured in the matter. Police on Sunday arrested Akash Singh, a resident of Dharamkot in Punjab's Moga district, for allegedly attempting to damage the Ambedkar statue at the Town Hall on Heritage Street that leads to the Golden Temple. A video clip purportedly of

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday condemned the attempt to damage a statue of B R Ambedkar in Amritsar, and said strict action will be taken in the matter. Police on Sunday arrested a man hailing from Moga district of Punjab, who allegedly attempted to damage the statue of Ambedkar at the Town Hall on Heritage Street that leads to the Golden Temple. The Amritsar Police Commissionerate arrested the accused after registering an FIR. Mann, in a post on X, said the incident i

CHANDIGARH: Alleging that bogus votes have been registered for the general elections to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex gurdwara body, a delegation from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) met the Chief Commissioner of the Gurdwara Elections Commission today. A Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) delegation led by Working President Balwinder Singh Bhundar, former President Sukhbir Singh Badal, and SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami met Gurdwara Elections Chief Commissioner Justice

CHANDIGARH: The Sikh community is up in arms over the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) not implementing the Akal Takht's edict issued on December 2 last year. In response, a group of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members has approached the Akal Takht, demanding action against the party's leadership for failing to comply with the directive. Furthermore, seven Sikh activists have also written to the Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Raghbir Singh, urging him to declare the SAD leadership Tan

CHANDIGARH: The next leader of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) is yet to be determined, piquing the curiosity of committee members. In the first general elections of HSGMC held on Sunday, 22 out of 40 wards were won by independent candidates, including one independent who won the seat unopposed. Members watch with keen eyes to see who will form the executive body. In the HSGMC elections, Jagdish Singh Jhinda-led Panthic Dal (Jhinda) won 11 seats, the Haryana Sikh Panthic D

CHANDIGARH: An attraction for all equestrian enthusiasts and breeders, David, a 42-month-old horse, is one of the tallest stallions and a direct descendant of the Raj Hans stallion, which was owned by former Deputy Chief Minister and ex-president of Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Badal. This Marwari horse, which was on display, has an asking price of Rs 21 crore at the recently concluded Ghora-Mandi at the Maghi Mela in Muktsar. Approximately 3,000 horses and mares participated in the event,

CHANDIGARH: Rebel Shiromani Akali Dal leaders today met Akal Takht (Highest Temporal seat of Sikhs) Jathedar (High priest) Giani Raghbir Singh and sought directions to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to maintain the sanctity of the seven-member committee constituted by Akal Takht to revive the party. The two members of the Akal Takht-formed seven member committee Gurpratap Singh Wadala and Santa Singh Umaidpuri met the Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and told him that the party leadership is non-comm

A little over a month after the Akal Takht (the highest temporal seat of Sikhs) declared Sukhbir Singh Badal ankhiya (guilty of religious misconduct), and the Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) working committee accepted his resignation from the post of party president, Sukhbir Singh Badal continues to be a central figure within the party. Party leaders have projected him as the next Chief Ministerial candidate and passed a resolution urging the Akal Takht Jathedar to reconsider withdrawing the Fakhr-

CHANDIGARH: The Akal Takht Jathedar (High Priest) Giani Raghbir Singh told mediapersons on Saturday that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is yet to implement the December 2 edict 'in toto' and that the body cannot overlook the seven-member committee set up to reorganise the party. Committee members are to approach Akal Takht to seek further directions and proceed accordingly. Singh has asked the party to immediately make operational the panel headed by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)

CHANDIGARH: The first family of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) lost control over the 104-year-old party for the first time in three decades as the working committee on Friday accepted the resignation of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Sukhbir had headed the SAD from 2008 before which his father, former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, was president of the party from 1996 till 2008 when he handed over the mantle to his son and heir apparent. After the two-hour meeting of the working commit

Shiromani Akali Dal's working committee accepted Sukhbir Singh Badal's resignation as party president after a directive from Akal Takht Jathedar. Badal's resignation, initially submitted on November 16, was declined but later mandated by the Akal Takht due to religious misconduct during 2007-2017.

The working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal has accepted the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as party chief. This decision follows an edict from the Akal Takht. Badal had resigned in November last year but the committee had initially asked him to reconsider. He was declared guilty of religious misconduct by the Akal Takht.

CHANDIGARH: After 41 years, the post of Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator was abolished by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and re-designated as Chief Secretary, causing a political uproar in Punjab. The ministry issued the notification on Tuesday. All political parties Aam Aadmi Party, Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal except the BJP opposed the Centres move, saying Chandigarh was the capital of Punjab and the right of that state over the Union Territory was being systematically and pu

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has called a working committee meeting on January 10 to take a call on accepting the resignation of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal and start the new membership drive of the party. A delegation of party leaders on Wednesday met Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh who had recently taken strong objection to the party's non-compliance with its verdict seeking Badal's resignation. After the meeting, party vice president Dr Daljeet Singh Cheema said t

Sikh clergy in Punjab assert that the SAD leadership has not fully met their directives. Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh urges SAD members to complete their penance as instructed and implement the high priests' decisions promptly. This follows the party's non-acceptance of Sukhbir Singh Badal's resignation.

CHANDIGARH: The Akal Takht (Highest Temporal seat of Sikhs) directed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday to refrain from delaying the resignation of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. The body also condemned the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for initiating inquiry against Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar (High Priest) Giani Harpeet Singh, whose services were temporarily suspended on charges of allegations leveled against him over domestic dispute. The Akal Takht Jathedar (High

CHANDIGARH: Leader of Opposition in Punjab legislative assembly and Senior Congress leader Partpal Singh Bajwa has suggested for a joint assembly resolution to seek Bharat Ratna for former PM Dr Manmohan Singh. He expressed it in a letter to Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. Bajwa also wrote to other prominent leaders, including Manpreet Singh Ayali of SAD, Ashwani Sharma of BJP and Nachhatar Pal of BSP that a joint resolution in the assembly would re

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee reversed its decision to excommunicate Narain Singh Chaura for attempting to assassinate SAD's Sukhbir Singh Badal. The committee debated the killing of three suspected pro-Khalistan operatives in UP, demanding a judicial inquiry. The probe term for accusations against Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar was extended.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has demanded a judicial inquiry into the encounter which killed three Khalistani terrorists in Uttar Pradesh. In a meeting that was held today, the executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee condemned the killing of three youths from Punjab in Uttar Pradesh in an encounter. During this meeting, a resolution was passed regarding the police encounter, after raising strong questions. The resolution said: This is

Billed as the super year of elections, 2024 saw 64 nations across the world going to polls. In India, there were the Lok Sabha election, eight assembly elections and several bypolls. The general elections held in April-May saw Narendra Modi-led BJP segueing into a third consecutive term, albeit with lesser numbers. For the first time, the saffron party, which wielded an undisputed majority in the last two terms, had to onboard two coalition partners Chandrababu-led TDP and Nitish Kumar-led JD(U

New Delhi :A controversy erupted over the last rites of former prime minister Manmohan Singh scheduled to be performed at Nigambodh Ghat on Saturday. It has been decided by the Government that State funeral will be accorded to Dr. Manmohan Singh. The funeral will take place at 11:45 am on 28th December, 2024 at Nigambodh Ghat, New Delhi, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a communication. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have the funeral of Sing

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is in a fix to implement the Akal Takht's directives as the extended deadline for accepting Sukhbir Singh Badals resignation from the party president post ended today. The party will likely convene the working committee meeting on December 27 after the conclusion of the Shaheedi Jor Mela and then reply to the temporal seat. A major section of the party leadership fears that if the party goes by Takhts edict then it could land in a legal tangle with the E

NEW DELHI: Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala was cremated on Friday with full state honours in Teja Khera village in Sirsa district. Chautalas younger son Abhay Singh Chautala, an INLD leader, elder son Ajay Singh Chautala, who heads the JJP party, and other family members, including former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, Chautalas brother Ranjit Chautala, were present in Teja Khera. The funeral pyre was lit amid chants of Vedic hymns by priests. Political leaders cutting across parties laid fl

CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala was cremated today with full state honours in Teja Khera village in Sirsa district. Chautala's younger son Abhay Singh Chautala, an INLD leader, elder son Ajay Singh Chautala, who heads the JJP party, and other family members, including former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, Chautala's brother Ranjit Chautala, were present in Teja Khera. The funeral pyre was lit amid chants of Vedic hymns by priests. Political leaders cutting

Some weeks ago, former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, undergoing religious penance at the holy Harmandir Sahib in Amritsars Golden Temple, survived an assassination attempt on his life when a former ageing Khalistan terrorist, Narain Singh Chaura, fired at him. Thanks to an alert police sub-inspector, Mr Badal was saved as the round went astray. While the Punjab police successfully thwarted the attempt on Sukhbirs life, a can of controversies has opened up on the motive behind