The Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for SC candidates. In the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections, while the SAD was completely wiped out from the nine assembly seats here, the Congress won six and the AAP bagged three. read more

Two of Aam Aadmi Party’s MLAs, Jagdev Singh Kamalu and Nazar Singh Manshahi, have been supporting Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the Bholath MLA who was removed as leader of opposition in Punjab Assembly last year. read more

Along with the The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Salaries and Allowances of Members) Amendment Bill , the assembly passed three more bills, including the one to hike the stamp duty. read more

In Chandigarh, the Punjab assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution seeking an apology from Britain for the massacre. read more

With his government and the Congress party left embarrassed by the discordant comments made by Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu defending Pakistan on the Pulwama terror attack, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said everyone has the... read more

Ministers accuse own govt of ‘colluding’ with Akalis; cornered over Pulwama remark, Sidhu dubs Majithia ‘a smuggler, a thief’; AAP asks CM to quit saying his colleagues accused him of shielding ex-minister. read more

For the past four years, there have been no bullock cart races at Kila Raipur, popularly known as mini or rural Olympics. read more

Authorises CM to take up matter with Centre; alliance MLAs question membership of Phoolka, who raised the issue, accusing him of helping Congress snatch gurdwara body management read more

The opposition raised the two issues during the Zero Hour, hitting out at the state government and its police force for “deterioration in the law and order situation” read more

Khaira, an MLA in Punjab who had already rebelled against the party, resigned from its primary membership alleging the AAP had “totally deviated” from the ideology and principles it was formed on. read more

The Punjab assembly on December 14 had unanimously passed a resolution, seeking an India-Pak land swap deal on Kartarpur, the final resting place of Guru Nanak located in Narowal district of Pakistan. read more

Two committees of the Punjab assembly have already visited the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the last two months. The first committee went in October this year to study its local government model and the second went to study the welfare of the Dali... read more

The Punjab assembly on Friday passed a resolution urging the Centre to enact Women’s Reservation Bill to provide 33% reservation for women in both Parliament and state assemblies. read more

Suspended MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira said if the people gave their go-ahead, they would form a new party and forge a “grand alliance” with like-minded parties and individuals. read more

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal has termed the probe by into the alleged police firing at Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura in 2015, as politically motivated. Actory Akshay Kumar’s name was mentioned in a report on sacrilege incidents, tabled in... read more