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April 15, 2026, 06:03 PM - 3 min read
Badal said his party fully supports women’s reservation but strongly opposes what he described as an attempt to use it as a ‘camouflage’ for delimitation. “Punjab, a state with a predominantly minority character, will be the biggest victim of this exercise,” the former deputy chief minister said in a post on X.
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April 15, 2026, 05:53 PM - 6 min read
The issue of delimitation is not about the “North-South” divide as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is trying to make it to be. Nor are any states being put to any disadvantage.
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April 14, 2026, 06:30 PM - 7 min read
The AAP has again touched a raw nerve of the Punjabis, which can have consequences. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is on record having said it before 2022 assembly elections that once the AAP forms government in Punjab, those guilty of sacrilege would be punished within 24 hours. What people expected was punishment to the guilty, not another law.
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March 19, 2026, 03:53 PM - 2 min read
Cheema, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, has held several key positions during his career. He also served as special principal secretary to former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on inter-cadre deputation for a significant period. After welcoming him into the party, Badal said Cheema’s entry would further strengthen the SAD.
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March 12, 2026, 06:12 PM - 2 min read
Farooq, 88, had a narrow escape when a gunman reportedly opened fire at him from behind while he was leaving a wedding function at Greater Kailash on the outskirts of Jammu on Wednesday night.
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January 5, 2026, 06:39 PM - 3 min read
The killing has raised serious concerns about public safety and the effectiveness of law enforcement in the state. It has also triggered fresh political attacks on the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government.
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December 6, 2025, 05:36 PM - 6 min read
Successive regimes in Punjab have made the police force look like a “mercenary brigade”. Competent officers and other personnel with a high degree of integrity remain mostly sidelined, while those who are ready to go the extra mile in obliging their political masters get prime positions.
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November 16, 2025, 11:53 PM - 1 min read
Veteran journalist and former Chandigarh Press Club president Nalin Acharya passed away on November 16 after a prolonged illness. Leaders including Capt Amarinder Singh and Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed their condolences.
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