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July 31, 2026, 05:17 PM - 4 min read
The delegation was led by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and included senior leaders Bikram Singh Majithia, Balwinder Singh Bhunder and Daljit Singh Cheema. The leaders submitted two separate memorandums to the Governor on the issues.
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July 30, 2026, 04:05 PM - 2 min read
Speaking to reporters, Badal said several recruitment examination papers had allegedly been leaked in Punjab under the AAP government. He said he was surprised by the government's denial of the allegations and claimed that reports of corruption and other illegal activities were emerging from different parts of the state.
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July 21, 2026, 06:13 PM - 2 min read
He urged the central government to engage with students and accept their legitimate demands, asserting that compromising the future of the youth in any way is unacceptable.
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June 11, 2026, 07:36 PM - 3 min read
Pannu said the SIT had approached Giani Raghbir Singh to verify whether Badal had admitted his role in the incident during his appearance before the Akal Takht in 2024.
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May 25, 2026, 03:03 PM - 3 min read
Petrol and diesel prices were increased by Rs 2.61–2.71 per litre on Monday. This is the fourth hike in less than two weeks as state-run fuel retailers continue to pass on rising global oil prices to consumers.
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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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