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Clockwise from left: Finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa has been shifted to Lehra segment, while his cabinet colleagues Bikram Singh Majithia and Sikander Singh Maluka will re-contest from their segments.

Old and new faces, turncoats figure in SAD’s first list of 69

Nov 18, 2016 - 11:25 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Greenhorns, turncoats, industrialists and party’s old war horses are all there in the first list of 69 candidates released by the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday for the Assembly elections due early next year. […]

PUNJAB EX-MINISTER PHILLAUR QUITS SAD, LIKELY TO JOIN CONG

Nov 18, 2016 - 11:23 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

JALANDHAR (TIP): In a jolt to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), six-time MLA and former minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur has resigned from the party and also as legislator after he was denied ticket from […]

Tohra’s daughter Kuldeep on AAP’s 5th list of 12 candidates

Nov 18, 2016 - 11:22 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday declared its fifth list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls. Kuldeep Kaur Tohra, daughter of former Akali stalwart late Gurcharan Singh Tohra, secured ticket from […]

Now, Punjab wants royalties for its river waters

Nov 18, 2016 - 11:20 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): The Punjab Assembly on November 16 passed a resolution seeking royalties for river water supplied to its non-riparian neighbours Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. It urged the government of Parkash Singh Badal to seek […]

DILAPIDATED SATLUJ YAMUNA LINK CANAL AT ROPAR

Nov 12, 2016 - 10:57 am EST @theindpanorama 0

An emergency session of the Punjab assembly has been convened on November 16 in light of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal project. The announcement was made by deputy chief minister […]

SYL Canal: Supreme Court deals blow to Punjab, Capt, Cong MLAs resign

Nov 12, 2016 - 10:54 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH (TIP): The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a 2004 Punjab law terminating all water-sharing arrangements with neighbouring states, a ruling that prompted all Congress MLAs to quit even as the SAD-BJP government […]

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi (File photo/PTI)

Poll schedule in 5 states of India after security inputs: CEC

Oct 21, 2016 - 10:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission will take a call on the dates of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand, due early next year, based on the inputs provided by security […]

Punjab sends proposal to Centre for setting up STF to keep vigil on borders

Oct 21, 2016 - 10:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LUDHIANA (TIP): Punjab‘s Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said that a proposal has been sent to Centre for setting up a Special Task Force for keeping vigil on the borders to stop […]

Though the AAP and Congress have not given any offer to Sidhu so far, they are trying to catch him, not for his political equity, but his damage value if he joins the rival camp

Now, Sidhu’s front waiting for invite from AAP, Congress

Oct 7, 2016 - 9:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): After playing hardball with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress, cricketer-turned-politician and Awaaz-e-Punjab leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is now waiting for an invite from both. Sidhu held yet another meeting with his […]

Out of BJP crease, Sidhu dangles his bat before Cong, AAP

Sep 30, 2016 - 7:54 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu is back in the game of hitting sixes. As if political fronts coming up in Punjab are not enough to tie voters in knots, the former BJP MP is […]

IMAGE: Smoke rises from the Uri Brigade camp during the September 18, 2016 terror attack. Photograph: Umar Ganie

#Uri attack:Punjab traders talk of severing trade ties with Pak

Sep 20, 2016 - 8:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Chandigarh, Sep 19 (TIP) Punjab traders dealing in import and export of goods with Pakistan today sought a fitting reply in the aftermath of Uri attack, threatening to end Rs 3,000 crore worth of trade […]

SC DROPS SEHAJDHARI CASE AS NEW LAW DENIES VOTING RIGHT

Sep 17, 2016 - 7:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on September 15 disposed of a petition by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) over Sehajdhari Sikhs’ right to vote in SGPC elections as the case had become irrelevant following […]

Chandigarh Airport embarks on global journey

Sep 17, 2016 - 7:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): At 5.15pm on Thursday (Sept 15), Chandigarh International Airport actually became international as a flight from Sharjah landed with 128 passengers onboard a 186-seater plane. At 6.35pm, an Air India Express plane carrying […]

A Party in a Hurry – Aam Aadmi Party

Sep 16, 2016 - 9:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Political scientists write with some regret of how a political movement that had tapped the consciousness of lakhs of Indians through sustained and patient mobilization, dissemination of ideology, and shared understanding of what is wrong […]

Minister Madan Mohan Mittal showing the shoe thrown by Congress MLA Tarlochan Singh Soondh towards treasury benches inside the House, at the Punjab assembly in Chandigarh on September 14 . Photo source: HT

Chaos in Punjab assembly, Cong MLA throws shoe at Majithia

Sep 16, 2016 - 7:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): As curtains came down on the last assembly session of Punjab ahead of polls, it saw yet another first. After an unprecedented sit-in by Congress MLAs on the floor of the House for […]

Cong MLA’s shoes get Rs 50,000 price tag

Sep 16, 2016 - 7:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Chandigarh: Congress MLA from Banga Tarlochan Singh Soondh would never have imagined how his worn-out pair of shoes would become a “prized” possession. A Canada-based news channel has reportedly offered Soondh Rs 50,000 if he […]

Sidhus formally quit BJP; Funny, they Had Not Resigned till now

Sep 16, 2016 - 6:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Apparently, Sidhus had still not resigned, while he did resign from the Rajya Sabha in July but it is must be noted here that the BJP are so desperate for good candidates in Punjab that […]

Founder of new front 'Awaz-e-Punjab' Navjot Singh Sidhu addresses a press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. Photo courtesy | PTI

A New Political Outfit in Punjab

Sep 9, 2016 - 8:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu formally announced his new political front ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab‘ in Chandigarh on Thursday, September 8. “At this stage ‘Awaaz e Punjab’ is not a party, it’s a forum. The redemption, resurrection […]

AAP likely to suspend Punjab convener Chhotepur over tickets for cash charge

Aug 26, 2016 - 8:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH (TIP): AThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is contemplating action against its Punjab unit convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur for taking a packet of cash in a reported video sting operation . Not only may […]

Dr. Harkeerat and Deepta Dhillon (seated, right to left) have established a research award to support Ph.D. students engaged in Sikh and Punjabi Studies in the arts and humanities. Pictured with them are daughters (l-r) Avika and Bani.

Indian American couple donates for Sikh, Punjabi culture research in US

Aug 25, 2016 - 10:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American couple has donated $100,000 to a top American university to support graduate students studying Sikh and Punjabi culture there. The endowment by Harkeerat and Deepta Dhillon to University of California, Riverside, will […]

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