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With the harvest festival of Baisakhi just five days away, unseasonal rain, hailstorms and high-velocity winds have flattened the standing wheat crop, disrupting harvesting across Punjab by at least 10 days and leaving farmers worried about potential losses at a crucial stage of the crop cycle. The sudden spell of adverse weather, particularly in the semi-arid Malwa belt, has led to waterlogging and widespread lodging of standing wheat crops. Slushy fields have made it difficult for farmers to ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 8 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday attacked the AAP government for allegedly not fulfilling its promise of Rs 50,000 per acre for crop damage and appealed to people to stand up as one in helping farmers distressed due to unseasonal rain. Wheat crop across 1.25 lakh acres has been affected due to unseasonal rain and hail storms, he said. Badal reminded the people of Punjab the manner in which they came to rescue of the farmers whose paddy crop ...Read More >
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal has urged chief minister Bhagwant Mann to immediately release ₹50,000 per acre in compensation for wheat crops damaged by recent hailstorms in the Malwa region. Citing a 2022 poll promise, he demanded the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government fulfil its pledge to aid farmers facing severe crop losses due to inclement weather. Addressing a rally in Nabha as part of the party's Punjab Punjab Bachao campaign along with halka in-charge Makhan Singh Lalk ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 4 (PTI) Rebel Akali leader Barjinder Singh Makhan Brar on Saturday quit the Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit), a breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal. Announcing his resignation from the primary membership and all other positions in the party in a Facebook post, Brar accused SAD (Punar Surjit) president Giani Harpreet Singh and Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali of misleading the 'Panth' (Sikh community) by "joining hands with agencies". Brar is the son of former Punjab mi ...Read More >
Bathinda: Three days after resigning from SAD (Punar Surjit), former minister Tota Singh's son Barjinder Singh Brar Tuesday rejoined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) at the residence of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal at Badal village in Muktsar. He was accompanied by the entire Akali Dal leadership from Moga district. Brar, repenting his decision to join the SAD (Punar Surjit), said he was feeling relieved over the "ghar vapsi".Earlier, Barjinder Singh, who had twice unsuccessfully contested A ...Read More >
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday attacked the BJP, Congress and Akali Dal, questioning their record in power and accusing them of promoting "nepotism and criminal elements" in politics. Criticising the Centre over poverty and rising hardships, Mann said the 2022 mandate for the 'jhaadu' (AAP's electoral symbol) has begun to realise the dreams of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. The chief minister was addressing a gathering after unveiling projects worth Rs 28.68 crore, including the ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 7 (PTI) Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Tuesday said crops over 1.25 lakh acres are estimated to have been affected by recent rainfall and hailstorms and assured that affected farmers will get compensation for the loss. He said Fazilka reported crop damage over 45,000 acres of land, followed by 43,000 acres in Muktsar and 20,000 acres in Bathinda due to inclement weather. Speaking to reporters in Muktsar, Khudian said there was a huge damage of crops becaus ...Read More >
Budhlada, Apr 7 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said his party would chart out a programme to help distressed farmers whose standing wheat crop was destroyed across 1.25 lakh acres of land due to inclement weather. Addressing a rally here as part of the 'Punjab Bachao' campaign, the SAD president said, "We are making a programme to provide wheat as well as green and dry fodder to affected farmers." He said the modalities of the entire exercise would be f ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 7 (PTI) Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Tuesday said crops over 1.25 lakh acres are estimated to have been affected by recent rainfall and hailstorms and assured that affected farmers will get compensation for the loss. He said Fazilka reported crop damage over 45,000 acres of land, followed by 43,000 acres in Muktsar, 20,000 acres in Bathinda and 3,000 acres in Sangrur by inclement weather. Speaking to reporters in Muktsar, the agriculture minister said th ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday said the party would chart out a programme to help distressed farmers whose standing crop had been damaged across 1.25 lakh acres as they had been completely abandoned by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab. Addressing a rally in Budhlada town as part of the party's Punjab Bachao campaign, the SAD President said, "We are making a programme to provide wheat as well as green and dry fodder ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Senior Advocate and BJP leader HS Phoolka on Tuesday strongly criticised the Punjab government for planning to amend the 2008 Jagat Jyot Shri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act without consulting the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), calling the move "a massive attack on the Sikh religion" and urging Sikhs to oppose it. Speaking to the ANI, Phoolka said that a special session of the Punjab Assembly has been called for April 13, partly to increase punish ...Read More >
Former minister and late Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Tota Singh's son, Barjinder Singh Makhan Brar, who quit the SAD (Punar Surjit) three days ago, is set to return to the Akali Dal on Tuesday. His re-induction will take place in the presence of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal at the latter's residence in Badal village, Muktsar district. Makhan served as the chairman of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) during the SAD-BJP government in the state. He had, however, left the p ...Read More >
India - Akali leaders Harsimrat, Majithia seek compensation for crop damage due to hailstorms Chandigarh, Senior SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday urged the Union agriculture minister to send a special team to Punjab to assess the damage caused to the standing wheat crop by hailstorms. He urged the Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to release a special compensation package to affected farmers. On the other hand, Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia demanded immedi ...Read More >
Patiala, Apr 6 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called on people to boycott Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, saying those responsible for "beadbi" (sacrilege) of a religious text and "atrocities" against people must be held accountable. The CM was referring to the 2015 sacrilege incidents and police firing on anti-sacrilege protesters in Faridkot. "These (Akalis) people bruised the psyche of every common man by allowing the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib during their regime. ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) Senior SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday urged the Union agriculture minister to send a special team to Punjab to assess the damage caused to the standing wheat crop by hailstorms. He urged the Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to release a special compensation package to affected farmers. On the other hand, Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia demanded immediate compensation of Rs 50,000 per acre from the state government. Bathinda MP Hars ...Read More >
RAYYA, AMRITSAR -- In a resolute stance against the rising incidents of sacrilege, Dal Khalsa has made an earnest appeal to Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, SGPC appointed acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht Sahib, urging him to look towards the Panth rather than the government for justice. According to the written release issued by the organization -- a copy of which is available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) -- the community must rely on its own strength and traditions to combat blasphemy instead ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 5 (PTI) Farmers and opposition leaders in Punjab on Sunday sought compensation for crops damaged in rain and hailstorms at various places, including Amritsar, Bathinda, Muktsar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran and Fatehgarh Sahib. They asked the state government to immediately order crop loss assessment in the affected districts and award compensation. Pointing out that wheat crop was flattened and maize was also hit in a village in Amritsar's Majithia, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee ...Read More >
Patiala, Apr 5 (PTI) SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday attacked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, warning that he and his officers will not be allowed to escape from the state after the 2027 Assembly elections and will be held accountable for their "corrupt actions." Addressing a gathering during a 'Punjab Bachao' rally here, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president said, "These corrupt persons think they can run abroad to Canada and Australia and other countries where they have stashed ...Read More >
Patiala, Apr 5 (PTI) SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday attacked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, warning that he and his officers will not be allowed to escape from the state after the 2027 Assembly elections and will be held accountable for their "corrupt actions." Addressing a gathering during a 'Punjab Bachao' rally here, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president said, "These corrupt persons think they can run abroad to Canada and Australia and other countries where they have stashed ...Read More >
Faridkot, Apr 5 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday launched an attack on the Congress, Akali Dal and the BJP, questioning their record in power and accusing them of promoting nepotism and criminal elements in politics. Mann was addressing a gathering after unveiling Rs 28.68 crore of projects, including the upgradation of the Community Health Centre into a 30-bed hospital and key investments in drinking water and sports infrastructure, an official statement said. The chief min ...Read More >
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday flayed Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, accusing him of indulging in "cheap theatrics" on the sensitive issue of sacrilege. He questioned why the Congress government never caught the sacrilege perpetrators during its 2017-2022 regime in the state. Sukhbir's comments came after Warring raised the sacrilege issue in Parliament. Addressing a rally at Baba Bakala as part of the party's "Punjab Bachao" campaign al ...Read More >
Chabbewal (Punjab), Apr 3 (PTI) SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Friday that if the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) forms the government in 2027, it will implement a special industrial package for Punjab's Kandi region and establish a Kandi Area Development Ministry. Addressing a rally at Chabbewal, he stated that the package would include power and tax subsidies and that road improvements would involve constructing highways connecting Pathankot to Chandigarh and Amritsar to Anandpur Sahib. ...Read More >
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday claimed that under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Punjab has become the number one state in the education sector by topping the National Achievement Survey (NAS), surpassing even Kerala. Presenting a detailed four-year report card of his government's performance in the education sector, Mann said Punjab secured the top position in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2024, while Gujarat ranked 16th and Haryana around 7th or 8th. He added that this ...Read More >
Sangrur/Chandigarh: The grenade blast outside the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh on Wednesday triggered a fresh political confrontation on Thursday, with chief minister Bhagwant Mann and the BJP blaming each other over responsibility for law and order in the Union Territory.Speaking to media on the sidelines of inaugurating a community health centre at Cheema village in Sangrur, Mann said if he was being blamed for the incident in Chandigarh, the Centre should hand over the UT to Punjab govt. " ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 2 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday launched a scathing attack on traditional political outfits, asserting that the people of the state are ready to permanently sideline the Congress, BJP, and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the 2027 Assembly elections. Shimla, April 2 (UNI)Budget reforms will play a key role in accelerating Himachal Pradesh's economic growth, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Thursday, asserting that the measures introduced du ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma who visited the site of the blast outside the party office here on Thursday said that the BJP will not allow communal harmony in Punjab to be disturbed at any cost. It may be recalled that a low intensity blast had taken place outside the BJP office on Wednesday evening when a suspected crude explosive device was hurled near the party office. Addressing newspersons, Sharma referred to a series of grenade attacks which took place in the st ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Many Opposition party MPs on Thursday, during a discussion on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, cautioned NDA partner Telugu Desam Party (TDP) about the BJP's alleged opportunistic approach, claiming it follows a 'use-and-throw' policy. The allegation prompted Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to reply, stating, "We honour friendship. We don't cheat." During the debate on the Bill, which sought to formally establish Amaravati as the capit ...Read More >
Senior human rights lawyer Harvinder Singh Phoolka, who has been fighting a long legal battle for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Phoolka, a Jat Sikh from Bhadaur town of Sangrur, was earlier with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and was a former legislator in the Punjab Assembly. After joining the BJP on Wednesday, Phoolka recalled how he and his wife, who was then expecting, had escaped the rioters in 1984 after his landlord's family hid th ...Read More >
Vijayawada/New Delhi, Apri 1 (UNI) During the Lok Sabha proceedings today, leaders representing the TDP-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh strongly advocated for the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, while YSRCP MP Midhun Reddy opposed the Bill on behalf of the YSR Congress Party, following which YSRCP MPs staged a walkout from Parliament. The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on Wednesday after detailed deliberations, that will form ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed a Bill to grant statutory recognition to Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed by a voice vote after a two-hour-long debate, which saw the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Congress, Samajwadi Party and others supporting the Bill. However, Dharmendra Yadav of Samajwadi Party while supporting the Bill said if Visakhapatnam was develop ...Read More >
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