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State not in favour of fixed tenure for IAS officers

Friday 30 October '09

The long list on the incumbency board in any Punjab bureaucrat’s office will give you a fair idea of the reshuffle by the state governments.
Assandh: Short of mark, but winner takes it all

Saturday 24 October '09

One technical clause binds together all 16 candidates in the Assandh Assembly constituency in Karnal....
ISB conveys ‘displeasure’ to Govt over land under litigation

Thursday 22 October '09

Mired in the complexities of an ongoing litigation, the state Government’s flagship project on higher education—the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Punjab, the second in India after Hyderabad—is struggling to take off.
Dera no longer the game changer?

Tuesday 13 October '09

If the Assembly election in Haryana is any indicator, the impact of the Dera Sacha Sauda - which has often drawn flak for meddling in political affairs - appears insignificant this time.
Bike-riding nurse, a Hooda family loyalist, zooms into fray

Wednesday 7 October '09

She is an unusual election candidate — a professional nurse and bike freak who rides a 150 cc machine on the campaign.
Amarinder disregarded events organised by state unit, says Kaypee

Thursday 1 October '09

Ahead of the change of guard in the Punjab Congress, its incumbent chief and Member of Parliament from Jalandhar Mohinder Singh Kaypee on Tuesday tried to blame the lack of cohesiveness in the party on former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh.
Mittal asks for more funds from Punjab govt

Monday 28 September '09

Steel baron L N Mittal has demanded additional concession for the upcoming oil refinery at Bathinda, country’s largest FDI project....
SAD campaign on BJP seats in Haryana discomforting for alliance in Punjab

Thursday 24 September '09

Now that the ruling Akali Dal has decided to have an electoral pact with the INLD, preferring to “ignore” its state ally, the BJP, the campaigning in Haryana by Akali leaders is bound to create heartburn within the alliance.
Akalis have their own 5-star baithak

Thursday 10 September '09

Leaders of Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are in for some luxury treatment when they go for their Vichar Baithak in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh....
Tugging at the PM’s heartstrings

Thursday 27 August '09

In the controversy over a separate management committee to run Sikh shrines in Haryana, the protesting ruling alliance in Punjab...
Bypolls over, power cuts back to haunt Punjab

Wednesday 5 August '09

THERE are two things noticeably common between the Lok Sabha elections held in April and the three bypolls that concluded in Punjab....
Let Bathinda decide my fate, says Badal Junior

Saturday 2 May '09

His bullet-proof Montero meanders through traffic bottlenecks and bumpy pathways at a high speed. But the scary ride is not something bothering....
Sukhbir hits the road; talks ladoos, coins and Blackberry

Friday 1 May '09

His bullet-proof Montero meanders through traffic bottlenecks and bumpy pathways at a dreadfully high speed. But the scary ride is not something bothering the junior Badal.
Patiala puttar and Badal bahu jump into dynastic battle

Saturday 11 April '09

Parkash Singh Badal had a humble beginning as a village sarpanch, while Amarinder Singh was born into a well-connected royal family.
Akalis will spare no effort to beat foe, even if he is a friend’s son

Tuesday 7 April '09

"Akalis are great fighters when it comes to contesting elections." This remark came from none other than a kin of former chief minister Amarinder Singh at an impromptu interaction some time ago.
Kanwaljit’s son ‘quits’, kin blame it on depression

Saturday 4 April '09

Less than a week after the death of former Cabinet minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh, the ruling Akali Dal received a setback after Kanwaljit’s son Jasjit Singh ‘Bunny’ formally announced his resignation from the party...
State may witness prolonged poll season

Wednesday 1 April '09

The poll fever in Punjab will be extended beyond the parliamentary polls. Several by-elections are lined up and they may be fiercer than the Lok Sabha elections.
Home advantage missing for youth brigade

Tuesday 24 March '09

Inherent in the Congress game plan of fielding a host of youth leaders this time is the "outsider" tag, something which Akalis are preparing to seek mileage on.
Bir’s ‘paper tiger’ has last laugh

Monday 23 March '09

Last year when former CM Capt Amarinder Singh was expelled from the Assembly, one man who was quick to claim “victory” was his own party’s Bir Devinder Singh.
Cong firing on all cylinders to get sparks for UPA

Monday 23 March '09

These elections will be a great gamble. This is evident from the Congress’s show of cards.
Dera remains the X-factor as Cong, SAD fight on vendetta, governance

Saturday 21 March '09

The ruling government in Punjab has consistently drawn flak over the “mismatch” between its tall claims and the ground reality.
Nothing personal about PAN numbers in Punjab

Saturday 14 March '09

This motto of Alexander Dumas’ ‘Three Musketeers’ and the traditional motto of Switzerland might well become the slogan of the Excise and Taxation Department of Punjab.
Haryana Police raises a special rat force

Sunday 8 March '09

The Haryana Police has been fighting a losing battle with rats that have eaten their way through official files and records.....
‘Weak’ Oppn fails to counter ‘aggressive’ treasury benches

Thursday 5 March '09

With or without him, the treasury benches legislators just can't get over former CM Capt Amarinder Singh. Due to his expulsion from the state assembly...
UPSC, state differ on IAS promotions

Saturday 14 February '09

The high-powered meeting held today at New Delhi to fill 10 vacancies of IAS officers in Punjab remained inconclusive...
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