Return of the King Cong

Thursday 26 March '09

Long in the doghouse after his party’s defeat in the 2007 Assembly elections, Captain Amarinder Singh is firmly on the path of rehabilitation with a majority of Congress tickets.....

Punjabi saga, Part II

Saturday 17 May '08

They seemed to make the perfect political fit. So what happened? In the aftermath of the contentious panchayat polls in Punjab, Vipin Pubby tracks the SAD-BJP rift.

‘It would take just 3-4 months to deal with Naxalism if govt has the will and ends corruption in police’

Sunday 6 January '08

A steep decline in moral values and increasing corruption in public life, particularly in the police forces, are responsible for the violence in various parts of the country, including Naxalite-affected areas, says K.P.S. Gill, former Director General of Police, Punjab, and President of the Indian Hockey Federation, during an interaction with Express staff at our Chandigarh office. The discussion was moderated by Chandigarh Resident Editor Vipin Pubby

Forgetting Himachal in the Gujarat maelstrom

Monday 10 December '07

The two states that are going to the polls shortly are a study in contrast.

Having lost face in polls, hardliners desperate to regain their footing

Friday 18 May '07

If there was one clear message from the Punjab Assembly election verdict just three months ago, it was the marginalisation of the extremist fringe in Sikh politics.

Manpreet to talk to Cong, end sops

Thursday 19 April '07

Punjab Finance Minister proposes to tackle increasing political competition on subsidies by initiating dialogue with Cong leaders in the state

Pollsters poles apart, over to people now

Tuesday 13 February '07

Even the pollsters are sharply divided over their assessment of the outcome of the Punjab Assembly elections, polling for which is scheduled for tomorrow.

Ad-ing colour to political campaign

Friday 9 February '07

As D-Day approaches in election-bound Punjab, the main parties have unleashed a no-holds barred ad blitzkrieg...

Chaman Lal Mattoo up close

Thursday 19 October '06

The home we wished to rent was on the ground floor of a building in Jammu’s Talab Tillo locality. The landlord’s family lived on the first floor.

This week, President to watch the ‘saviour of Kali Bein’ at work

Monday 14 August '06

Every morning, much before the crack of dawn, a tall saffron-clad sant would jump into the hyacinth filled Kali Bein...

Two days after I-day, President will dedicate a war memorial

Sunday 6 August '06

The Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President A P J Abdul Kalam, will dedicate to the nation the Chandigarh War Memorial...

Jailed for beliefs, he taught them self-belief

Monday 31 July '06

He was jailed for three months for contempt of court when he charged the then Chief Justice of India, A M Ahmadi, with misusing official facilities for the private legal practice of his son and daughter.

It’s raining big bucks in the north

Thursday 27 July '06

Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are growing out self-criticism in wooing big projects and joining in the national investment party

Its team in tatters, Cong scores own goals in Punjab to give Akalis the lead

Friday 26 May '06

The latest controversy revolves round the ‘sellout’ charge levelled by top party leader Jagmeet Singh Brar, a known Amarinder baiter, against the CM and his ministry