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Only 8.8% of targeted area under DSR so far

Faridkot, June 15 -- The Punjab agriculture department has increased its target to seven lakh acres to be sown under the direct seeded rice (DSR) technique this kharif season, but achieved only 8.8% s... Read More


Parties flag delay in movement of polled EVMs at Punjab's Faridkot

Faridkot, June 3 -- A delay in the movement of polled Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) from the polling stations in the Gidderbaha assembly segment of the Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency resulted in ... Read More


Anmol wraps up campaign with star-studded roadshow

Faridkot, May 30 -- Aam Aadmi Party's candidate Karamjit Anmol ended his poll campaign with a star-studded roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency of Faridkot on Thursday. On the last day of campaign,... Read More


Two years on, Moose Wala's father says justice remains a fading hope

Faridkot, May 29 -- Even two years after singer-turned-politician Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moose Wala, was killed, the Punjabi music icon's father says "justice remains a fading... Read More


Arvind Kejriwal to go to jail, Rahul Gandhi abroad post poll, says Smriti Irani

Faridkot, May 29 -- Union minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said two things were set to happen on June 4 - victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections and return of Delhi c... Read More


Sukhbir rakes up Bluestar, says no Punjabi can forget 'sins' of Cong

Faridkot, May 21 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday urged Punjab voters to be wary of both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. Addressing poll rallie... Read More


Moose Wala case witnesses give hearing a miss

Faridkot, May 20 -- Two prime eyewitnesses, listed by the prosecution in Sidhu Moose Wala's murder case, failed to appear in the trial court in Mansa to record their statements on the first day of hea... Read More


In Faridkot, Anmol banks on star blitz, Hans on personal connect

Faridkot, May 18 -- In an artiste vs artiste contest in the Faridkot parliamentary constituency, noted actor Karamjit Anmol, fielded by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), enjoys strong support from the Punjab... Read More


Punjab: Over 50% candidates of mainstream parties in poll fray are graduates

Faridkot, May 15 -- Of the 65 candidates of the five political parties contesting all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, 52% (34) are graduates or have higher educational qualificati... Read More


A poll plank in 2019, sacrilege a non-issue this time

Faridkot, May 9 -- The 2015 sacrilege incidents were a poll plank in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but in 2024, it finds no mention in the politician's and parties' campaigns. Three cases - Bargari sa... Read More