Capt Amarinder Singh

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Capt Amarinder Singh to merge party with BJP, claims saffron party leader

Senior Punjab BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal on Saturday claimed that a decision in this connection has been made

02 Jul 2022 1:13 PM

Capt Amarinder Singh with PM Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Amarinder Singh says will launch his own party, open to seat arrangement with BJP

Singh resigned as chief minister of Punjab last month after a bitter feud with Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu

20 Oct 2021 1:25 PM

Punjab’s new dalit chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Dalit CM in Punjab poses a real challenge for Cong

The devious games inside the Congress Party are too well known, and they are past lamentation

22 Sep 2021 2:27 AM

'The situation is not that good on both sides of Ghaggar river. The water has gone up to Bathinda. Nobody expected that the water would come to this level by the end of July. Normally, the flooding occurs in August in Punjab but the rains have aggravated the situation in this month,' the Chief Minister said. (Photo: Twitter I capt _amarinder)

Captain Amarinder Singh conducts aerial survey of flood-affected regions in Punjab

Most of the flooding has occurred in the Ghaggar basin which gets impacted yearly by the monsoon rains.

23 Jul 2019 3:47 PM

Leaders across the political spectrum have paid tribute to the senior politician, who served as national capital's chief minister for three consecutive terms from 1998-2013. (Photo: File)

Sheila Dikshit passes away at 81, politicians pay tribute to senior leader

'A beloved daughter of the Congress Party, with whom I shared a close personal bond,' Rahul Gandhi Tweeted.

20 Jul 2019 7:09 PM

Kartarpur: Flawed strategy?

Pakistan, to India’s surprise, agreed to allow 5,000 pilgrims to visit every day, and 10,000 on special occasions.

17 Jul 2019 2:36 AM

Soon after the rescue, the patients were brought to the civil hospital in the city. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Punjab: Police rescue 42 people from drug rehabilitation centre in Ludhiana

The police raided the illegal rehabilitation centre in Ludhiana after receiving complaints that addicts were allegedly being ill-treated.

31 Aug 2018 9:04 AM

'It was wrong for him to have shown affection towards the Pakistan Army Chief at a time when our soldiers are being martyred,' said Singh. (Photo: File)

Not in favour of Sidhu embracing Pak Army Chief: Punjab CM

Amarinder Singh also stated that Sidhu's decision to attend the ceremony in Pakistan was made in his personal capacity.

19 Aug 2018 7:25 PM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was responding to demands from certain sections, including the opposition parties and also from within the Congress, that politicians should also be made to undergo dope tests as had been mandated for government employees. (Photo: File)

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh agrees to dope test after AAP MLA's taunt

AAP MLA Aman Arora had challenged the chief minister to undergo a dope test to set an example for his ministers and MLAs.

06 Jul 2018 10:30 AM

The drug peddling is destroying entire generations and it deserves exemplary punishment, said the Chief Minister. (Photo: Twitter | @capt_amarinder)

Punjab to seek Central law for death penalty for drug smugglers

The decision to make the recommendation to the Centre was taken by in a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet chaired by CM Capt Amarinder Singh.

02 Jul 2018 5:50 PM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh hailed the victory as a 'vindication of the government's people-centric policies'. (Photo: File)

Congress bags Shahkot seat and two-thirds majority in Punjab Assembly

With this resounding victory, the Congress's strength in the 117-member Punjab Vidhan Sabha will reach 78, a two-thirds majority.

31 May 2018 7:08 PM

Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu (Photo: PTI)

Amarinder to seek legal opinion on Sidhu's TV stint

Navjot Singh Sidhu is a celebrity judge on the popular comedy TV show on 'The Kapil Sharma Show'.

21 Mar 2017 3:30 PM

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