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Kanchan Vasdev
Kanchan is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express' Punjab bureau. She covers the Chief Minister’s Office, government policies and politics. Her 22 years of experience covering crime, women issues, environment and politics, has included a previous stint with The Tribune and has also assisted in the launch of city editions of the newspaper. She has written a monograph on Abandoned Brides by NRIs as part of Prabha Dutt memorial fellowship and as a Centre for Science and Environment fellow worked on Pollution in Satluj river. She tweets @kanchan99
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Raja Warring’s wife on contesting Gidderbaha Assembly bypoll: ‘It is for Congress to decide… I was even ready to fight from Bathinda Lok Sabha seat’Subscriber Only
June 22, 2024 20:58 IST
Amrita Warring was at the forefront of her husband and PPCC chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring's win in Ludhiana, following which he vacated his Gidderbaha seat
Sun, Jun 23, 2024
Freebies bleeding Punjab’s exchequer dry, central aid vital: Finance dept to CM Mann
June 22, 2024 08:47 IST
In another presentation given by the department of power to the CM on Thursday, sources said that he was told how the power department was already passing through a crisis, with power demand rising to an unprecedented high due to free 300 units of power.
Sun, Jun 23, 2024
Canal water reaches several Punjab villages after decades amid fears of desertification
June 20, 2024 16:42 IST
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann says 58% of the cultivated area is now irrigated with canal water, thanks to his mission to prevent desertification.
Thu, Jun 20, 2024
As temperatures soar, outages hit Punjab, power consumption up 43%
June 17, 2024 16:38 IST
Until June 15 this year, the state has witnessed a 43 per cent increase in power consumption and 39 per cent increase in maximum demand compared to the corresponding period last year.
Tue, Jun 18, 2024
Centre sitting on funds, 36,000-km rural roads in Punjab cry for attention
June 16, 2024 09:25 IST
There is no money for repair as the Centre has not released Rs 6,767 crore towards Rural Development Fund (RDF) and Mandi Development Fund (MDF). These funds go into maintenance and repair of agriculture infrastructure.
Sun, Jun 16, 2024
In Punjab, snub for Patiala royals as Capt Amarinder Singh, kin pushed to sidelines
June 14, 2024 09:59 IST
The BJP, which for the first time contested from all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, managed to double its vote share.
Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Punjab’s worst fear comes true: village runs out of groundwater
June 13, 2024 08:57 IST
Paddy crop, a water guzzler, is often blamed for water woes in Punjab but the area under cultivation does not seem to have decreased.
Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Amid buzz on Cabinet rejig, Bhagwant Mann to visit Delhi today
June 12, 2024 08:12 IST
Bhagwant Singh Mann advised the party leaders to pay special attention to the development works in their area and the problems of the people and asked them to work more at the grassroots level.
Wed, Jun 12, 2024
Congress at number 3: Moosa humbles Moosewala’s father
June 11, 2024 10:53 IST
While Moosa village humbled Balkaur Singh and Congress, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s native Satoj village gave AAP candidate Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer an overwhelming majority.
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
First fissures: 3 Amritsar MLAs skip meet called by Bhagwant Mann for feedback on LS polls
June 11, 2024 08:41 IST
Those who stayed away: Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Dr Ajay Gupta, Dr Inderbir Nijjar
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Bhagwant Mann’s food for thought after Lok Sabha election: Tells officers to ensure supply of free ration
June 08, 2024 08:51 IST
There were allegations that a number of ration cards for free ration (wheat in case of Punjab) scheme were discontinued after the AAP government weeded out fake beneficiaries. The electorates were also saying that they were not being given free wheat every month.
Sat, Jun 08, 2024
No murmurs yet, but CM Mann may have to face rumblings within AAP
June 06, 2024 07:48 IST
Even as no voices of dissent have been heard in AAP yet, several ruling party leaders are preparing to seek from the seniors that the power, which was lying absolutely with the CM, should be transferred to other stakeholders too.
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
No seats but BJP doubles Punjab vote share, with Akalis could have bested CongressSubscriber Only
June 05, 2024 19:50 IST
In 2019, BJP-SAD combined vote share was less than Cong’s; this time their vote shares put together exceed Cong's or AAP's
Wed, Jun 05, 2024
Reality check for AAP govt in Punjab: Drubbing sees its candidates ahead in only 33 of 117 Assembly segments
June 05, 2024 16:25 IST
The AAP won in Hoshiarpur, Anandpur Sahib and Sangrur Lok Sabha constituencies but the 2022 Assembly election victory now seems a long time ago.
Wed, Jun 05, 2024
Only one minister elected: Four ministers, four MLAs, singers, parachute candidates bite the dust
June 05, 2024 08:48 IST
NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal lost to Congress's Gurjeet Singh Aujla in Amritsar by a margin of 40,301 votes.
Wed, Jun 05, 2024
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Results: For third time in a row, only Punjab elects AAP MPs
June 04, 2024 16:55 IST
While it looks like the AAP will be able to hold on to the three seats, it’s a poor show for the party, given that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had launched ‘Mission 13-0 (13 seats for the AAP)’ and had refused to tie up with Congress.
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
Congress set for a repeat in Punjab, ahead in 7 of 13 seatsSubscriber Only
June 04, 2024 15:31 IST
Two seats may have surprise winners – the jailed Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh from Khadoor Sahib; and Sarabjit Singh, the son of former prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassin Beant Singh, from Faridkot.
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
Despite Sheetal Angural’s U-turn, Punjab Speaker accepts his resignation as Jalandhar West MLA
June 03, 2024 20:08 IST
AAP MLA Sheetal Angural joined the BJP in March along with Jalandhar MP Sushil Kumar Rinku.
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
With 12 MLAs in fray for LS polls, Punjab may see spate of byelections if they win
June 03, 2024 09:07 IST
Out of 12 MLAs, at least five are sitting Cabinet ministers. If all 12 MLAs win the elections, the state will go to byelections in 12 Assembly segments.
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
Punjab AAP leader who defected to BJP seeks to withdraw his resignation as MLA
June 02, 2024 12:09 IST
Sheetal Angural has written to Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan asking to withdraw his resignation as Jalandhar (West) MLA.
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
After protests throughout campaign, BJP makes big inroads in rural Punjab
June 02, 2024 09:42 IST
Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar has often stated that they were contesting these elections as a trial run. “The real election would be in 2027, when Punjab would go to Assembly elections.”
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
In Punjab’s four-corner contest, AAP, Congress fight to show might; BJP tests ‘acceptance’Subscriber Only
June 01, 2024 07:20 IST
Trial of AAP welfare schemes and Congress’s hold in state after of major leaders leaving the party. But the party with most at stake is SAD, which has been left debilitated after a string of losses
Sat, Jun 01, 2024
Congress puts all hands on deck to wrest friend-turned-rival Amarinder’s Patiala bastionSubscriber Only
May 30, 2024 21:13 IST
Patiala is the only Punjab seat where both the Gandhi siblings campaigned; Rahul draws mohabbat ki dukaan parallel with Congress candidate and respected philanthropist Dr Dharamvira Gandhi
Fri, May 31, 2024
At Amarinder Singh’s citadel Patiala, Congress pulling out all stops to pip his wife Preneet Kaur, propel Dharamvira Gandhi
May 30, 2024 18:29 IST
Both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have addressed the election rallies of Dharamvira Gandhi in Patiala
Thu, May 30, 2024
Rahul targets BJP over Agniveer: ‘Turned soldiers into labourers’
May 30, 2024 04:20 IST
Campaigning for Congress’s Patiala Lok Sabha constituency candidate Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, Rahul said, “Dharamvira runs a 'Mohabbat ki dukaan' in Patiala, where he runs an OPD to help the poor.
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