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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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In the Badal bastion of Bathinda, a do-or-die battle for Harsimrat
May 29, 2024 10:43 IST
The Congress has fielded former MLA Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, alias Pebby Sidhu. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominated former IAS Parampal Kaur Sidhu, who is also the daughter-in-law of senior SAD leader Sikandar Singh Maluka.
Wed, May 29, 2024
Stubble burning partly responsible for extreme temperatures in Punjab: IMD
May 29, 2024 08:52 IST
With Lok Sabha elections around the corner – Punjab goes to polls on June 1 – and campaigning at its peak, the weather experts advised people to stay indoors between 11 am and 4 pm.
Wed, May 29, 2024
Stubble burning partly responsible for extreme temperatures in Punjab: IMD officials
May 28, 2024 14:36 IST
Punjab has been witnessing abnormally high temperatures this month and the spike comes at a time when wheat farmers have set their fields on fire to burn the crop residue.
Tue, May 28, 2024
In Moosewala’s village, amid his father’s Cong pitch, a refrain: ‘Love the slain singer, but voting is personal’Subscriber Only
May 28, 2024 11:27 IST
Sidhu Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh has been campaigning for Cong in Punjab on a plank seeking justice for him, even as his village residents and fans are split over poll choice
Wed, May 29, 2024
Decode Politics: In Punjab, PM Modi invokes a Gujarat-Panj Pyaras link. What was it?Subscriber Only
May 27, 2024 11:01 IST
One of the revered Panj Pyaras of Sikh religion, Bhai Mohkam Singh, was born in Dwarka of Gujarat, and came to join Guru Gobind Singh, attracted by his teachings against caste
Mon, May 27, 2024
Priyanka Gandhi targets PM Modi at all-women rally in Patiala: ‘Stand up to falsehood, unite and decide who to vote for’
May 26, 2024 17:42 IST
Priyanka Gandhi was campaigning for the Congress's candidate Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, who is up against the BJP's Preneet Kaur, in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Sun, May 26, 2024
To bolster AAP Lok Sabha campaign, Kejriwal joins Punjab lone ranger Mann today
May 26, 2024 11:51 IST
To begin with, Kejriwal will on Sunday morning attend a townhall meeting in Ferozepur followed by a rally in Hoshiarpur in the afternoon and a roadshow in Bathinda in the evening.
Sun, May 26, 2024
In Punjab, Captain Amarinder’s absence from BJP campaign rings loud as Preneet faces heat in bastionSubscriber Only
May 25, 2024 13:29 IST
Amarinder even skipped PM Modi’s first Punjab rally held in Patiala, with his aides and state BJP attributing his absence from campaign trail to his ill health
Sun, May 26, 2024
Angry at 2022 security breach, when PM Modi left Punjab with parting shot for Manpreet Badal
May 24, 2024 14:44 IST
Over two years later, PM Modi was seen sharing pleasantries with Manpreet Badal in Patiala. PM Modi spent a few minutes with him, more than anyone else, shook hands and held a conversation.
Fri, May 24, 2024
Modi would have taken back Kartarpur Sahib in 1971: PM in Punjab
May 24, 2024 03:28 IST
During Partition, Kartarpur Sahib, the place where Guru Nanak Dev spent his last years, fell in Pakistan's Punjab. Modi blamed the Congress for the country's Partition, saying they did it for the sake of power.
Fri, May 24, 2024
Patiala turns into fortress ahead of PM Modi’s visit as farmers protest at entry points
May 23, 2024 17:38 IST
Protesting farmers prevented buses carrying BJP supporters from entering PM Modi's rally venue in Patiala.
Thu, May 23, 2024
Ex-CM Amarinder Singh unlikely to attend PM Modi’s rally in Patiala today
May 23, 2024 13:41 IST
Several farmer organisations have announced plans to protest during PM Modi’s visit to Patiala.
Thu, May 23, 2024
‘Not allowed to talk to PM…left with no other option’: Farmers to step up protests as Modi visits Punjab tomorrow
May 22, 2024 14:27 IST
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Punjab on June 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Patiala on Thursday to address a rally in favour of BJP candidate Preneet Kaur.
Wed, May 22, 2024
Preneet Kaur: ‘In Punjab, it is farmers versus BJP… They don’t allow us to campaign… don’t confront other parties’Subscriber Only
May 22, 2024 10:43 IST
'It was only Punjab, under then CM Amarinder Singh, which gave Congress legitimacy in India (in 2019 polls). And is this what you (Congress) do to him?' BJP's Patiala candidate tells The Indian Express
Wed, May 22, 2024
2022 security breach in mind, Punjab lines up officials to ensure smooth passage for PM
May 22, 2024 09:19 IST
During the PM’s security breach in 2022, when Congress' Charanjit Singh Channi was the chief minister of Punjab, a group of farmers agitating against the Centre’s three contentious farm laws gathered at the flyover to be taken by the PM’s convoy on their way to National Martyrs Memorial in Ferozepur from Bathinda airport
Wed, May 22, 2024
In poll-bound Punjab, golden fields turn black as farmers burn stubble; politicians keep mum
May 21, 2024 13:42 IST
Politicians are addressing meetings and rallies in villages across Punjab but are refusing to address the stubble-burning issue as elections are around the corner, say villagers.
Tue, May 21, 2024
Not on work done by her, 4-time Patiala MP Preneet Kaur seeks votes in Modi’s name
May 21, 2024 11:02 IST
A Congress turncoat and the wife of former two-time Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, Maharani Preneet Kaur is contesting on a BJP ticket for the first time to defend the Patiala seat.
Tue, May 21, 2024
In rural Punjab, women demand their own share, say ‘give us our promised Rs 28,000’
May 20, 2024 07:39 IST
The AAP took over the reins of the state in March 2022 and completes 28 months in June 2024.
Mon, May 20, 2024
The tragedy of Channo: No weddings in this Punjab village as youths go abroadSubscriber Only
May 19, 2024 18:15 IST
Channo village is not an isolated case. It is emblematic of the growing problem of the absence of youth in Punjab, where parents spend their life savings or sell their land to send children abroad.
Mon, May 20, 2024
Epicentre of ‘badlaav’ narrative, Sangrur voters disenchanted: ‘They come, touch our feet and vanish’
May 18, 2024 08:50 IST
Sangrur is a part of the Malwa region, the land of agrarian crisis, often referred to as the “fertile red corridor” in the state.
Sat, May 18, 2024
Lone Muslim-dominated town of Punjab yearns for a change at Centre
May 18, 2024 07:28 IST
The Malerkotla Assembly segment of the Sangrur parliamentary constituency in the past voted twice for Bhagwant Mann and Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann in the 2022 Lok Sabha by-election.
Sat, May 18, 2024
By touching feet of the elderly, Malvinder Singh Kang stoops to conquer
May 17, 2024 07:59 IST
In Anandpur Sahib, Malvinder Singh Kang is also pitted against Prem Singh Chandumajra of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Subhash Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Fri, May 17, 2024
In Patiala, Preneet and Dharamvira Gandhi narrow down 4-cornered battle to two — royal family vs common man
May 16, 2024 08:12 IST
In 2014, Gandhi defeated the Maharani of Patiala (then Congress candidate) as an AAP candidate
Thu, May 16, 2024
In Anandpur Sahib, illegal mining forms part of electoral narrative
May 16, 2024 07:53 IST
At least seven out of the nine Assembly segments in the constituency have sand and mines in these segments are allotted to contractors.
Thu, May 16, 2024
Washed-away bridge over Choe takes centre stage in Sanour Assembly segment this election
May 13, 2024 08:07 IST
Located in the Sanour Assembly segment, the two-decade-old bridge, constructed by Baba Amrik Singh of Kar Sewa fame, was the lifeline of the people.
Mon, May 13, 2024Journalism of Courage
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