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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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IAS officer who’s BJP LS candidate submits resignation again, Mann govt approves
May 12, 2024 02:40 IST
This comes days after the AAP government in Punjab had turned down Sidhu’s request for voluntary retirement from service (VRS) and waiver of her three month notice period.
Sun, May 12, 2024
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann cancels election campaign, leaves for Delhi to meet Kejriwal
May 10, 2024 17:07 IST
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said in a post on X that Arvind Kejriwal’s release on interim bail would help AAP ‘fight the battle to save democracy with more vigour’.
Fri, May 10, 2024
As farmers protest against his wife and heckle her, kisaana da raakha maintains radio silence
May 10, 2024 07:51 IST
The farmers also tried to lay a siege to Amarinder’s Moti Bagh palace in Patiala on Wednesday but the police intervened and stopped them enroute.
Fri, May 10, 2024
Parampal throws challenge to Mann govt: ‘take whatever action, I will contest polls’
May 09, 2024 07:32 IST
Punjab official: She will need NOC from state govt to contest election failing which her nomination can be rejected
Thu, May 09, 2024
Patiala farmer Surinderpal’s death | Stalemate over Harpalpur’s arrest continues: ‘Will gherao Preneet’s Moti Bagh palace today’
May 08, 2024 14:14 IST
After his death, Patiala police registered a case under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Harpalpur, a nephew of former SAD MP Prem Singh Chandumajra.
Wed, May 08, 2024
Punjab government refuses VRS to IAS officer who is BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate in Bathinda
May 07, 2024 23:41 IST
Days after Centre accepted her resignation, the state issued a notice asking her to resume duty, warns that failure to comply would invite disciplinary action
Wed, May 08, 2024
Months before L-G recommended NIA probe, Kejriwal was accused of teaming up with Bhagwant Mann to prevent Bhullar’s release
May 07, 2024 13:37 IST
A professor of mechanical engineering in Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana, Devinder Pal Bhullar (58) was sentenced to death in August 2001 for the 1993 bomb blast outside the Youth Congress office in Delhi.
Tue, May 07, 2024
For kin of farmer who died, grief and more questions than answers
May 07, 2024 09:13 IST
Farmer unions set a two-day deadline for the arrest, warn with a protest outside Moti Bagh Palace.
Tue, May 07, 2024
From CM to ex-CM, deputy CM to PPCC chief, it’s a battle of prestige in Punjab
May 06, 2024 08:35 IST
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring is also taking on Congress “deserter” and sitting MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, who is now contesting on BJP ticket.
Mon, May 06, 2024
BJP leader booked for farmer’s death during protest against Preneet
May 06, 2024 04:32 IST
The police booked Harwinder Singh Harpalpur, nephew of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Prem Singh Chandumajra, and two unidentified persons under Section 304 of IPC.
Mon, May 06, 2024
Protesting farmer dies during Patiala BJP candidate Preneet Kaur’s campaign
May 04, 2024 16:35 IST
Faridkot BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans has also faced protests by farmers
Sat, May 04, 2024
Dejected after Congress denied him ticket, Punjab ex-MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy joins AAP
May 01, 2024 13:53 IST
Dalvir Singh Khangura alias Goldy was inducted into AAP by CM Bhagwat Mann, who called him his younger brother and a hardworking man. Goldy was defeated by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in the 2022 Assembly elections.
Wed, May 01, 2024
Punjab Candidate watch: ‘I’m now Minnat Raj Minnat, they do not let me be Hans Raj Hans’
May 01, 2024 09:08 IST
Hans faced farmers' ire on the very first day of his campaign when he took out a roadshow. In a village under the Gidderbaha Assembly constituency, he was even heckled.
Wed, May 01, 2024
Punjab: In a state that elected 88 first-time MLAs, parties bet on heavyweights
May 01, 2024 08:43 IST
Two years down the line, Punjab is again in the middle of the hustle bustle of elections — the state will be electing its 13 MPs in the last phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls on June 1.
Wed, May 01, 2024
In rural Punjab, Aam Aadmi clinics, free power, PM’s kisan scheme rule the roost
April 29, 2024 09:19 IST
The Aam Aadmi Clinic at Majat, which has a daily footfall of around 180 people, is strategically located and caters to several villages in Mohali and Ropar districts, which fall under Fatehgarh Sahib and Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituencies.
Tue, Apr 30, 2024
Preneet Kaur: Four-time MP who remains accessible, but has lost close aide
April 27, 2024 09:05 IST
She switched over to BJP recently and is their candidate
Sat, Apr 27, 2024
Going alone and without their stalwarts: How major political parties in Punjab are handling this Lok Sabha elections
April 25, 2024 11:18 IST
In this Lok Sabha election, the AAP is without Arvind Kejriwal, SAD is canvassing in the absence of patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, and for the Congress, Amarinder Singh is out of the picture.
Thu, Apr 25, 2024
AAP and Congress dichotomy in Punjab: No truck but united over narrative this Lok Sabha election
April 24, 2024 10:09 IST
Leaders of the AAP and Congress in Punjab have said the Lok Sabha elections 2024 are not ordinary and are ‘crucial to save democracy’.
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Punjab BJP stalwart Vijay Sampla’s nephew Robin Sampla joins AAP
April 23, 2024 14:43 IST
Vijay Sampla, former chief of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, was said to be upset with BJP after being denied the Lok Sabha poll ticket for the Hoshiarpur seat.
Tue, Apr 23, 2024
High concentration of artificial sweeteners found in cakes from Patiala bakery
April 23, 2024 08:18 IST
A schoolgirl had died on her birthday after allegedly eating a cake from this bakery
Tue, Apr 23, 2024
Lok Sabha pick: Of AAP’s chosen 13, only 4 its own, 8 imports from elsewhere
April 19, 2024 12:18 IST
Of the other nine, one is a Punjabi singer and actor and eight imports from other political parties.
Fri, Apr 19, 2024
Elections only hope to save democracy: CM Mann introduces party candidates
April 19, 2024 11:15 IST
Addressing party workers and volunteers after holding a meeting with the 13 party candidates in Mohali's Zirakpur, Mann said, “ You all support the party. The youth may have some grudges, but I assure you that I will listen to each one of you and redress your grievances. Remember, the governments have no dearth of posts. The government can have a dearth of people but not posts. Hence, believe that you are Arvind Kejriwal and fight like him.”
Fri, Apr 19, 2024
Delhi CM’s wife Sunita Kejriwal meets two AAP candidates from Punjab: ‘put up a strong fight, rout BJP’
April 18, 2024 08:23 IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has called all 13 candidates at Mohali club for a meeting on Thursday.
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Will not seek votes or participate in any political rally: Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal
April 17, 2024 14:38 IST
Sant Seechewal said he told the AAP leadership he would not campaign for the party.
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Punjab AAP names candidates in remaining 4 ‘tough’ constituencies; fields ex-SAD MLA Tinu in Jalandhar against Channi
April 16, 2024 12:59 IST
The latest AAP candidate list in Punjab has the names of 3 sitting MLAs. Five AAP ministers are already in the fray. If all these candidates win, bypolls will have to be held in 8 Assembly segments.
Tue, Apr 16, 2024Journalism of Courage
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