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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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Electoral rolls not prepared, Punjab to postpone civic polls
November 04, 2023 08:03 IST
An official confirming the development said that the electoral rolls are yet to be prepared and so the state election commission has told the government that polls could not be conducted by November 15.
Sat, Nov 04, 2023
‘Indira Gandhi didn’t want to send army into Golden Temple, but Rajiv Gandhi, Arun Nehru wanted action’
November 03, 2023 08:57 IST
“Rajiv Gandhi was the accidental prime minister. Arun Nehru once told him the power behind his throne. He had told him how 5,000 Sikhs were killed and Hindu votes consolidated. The violence was used very cynically for vote bank politics," Neerja Chowdhury said.
Sat, Nov 04, 2023
After Punjab, TN, Kerala moves SC against Governor: ‘Complete subversion of Constitution’Subscriber Only
November 02, 2023 16:39 IST
Earlier, TN accused Governor of “positioning himself as a political rival to the elected govt”; after Punjab said it would move SC too, Governor clears two pending Bills, says looking at others
Thu, Nov 02, 2023
Summons to Kejriwal, ED raids on MLA: Fear mounts in AAP Punjab
November 01, 2023 08:03 IST
In Punjab, ED has already questioned three officials in connection with Punjab’s excise policy.
Wed, Nov 01, 2023
Day before open debate, AAP govt says public not allowed, gags media
November 01, 2023 07:28 IST
After daring the opposition leaders – state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal — Mann had invited the public to witness the debate.
Wed, Nov 01, 2023
Nov 1 debate at PAU : Mann invitation to public sparks security fear, Opp slams govt for turning city into fortress
October 31, 2023 07:21 IST
Internally, a senior official said, the government is now fearing that if a huge number of people descend on Ludhiana, it would be difficult for the police to manage the crowds.
Tue, Oct 31, 2023
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s wife, a qualified doctor, who now tends to his constituency
October 30, 2023 12:46 IST
Gurpreet Kaur Mann has also courted controversies with the Opposition Congress questioning the ruling AAP over its promises.
Tue, Oct 31, 2023
As Punjab govt moves Supreme Court over pending Bills, Governor Purohit says ready to examine them
October 29, 2023 19:43 IST
The government has already filed the case in the SC and sources said it was planning to file an application that the case be heard urgently.
Mon, Oct 30, 2023
Water the glue that unites Punjab Opp as all speak same language
October 28, 2023 09:12 IST
Ahead of debate called by CM, all political parties except AAP get together for a dialogue on sharing of waters.
Sat, Oct 28, 2023
The last Begum of Malerkotla, who held a special place in Punjab’s history, passes away at 100
October 27, 2023 13:46 IST
Begum Munawwar-ul-Nisa was the successor of Nawab Sher Khan Mohammed, who had protested against the execution of the younger Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh.
Fri, Oct 27, 2023
AAP to conduct surveys on contenders’ popularity for municipal elections
October 26, 2023 07:37 IST
The municipal elections — for urban local bodies, including five municipal corporations and 39 municipal councils and nagar panchayats — are scheduled to be held in November this year.
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
Good news: Punjab’s air quality improves as number of farm fires decline
October 24, 2023 04:47 IST
Farm fires down by half, Punjab breathes easy the rest of the districts have reported lesser number of fires this year.
Tue, Oct 24, 2023
Behind Bhagwant Mann plan to move SC, a top court verdict favouring Telangana govt
October 22, 2023 07:30 IST
Mann announced it in Vidhan Sabha Friday that his government will move the Supreme Court against the Governor Banwarilal Purohit for not approving the three Bills that were to be tabled in the House. b
Sun, Oct 22, 2023
10 yrs on, a letter Captain Amarinder Singh wrote to Sonia Gandhi comes back to haunt Pratap Singh Bajwa in House
October 21, 2023 07:56 IST
Amarinder, in a three-page letter to then AICC president Sonia Gandhi, wrote that Bajwa had been known to be indulging in smuggling along the border — from gold to narcotics. Amarinder also alleged that Bajwa had been reported to be trading in fake currency.
Sun, Oct 22, 2023
Punjab govt to move SC over Governor calling Assembly session ‘patently illegal’
October 20, 2023 17:48 IST
Congress MLA Pargat Singh said when the Speaker had already declared the session legal, and he is the custodian of the House, the government should have gone ahead
Fri, Oct 20, 2023
Hours before Assembly session, Punjab Guv withholds approval to GST Bills, threatens to go to President
October 20, 2023 08:51 IST
Shooting a fresh letter to the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Governor Banwarilal Purohit asked the Punjab government to take the legal recourse.
Fri, Oct 20, 2023
AAP MP’s statement on SYL canal divides his own party, unites Opposition
October 19, 2023 07:18 IST
The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, accused Pathak of adopting a double standard on the SYL issue.
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
How the Mann-Governor deadlock can hit the common man
October 18, 2023 13:08 IST
The Lok Sabha, had in March this year, passed the Finance Bill, 2023, with 64 amendments, including one that seeks to set up the much-awaited GST Appellate Tribunal in states for settling disputes.
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Punjab Governor greets CM on his b’day, with another question
October 17, 2023 15:57 IST
To put across his point, Banwarilal Purohit talked about the state government borrowing of Rs 33,886 crore as against the approved amount of Rs 23,835 crore.
Tue, Oct 17, 2023
AAP targets collection of 10,000 units of blood on CM Bhagwant Mann’s birthday
October 17, 2023 08:37 IST
As per details, all the MLAs and segment in-charges have been given a target of collecting at least 100 units of blood from their area.
Tue, Oct 17, 2023
Badal says Punjab govt carrying out survey to construct canal, dept says ‘building capacity of officers’
October 15, 2023 07:33 IST
Posting screenshots on X, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal alleged that the Bhagwant Mann-led government has issued an order to activate a live portal to conduct a survey for the canal's construction.
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
Sukhbir Badal says Punjab govt carrying out survey to construct canal, dept says ‘building capacity of officers’
October 15, 2023 07:30 IST
The clarification came after a message alleging that the Punjab government was initiating a survey for the canal was widely circulated on social media. The message was based on an October 12 letter issued by the department's principal secretary.
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
AAP first govt in Punjab history that agreed to share river waters: Channi
October 14, 2023 18:06 IST
“Where is the water (to be given) when Punjab itself is turning into a desert,” the former Congress chief minister asked.
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
Ministers Harpal Cheema and Aman Arora say won’t let SYL survey team enter Punjab
October 14, 2023 16:02 IST
The AAP leaders ask Governor Banwarilal Purohit to change his legal advisor and say the Assembly session to be convened on October 20 and 21 will be legal.
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
Mann’s debate a ‘tamasha’, says Oppn as Jakhar accepts and Badal rejects it
October 14, 2023 08:17 IST
Mann's challenge for an open debate came after he was cornered by the Opposition over the SYL issue for not defending the state in the Supreme Court.
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