Punjab

Chandigarh, May 18 The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, in collaboration with the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management, today organised a workshop here on the “Robustness of the Vote Counting Process.” Election officials from Punjab along with representatives from Chandigarh and Haryana participated in the workshop. Addressing the inaugural session, Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, Anindita...

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Backchannel Talks Begin In a dramatic twist to Punjab’s pre‑poll landscape, reliable sources suggest discreet negotiations between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party may be quietly underway once again. Senior leaders from both camps, speaking on condition of anonymity, revealed that if everything proceeds according to plan, a formal alliance could be sealed after the upcoming Municipal...

Politics

Patna, May 18 Launching a sharp attack on the BJP-led Union Government over rising inflation, restrictions on citizens, and alleged manipulation of democratic processes, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the Narendra Modi-led Centre has pushed the country into an “undeclared lockdown” while hiding the true state of the economy from people. Pointing out that the Centre artificially...