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Punjab polls: People will have to vote carefully to bring change in state, says Navjot Singh Sidhu
•The Punjab Congress chief is facing SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia, AAP's Jeevanjyot Kaur and BJP's Jagmohan Singh Raju in Amritsar East
Punjab Assembly polls: Congress faces twin challenge from SAD, AAP in Dalit-dominated Doaba region
•The BJP, which traditionally enjoys support in a few urban pockets, and the SAD are making all-out efforts to reap dividends in the fertile Doaba region in the 20 February polls
Punjab polls: Akali Dal only Punjab-based party, AAP and Cong remote-controlled by Delhi, says Sukhbir Badal
•Talking to PTI, the Akali Dal chief also said that the BSP is a much better ally than the BJP and ruled out the possibility of coming together with the saffron party again
Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2022: 'Very special moments', says Narendra Modi after offering prayers at Ravidas Temple
•The prime minister hailed Guru Ravidas, saying he had dedicated his life to eliminating evil practices such as casteism and untouchability
Narendra Modi to address rally in Punjab on 5 Jan, will inaugurate medical college in Kapurthala
•Punjab BJP leader Umesh Sharda on Thursday said the Rs 325 crore medical college to be spread over 24 acres will come up on the bypass road adjoining the local civil hospital and would be ready by 2024
Punjab Assembly polls: 22 farmer unions float political front, to contest in all seats
•These 22 farm bodies were among 32 farmer organisations in Punjab which participated in the year-long protest against the three farm laws. SKM, which had led the farmers' stir, clarified that it is not contesting the polls
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim to leave prison after being granted furlough for 21 days
Fp Staff •Gurmeet Ram Rahim is currently serving a life term in Haryana's Sunaria Jail for the murder of his manager, Ranjit Singh, in 2002
Punjab Assembly election: Declaring CM candidate won't make any difference to Congress' poll prospects in Punjab, says BJP
•The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party also took jibes at the ruling party in the state over its announcement making Charanjit Singh Channi its chief ministerial face
PM Modi security breach: As SC appoints ex-judge Indu Malhotra to head probe panel, a look at her illustrious career
Fp Staff •The apex court has set up a five-member committee to probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach matter, which left his convoy stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes in Punjab last week
Narendra Modi security breach: Supreme Court appoints independent panel to probe Punjab lapse, retired judge to lead it
Fp Staff •The order comes after the prime minister's convoy was stranded last Wednesday on a flyover in Ferozepur in Punjab due to a blockade by protesters