Browsing Tag: Election

Punjab, bread basket of India, hungers for change

"The crisis in Punjab is very deep," said Sanjay Sharma, the regional bureau chief for the Times of India newspaper. Since the early 1990s, successive state governments had failed to grasp the importance of industrialization, he said.
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Rival reveres ‘uncle’ Singh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may no longer be king for the Congress in Punjab but to the party's opponents, he is above criticism. At least in public. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal mentions Singh in reverential tones and, in a strategy that suits it, treats him as someone above party politics.
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Punjab goes to polls today; Third front may play spoilsport

The people, in turn, have to choose between two fighting families, that of the Badals and the Singhs, the rulers of erstwhile Patiala princely state from where Amarinder Singh comes and only those parties where ideology has ceased to be and dynastic power has become a norm.
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Poster Campaign ~ Message to Voters [OP-ED]

Freedom, justice, fight against drugs and alcohol, education, jobs, healthcare, access to clean water, are just some of the subjects covered in the IPD Punjab Poll Poster campaign. These targeted areas will hopefully get people thinking about the necessity of voting in these State elections.
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Harman Pandher seeking election as a school trustee

Harman believes in giving back to the community. He is well versed in the issues facing public education and feels it's his civic duty to draw on his personal experience and professional expertise so he can contribute and give back to Burnaby. He knows the value of a supportive community and the benefits a quality public education can bring.
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SGPC elections: SC judge recuses himself

Justice S S Nijjar, one of the two Supreme Court judges on the bench scheduled to hear a petition filed by the Sehajdhari Sikh Federation in connection with the voting rights of Sehajdhari Sikhs in the September 18 SPGC polls, chose to withdraw from hearing the case.
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Panthic issues still unresolved

With the Panthic parties bracing up to battle it out in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections on September 18, numerous Panthic issues — that actually matters to the Sikh community — are still hanging fire.
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Now, kabbadi an issue in SGPC polls

What has kabaddi got to do with the Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections, popularly known as the mini parliament of Sikhs?
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SGPC slips on women quota resolution

Though considered apolitical, the SGPC elections are always fought on political lines. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the ruling party in Punjab, had backed Avtar Singh Makkar for the coveted post. SGPC president and SAD spokesperson cited "political compulsions" for their failure to reserve seats for women this time.
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Barking & Dagenham Racial Equality Council - A Golden Opportunity

In the Council election of Barking and Dagenham, 5 Punjabi Sikhs have been successful. They endorse our multi-racial, multi-cultural community of which we should all be proud.
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