The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is the oldest regional democratic party of India, with a glorious saga of historic and valiant struggle for the attainment and preservation of Sikh religious and political interests. The Shiromani Akali Dal – which some have seem to have forgotten, is a party of Martyrs – during the partys early years, it organised Morchas to ensure Gurdwara reforms, including... 

Fresh from its historic victory in the assembly elections in Punjab, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal has called a meeting of its legislators in Chandigarh later on Thursday to elect the legislative party leader, who will be the next chief minister of the state. The meeting will be held at the Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh while the core committee of the Akali Dal will meet on Thursday evening, party spokesman... 

Chandigarh: For the first time in the last forty years, Punjab has given a second consecutive term to a party in power. The alliance of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP will return to office with 68 of the 117 seats. The Congress, which had hoped that the anti-incumbency habit in the state would push it into government, was left with 46 seats. Parkash Singh Badal, who will continue as chief... 

Party Wise Trends/Tally Alliance PARTY BREAKUP TALLY CONG INC 45 SAD+ SAD 55 SAD+ BJP 12 BSP BSP 0 Key Candidates Candidate Constituency Party Status ADESHPARTAP SINGH KAIRON PATTI SAD Won AMARINDER SINGH PATIALA INC Won AMRINDER... 

The SAD-BJP combine today took a march over Congress as per the early trends in Punjab polls with ruling combine winning five seats while Congress bagging another five. In the trends available for the remaining 107 seats so far, SAD-BJP combine is ahead in 61 seats, while Congress is leading in 43 seats. Independents are leading in three seats As per the results, Punjab Congress President Capt Amarinder... 

Bikram Singh will be next Army chief Second Sikh to head the Indian army after Gen. J J Singh New Delhi: Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh will be the next Indian Army chief, it was announced Saturday thus ending months of a bitter succession row originating from the disputed age of incumbent General V.K. Singh. Bikram Singh, 59, will be the first army chief who joined the 1.13-million strong force after the 1971... 

Chandigarh: In about 40 years of Assembly elections in Punjab, no ruling party has ever returned to power for a second term. Punjab has always voted for change and the strong anti-incumbency has kept political parties on their toes. Historically, the fortunes have swung between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress and this time, it seems, will not be any different. Like clockwork, 2012 is Akali... 

Chandigarh: Politicians in Punjab seem to be enjoying a five-week holiday thanks to the Election Commission (EC) of India. From relaxing to lobbying to literally doing the math of government formation, everyone is keeping oneself busy with something even as the state government seems to be in sleep mode. With the election to the 117 assembly seats having been held on Jan 30 and counting and results... 

Kishori Lal (48), lodged in Tihar Jail since 1996, will soon be a free man. Lal, convicted of multiple murders in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, is serving life term. Acting on the recommendations of the state Sentence Review Board (SRB), Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Tejendra Khanna recently commuted the sentence of Lal and 14 other life convicts to give them a chance to “reform and rehabilitate... 

Members of the Canada-based Nach Baliye dance group, which is actively working against the menace of dowry and female foeticide, reached Khalsa College here today to motivate students to take a ‘No Dowry’ pledge. More than 300 students of the college participated in this international anti-dowry campaign that was initiated by Dr Harshinder Kaur in Canada. She, along with her husband, was...