NEW DELHI: Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on the 41st day of a hunger strike demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) and other farmer-related issues, is facing severe health complications. Doctors and leaders from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) revealed on Sunday that Dallewal is “not able to speak”…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (File photo) NEW DELHI: Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema on Sunday took a jibe at Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, claiming his house has been “captured” by Delhi people, an apparent reference to the Aam Aadmi Party‘s (AAP) top leadership.Cheema was reacting to Mann’s recent remark expressing willingness to step…
NEW DELHI: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha supremo Prem Singh Tamang on Monday sworn in as chief minister of the Himalayan state for a second straight term.Governor Lakshman Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Tamang and his council of ministers during the swearing-in ceremony at Paljor stadium.The council of ministers in Sikkim has a…
Landslides usually evoke harrowing memories in Sikkim, but this term aptly describes the assembly election results in the Himalayan state. CM Prem Singh Tamang’s Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) returned to office for a second consecutive term, winning 31 of 32 seats on Sunday, reducing opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), which had governed the state for…
