Articles by Gurpreet Singh Nibber
Not a Singhu 2.0 but farmers’ Shambhu, Khanauri standoff still a force to reckon with
The current agitation led by Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher didn’t get a full-fledged support of other key farmer unions, but it prompted the SC to form a panel to study their demands and the Centre to invite them for talks

Published on Feb 14, 2025 09:28 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
To check stubble burning: 500-cr plan for crop residue mgmt in the works in Punjab
A ₹500-crore outlay is being prepared for crop residue management (CRM) in Punjab to handle paddy stubble both in-situ and ex-situ during the upcoming kharif (paddy) harvest, set to begin in October

Published on Feb 10, 2025 07:08 AM IST
5 out of 11 Sikh faces victorious in Delhi assembly elections
In the 2020 Delhi assembly elections also 11 Sikhs had contested, out of which two – both belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) -- had won. Then, SAD an alliance partner of the BJP had backed out of the polls at the last moment protesting against the Citizens Amendment Act passed by the BJP government.

Published on Feb 09, 2025 09:06 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab: Takht panel seeks clarity on membership drive from Bhundar
The next meeting has been fixed for February 11, in which, according to Gurpartap Singh Wadala, who is part of the Takht committee, Bhundar will be asked if the membership drive initiated by the party was as per last year’s edict of the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs.

Published on Feb 05, 2025 06:06 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Segregation of broken rice : Centre’s pilot project to improve foodgrain quality
Also, ethanol producers might get cheaper raw material as in the wake of short supply of maize, industry has been demanding rice as an alternative source. Four states, Punjab, Haryana, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been asked to mill 10,000 tonnes of paddy each and segregate broken rice.

Published on Feb 03, 2025 06:44 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SAD asks Dhami-led Takht panel to supervise membership drive
Confirming the development party spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema said: “The party has given all rights to (SGPC chief) Dhami to take decisions and take forward the work of supervising the membership drive.”

Published on Feb 01, 2025 08:06 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Gurdwara elections body likely to hold SGPC polls in June
The Gurdwara Elections Commission has set April 16 as the date for finalising the electoral rolls, after which it would write to the union ministry for home to announce the election.

Published on Jan 30, 2025 10:51 PM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Crackdown on illegal immigrants: US agents’ visit to gurdwaras sparks concern
Sikh organisations have also flagged their concerns terming such actions as a threat to the sanctity of their faith.

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 06:35 AM IST
Wheat flour rates soar to ₹40- ₹60/kg in Punjab due to grain shortage
The rise in wheat flour rates has led to a rise of ₹10-15/kg in the rates of other byproducts, with refined wheat flour (maida) costing ₹45/kg in the retail market. If the situation prevails, the prices of other food items, including bread, may also see a rise.

Updated on Jan 25, 2025 07:26 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Wadala included in committee to oversee SAD’s membership drive
Shiromani Akali Dal includes rebel leader Gurpartap Singh Wadala in membership drive committee, but he calls it a “farce” undermining Akal Takht's authority.

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 08:08 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Centre’s open market scheme to ease Punjab’s storage pangs
Punjab’s storage woes may soon ease with the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, announcing an open market sale scheme (OMSS) to offer subsidised rice to stakeholders, including ethanol producers, traders and cooperatives

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 08:20 AM IST
Punjab stares at storage pangs ahead of wheat procurement
At least 145 lakh tonnes of foodgrain is already stored in state godowns and around 115 lakh tonnes of freshly shelled rice is ready to find its way into granaries

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 05:36 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Sukhbir gets first membership as SAD launches drive
SAD’s working president Bhundar inaugurated the drive by handing over membership copies to Maheshinder Singh Grewal and Suchha Singh Langah. The membership drive started across the state.

Updated on Jan 21, 2025 06:18 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
MLA Ayali to seek jathedar directions before joining Akali Dal’s membership drive
Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali is part of Akal Takht’s 7-member committee formed to supervise SAD’s re-organisation

Updated on Jan 14, 2025 06:46 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SAD working panel accepts Sukhbir’s resignation
Second-most senior leader Balwinder Singh Bhundar to be acting president until the election of new chief on March 1; party’s membership drive to start from Jan 20

Updated on Jan 11, 2025 08:50 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Badals’ nearly three-decade SAD reign comes to an end
Sukhbir Badal's resignation from SAD ends a 30-year Badal legacy, following electoral declines and internal party splits amid growing dissent.

Updated on Jan 11, 2025 08:40 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SAD not to contest Delhi assembly polls: Paramjit Singh Sarna
A party leader, who did not want to be named, said the SAP was currently busy with the upcoming Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee elections on January 19

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Day after Takht push, SAD leaders to meet jathedar today over party recast
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders will meet Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Wednesday to seek clarification on reorganisation of the party, which is being supervised by a seven-member committee constituted by the Takht on December 2 last year.

Updated on Jan 08, 2025 08:02 AM IST
Maghi Mela: Sukhbir to lead SAD’s show of strength rally on January 14
Maghi has a strong religious connotation and is an important event for the religion-driven party SAD as the event commemorates the martyrdom of 40 muktas (Sikhs) who fought for tenth master Guru Gobind Singh.

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 09:16 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Akali Dal meeting next week to decide on Sukhbir’s resignation
Sukhbir resigned in November last year, handing over the party’s reins to senior most and veteran Akali Balwinder Singh Bhundar as a working president.

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 08:02 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SAD begins campaign for Jan 19 HSGMC polls
While the nominations ended on December 28, at least 89 candidates have filed their papers on all 40 constituencies scheduled for the polls

Updated on Dec 30, 2024 05:06 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab: SAD to fight HSGMC polls under Haryana Panthic Dal banner
The decision came a day after the Haryana Gurdwara Election Commission informed the high court that a political party is not permitted to contest under its name or symbol

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
MC polls results a mixed bag for ruling AAP
AAP secures majority in Patiala and Jalandhar, winning 179 of 368 municipal wards. In Ludhiana, it emerges largest party but seeks support for majority.

Updated on Dec 24, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Dec 22 deadline to accept Sukhbir’s resignation: Legal opinion to form basis of reply to Akal Takht
A few leaders are said to have raised fear that taking directions from religious body may invite action from Election Commission; a five-page reply is expected to reach the Sikh clergy head on Saturday.

Updated on Dec 21, 2024 08:54 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SKM to hold talks with Dallewal-Pandher camp on Dec 21
Farm leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Balbir Singh Rajewal part of 6-member panel that will meet SKM (Non-Political) and KMM in Patiala

Updated on Dec 19, 2024 09:04 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SKM meet today to decide on support for ongoing farmers’ stir
Balbir Singh Rajewal, who heads a Bharatiya Kisan Union faction, says his group would ponder on how to give support to the protesting farmer bodies at the Punjab-Haryana border points

Updated on Dec 18, 2024 08:56 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Atonement over, Akali Dal leaders gears up for civic body polls
A senior SAD leader said there is still a lot of ambiguity as to way ahead but it’s certain that the party will put its best foot forward in the civic body polls.

Updated on Dec 14, 2024 08:44 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SAD panel in fix over accepting Sukhbir’s resignation
As pressure mounts on working committee to accept Sukhbir’s resignation, party is likely to take a legal opinion in the matter

Updated on Dec 12, 2024 10:08 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Phoolka to join SAD, says Punjab needs a strong regional force
A Jat Sikh from Bhadaur town of Sangrur who has been fighting a four-decade-long legal battle for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Phoolka has the right credentials to emerge as a consensus candidate to head the SAD.

Updated on Dec 08, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab politics: HS Phoolka to join Shiromani Akali Dal
A human rights lawyer fighting a four-decade-long battle for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, 69-year-old ex-AAP MLA Phoolka has the right credentials to emerge as a consensus candidate to head the SAD.

Published on Dec 07, 2024 03:15 PM IST