Avtar Singh is a staff correspondent who covers politics, agriculture, crime and rural areas in Sangrur, Barnala and Malerkotla districts of Punjab.
Articles by Avtar Singh
Anupam Kher a ‘darbari artist’, says Punjabi writer who returned award
We never said India is intolerant, we criticised the ruling party over its attitude: Gurbachan Singh Bhullar
Updated on Feb 01, 2016 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
For children in Fauji Mohalla in Ludhiana, school is a distant dream
Life of children in Fauji Mohalla, a slum in the middle of city, is vastly different to what it is supposed to be. Around 70 shanties house at least 90 families, with each family on an average having 2-3 children. A shocking statistic - around 10 children - attend school from this area. The rest are either working as rag pickers or are seen playing.
Updated on Jan 21, 2016 08:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Who will hear our cries: Debt-ridden farm labourers
Heated debates over the rising suicides by debt-ridden farmers, and the government’s promise to tackle the problem through a string of initiatives, has inspired another section of the farming community to press for their demands. Farm labourers, caught up in debt, want their swelling loans to be waived off too.
Updated on Jan 18, 2016 02:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Govt focus on farmers, debt-ridden labourers want cries heard too
Heated debates over the rising suicides by debt-ridden farmers, and the government’s promise to tackle the issue through a string of initiatives, has inspired another section of the farming community to press for their demands. Farm labourers, caught up in debt, want their swelling loans to be waived off too.
Updated on Jan 17, 2016 07:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Rasoolpur (ludhiana)
Punjab yet to implement Public Library Act
The draft of Punjab Public Library and Information Services Bill 2011 is yet to be implemented. Around 21 states including neighbouring state Haryana, have implemented the Library Act in their respective states, but Punjab is far behind and waiting for its implementation.
Published on Jan 06, 2016 12:44 PM IST
HindustanTimes | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Faith factor: NRIs pitch in with funds
The people of Punjab have always great expectations from non-resident Indians (NRIs) and NRIs have played a significant role at different platforms. But the major factor is that all NRIs spend their money with an ideology and faith.
Updated on Jan 01, 2016 02:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh
No advance payment to exam supervisors by PU
Examination supervisors, who were appointed to conduct the December semester examination, have not received the advance payment from Panjab University to date.
Updated on Dec 26, 2015 12:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh
Class 10, 12 results: ‘Teachers with dismal record to be summoned’
Poor pass percentage in class 10 and 12 in government schools across the state has left the education department a worried lot.
Updated on Aug 16, 2019 05:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Current unrest: Ready to apologise if govt lapses surface, says Badal
Admitting that there might be mismanagement on the part of the state government that led to the situation in the state reaching a flash point recently, chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday said he was ready to apologise in case they had made a mistake.
Updated on Nov 16, 2015 11:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Sarabha (ludhiana)
EWS students forced to drop out of school, despite RTE in place
It is ironical that on the eve of Children’s Day, students from the economically weaker section (EWS) are still being forced to drop out of school even though the right to free and compulsory education is a fundamental right in the country. Children’s Day will be celebrated today on the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Updated on Nov 13, 2015 07:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Poor students working in mandis to finance their education
In a picture of contrast, many school and college students from the economically weaker sections here are working in mandis (grain markets) here to make both ends meet rather than preparing for participation in youth festivals and festive celebrations in their institutes.
Updated on Oct 26, 2015 09:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Labh Janjua struggled for two decades before making it big
Bollywood celebrities Ayushmann Khurrana, Pritam, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shaan have mourned the tragic demise of Punjabi singer Labh Janjua.
Updated on Oct 23, 2015 01:10 PM IST
IANS | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Farmers to gherao residences of MLAs, MPs on Friday
After a little silence, farmers will gherao the residences of MLAs and MPs on Friday. On the one side, Sikh activists are protesting against the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib and killing of Sikh agitators since October 12 and on the other side, the gherao call of eight farmers’ organisations may increase the worries of the Punjab government.
Updated on Oct 22, 2015 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Farmers’ hold peace march against desecration of Guru Granth Sahib
After the protests by Sikh community against the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib and killing of two Sikhs.
Updated on Oct 16, 2015 08:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Returning awards: Token gesture or effective act of protest?
The domain of literature has always been closely linked to politics with literary figures constantly helping in shaping opinions and challenging norms through their works.
Updated on Oct 12, 2015 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
Rail roko: Passengers suffer as trains delayed, cancelled
On the call of eight Kisan organisations, rail roko agitation was held here on Wednesday. Due to the protest at different places, many trains were delayed and cancelled at the Ludhiana railways station.
Updated on Oct 07, 2015 08:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
On eve of 108th birth anniv, lecture on Bhagat Singh’s ideology held
A lecture on freedom fighter and martyr Bhagat Singh’s ideology was organised by Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sports and Cultural Club and Naujawan Bharat Sabha at Sunet library here on the eve of his 108th birth anniversary.
Updated on Sep 27, 2015 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh, Ludhiana
In diplomacy, reciprocity is important
In keeping with his own perception of ties with neighbours, Manmohan Singh must visit Islamabad before he demits office. Avtar Singh Bhasin writes.
Updated on Jan 01, 2014 11:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh Bhasin
Will Islamabad lay claim to the Unnao ‘treasure’?
In 1976, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had laid claim to a share of a ‘treasure’ thought to be stacked in Jaipur's Jaigarh Fort, on the plea that it was an 'inheritance of the subcontinent' bequeathed to it by its 'pre-colonial sovereignties'.
Updated on Oct 22, 2013 01:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Avtar Singh Bhasin
1947: Written in blood
Much of the blood that spilled during the partition was avoidable if the leaders of the Congress and League variety had been more sagacious and Mountbatten had acted with less vanity and a little more prudence, writes Avtar Singh Bhasin.
Updated on Aug 18, 2007 11:06 PM IST
None | Avtar Singh Bhasin