A staff correspondent, based in Jalandhar covers Doaba Region of Punjab. Reports about Punjab Police, Enforcement Directorate, politics, corruption, legal, rural areas, socio-economic issues and technical education besides having specialisation in the investigative stories.
Articles by Gagandeep Jassowal
Punjab polls: Just 57% young first-time voters got inked
Only 57% newly registered voters, aged 18 and 19, exercised their franchise during the Punjab assembly elections held on February 20, according to data sourced from the chief electoral office
Published on Mar 06, 2022 01:28 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Punjabis stuck in Ukraine: Banks, ATMs shut, stranded students in dire straits
Students from Punjab, who are stranded in Ukraine, especially on the eastern side and the Polish border, said the situation has been turning worse as they had run out of money as ATMs and banks are shut
Updated on Mar 01, 2022 01:55 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal & Vishal Joshi, Jalandhar/bathinda
Nearly 490 students from Punjab stranded in Ukraine
Jalandhar has 47, the highest number of stranded students from Punjab; to provide details about the stranded students or seek assistance, call 1100 (from Punjab) and +91-172-4111905 (from outside India)
Published on Feb 27, 2022 11:10 PM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Ukraine-Russia crisis: As students take refuge in bunkers, parents back home in Punjab have sleepless night
Parents of Punjabi natives stuck in Ukraine. amid Russian military offensive, appeal to the Indian government to bring their children home.
Updated on Feb 26, 2022 01:04 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Avtar Singh & Gagandeep Jassowal, Amritsar/ Sangrur/barnala/ Jalandhar
ED arrests another accused in 2015 Bank of Baroda loan fraud case
The enforcement directorate (ED) has arrested another accused, Suresh Seth of Phagwara, in the ₹24-crore Bank of Baroda loan fraud case registered in 2015 in Chandigarh
Published on Feb 23, 2022 01:59 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Punjab assembly polls: In Doaba, women come out in droves, outnumber men
Women voters outnumbered men in the Doaba region in the Punjab assembly polls held on Sunday with around 70.8% women turning up to exercise their franchise against 66.74% men
Published on Feb 22, 2022 02:06 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Punjab polls: Doaba, hub of Dalit politics, sees 6% drop in turnout
Sandwiched between Beas and Sutlej, Doaba region comprises four districts — Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and SBS Nagar — with a total of 23 seats in the Punjab assembly
Published on Feb 21, 2022 01:57 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Sultanpur Lodhi: SAD, AAP eye electoral gains amid rift in Congress
Sultanpur Lodhi, a historical town and Sikh pilgrimage where Guru Nanak spent 14 years, is today witnessing allegations and counter-allegations over drug trade and corruption
Published on Feb 19, 2022 10:42 PM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Punjab elections: Kejriwal a coward who carries apology in his pocket: BJP
Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat cites AAP leader’s unconditional apology to Akali leader Bikram Majithia after accusing him of being hand in glove with drug mafia
Published on Feb 18, 2022 02:45 PM IST
Punjab polls: Four-cornered contest in Phagwara as AAP, BSP challenge Congress & BJP
The BJP chose its former state president and chairperson of National Commission for Schedule Caste Vijay Sampla, while the Congress retained its sitting MLA and former IAS officer Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 03:35 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
New India possible only with new Punjab: Modi
Punjab assembly polls: Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to rid the state of corruption, the drug menace, and the mafia rule, and coined the slogan “Nawan Punjab Bhajpa de naal (New Punjab with BJP)”.
Published on Feb 15, 2022 01:44 AM IST
Gagandeep JassowalHaidar Naqvi, Hindustan Times, Jalandhar/kanpur
Punjab polls: BJP promises 75% quota to youth in govt jobs in manifesto
Punjab elections: Apart from 75% job quota to Punjab youth, BJP manifesto also promises 35% reservation for women in all government jobs, including contractual ones.
Updated on Feb 13, 2022 03:04 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Punjab elections: Congress put humanity to shame in ’84, Modi ensured justice: Nadda
BJP president was addressing maiden rally at Balachaur in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in favour of BJP candidates Ashok Bath from Balachaur, Poonam Manik from Nawanshahr and Mohan Lal Banga from Banga constituency
Published on Feb 12, 2022 04:11 PM IST
Kapurthala court awards death penalty to youth for raping 7-year-old
The Kapurthala additional district and sessions judge also awarded ₹8 lakh compensation to the victim and her family
Published on Feb 11, 2022 12:36 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Punjab STF busts ‘international drug racket’, ex-DSP, NRI kabaddi player held
Key accused, an NRI kabaddi player, running the drug racket in connivance with police officials and politicians, says the special task force
Published on Feb 11, 2022 12:24 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Congress ‘anti-Dalit’, Channi as CM face ploy for votes: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati addressed a well-attended rally at Nawanshahr, her first in Punjab this poll season, where she came down heavily on Congress, saying the party was anti-Dalit
Published on Feb 09, 2022 01:16 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
In Bholath constituency, arch-rivals Sukhpal Khaira, Jagir Kaur set for direct contest for 5th time
Since 1997, the seat has been revolving between Sukhpal Khaira and jagir Kaur, a former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president
Published on Feb 08, 2022 02:17 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Congress infighting: Sukhpal Khaira’s fresh salvo at Punjab minister Rana Gurjeet
Sukhpal Khaira’s claims have again left the Congress red-faced ahead of the Punjab polls, with no end to infighting between the two party leaders
Published on Feb 06, 2022 12:37 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Punjab polls: At Dasuya rally, Rajnath slams Rahul for China-Pakistan remarks
Speaking while campaigning for the BJP’s candidate in Dasuya constituency of Punjab, Singh said that Indian soldiers had made the supreme sacrifice in the Galwan Valley and thwarted the designs of the Chinese army
Published on Feb 05, 2022 01:03 AM IST
Rajnath Singh attacks Rahul over remarks on Galwan clash
His jibes came in response to Gandhi’s speech in Parliament earlier this week suggesting that the BJP-led government had brought all-weather allies China and Pakistan together against India.
Updated on Feb 05, 2022 05:49 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Hindustan Times, Jalandhar
Rajnath slams Rahul Gandhi over China-Pakistan remarks
Says Congress leader distorted facts and wrongly accused BJP-led central govt’s foreign policies for bringing all-weather allies together
Published on Feb 04, 2022 04:30 PM IST
ED arrests Punjab CM Channi’s nephew in illegal sand mining case
The agency on January 18 conducted raids at the premises of Bhupinder Singh, his business partners, and six miners in Mohali, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Rupnagar, and Pathankot
Updated on Feb 04, 2022 08:53 AM IST
Service sector in Punjab badly hit during pandemic: Economic Survey
Punjab is among three states which recorded worse growth in the service sector during the pandemic, revealed the Economic Survey - 2022 tabled in Parliament by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Published on Feb 01, 2022 01:33 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Need law to curb forceful conversion but its misusemust be checked: Kejriwal
Religion is a private matter, the Delhi chief minister said in an interaction with traders and industrialists in Jalandhar ahead of Punjab assembly elections scheduled on February 20. The results of the 117-seat assembly will be declared on March 10.
Published on Jan 29, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Need law against forcible conversions, but no one should be harassed: Kejriwal
While stating that religion is a private matter and everyone has the right to worship, Kejriwal said conversions done by scaring or offering any aid are totally wrong
Updated on Jan 29, 2022 06:29 PM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Law needs to be framed against wrongful religious conversions, says Kejriwal
Kejriwal said that that everybody has a right to worship as per their choice but conversions done by scaring or through any offering is totally wrong. A law should definitely be made against religious conversions but nobody should be wrongly harassed after the passage of the law.
Published on Jan 29, 2022 06:28 PM IST
Kejriwal declares 10 guarantees for Punjab’s urban areas, no new taxes if voted to power
To woo traders and businessmen, Kejriwal announced that the AAP government will not impose any tax or not enhance any existing taxes in the coming five years, if voted to power.
Published on Jan 29, 2022 05:28 PM IST
Punjab elections: Need an honest CM for state, says Kejriwal
Days ahead of the elections, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that Punjab needs an honest and a dedicated CM, and not a leader who has been accused of selling “sand” or “drugs”.
Published on Jan 29, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Gagandeep Jassowal, Phillaur
Punjab elections: Congress will soon name CM candidate, says Rahul Gandhi
The Congress will soon declare a CM candidate for Punjab elections and the decision will be made after feedback from party workers and the public, senior leader Rahul Gandhi announced on Thursday.
Published on Jan 28, 2022 12:33 AM IST
Punjab polls: To woo Dalit voters, Channi spends night at Dera Ballan
Describing his stay at the Dera, Channi said it gave him great pleasure to spend the night in the room where the head of Dera, Sant Niranjan Dass stayed and also listened to the Sant’s religious preachings
Published on Jan 27, 2022 10:42 PM IST