Articles by Harpreet Kaur
Punjab: Mann hints at stepping down from AAP’s state prez post
CM Bhagwant Mann hinted at a potential leadership change in AAP Punjab, expressing the need for a new state president to share responsibilities.
Updated on Oct 28, 2024 07:36 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Punjab: Former SAD minister Thandal joins BJP, likely to contest Chabbewal bypoll
BJP Punjab affairs in-charge Vijay Rupani welcomes Thandal into party fold on eve of last date of filing nomination papers for the November 13 byelection.
Published on Oct 24, 2024 03:32 PM IST
Punjab: Second successive win for migrant woman from UP as sarpanch
Ram Bai was re-elected sarpanch of Dagana Khurd village, securing 47 votes. Villagers cite her lack of contributions but support her for future projects.
Updated on Oct 17, 2024 08:04 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
4 injured in cracker blast during Dussehra festivities in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur
Procession was being taken out by followers of Lord Hanuman when spark from firecracker burst by a devotee fell on a bag full of crackers, leading to loud explosion.
Published on Oct 10, 2024 04:36 PM IST
Mann announces to fill all vacant posts of Punjabi teachers in schools
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced to fill all the vacant posts of Punjabi teachers in the government schools across the state on a priority basis to promote the language.
Published on Sep 05, 2024 10:18 PM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Punjab: Former Hoshiarpur MLA Sunder Sham Arora quits BJP, back in Congress
Speculation of his returning to the Congress fold gained ground when senior party leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Charanjit Singh Channi called on him at his residence recently.
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 04:14 PM IST
Punjab: 16 injured as speeding bus overturns in Hoshiarpur
Accident occurred near Dasuya near Hoshiarpur on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway on Monday morning, bus driver absconding.
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 06:36 AM IST
Mistakes could be forgiven, not sins: Mann on Sukhbir’s apology
CM Bhagwant Mann says those responsible for desecration of Guru Granth Sahib would be given exemplary punishment
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Punjab CM assures exemplary punishment in sacrilege cases
A day after Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s apology to Akal Takht, Bhagwant Mann says mistakes could be forgiven, not sins; claims Akali leadership already guilty in ‘court of public’ and now it’s time to punish legally.
Published on Aug 06, 2024 02:27 PM IST
Will lead Jalandhar bypoll campaign, camp in constituency, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
According to the plan, Mann was to join the campaign only in the last leg. Twenty-three senior leaders, including two MPs, four ministers and MLAs, are camping in Jalandhar as a part of the campaign for the bypoll. Pathak himself has been meeting senior leaders in the city for the last two days
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 07:32 AM IST
Hat-trick at Centre, PM Modi tells unjab, wraps up 2024 campaign
Addressing his last rally of this general election in Hoshiarpur, Modi expresses confidence that the BJP will be back to fulfil the ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision
Published on May 30, 2024 10:33 PM IST
Hat-trick at Centre, says PM Modi, wraps up LS campaign in Punjab
Addressing his last rally of this general election in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, Modi expressed confidence that BJP will be back to fulfil the Viksit Bharat vision
Published on May 30, 2024 03:21 PM IST
Sukhbir targets BJP for ‘divisive’ politics, Cong for Op Bluestar
Sukhbir has accused the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government of terminating all welfare schemes started by the erstwhile SAD government.
Published on May 23, 2024 10:55 PM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Former diplomat Sanjiv Arora joins Congress
Asked why he chose the Congress over any other political party, Sanjiv Arora says he is impressed by the party’s ideology.
Updated on May 23, 2024 05:52 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur constituency watch: AAP nominee aims to make inroads into BJP stronghold
For the Congress, it is now a struggle to stay afloat, particularly in the Hoshiarpur and Chabbewal segments, in the absence of prominent leaders who have defected to other parties.
Updated on May 18, 2024 08:14 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Ex-MLA Sukhjit Kaur Sahi quits SAD, joins BJP
Her son Harsimrat Singh Sahi too has joined the saffron party. Sukhjit is the wife of late two-time MLA Amarjit Singh Sahi. Two years ago, she had quit the BJP to join the Shiromani Akali Dal.
Updated on May 10, 2024 08:20 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Dasuya (hoshiarpur)
AAP forcing realtors to fund its poll campaign: Sukhbir
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of forcing real estate developers to fund its election campaign in the state
Updated on May 07, 2024 08:28 AM IST
Punjab LS poll: Vijay Sampla breaks silence, says will stay loyal to BJP
Sampla says he sought clarification from the party leadership on his fault as he was asked to quit the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and promised a ticket in the Lok Sabha elections
Updated on Apr 24, 2024 04:53 PM IST
Hoshiarpur LS seat: Differences sorted, claims Jakhar; Sampla mum
Jakhar held a closed-door meeting with Sampla for nearly two hours, after which the BJP state chief claimed that everything had been sorted out
Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
BJP relying on ‘divisive’ tactics to seek votes: Punjab CM Mann
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann accuses BJP of divisive tactics, neglecting duty. AAP set for big win, claims Mann, criticizing BJP's failure in progress and development.
Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:28 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur LS seat: Denied ticket, BJP leader Vijay Sampla likely to join SAD
Sampla, who headed the National Commission for Scheduled Castes from 2021 to 2023 and remained a minister of state for social justice and empowerment from 2014 to 2019, claims to have a huge following in Hoshiarpur, an SC reserved constituency, which he represented from 2014 to 2019
Updated on Apr 18, 2024 08:46 AM IST
Punjab: Cop’s killer shot dead in Mukerian encounter
A day after he killed a constable during a raid, hardcore criminal Sukhwinder Singh, alias Rana, was shot dead in an encounter with the police on the Jalandhar-Pathankot national highway at Bhangala town of Mukerian on Monday
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Punjab has secured ₹70,000 cr investment so far, says CM Bhagwant Mann at Sarkar-Vyapaar Milni
The CM urged the traders to become a partner in the ongoing revolution to usher in a new era of economic prosperity for the state
Updated on Feb 25, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stones of 29 projects worth ₹4,000 cr in Punjab
The projects will help cut travel time between Hoshiarpur-Phagwara by 50% and Ludhiana-Ropar by 30 min
Updated on Jan 11, 2024 08:46 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Punjab: Sidhu holds another rally in Hoshiarpur, targets detractors
Unfazed by the opposition from a section of his party leaders, former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday addressed another rally in Hoshiarpur where he attacked his detractors in the party
Updated on Jan 10, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Hoshiarpur jail superintendent suspended for beating up prisoner
Inmate had filed writ petition in high court, alleging he was beaten up on October 31, first in the open and then in the superintendent’s room after which he was put in solitary confinement for two days. He claimed he was harassed for not fulfilling ‘illegal’ demands of jail officials.
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 09:04 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Kejriwal checks in for vipassana course in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur
Vipassana is an ancient meditation technique which is taught in the 10-day residential course during which the participants are not allowed any sort of communication with the outside world
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 07:24 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Centre can’t hamper Punjab’s devp by stopping grants: Mann
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that Punjabis were an affluent community and just a call away when funds are needed for a good cause
Updated on Dec 15, 2023 06:32 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur
Police evict farmers from Jalandhar-Pathankot highway, take leaders into custody
Sources say police had information that farmers could march towards Gurdaspur to obstruct AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann’s rally.
Published on Dec 02, 2023 04:35 PM IST
Hoshiarpur rally: Punjab CM, Arvind Kejriwal launch ₹867-cr development projects
Both the leaders laid the foundation stones of projects including government medical college to come up at a cost of ₹550 crore
Updated on Nov 19, 2023 07:40 AM IST
Harpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur