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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

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 15, 2023 06:32 AM IST

ByHarpreet 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.

Farmers protesting on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway in front of Mukerian sugar mill on Friday, demanding operation of sugar mills. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Dec 02, 2023 04:35 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

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

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal during ‘Vikas Kranti’ rally in Hoshiarpur on Saturday. (PTI)

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Updated on Nov 19, 2023 07:40 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Will ensure adequate compensation to all flood victims: Punjab CM Mann

Touring flood-affected areas in Hoshiarpur on Thursday, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann also said that the situation is improving. “Water discharge from the dam had decreased and by night, the amount would come down further,” he said.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann assessing flood situation in Hoshiarpur's Tanda area. (Harpreet Kaur/HT)

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Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:18 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Punjab: 25 Bet area villages inundated after water released from Pong dam

The administration had warned people about possible release of water from the dam but villagers were unwilling to leave their houses and other belongings

Rescue operation underway in Tanda villages where Beas water has caused large scale damage. (Harpreet Kaur/HT photo)

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Updated on Aug 17, 2023 12:40 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Safai sewak, sewer man job: Grads, engineers, degree holders among 1k candidates in fray

MC assistant commissioner Sandip Tiwari said that 20-25 candidates are highly qualified and belong to different categories.

Nearly 1000 candidates, including engineers and MCA degree holders have applied for the 150 odd posts of safai sewak (sweepers) and 30 posts of sewer man in the municipal corporation (MC).

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Updated on Aug 10, 2023 12:47 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Oppostion criticising UCC ignorantly: Sunil Jakhar

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar has said that opposition parties were slamming the Uniform Civil Code without knowing it in detail

Jahkar said Opposition parties were acting like an “ignorant commentator who passed uninformed judgments”. (ANI File Photo)

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Updated on Jul 18, 2023 09:20 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Punjab: Water from Kandi canal breach inundates Hoshiarpur’s Halluwal village

Deputy commissioner Komal Mittal reviewed the situation along Bhangi, Mehngrowal and Nasrala choes and directed the officials to ensure that the power supply and other essential services were not disrupted

Chabbewal MLA Dr Raj Kumar taking stock of flood situation in Hoshiarpur`s Halluwal village in Sunday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 10, 2023 01:32 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Youth thrashed to death outside petrol pump in Phagwara

Identified as Tanvay, a resident of Ramgarh colony, the victim was returning home after a late-night movie with his friends, when they were attacked by around 10-12 persons

Tanvay, who was thrashed to death outside petrol pump in Phagwara on Friday night. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 08, 2023 12:37 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Plea in SC to review quashing of proceedings in SAD dual constitution case

Petition by activist Balwant Singh Khera’s counsel says judgment contained “serious errors” that had resulted in “grave miscarriage of justice” by “aborting” an important criminal trial despite crucial evidence against the Shiromani Akali Dal leaders.

A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for review of its April 28 judgment that quashed criminal proceedings against Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son Sukhbir Singh Badal (in photo) and senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Jul 05, 2023 03:56 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Nadda attacks Rahul for trying to tarnish country’s image overseas

BJP national president JP Nadda on Wednesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of tarnishing India’s image in foreign countries by making ‘wayward’ statements

Nadda said the PM was working hard to build a strong image of the country but Gandhi, on the other hand, was trying to bring a bad name to it. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 14, 2023 11:46 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Punjab’s AAP govt irresponsible, says BJP leader on drug mafia, gangsters

In Hoshiarpur to list the achievements of the Narendra Modi government, Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat said the Centre had met the demand of additional paramilitary forces for the state, yet the law and order was bad

Shekhawat said that a new chapter of development had been written in nine years of BJP rule. (AP File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 08, 2023 06:27 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Punjabi women stranded in Oman recount horrid tales of their trafficking ordeal

As 24 of the 38 women from the state are brought back from Gulf nation, victims in Moga, Ferozepur and Hoshiarpur districts recount the ordeal.

The Punjab government set up a special investigation team (SIT) under Ferozepur superintendent of police Randhir Kumar to probe all human trafficking cases.

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Updated on Jun 04, 2023 01:00 AM IST

ByVishal Joshi, Harpreet Kaur

Bhagwant Mann lays foundation stone of chitti bein project

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, on Monday, laid the foundation of the chitti bein project in Garhshankar sub-divisions’ Simbli village as part of the government’s drive to save water.

The project is expected to recharge groundwater in the catchment area. (HT Photo/Sunny Sehgal)

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Updated on May 08, 2023 08:49 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

SC quashes criminal charges against Badals in forgery case

SC bench said: “We have considered the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and observed that none of the ingredients of, the offences are made out. ”

Criminal proceedings against Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch and five-time Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal (left), who passed away on Tuesday, his son Sukhbir Singh Badal and senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema have been quashed by the Supreme Court in an alleged case of forgery and cheating related to the SAD’s dual constitution. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Apr 29, 2023 10:11 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Key aide among 4 held for harbouring pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal

In-charge of a ‘dera’ in UP’s Pilibhit, Joga Singh provided shelter and vehicles to fugitive pro-Khalistan leader and also brought him back to Punjab, say police

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Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:26 AM IST

ByAnil Sharma, Harpreet Kaur

Police turn to drones as search for suspects who abandoned car in Hoshiarpur continues

A drone is mapping the area around Hoshiarpur’s Mernaian Kalan to help the intelligence agencies identify the possible route the escapees, suspected to be Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his aide, would have taken

Police deployed a drone to search for the persons, suspected to be Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his aide, who abandoned their Toyota Innova in a Hohsiarpur village. (HT File)

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Updated on Mar 30, 2023 04:43 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Massive search in Hoshiarpur after suspects flee car following police chase

This came after intelligence inputs suggested that Waris Punjab De chief may enter any of the Sikh shrines before offering to surrender to the Punjab Police.

The SUV abandoned by escapees who the police suspect are Amritpal Singh and his aides. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 30, 2023 01:12 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Heroes like Brig Chandpuri ensured protection to our borders: Bhagwant Mann

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Friday unveiled the statue of Brigadier Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri, the hero of 1971 Indo-Pak war, at his native village Chandpur Rurki.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann after unveiling the statue of Brigadier (retd.) Kuldip Singh Chandpuri. (Harpreet Kaur/HT) (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 17, 2023 10:34 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Sbs Nagar

Punjab CM closes three toll plazas in Hoshiarpur district

Anticipating criticism for personally coming to announce the closure when the toll barriers were to close down anyway on expiry of the contract, Bhagwant Mann said he had come to ‘expose’ the nexus of toll companies and political parties that ruled the state in the past

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann at the Nangal Shaheedan toll plaza on the Balachaur-Dasuya state highway in Hoshiarpur district on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 15, 2023 03:16 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Demolition fallout: 4 booked in Jalandhar’s Latifpura land registration scam

Almost six weeks after Jalandhar Improvement Trust demolished structures on 241 marla land in Jalandhar’s Latifpura locality, the Trust has got a forgery case registered against four persons spearheading the protest and demanding rehabilitation at the same site.

Apart from the four persons booked for allegedly fraudulently getting Trust’s land registered in their names without mentioning khasra names, their families members have also been named in the FIR. (HT file photo)

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Published on Jan 20, 2023 07:47 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Jalandhar

Bharat Jodo after 30-hour hiatus: Mann shouldn’t be remote-controlled by Delhi: Rahul

As Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Jalandhar on Monday morning and entered Hoshiarpur district, covering about 30 kilometers on the sixth day of its Punjab leg, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi poses for a picture with Swaran Kaur, sister of Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram, and Kanshi Ram Foundation President Lakhbir Singh during a meeting amid the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra on Monday. (ANI Photo) (ANI photo)

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Published on Jan 17, 2023 12:00 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Congress MP Santokh Chaudhary cremated with full state honours

Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who died following a cardiac arrest during the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday in Phillaur, was cremated at his native Dhaliwal Qadian village in Jalandhar district on Sunday with full state honours.

Jalandhar: Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring during funeral of party leader Santokh Singh Chaudhary, in Jalandhar on Sunday. Chaudhary died on Saturday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra. (PTI)

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Published on Jan 15, 2023 11:03 PM IST

ByAneesha Sareen Kumar and Harpreet Kaur

Jalandhar Congress MP’s death leaves Punjab leaders shocked

Leaders made a beeline for the residence of Lok Sabha member Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, on Saturday

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders meeting family members of MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary in Jalandhar on Saturday. Chaudhary died in the morning after suffering a cardiac arrest during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. (PTI Photo)

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Published on Jan 14, 2023 04:02 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Punjab CM announces closure of toll plaza on Hoshiarpur-Tanda road

Bhagwant Mann says FIR registered against firm running Lachowal toll plaza for breaching build operate transfer (BOT) agreement, “misappropriated money” will be recovered

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced the closure of the Lachowal toll plaza on the Hoshiarpur-Tanda road, stating that the Aam Aadmi Party government has refused to grant extension as demanded by the toll operating company. (Ht file photo)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2022 05:27 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Promise of a better life shattered as 4 of Punjab family killed in California

The bodies of 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child Aroohi Dheri and the baby’s uncle, 39-year-old Amandeep Singh were found on Wednesday evening in an orchard in a remote area in Merced County, California.

Four people including 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child Aroohi Dheri along with 39-year-old Amandeep Singh, were abducted from Merced County in California, on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Merced County Sheriff's Office)

india news

Updated on Oct 07, 2022 05:00 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Sikh family in California | Lure of better life led Hoshiarpur family to US 16 years ago

The tragic incident shook the family’s acquaintances and neighbours at Harsi village. Randhir Singh and Kirpal Kaur had returned to their village from abroad only on September 29 and had met them all.

This undated photo provided by Merced County Sheriff's Office shows Jasleen Kaur, left, and Jasdeep Singh, with their 8-month-old daughter Aroohi Dheri. (AP)

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Published on Oct 06, 2022 07:24 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Factory worker killed in blast in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district

The factory in Nasrala town on Jalandhar road manufactures medical oxygen cylinders, dissolved acetylene gas and nitrogen oxide; experts called to ascertain cause of blast

A factory worker was killed and three others were injured in an explosion at an acetylene manufacturing unit in Nasrala town of Hoshiarpur district on Saturday. The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained. (Representative image)

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Published on Sep 24, 2022 03:42 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Hoshiarpur court summons Punjab Police officer, retired tehsildar in criminal case

Nearly three years after hotel brawl, both officials booked for attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and wrongful restraint

The court of additional chief judicial magistrate Rupinder Singh summoned Jalandhar DCP Naresh Dogra, retired tehsildar Manjit Singh and others and asked them to face trial under Sections 307 ( attempt to murder), 506 (criminal intimidation), 341 (wrongful restraint), 447 (criminal trespass), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 148 (rioting) and 149 (unlawful assembly). (Representative photo)

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Published on Sep 17, 2022 04:10 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

India’s first manned space mission will be launched in 2023: Jitendra Singh

Union minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that India’s human space flight programme will make India a global leader in space-based services.

The Union minister, was speaking at a seminar on the role of science and technology in Atmanirbhar Bharat at DAV College, where he awarded degrees to 791 students. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on May 25, 2022 01:41 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

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Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that Punjabis were an affluent community and just a call away when funds are needed for a good cause

Sources say police had information that farmers could march towards Gurdaspur to obstruct AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann’s rally.

Both the leaders laid the foundation stones of projects including government medical college to come up at a cost of ₹550 crore

Touring flood-affected areas in Hoshiarpur on Thursday, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann also said that the situation is improving. “Water discharge from the dam had decreased and by night, the amount would come down further,” he said.

The administration had warned people about possible release of water from the dam but villagers were unwilling to leave their houses and other belongings

MC assistant commissioner Sandip Tiwari said that 20-25 candidates are highly qualified and belong to different categories.

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar has said that opposition parties were slamming the Uniform Civil Code without knowing it in detail

Deputy commissioner Komal Mittal reviewed the situation along Bhangi, Mehngrowal and Nasrala choes and directed the officials to ensure that the power supply and other essential services were not disrupted

Identified as Tanvay, a resident of Ramgarh colony, the victim was returning home after a late-night movie with his friends, when they were attacked by around 10-12 persons

Petition by activist Balwant Singh Khera’s counsel says judgment contained “serious errors” that had resulted in “grave miscarriage of justice” by “aborting” an important criminal trial despite crucial evidence against the Shiromani Akali Dal leaders.

BJP national president JP Nadda on Wednesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of tarnishing India’s image in foreign countries by making ‘wayward’ statements

In Hoshiarpur to list the achievements of the Narendra Modi government, Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat said the Centre had met the demand of additional paramilitary forces for the state, yet the law and order was bad

As 24 of the 38 women from the state are brought back from Gulf nation, victims in Moga, Ferozepur and Hoshiarpur districts recount the ordeal.

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, on Monday, laid the foundation of the chitti bein project in Garhshankar sub-divisions’ Simbli village as part of the government’s drive to save water.

SC bench said: “We have considered the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and observed that none of the ingredients of, the offences are made out. ”

In-charge of a ‘dera’ in UP’s Pilibhit, Joga Singh provided shelter and vehicles to fugitive pro-Khalistan leader and also brought him back to Punjab, say police

A drone is mapping the area around Hoshiarpur’s Mernaian Kalan to help the intelligence agencies identify the possible route the escapees, suspected to be Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his aide, would have taken

This came after intelligence inputs suggested that Waris Punjab De chief may enter any of the Sikh shrines before offering to surrender to the Punjab Police.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Friday unveiled the statue of Brigadier Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri, the hero of 1971 Indo-Pak war, at his native village Chandpur Rurki.

Anticipating criticism for personally coming to announce the closure when the toll barriers were to close down anyway on expiry of the contract, Bhagwant Mann said he had come to ‘expose’ the nexus of toll companies and political parties that ruled the state in the past

Almost six weeks after Jalandhar Improvement Trust demolished structures on 241 marla land in Jalandhar’s Latifpura locality, the Trust has got a forgery case registered against four persons spearheading the protest and demanding rehabilitation at the same site.

As Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Jalandhar on Monday morning and entered Hoshiarpur district, covering about 30 kilometers on the sixth day of its Punjab leg, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.

Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who died following a cardiac arrest during the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday in Phillaur, was cremated at his native Dhaliwal Qadian village in Jalandhar district on Sunday with full state honours.

Leaders made a beeline for the residence of Lok Sabha member Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, on Saturday

Bhagwant Mann says FIR registered against firm running Lachowal toll plaza for breaching build operate transfer (BOT) agreement, “misappropriated money” will be recovered

The bodies of 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child Aroohi Dheri and the baby’s uncle, 39-year-old Amandeep Singh were found on Wednesday evening in an orchard in a remote area in Merced County, California.

The tragic incident shook the family’s acquaintances and neighbours at Harsi village. Randhir Singh and Kirpal Kaur had returned to their village from abroad only on September 29 and had met them all.

The factory in Nasrala town on Jalandhar road manufactures medical oxygen cylinders, dissolved acetylene gas and nitrogen oxide; experts called to ascertain cause of blast

Nearly three years after hotel brawl, both officials booked for attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and wrongful restraint

Union minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that India’s human space flight programme will make India a global leader in space-based services.

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