Jatinder Mahal is a staff correspondent. He covers Jalandhar, Kapurthala and SBS Nagar district for Hindustan Times.
Articles by Jatinder Mahal
Computer test to get learner’s licence from April 15
With a view to bringing transparency in issuing of learner’s licences, the applicants will have to undergo a computer test from April onwards in the district.
Updated on Mar 27, 2014 11:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatinder Mahal, Jalandhar
Uncovered eatables being sold at Jalandhar bus stand
Throwing all norms to the wind, vendors and shopkeepers at Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Inter-state Bus Stand here have been selling uncovered eatables, putting the consumers' lives at risk.
Updated on Mar 16, 2014 09:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatinder Mahal, Jalandhar
Of 5 lakh Punjabi NRIs, only 136 are registered as voters
Notwithstanding the claims of the state and the central governments about involving non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the country’s overall development, a key move to give voting rights to NRIs has received disappointing response in the past four years.
Updated on Mar 13, 2014 12:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatinder Mahal, Jalandhar
One-stop centre for rape victims still a distant dream
The first episode of the second edition of popular TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' on Sunday called for one-stop crisis centres for rape victims but a proposal for setting up such centres in Punjab is in limbo for long.
Updated on Mar 02, 2014 09:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatinder Mahal, Jalandhar
Kishan Chand crematorium gets region's first LPG cremation unit
The Kishan Chand cremation ground in the city, run by the Manav Sewa Trust, will be the first in the state to use an LPG machine to cremate bodies.
Updated on Feb 12, 2014 09:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatinder Mahal, Jalandhar
Commuting to-and-from college a torture for Goraya students
The reported reluctance on the part of Punjab Roadways to first enter into the city, and then if they do, to stop buses at designated stops to avoid picking up students here has emerged as a big headache for students, who are now struggling to reach college.
Updated on Feb 02, 2014 11:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatinder Mahal, Goraya