Navrajdeep Singh is a senior staff correspondent. He covers agriculture, crime, local bodies, health and education in the Patiala district of Punjab.
Articles by Navrajdeep Singh
In Doaba, 9 of 18 assembly segments kept Cong ahead
The Aam Aadmi Party has got a big vote share in four assembly constituencies, while the BJP has recorded a good performance in five assembly segments.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 08:26 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
In Doaba, Cong wrests Jalandhar, AAP wins Hoshiarpur
Former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi wins Jalandhar with a record margin of 1.75 lakh votes, while Chabbewal clinches Hoshiarpur by 44,111 votes
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Punjab LS result: Channi wins Jalandhar with record margin of 1.75 lakh votes
Former CM polled 3,90,053 votes to defeat BJP’s Sushil Kumar Rinku, who got 2,14,060 votes; becomes Jalandhar MP to win with the highest margin
Published on Jun 04, 2024 04:45 PM IST
Jalandhar West heads for bypoll as speaker accepts Angural’s resignation
Sheetal Angural, who had tendered his resignation on March 28, a day after joining the saffron party, on Sunday, had written to the speaker urging him to allow him to withdraw his resignation from the assembly
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 07:36 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Jalandhar West MLA Angural writes to speaker for withdrawal of resignation
At the same time, MLA Sheetal Angural has vowed to continue ‘exposing’ AAP in the state assembly. Vidhan sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said a decision would be taken in accordance with the rule book.
Updated on Jun 03, 2024 06:52 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Over 58% polling in Doaba belt amid minor skirmishes
In Jalandhar’s Mansurpur Wadala village, a Congress worker was allegedly attacked by AAP workers inside the polling booth while he was assisting an elderly man to cast his vote. In Hoshiarpur, a Congress worker was allegedly assaulted by some AAP supporters with iron roads at Hariana town over some issue.
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Constitution under attack, PM Modi will push India to pre-Independence era: Rahul
Promising a legal guarantee on the minimum support price, Rahul Gandhi says the Congress waived off farmers’ loans worth ₹70,000 crores during the UPA government’s regime.
Updated on May 30, 2024 10:39 PM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Khatkar Kalan
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
Doaba bracing up for a tough four-cornered electoral fight
Considered a politically sensitive seat, the key to Jalandhar lies with its sizeable Dalit population (39%) and the influential “Dera Sachakhand Ballan”
Published on May 29, 2024 11:35 PM IST
Interview| SAD-BJP combine would’ve won 11 of 13 Punjab seats: Ex-MP Naresh Gujral
Former Rajya Sabha member expresses concern over the emergence of radical forces in the Lok Sabha elections in the state and the poor law and order under the AAP government
Published on May 29, 2024 04:20 PM IST
Congress leaders slam PM’s remarks in Punjab rallies, ask him to address real issues
During his three rallies in Punjab, PM Modi attacked the Congress for “allowing the massacre of Sikhs” and “protecting the rioters” in 1984 and asserted that it was he who ensured punishment for the accused
Updated on May 26, 2024 06:36 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Evening meetings, light meals, fluids aplenty: Punjab candidates tweak campaign strategy in searing heat
Parties in Punjab have shifted their main programmes to evening hours, apart from keeping themselves hydrated. Instead of large gatherings, they have shifted to small drawing room meetings
Updated on May 26, 2024 06:20 AM IST
Modi attacks Cong, blames it for creating instability in Punjab
Taking dig at Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that even today efforts are being made to run Punjab with remote control in Delhi.
Updated on May 25, 2024 06:50 AM IST
PM Modi’s jumlebaazi has lost charm, people will vote out BJP: Mayawati
Campaigning for the party candidate Jasvir Singh Garhi at Nawanshahr in Anandpur Sahib parliamentary segment, Mayawati said the going will be tough for the saffron party this time.
Updated on May 25, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Nawanshahr
A troika of turncoats & an ex-CM battling ‘outsider’ tag make Jalandhar a hot seat
For a long time, Jalandhar was known to be a Congress bastion with the party winning 10 out of the 16 Lok Sabha elections. But AAP’s impressive win during the 2023 Jalandhar bypoll altered the entire political discourse.
Updated on May 24, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Security up in Punjab before PM’s visit as farmers plan stir
Thousands of police personnel and at least three companies of paramilitary forces have been stationed at various points in the state.
Published on May 23, 2024 05:06 AM IST
Don’t protest at PM’s rally, submit memorandum, BJP urges farmers
BJP state president Sunil Jakhar says the farmer unions should first build a consensus and sit down together to work on the real issues and demands. Presently, they are speaking in many voices, he adds.
Updated on May 22, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
SAD bats for trade with Pak via Attari border, revocation of NSA
In its manifesto, the Shiromani Akali Dal, which has faced criticism for failing to control the drug problem during its tenure in the state from 2007-17, has demanded death sentence for drugs lords.
Updated on May 19, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Sukhbir terms Amritpal ‘pseudo’ panth sympathiser
According to Shiromani Akali Dal head Sukhbir Singh Badal, the central agencies were privy to Amritpal’s movements but didn’t take any action.
Updated on May 18, 2024 10:41 PM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Kapurthala
LS polls: SAD bats for trade with Pakistan via Punjab border, revocation of NSA
Releasing Shiromani Akali Dal manifesto in Jalandhar, party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal calls for death penalty for drug lords and vows to continue fight for release of Sikh prisoners
Published on May 18, 2024 03:21 PM IST
Punjab’s women commission seeks inquiry into video showing Channi touching Jagir Kaur’s chin
Raj Lali Gill, chairperson of the state women commission, taking a suo moto cognizance of the video clips directed Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav to submit a status report by May 14 so that further action can be taken in this matter.
Updated on May 14, 2024 06:46 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
48kg heroin seizure: ₹84.78 lakh drug money recovered, 10 more held
Continuing its investigation into the seizure of 48kg heroin, the Jalandhar commissionerate police have arrested 10 more drug peddlers, officials said on Sunday
Updated on May 13, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Fearing arrest, Jalandhar West MLA seeks anticipatory bail
Recently, Varinder Kumar, alias Maula, Jatinder Kumar and Rohit Kumar were caught with 1.2-kg heroin. Later, photos of Varinder with MLA Angural went viral on social media platforms.
Updated on May 10, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
After ‘stuntbaazi’ remark, Punjab ex-CM Channi calls for probe into Poonch terror attack
Citing Pulwama terror attack in 2019, Jalandhar Congress candidate Charanjit Singh Channi says he was questioning why such attacks happen only before elections
Updated on May 06, 2024 03:29 PM IST
Channi calls Poonch terror attack ‘orchestrated’, BJP slams Congress
Channi claimed that the BJP is known for “playing with people’s lives and armed personnel”, triggering a sharp reaction from the party.
Updated on May 06, 2024 05:17 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Nijjar killing: Suspect Kamalpreet comes from well-off Nakodar family
Kamalpreet Singh, 22, who is among the three Punjab-origin Indian nationals arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in connection with the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 last year, belongs to a well-off family that owns 25 acres of land at Chak Kalan village Jalandhar’s Nakodar
Updated on May 06, 2024 07:20 AM IST
Punjab Police recover 48kg of heroin in Jalandhar, arrest three of family
Jalandhar commissionerate police bust international drug syndicate spanning five countries, seize ₹21 lakh drug money besides confiscating three vehicles
Published on Apr 29, 2024 04:04 PM IST
JEE mains Result 2024: Rachit Aggarwal from Jalandhar gets 100 NTA score
JEE mains Result 2024: Rachit says he was never a studious students till class 10th and never wanted to take non-medical classes in his higher secondary school.
Updated on Apr 25, 2024 06:19 PM IST
Congress suspends Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary for ‘anti-party activities’
Miffed over being sidelined, Vikramjit’s mother Karamjjit Kaur Chaudhary snapped ties with Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 20; Vikramjit, who had been lobbying for the ticket, had also resigned from the party’s chief whip in Punjab Vidhan Sabha last week
Updated on Apr 25, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar