Neeraj Mohan is a correspondent, covering Karnal, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Yamunanagar districts of Haryana.
Articles by Neeraj Mohan
Maluka agreed to reduce auction rate of land reserved for SCs
The punjab rural development and panchayat minister Sikander Singh Maluka agreed to lower the auction rates of panchayati agriculture land reserved for the scheduled castes (SC) in Balad Kalan village of the district according to the dalits who met with the minister on Saturday
Updated on Jun 22, 2014 07:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Dalits claim Maluka agreed to reduce auction rate of land reserved for SCs
The punjab rural development and panchayat minister Sikander Singh Maluka agreed to lower the auction rates of panchayati agriculture land reserved for the scheduled castes (SC) in Balad Kalan village of the district according to the dalits who met with the minister on Saturday.
Updated on Jun 21, 2014 09:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Dalits claim Maluka agreed to reduce auction rate of land reserved for SCs
The punjab rural development and panchayat minister Sikander Singh Maluka agreed to lower the auction rates of panchayati agriculture land reserved for the scheduled castes (SC) in Balad Kalan village of the district according to the dalits who met with the minister on Saturday.
Updated on Jun 21, 2014 09:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
PGI’s 500-bed satellite hospital project remains a nonstarter in Sangrur
The future of PGI’s proposed 500-bed satellite hospital in Sangrur continues to be uncertain with construction of the structure yet to begin even though the tender for the project was floated over six months ago.
Updated on Jun 21, 2014 02:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
PGI satellite hospital project in Sangrur remains a nonstarter
The future of PGI's proposed 500-bed satellite hospital in Sangrur continues to be uncertain with construction of the structure yet to begin even though the tender for the project was floated over six months ago.
Updated on Jun 20, 2014 09:49 PM IST
PTI | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
NIC to launch website of vidhan sabha
After a long wait, people of Punjab will soon be able to access the details of the working of their legislators inside the state assembly as the new official website of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is all set for launch.
Updated on Jun 12, 2014 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
History neglected:Ram Mohan Roy's exclusive collection eats dust
Of the crores of rupees that the Punjab government spends every year to preserve history, not a penny seems to come to the district library here, where rare books of the colonial rule eat dust.
Updated on Jun 11, 2014 09:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Proposed PGI’s satellite centre at Sangrur to create jobs
Though former Congress MP Vijay Inder Singla’s efforts to get approval for the proposed 500-bed satellite centre of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, at Sangrur failed to save his security deposit in the Lok Sabha elections, the setting up of this much-needed hospital has given a reason to smile to hundreds of youths of the region who will get employment.
Updated on Jun 04, 2014 03:38 PM IST
None | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
16 girls among 17 from Sangrur figure in top 20 positions in state
Creating a history, 16 girls out of 17 from Sangrur district are among the state's top 20 ranks.
Updated on Jun 03, 2014 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Defeated politicians not updating Facebook pages
Facebook pages of several big politicians of Punjab, who tasted defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, have not been updated after the poll results. Most of them have reduced their frequency on their Facebook pages.
Updated on Jun 01, 2014 09:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Smart work is key to success, say toppers
The toppers of CBSE class 12 examination from Sangrur district believe that smart work was a key to success. They said that effective studying of few hours was enough for a good score in exams. Students from Sangrur, who did well in CBSC class 12 exam shared their success mantra with the Hindustan Times.
Updated on May 28, 2014 08:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Dynastic politics crushed Dhindsa’s dream of cabinet berth?
“Dhindsa sahab nu dil khol ke vottan paao, pher ena nu kender di Modi sarkar de vich mantri banawa ge, taan ki Punjab lai nottan de truck bhar bhar ke liaye sakan”(please vote for Dhindsa. He will get a cabinet berth in the Modi government at the centre and he will bring truckloads of money for Punjab).
Updated on May 28, 2014 08:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Ilmi a T20 player, resignation not to affect AAP: Sangrur MP Mann
Sangrur Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann on Saturday played down the resignation by AAP founder-member Shazia Ilmi from the party, saying she was a T20 player and it would not affect the party. "There are some T20 players who believe in small innings, but it won't affect the party," he said, adding that AAP is a democratic party in which everyone was free to give his view.
Updated on May 24, 2014 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
18 students of Golden Earth Global School secure 10 CGPA
Students in big numbers from Sangrur district secured 10 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in class 10 of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The results were declared on Tuesday.
Updated on May 21, 2014 08:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur: Sangrur
Eye on 2017, AAP to strengthen its set-up in Punjab
Enthused with the party’s remarkable feat of winning four Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to strengthen its organisational set-up in the state at the earliest with an eye on the 2017 assembly elections.
Updated on May 20, 2014 08:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Bhagwant Mann got Rs 7.88 lakh help from Delhi AAP for campaigning
Whereas leaders from traditional parties became victims of internal bickering and failed to get support of their own party men, the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Sangrur, Bhagwant Mann got good financial support from the party headquarters in Delhi to contest the elections.
Updated on May 18, 2014 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Internal bickering within Cong cause behind Singla’s defeat, says analysts
The 500-bedded satellite centre of PGI Chandigarh, upgrading of all railway stations falling in Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, halt of Shatabdi trains at Dhuri, Panj-Takht special train for Sikh pilgrims, synthetic track for the war-heroes stadium in Sangrur and his restless efforts for the four-laning of the Chandigarh-Bathinda NH-64, could not work for Congress MP Vijay Inder Singla as he lost his security deposit in the election and got only 17 per cent of the polled votes.
Updated on May 18, 2014 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Bhagwant Mann, AAP winner from Sangrur
People of Sangrur have proved that voters can play a bigger role in democracy than what politicians feel they can, said Aam Aadmi Party candidate Bhagwant Mann after winning the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat by a huge margin.
Updated on May 16, 2014 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Dhuri MLA Arvind Khanna quits Cong, assembly, and politics
As was expected for long, Dhuri MLA Arvind Khanna has resigned from the Congress as well as from the Punjab assembly; but with a twist in the tale. Rather than joining the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Khanna, 45, bucked the speculation and announced to quit politics altogether.
Updated on May 15, 2014 08:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani and Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Dhuri Congress MLA Arvind Khanna resigns
Former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh's blue-eyed boy and Dhuri MLA Arvind Khanna resigned from Punjab assembly on Wednesday. The Congress MLA has sent his resignation to the speaker, apart from mailing it to the party office.
Updated on May 14, 2014 02:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani and Neeraj Mohan, Patiala
PSEB results: Dedicated Daizy shows how to engineer success
"It is like a dream come true," says Daizy Garg on bagging second position by scoring 98.2% marks in the state in Punjab School Education Board's Class 12 (non-medical) examinations, results of which were declared on Sunday.
Updated on May 12, 2014 08:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Traffic jams at Sangrur-Ubhawal rly crossing delay trains
Long traffic jams at railway crossings are very common in Punjab. In this farmers' dominated district, trains have to wait for their turn until the traffic gets cleared at the busy railway crossing on the Sangrur-Ubhawal link road.
Updated on May 08, 2014 09:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Sangrur's railway station yet waiting for 'Adarsh' facilities
Inaugurated with much fanfare, the 'Adarsh' railway station here, promising 'Adarsh' facilities to the passengers, is yet waiting for opening of the facilities like toilets and the delay has been causing a great inconvenience to the passengers.
Updated on May 07, 2014 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Bhagwant Mann's namesake releases advertisement to confuse voters
In a bid to dent Aam Aadmi Party candidate Bhagwant Mann's vote bank, his namesake Bhagwant Singh on Wednesday released an advertisement in a Punjabi newspaper requesting people to vote for him by pressing button opposite his election symbol of kite.
Updated on Apr 30, 2014 07:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Polls hold little meaning for kin of farmers who killed themselves
The ongoing parliamentary elections hold little meaning for 80-year-old debt-ridden Jasmail Kaur as they cannot change her fate. Jasmail has been living alone at her small house at Chhajali village of Sunam since her 19-yearold son Jaggi committed suicide 18 years ago.
Updated on Apr 28, 2014 12:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Chhajali (sangrur)
Sunny Deol leads roadshow for Dhindsa in Sangrur
Bollywood actor Sunny Deol has appealed to the Punjabis, especially the youths, to vote for a better government to make a better India. Deol, who here held a roadshow in support of SAD candidate Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa , said: “I am here to appeal you to vote for a better government which will make a better India”.
Updated on Apr 28, 2014 10:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Candidates’ vision for Sangrur
Singla remarked that he has been constantly endeavoring to bring development projects to his constituency in the last five years as an MP and Akalis only contribution has been to create hurdles and get cheap publicity, whether it was the Cancer Hospital project or sewerage funding.
Updated on Apr 28, 2014 09:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
QUOTABLE QUOTES
“There is strong anti-incumbency against the SAD-BJP government in Punjab as it has created a fear psychosis in the state. The common man does not have freedom of speech and is being intimidated by the government-controlled machinery to bow to their command.
Updated on Apr 28, 2014 09:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
BLAME GAME
Despite Sangrur having given some big politicians, including former chief ministers Surjeet Singh Barnala and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, several big issues remained unsolved for long time.
Updated on Apr 28, 2014 09:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur