Articles by Sachin Sharma
80% polling in Talwandi Sabo amid violence; 60% in Patiala
With two old, bitter rivals, Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD's) Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu and Congress' Harminder Singh Jassi locked in a contest, Talwandi Sabo recorded 80% polling in the byelection on Thursday amid incidents of violence involving firing of gunshots, damage to vehicles, pelting of stones and lathicharge.
Updated on Aug 21, 2014 11:24 PM IST
, Patiala/bathinda
Vishal Rambani and Sachin SharmaCandidates opt for personal touch a day before polling
A day before polling for the Talwandi Sabo byelection, the campaigning for which came to an end on Tuesday, candidates preferred to make manto- man contact to woo voters on Wednesday.
Updated on Aug 21, 2014 08:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Talwandi Sabo
Uneasy calm in Talwandi Sabo after lash between AAP, SAD supporters
Uneasy calm prevailed in Talwandi Sabo assembly constituency on Wednesday following a clash between supporters of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) at Jaga Ram Tirath village and tension in Shekhpura village.
Updated on Aug 20, 2014 11:35 PM IST
Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Sukhbir deputes senior party leaders for Talwandi Sabo bypoll campaigning
With stakes high for the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the assembly bypolls for two constituencies in the state scheduled to be held on August 21, party president and deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, on Tuesday, deputed senior party leaders, including several cabinet ministers, for Talwandi Sabo to manage the campaigning for the byelection.
Updated on Jul 29, 2014 10:30 PM IST
None | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda:
Stage set for battle between 2 old rivals and new entrant
With the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) having declared their candidates, the stage is set for Talwandi Sabo byelection, which will now witness a contest between two traditional political rivals Harminder Singh Jassi of Congress and Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu of SAD and a new entrant in politics Balkar Singh Sidhu of AAP.
Updated on Jul 28, 2014 08:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Ring road work still incomplete, BDA comes up with another road project
Even as the work on phase 1 and 2 projects of the ring road still remains to be accomplished, the Bathinda Development Authority (BDA) has come up with yet another ambitious plan of extending the 100 feet road beyond the Bhagu road to ease out traffic in the city.
Updated on Jul 26, 2014 10:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Police wake from slumber, act against parole jumpers
The district police seem to have woken up from slumber to deal with the convicts, who have jumped parole, and registered cases against as many as four of them in the past three days. Two of them were arrested on Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 22, 2014 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
After NGT flak, work on green belt at waste plant site begins
A day after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 and Rs 10,000 on Delhi-based JITF urban waste management company and sub-divisional officer (SD), MCB, Sandeep Gupta, respectively, labourers on Wednesday started digging pits and water tankers were rushed to the spot to initiate the plantation drive at the site proposed for the setting up of a solid waste treatment plant.
Updated on Jul 18, 2014 03:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda:
After NGT flak, work on green belt at waste treatment plant site begins
A day after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a fine of `50,000 and `10,000 on Delhi-based JITF urban waste management company and sub-divisional officer (SD), MCB, Sandeep Gupta, respectively, labourers on Wednesday started digging pits and water tankers were rushed to the spot to initiate the plantation drive at the site proposed for the setting up of a solid waste treatment plant.
Updated on Jul 17, 2014 09:21 PM IST
None | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Tribunal fines MC official, private firm for providing false information
The National Green Tribunal (NBT) has imposed a fine of ? 50,000 and ? 10,000 on a private firm and an official of the municipal corporation of Bathinda (MCB) respectively for giving false information to the tribunal about having developed a green belt around the site proposed for the setting of a solid waste treatment plant on the Bathinda–Mansa road here.
Updated on Jul 16, 2014 05:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
SAD leader’s son, two others held with 4-kg opium, two revolvers
Son of a local SAD leader and two others have been arrested along with 4-kg opium and two country-made illegal .32 revolvers here. Balkar Singh, son of SAD leader Pargat Singh, a resident of Lal Singh Basti, was arrested along with Gurlal Singh of Surkhpeer road and Prem Kumar of Dhillon colony in the city on Saturday night.
Updated on Jul 14, 2014 01:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Checking spread of dengue a challenge
With as many as 177 cases of dengue having been reported in the city during the last rainy season, checking the spread of the vector- borne disease seems to be a challenging task for health as well as the civic body authorities this time.
Updated on Jul 10, 2014 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
MC to disconnect 33 mobile phone towers as company fails to pay rent
As many as 33 mobile phone towers here are facing disconnection as the companies concerned have failed to deposit the required fee in spite of repeated notices by the Municipal Corporation.
Updated on Jul 09, 2014 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Water logging: MC to rely on suction pumps, no long-term planning
With monsoon round the corner, the municipal corporation (MCB) claims to be all set to tackle the problem of waterlogging, but by relying on the old technique of flushing out the water mechanically, instead of coming up with any long-term solution of the problem.
Updated on Jul 09, 2014 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Archaeology dept to check existence of tunnel at Rajindra College
Close on the heels of the recovery of some rare artifacts from a shop at Sirki Bazaar near the historical Quila Mubarak while carrying digging at the site, the probability of the existence of a tunnel on the campus of Government Rajindra College has raised curiosity among residents here.
Updated on Jul 05, 2014 08:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Antique objects remain a mystery, ASI team fails to decipher age, metal
The antique objects, recovered during digging in a shop at Sirki Bazaar here on Friday, still remain a mystery as a team of the officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) could not decipher the age and the metal used to make them.
Updated on Jun 28, 2014 10:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Jeet Mohinder reviews development projects
Keeping in view the Talwandi Sabo byelection, the district administration seems to be providing the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) all possible help to woo the voters by allowing its ‘candidate-in-waiting’ Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu to review the development works of the constituency at an administrative meeting.
Updated on Jun 28, 2014 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Cash-strapped PRTC leases land to private operators at throwaway rates
The Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) might be facing an acute financial crisis, but this did not stop the corporation from extending favours to private bus operators with 'political influence' by giving them land at throwaway price.
Updated on Jun 26, 2014 10:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
MC employees to boycott Singla’s ‘sangat darshan’
The activism, shown by the local MLA and chief parliamentary secretary (CPS) Sarup Chand Singla, to improve the functioning of the municipal corporation of Bathinda (MCB) after parliamentary elections, seems to be creating more trouble for him than fulfilling the objective of providing relief to the people.
Updated on Jun 26, 2014 12:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
No offsite mock drills to check disaster management readiness
As the major fire in the HPCL–Mittal energy limited refinery, on Friday, brought to focus industrial disasters, it has emerged that neither the district administration nor the major accident hazardous (MAH) industries in the district are following in letter and spirit the guidelines for ensuring disaster management preparedness.
Updated on Jun 22, 2014 01:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Fire at Bathinda refinery reignites villagers’ demand for relocation
The fire at the Guru Gobind Singh refinery in Phullokhari village, near here, has again brought to the fore Kanakwal village residents’ demand for their relocation. The villagers have been seeking relocation ever since the refinery started functioning in April 2012, citing air pollution and the possibility of a major industrial mishap.
Updated on Jun 21, 2014 10:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Major fire at Bathinda refinery, no casualties reported
A major fire broke out at Guru Gobind Singh refinery, a joint venture of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), near Phullokhari village on the Bathinda-Dabwali road, 45 km from here on Friday, but no casualties were reported.
Updated on Jun 20, 2014 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Sikh religious leader may contest Talwandi Sabo byelection
Sikh religious leader Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal is mulling to contest the assembly byelection from Talwandi Sabo and he will take a decision in this regard in the coming few days.
Updated on Jun 18, 2014 11:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Majority for compensation, want to shift on their own
Contrary to the common perception that residents of Kanakwal village near here want the state government to take the responsibility of relocating them to get rid of the problem of pollution by Guru Gobind Singh refinery, the majority want compensation and want to shift from the village on their own.
Updated on Jun 13, 2014 04:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Admn fast-tracks process to review property tax rates
After the below-par performance by the SAD-BJP alliance in the parliamentary polls and with the issue of property tax being seen as one of the reasons behind the drubbing, the administration has fasttracked the process to review the rates of property tax.
Updated on Jun 12, 2014 12:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
With paddy season in, farmers out in search of migrant labour
With the paddy transplantation season set to start from June 10 across the state officially, farmers have started search for the labour and are making rounds of railway stations and bargaining hard with the migrant workers to fix the deal.
Updated on Jun 09, 2014 01:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Process begins for shifting Bathinda village residents
The imminent byelection for Talwandi Sabo assembly segment has again raised the hopes of residents of Kanakwal village near here of getting rid of the problem of pollution by the Guru Gobind Singh oil refinery.
Updated on Jun 08, 2014 07:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Congress supporter injured in post-election violence dies
Rampura Phul(Bathinda): The Congress supporter, injured in the post-poll violence last month, died at Rampura Phul near Bathinda on Thursday night.
Updated on Jun 07, 2014 02:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Rampura Phul (bathinda)
16 nabbed in Bathinda village during early-morning swoop
The early-morning swoop in the villages, suspected to be the hubs of the supply of drugs, seems to be the strategy of the police in the crackdown against the menace in the state.
Updated on May 26, 2014 08:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda
Cop dismissed, 119 arrested in 3 days; 116 cases registered
With the drug trafficking issue having become a major embarrassment for the ruling SAD-BJP alliance in the state and considered one of the main reasons behind the poor performance of the alliance in the parliamentary elections, the police seem to have now swung into action.
Updated on May 24, 2014 08:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Sharma, Bathinda