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Tarsem Singh Deogan

Tarsem Singh Deogan is a senior reporter at Ludhiana. He has 16 years of experience in journalism. He has covered all beats and now focuses on crime reporting.

Articles by Tarsem Singh Deogan

Sunday superstition Blind faith draws droves to take dip in Jandiali’s well of wellness

Dekan Wala Khuh at village near Ludhiana on highway to Chandigarh has hernia patients from Punjab, neighbouring states queuing up for magical cure every Sunday, while doctors warn against superstition.

Healer along with his assistant lowering a patient with hernia problem in the magic well as a ritual to cure the ailment in village Jandiali in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (Gurpreet Singh/Hindustan Times)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 29, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Machhiwara village, that had shunned LS polls, decides to elect panchayat unanimously

Deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal, senior superintendent of police (SSP) (Ludhiana rural) Navneet Singh Bains and Khaana SSP Ashwini Gotyal directed the SDMs and senior police officers to ensure free and fair polls during the panchayat elections

Officials say villages get <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 lakh from state government for electing panchayats unanimously. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 28, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

₹2,0000-cr food grain transportation scam: Dhillon surrenders in Ludhiana court

Jagandeep Singh Dhillon, former PUNSUP manager, surrendered after evading arrest in a ₹2,000-crore food grain scam linked to ex-minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu.

After evading arrest for over two months, Jagandeep Singh Dhillon, former district manager of Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation (PUNSUP), Ludhiana, surrendered before a local court and was subsequently arrested by the vigilance bureau in the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,000-crore food grain transportation scam, involving former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, on Monday.

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 24, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan

Ludhiana: Principal secy, PSPCL chief get HC contempt notices

The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has issued a contempt of court notice to principal secretary (power) and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) chairperson-cum-managing director (CMD) for not responding to a compensation plea filed by a mother-son duo after a man’s death due to electrocution.

Chandigarh

Published on Sep 22, 2024 10:06 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Ludhiana Man, 2 sons held after exchange of fire; cop injured

Constable suffers stab injury on head, one of the accused shot in the leg during the exchange of fire at a Ludhiana village

Injured constable Sandeep Singh has been admitted to DMCH in Ludhiana. (Manish/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 13, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Husband booked as Ludhiana woman approaches police over missing pet dog

In her complaint, the Ludhiana woman said she suspected that her husband had killed the dog or abandoned it without her knowledge or consent

According to the Ludhiana woman, her husband used to ‘mistreat’ the dog and used to threaten to kill it (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 06, 2024 12:06 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

One dead, 34 injured as speeding truck rams into bus in Punjab’s Ludhiana

One passenger died and 34 were injured when a speeding truck hit a tourist bus in Ludhiana. The bus overturned, and a police probe is underway.

One passenger was killed and 34 others were injured when a speeding truck hit a tourist bus parked on the roadside at the Jalandhar bypass in Ludhiana early on Tuesday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 03, 2024 03:51 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan

Ludhiana: Sarpanch, aides hold four Dalit students captive in classroom, thrash them

The accused allegedly assaulted the students of the Government Senior Secondary School in Gorsian Kadar Bakhsh village in Ludhiana’s Sidhwan Bet area with a stick and hurled casteist remarks; the staff of the school came to their rescue, but to no avail

According to a complaint by one of the students, the sarpanch and his aide barged into the classroom of Government Senior Secondary School in Gorsian Kadar Bakhsh village in Ludhiana’s Sidhwan Bet area on Saturday even as a class was on. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 27, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Cops intervene as Khanna villagers make ‘boycott migrant workers’ call

Police had to intervene and resolve matter after the residents of a village in Khanna made announcements to ‘boycott migrant labourers’ using loudspeakers, officials aware of the development said on Saturday.

Chandigarh

Published on Aug 24, 2024 10:45 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Youth missing in South Korea, Ludhiana family seek govt help

On August 16, Akashdeep and his friends were travelling together in Suwon, South Korea, when they were approached by the police. Fearing deportation due to their undocumented status, they panicked and ran in different directions.

Akashdeep had moved to South Korea in 2020 (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 24, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Inter-state gang’s temple run ends, 4 held

Three members of an inter-state gang of thieves and a Lucknow-based jeweller involved in the August 14 heist of 3.6kg silver and desecration of a temple have been arrested by Khanna police, officials said on Thursday.

Punjab Police arrest 4 men from Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh who were involved in the Khanna temple theft case and silver ornaments stolen from the Shivpuri temple has been recovered, on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (DGP Punjab Police-X)

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 23, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

SI, ASI ‘manhandle’ civil surgeon, suspended

A sub-inspector (SI) and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) were suspended for allegedly misbehaving and manhandling civil surgeon Dr Jasbir Singh when he was going to Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to attend a district-level Independence Day programme on Thursday.

A sub-inspector (SI) and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) were suspended for allegedly misbehaving and manhandling civil surgeon (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 17, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Week after mob threatens NHAI officials in Ludhiana, main accused still at large

Blurb: Four other accused have been nabbed while 13 others have been identified in the case, say police

Work on Greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Highway Project near Dakha has been stopped . (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 14, 2024 08:42 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

‘Overcrowded’ central jail not to accept new inmates till Oct 31

The overcrowded Ludhiana jail will not accept new inmates until October 31; police must send them to Goindwal jail, 110 km away, due to staff and space issues.

A view of Central jail in Ludhiana. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 10, 2024 10:47 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Rape survivor’s mom alleges harassment by Ludhiana civil hospital

The mother of a rape survivor has alleged that she had to struggle for 24 hours to arrange a unit of B+ blood for her daughter in the civil hospital.

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 06:06 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Staff, contractors feeling unsafe, may leave Delhi-Katra expressway project midway: NHAI

NHAI raised safety concerns for officers & contractor staff in Ludhiana & Jalandhar for Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway. Contractors may leave due to safety issues.

A view of Katra national highway crossing in Ludhiana. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 08, 2024 07:36 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Jagraon crash: 7-year-old boy killed, 5 hurt as school van rams into tree

A seven-year-old boy was killed while five others were injured after a school van rammed into a tree on Raikot Road in Jagraon subdivision of Ludhiana district on Tuesday morning

Chandigarh

Updated on Aug 07, 2024 09:34 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan

Ludhiana school bus mishap: Van’s fitness certificate expired 5 years ago

7-year-old killed, 5 school students injured in bus mishap; officials said vehicle was plying without an insurance since 2018

DEO says block education officer told to investigate, submit a report within two days. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Aug 06, 2024 10:56 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

7-yr-old boy killed, five students injured as school van rams into tree in Punjab’s Jagraon

Police on trail of absconding driver of private school van, parents hold protest demanding his arrest, claim he was drunk at time of accident on Raikot Road in Ludhiana district.

The private school van that it rammed into a tree on Raikot Road in Jagraon sub division of Ludhiana district on Tuesday morning, leaving a student dead and five children injured. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Aug 06, 2024 12:53 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan

Denying med claim costs insurance firm dear

The district consumer disputes redressal commission has fined an insurance firm for denying the medical claim of a Samrala resident.

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 29, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Warring urges Jaishankar for help in search of missing Pathankot crew member

Former Navy officer Rajinder Singh, 59, who hails from Pathankot, is among the six missing crew members.

Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 28, 2024 07:10 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Dist’s para-karate star Tarun polishes shoes

Despite earning international accolades, international para-karate player Tarun Sharma polished shoes outside the mini secretariat to mark his protest on Wednesday aiming to draw attention to his plight and urge the state government to intervene.

Para karate player Tarun Sharma polished shoes outside Mini Secretariat to mark his protest in Ludhiana. (Manish/Hindustan Times)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 25, 2024 05:30 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Ludhiana industry shares mixed feelings about union budget

Various industrial and business associations have expressed disappointment with the Union Budget 2024-25, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

City residents watching the Budget live telecast in Ludhiana. (Gurpreet Singh/Hindustan Times)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 24, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Multi-sectoral approach needed to address Buddha Nullah issue: Centre

Union ministry highlights multi-sectoral approach needed for Ludhiana's Buddha Nullah pollution issue, including STPs, ETPs, and CETPs to reduce pollution levels.

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 09:30 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: CBI team visits police station, records statements of cops

Team found that police had already renovated the barrack where the woman was lodged and bathroom where she was found dead

A team of three CBI officials and four forensic experts reached Dugri Police station on Friday morning. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 20, 2024 06:08 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Seven get life term for killing 16-year-old girl decade ago

Ten years after the murder of a 16-year-old girl, who was set on fire in her house in Ludhiana’s Focal Point area, seven culprits were awarded life imprisonment on Thursday.

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 19, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Cops asked to ensure suspension of licence for drunk driving

The ADGP directed the police to send a report to headquarters with the figures of driving license suspended for the violation

Action comes after chief secretary pulled up officials of state police over inaction against violators. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 12, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Assailants’ aide held; attack on right wing leader was pre-planned: Police

Police say attack on Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader Sandeep Thapar was pre-planned. Third suspect arrested, more expected. Accused furious over Thapar's speeches.

Accused Jaswinder Singh in police custody in Ludhiana on Thursday. (HT photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 09:24 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Gun-wielding woman intercepts school van, threatens students

Gun-wielding woman in Bollywood-style incident stops school van, threatens students to delete video recorded from window. Police hunt on for her.

The woman threatened the students at gunpoint to delete a video from their mobile phones (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 07:08 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Attack on right wing leader wasn’t pre-planned: Police

Two Nihangs have been sent to three-day police custody. The victim’s wife has questioned the role of the victim’s gunman. According to the police, one of the assailants has undergone de-addiction treatment.

BJP’s Punjab president Sunil Jakhar with other leaders interacting with injured Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader Sandeep Thapar at the DMC Hospital in Ludhiana on Saturday. (HT photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 06, 2024 10:36 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

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Tarsem Singh Deogan

Tarsem Singh Deogan is a senior reporter at Ludhiana. He has 16 years of experience in journalism. He has covered all beats and now focuses on crime reporting.

Dekan Wala Khuh at village near Ludhiana on highway to Chandigarh has hernia patients from Punjab, neighbouring states queuing up for magical cure every Sunday, while doctors warn against superstition.

Deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal, senior superintendent of police (SSP) (Ludhiana rural) Navneet Singh Bains and Khaana SSP Ashwini Gotyal directed the SDMs and senior police officers to ensure free and fair polls during the panchayat elections

Jagandeep Singh Dhillon, former PUNSUP manager, surrendered after evading arrest in a ₹2,000-crore food grain scam linked to ex-minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu.

Constable suffers stab injury on head, one of the accused shot in the leg during the exchange of fire at a Ludhiana village

In her complaint, the Ludhiana woman said she suspected that her husband had killed the dog or abandoned it without her knowledge or consent

One passenger died and 34 were injured when a speeding truck hit a tourist bus in Ludhiana. The bus overturned, and a police probe is underway.

The accused allegedly assaulted the students of the Government Senior Secondary School in Gorsian Kadar Bakhsh village in Ludhiana’s Sidhwan Bet area with a stick and hurled casteist remarks; the staff of the school came to their rescue, but to no avail

Police had to intervene and resolve matter after the residents of a village in Khanna made announcements to ‘boycott migrant labourers’ using loudspeakers, officials aware of the development said on Saturday.

On August 16, Akashdeep and his friends were travelling together in Suwon, South Korea, when they were approached by the police. Fearing deportation due to their undocumented status, they panicked and ran in different directions.

Three members of an inter-state gang of thieves and a Lucknow-based jeweller involved in the August 14 heist of 3.6kg silver and desecration of a temple have been arrested by Khanna police, officials said on Thursday.

A sub-inspector (SI) and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) were suspended for allegedly misbehaving and manhandling civil surgeon Dr Jasbir Singh when he was going to Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to attend a district-level Independence Day programme on Thursday.

Blurb: Four other accused have been nabbed while 13 others have been identified in the case, say police

The overcrowded Ludhiana jail will not accept new inmates until October 31; police must send them to Goindwal jail, 110 km away, due to staff and space issues.

The mother of a rape survivor has alleged that she had to struggle for 24 hours to arrange a unit of B+ blood for her daughter in the civil hospital.

NHAI raised safety concerns for officers & contractor staff in Ludhiana & Jalandhar for Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway. Contractors may leave due to safety issues.

A seven-year-old boy was killed while five others were injured after a school van rammed into a tree on Raikot Road in Jagraon subdivision of Ludhiana district on Tuesday morning

7-year-old killed, 5 school students injured in bus mishap; officials said vehicle was plying without an insurance since 2018

Police on trail of absconding driver of private school van, parents hold protest demanding his arrest, claim he was drunk at time of accident on Raikot Road in Ludhiana district.

The district consumer disputes redressal commission has fined an insurance firm for denying the medical claim of a Samrala resident.

Former Navy officer Rajinder Singh, 59, who hails from Pathankot, is among the six missing crew members.

Despite earning international accolades, international para-karate player Tarun Sharma polished shoes outside the mini secretariat to mark his protest on Wednesday aiming to draw attention to his plight and urge the state government to intervene.

Various industrial and business associations have expressed disappointment with the Union Budget 2024-25, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Union ministry highlights multi-sectoral approach needed for Ludhiana's Buddha Nullah pollution issue, including STPs, ETPs, and CETPs to reduce pollution levels.

Team found that police had already renovated the barrack where the woman was lodged and bathroom where she was found dead

Ten years after the murder of a 16-year-old girl, who was set on fire in her house in Ludhiana’s Focal Point area, seven culprits were awarded life imprisonment on Thursday.

The ADGP directed the police to send a report to headquarters with the figures of driving license suspended for the violation

Police say attack on Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader Sandeep Thapar was pre-planned. Third suspect arrested, more expected. Accused furious over Thapar's speeches.

Gun-wielding woman in Bollywood-style incident stops school van, threatens students to delete video recorded from window. Police hunt on for her.

Two Nihangs have been sent to three-day police custody. The victim’s wife has questioned the role of the victim’s gunman. According to the police, one of the assailants has undergone de-addiction treatment.

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