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
Baptised woman, ‘granthi’ held for sacrilege at Ludhiana village
Ludhiana police on Monday detained a woman in connection with the alleged desecration of a ‘bir” of the Guru Granth Sahib at a gurdwara in Ghawaddi village.
Updated on Oct 20, 2015 09:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Sale of other brands’ packaged water goes unchecked at rly station
Though the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had recently booked two officials of northern railways for allegedly favouring private firms providing packaged drinking water of brands other than the mandatory ‘Rail Neer’, the sale of water of other brands is still being witnessed at the Ludhiana railway station.
Updated on Oct 18, 2015 09:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Juvenile court orders eight teens to serve community
Eight teenage friends, who were arrested by police for burglary have got lesson for the life, as court of the Principal Magistrate of the Juvenile Justice Board in its verdict has ordered the convicts to serve patients at the civil hospitals with an NGO Ann Jal Sewa Trust that is already giving its services to the patients at the civil hospital.
Updated on Sep 13, 2015 11:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
6-year-old reveals tale of horror of watching brother and father die
Six-year-old Priti, who has seen her father and younger brother hanging with pipe, has revealed the tale of horror. Priti said, after getting ready for the school, her father has told her that he will drop her and Karan to school.
Updated on Aug 25, 2015 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Two teens caught for snatching told to serve in hospital
In a remarkable judgment, court of principal magistrate of Juvenile Justice Board Pratima Arora instead of sending two teenagers, who were convicted in snatching cases, to juvenile home, ordered them to serve patients at the civil hospital. The teenagers have to complete 150 hours of community service in six months.
Updated on Aug 21, 2015 10:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Ludhiana policemen honoured for going beyond the call of duty
After being given a platform by social media for their good work, two city cops—head constable Ashok Kumar and subinspector Pritam Singh—were honoured by cabinet minister Tota Singh at the district-level programme on Independence Day. Both the cops have been deputed in the traffic wing.
Updated on Aug 21, 2015 12:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
After nearly 30 months, cousin held for killing 20-year-old NRI
Nearly 30 months after the death of 20-year-old NRI Kevin Jassal, the Sidhwan Bet police have arrested his cousin Inderjit Singh for the murder.
Updated on Aug 17, 2015 10:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Police prepare list of people possessing hunting weapons licence
After recovering live cartridges from outside the compound wall of Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, on Wednesday, police have shortlisted names of people who possess the licence for bearing weapons used for hunting.
Updated on Aug 13, 2015 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Post Gurdaspur attack, police stations set up bunkers
After the Gurdaspur terror attack, the police feel the need for bunkers outside police stations across the state.
Updated on Aug 12, 2015 01:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Post Gurdaspur attack, police stations set up bunkers
After the Gurdaspur terror attack, the police feel the need for bunkers outside police stations across the state.
Updated on Aug 12, 2015 01:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Special 60 to guard Ludhiana in case of terror strike
After joining as police commissioner of Ludhiana, Paramraj Singh Umranangal and deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Narinder Bhargava have formed a team of 60 trained police personnel to cope up in case of a terrorist attack.
Updated on Aug 10, 2015 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Surat Singh Khalsa's lawyer sends notice to Ludhiana DC
The lawyer of fasting Sikh activist Surat Singh Khalsa has sent a notice to Ludhiana deputy commissioner Rajat Aggarwal claiming that his client had been illegally detained at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the city.
Updated on Aug 03, 2015 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
4 days on, kin refuse to cremate farmer's body in Lehal
The body of farmer Harbans Singh, 48, of Lehal village, has been kept in a freezer at his home for the past four days. Harbans Singh had ended his life around four days back by consuming a poisonous substance on July 29.
Updated on Aug 02, 2015 08:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Surat Singh Khalsa wants no more health updates on him
Fasting Sikh activist Surat Singh Khalsa has cursed civil surgeon Dr Renu Chhatwal over her updates to the media about his health.
Updated on Aug 01, 2015 10:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
15-year-old case of steel agent's murder: Bail plea of accused dismissed
In the 15-year-old murder case of steel agent Vipan Jindal, the court of additional sessions judge Jatinderpal Singh Khurmi on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of accused Narinder Kapoor, an iron trader.
Updated on Jul 30, 2015 10:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Double murder case: Deceased cop's father moves application to conclude the case
Kasmira Singh Gill, father of former Moga deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Balraj Singh Gill who was brutally murdered along with a woman, Monika Kapila, at a farmhouse on Hambran Road in February 2012, has moved an application in court seeking conclusion of the case and pronouncement of the verdict.
Updated on Jul 28, 2015 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Cheema calls on Khalsa, enquires about his health
Punjab education minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) spokesperson Dr Daljit Singh Cheema on Thursday night visited fasting Sikh hardliner Surat Singh Khalsa at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) to enquire about his health.
Updated on Jul 25, 2015 09:17 AM IST
None | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Police release suspects’ sketches in Jagraon robbery
The rural police of this district have prepared sketches of the suspects in Monday’s robbery at Jagraon in which Rs 1.63 crore was taken away from the cash van of a security agency.
Updated on Jul 15, 2015 01:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Ludhiana man’s bomb tweet grounds Jet Airways flight headed to Muscat
A message scrawled in lipstick on an aircraft’s toilet mirror and now a Twitter prank has led to two emergency landings in the past three days.
Updated on Jul 10, 2015 10:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soubhik Mitra and Tarsem Singh Deogan, Mumbai/ludhiana
Police crack whip on street vendors serving eatables without wearing gloves
Besides maintaining law and order in the city, the police have now cracked a whip on roadside vendors who fail to follow hygienic practices.
Updated on Jun 27, 2015 01:00 PM IST
Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Ammonia gas leak: Few still await free medical aid
Some of the victims of Doraha's ammonia gas leak are still waiting for free-of-cost medical aid that was promised to be given by the administration. While the authorities are giving the free-of-cost aid to most of major hospitals that are taking care of the gas leak victims, it seems to be ignorant of those victims who have been admitted to Rajwant Hospital, which is at a hand's distance from the incident spot.
Updated on Jun 15, 2015 01:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Doraha
DSP, woman murder case: Defence counsel's application challenging digital records dismissed
The court of additional sessions judge Priya Sood has dismissed the application moved by the defence counsel challenging the time and date of the pictures clicked and video recordings in the case of double murder of Moga DSP Balraj Singh Gill and a woman, Monika Kapila.
Updated on Jun 07, 2015 10:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Punjab: Controversial 'cat'-turned-dismissed cop Pinky got parole thrice in a year
Controversial Punjab Police 'cat'-turned-dismissed cop Gurmeet Singh Pinky spent 486 days out of jail on parole from April 2008 to July 2012 before his premature release in June 2014.
Updated on May 25, 2015 10:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Grewal accuses MP Ravneet Singh Bittu for faking apology letter
Congressman Charanjit Singh Grewal, alias Jassraj Grewal, who had accused the Congress member parliament (MP) Ravneet Singh Bittu for cheating and threatening, has now accused the MP for faking compromise and apology letter.
Updated on May 17, 2015 08:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Son of pensioner who burnt himself blames govt, police
The intervention of National Commission for Scheduled Castes vice-chairman Raj Kumar Verka has given the family of the octogenarian who burnt himself for pensioners’ rights a new hope for justice. On April 18, Som Nath Anand, 83, of Dhilwan committed suicide in Kapurthala in protest after he didn’t receive his paltry pension of `250 for six months.
Updated on Apr 28, 2015 11:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Police submit chargesheet in Women's Day gangrape case
After around 45 days of the gangrape incident on Women’s Day, the police submitted the chargesheet in the case in court on Thursday. The police said investigation in the case had been completed long ago, but they were awaiting swab reports that were pending with the forensic laboratory.
Updated on Apr 26, 2015 12:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Bains brothers' supporters slam cops' 'biased' role
Extending support to the Bains brothers - MLAs Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh Bains - and their supporters jailed twice for staging protest in the district, members of their 'Team Insaaf' on Saturday accused the police of behaving in a biased manner.
Updated on Apr 19, 2015 09:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Pregnant woman's murder: Mother wants stiff punishment for son
No matter what children do, mothers usually have soft corner for them, but for Neelam of Sundar Nagar the case is different. Her son Sandeep Kumar had allegedly killed his wife Mahi, alias Santosh Devi, on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.
Updated on Apr 17, 2015 01:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Shaheed Bhagat Singh's family was also 'spied on'
Like the kin of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Shaheed Bhagat Singh's sister and other members of the family had also allegedly been under surveillance for years.
Updated on Apr 13, 2015 07:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Illegal weapon case: National shooter accuses police of implicating him
A national-level shooter, Ravideep Singh Walia, has accused the police of implicating him in an illegal weapon case. He said station house officer (SHO) of the Shimlapuri police station Balwinder Singh was changing his statements. Ravideep said he was being implicated as his family had filed a case against alleged police atrocities in a court.
Updated on Apr 07, 2015 08:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana