Vishal Rambani is an assistant editor covering Punjab. A journalist with over a decade of experience, he writes on politics, crime, power sector, environment and socio-economic issues. He has several investigative stories to his credit.
Articles by Vishal Rambani
Out of favour, family stares at oblivion
Ask them to list the development projects initiated by Surjit Singh Barnala in his home constituency as chief minister, and most Barnala residents draw a blank.
Updated on Dec 27, 2011 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Patiala
It all boils down to political will
Ideological differences apart, politicians should act maturely by evolving consensus on issues that matter. There is no stopping Punjab if they show the right intentions. Vishal Rambani & Ravinder Vasudeva report.
Updated on Dec 26, 2011 10:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani & Ravinder Vasudeva, Patiala
‘A body is now needed to run our family’
Punjab Police constable Mohan Singh, 38, is feared to have died trying to save a girl from drowning on November 22. His impoverished family is dealing with the pain, but an almost daily search for his body is adding to the trauma.
Updated on Dec 21, 2011 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Patiala
Nation proud of Indian Armed Forces: President
In recognition of services rendered in nation’s security, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Force, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today awarded Presidential Standards to five Armoured Regiments of Black Elephant Division in an impressive ceremony at Patiala Cantonment.
Updated on Nov 27, 2011 09:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Patiala
US scuttled gas pipeline with India: Iran minister
Blaming the United States for scuttling the Indo-Iran gas pipeline project, senior Iran official and former oil minister Mohammad Aliabadi on Tuesday said his country was still willing to revive the plan.
Updated on Nov 09, 2011 12:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Patiala
Punjab varsity V-C shot at, critical
An unidentified gunman today shot Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, vice chancellor of newly-formed SGPC's Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, leaving him crtically injured. The bullet reportedly pierced through the temple and got lodged in his jaw line. Vishal Rambani & Gurpreet Singh Mehak report.
Updated on Aug 02, 2011 12:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani & Gurpreet Singh Mehak, Fatehgarh Sahib
Raid on chemist shops opposite NIS Patiala
Following the media expose, that the drugs banned in sports by World Anti Doping Agency are easily available in chemist shops near National Institute of Sports ( NIS ), a team of Health Department today swooped down on chemist shops near National Institute of Sports ( NIS ) Patiala.
Updated on Jul 06, 2011 09:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Patiala
Salman coughs up Rs 200 after public drag
Salman Khan failed to battle the urge to take a drag even on the eve of World Anti-tobacco Day, and has had to pay a fine for it. Vishal Rambani reports.
Updated on Jun 01, 2011 02:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Patiala
Pilot’s habit of never saying no took his life
He saved nearly 500 lives by air-lifting critically ailing people in India and foreign countries. However, his job of saving people’s lives could not save Captain Harpreet Singh Sekhon, 28, pilot of the air ambulance, which crashed in Faridabad on Wednesday night.
Updated on May 26, 2011 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Patiala
Bhajji, Yuvraj slapped with tax notice
The Central Excise and Taxation Department, has finalised its case against Harbhajan Singh and the off-spinner will have to pay service tax amounting to Rs 1.15 crore.
Updated on May 13, 2011 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Polio, a cross-border terror?
Cross-border terror has acquired a new meaning in Punjab. The state health authorities are afraid that visitors from Pakistan would bring in the polio virus, so they have decided to set up immunisation centres at the entry points.
Updated on Apr 28, 2011 08:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nidhi Bhanot and Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
63 yrs on, farmers to be paid for land
Sixty-three years after partition, farmers will get compensation for the 300 acres along the international border with Pakistan in Punjab, on which the Border Security Force (BSF) built a road to patrol the area.
Updated on Jan 11, 2011 12:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Bhajji defaulted on `1 crore service tax
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh, currently spinning misery on batsmen in South Africa, seems to have been caught by the central excise and service tax department for defaulting on service tax. Vishal Rambani reports.
Updated on Dec 29, 2010 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Harbhajan defaulted on Rs 1 crore service tax
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh, currently spinning misery on the South African team, seems to have been caught by the central excise and service tax department for defaulting on service tax. Vishal Rambani reports.
Updated on Dec 29, 2010 10:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Punjab’s wheat crop may be hit
The early rise in temperature this month has raised fears that Punjab might slip on the record wheat output it was expecting this season, reports Vishal Rambani.
Updated on Mar 25, 2010 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
One dead, 15 injured in police firing
One person died and 15 were injured when police opened fire and lobbed tear gas shells on Sikh protesters who tried to disrupt the satsang (religious discourse) of a sect leader in Ludhiana, reports Vishal Rambani.
Updated on Dec 06, 2009 12:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Curfew imposed in Ludhiana
Following the violence, the district magistrate has imposed curfew in areas falling under nine police stations covering nearly 60 per cent area of industrial town.
Updated on Dec 05, 2009 08:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Wheat zone goes bananas
A New leaf A 10-acre experiment in lucrative banana cultivation has kindled a new phase in Punjab’s agriculture. Vishal Rambani reports.
Updated on Nov 06, 2009 10:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Punjab is going nuts over its 'own' Bananas
It's bananas are ‘king-sized’ and earn growers sweet profits – between Rs 1.10 lakh to Rs 1.50 lakh per acre -- in a state that now aims to cultivate half the bananas it gorges on in a year. Vishal Rambani reports.
Updated on Oct 30, 2009 03:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani
Ludhiana children richest in India in terms of pocket money
Even though the Punjab is slipping in the nationwide list of per capita income, Ludhiana children have topped the chart for getting maximum pocket money in India, reports Vishal Rambani.
Updated on Oct 13, 2009 03:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
JCT ride on Baljit, Balwant for 5-1 win
Riding on a hattrick from Baljit Sahni, JCT registered a facile 5-1 victory over newly-promoted Lajong in the I-League match held at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Sunday, reports Vishal Rambani.
Updated on Oct 04, 2009 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Cops salute drug lords: CBI Director
A deep nexus exists between the police and the drug mafia in India, Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ashwani Kumar (58) said on Saturday.
Updated on Sep 20, 2009 12:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
All aboard the scrimp-and-save bandwagon
When Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi decide to walk the talk on austerity — and travel like the aam aadmi — other Congressmen, and even the Left, rush to follow suit, reports Vishal Rambani. The great austerity rush
Updated on Sep 16, 2009 01:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, On Board Shatabdi Express
The American who helped India conquer hunger
The only person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for contribution in agriculture and food production, Norman Borlaug is considered the brain behind India’s Green Revolution of the 1960s. He passed away on Saturday, reports Vishal Rambani.
Updated on Sep 14, 2009 01:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Ludhiana
Labourers work rallies, Punjab fields lie fallow
Elections mean rallies and rallies mean crowds — the more, the better. So politicians are hiring labourers to boost their show of strength. Their henchmen are luring the workers with the promise of Rs 150 per day for their uninterrupted attention and applause, reoprts Vishal Rambani.
Updated on Apr 20, 2009 12:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Amritsar
Taliban terror forces Hindus to flee Pakistan
Fear of rising influence of the fundamentalist Taliban drives 35 people from Peshawar to seek refuge in Amritsar. Vishal Rambani examines...See popup
Updated on Mar 09, 2009 02:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Amritsar
Singer declared a proclaimed offender
Singer Anuradha Paudwal was declared Proclaimed Offender (PO) by a local court here on Thursday after she failed to appear before it in connection with a 12-year-old copyrights violation case, reports Vishal Rambani.
Updated on Feb 06, 2009 01:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Amritsar
Parking problems mount
With malls and shopping complexes mushrooming all over the city, the space for parking vehicles has shrunk. The residents and commuters are facing acute shortage of parking space.
Updated on Jan 30, 2009 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Rambani, Chandigarh