Avtar Singh

Punjab farmers modify plan, to march to Delhi via alternative routes besides Haryana highways

While BKU Ekta-Ugrahan and Sidhupur factions are camping on the border at Khanauri and Moonak in Sangrur, Kirti Kisan Union, BKU Rajewal and Kadian are heading for entry points from neighbouring Patiala district.

7 Sangrur pharmacy colleges indulged in mass copying, says probe report

Punjab’s vaccination drive against foot-and-mouth disease hit as owners oppose ear tagging of cattle

Fear that this may lead to higher taxes for them, as the cattle will be linked to the owner’s Aadhar after vaccination

Rebuilding lives; Sangrur dalit family comes to terms with death

On November 16, 2019, Jagmail, a dalit construction worker, had died in a hospital in Chandigarh, nine days after being beaten up and forced to drink urine by upper caste men. Jagmail was accused of standing outside the doors of houses of upper caste families in an inebriated condition and mouthing obscenities

Five men from Moga burnt alive as car catches fire after colliding with Canter in Sangrur

Victims were returning from wedding reception when oil tank of truck with which car collided started leaking and caught fire.

Wedding procession gives fillip to farmers’ agitation in Sangrur

Holding flags of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) — one of the 30 farm bodies up in arms against central agricultural laws in Punjab — the procession marched through the village before proceeding to the bride’s town

Sangrur facing 80% urea shortage in wheat sowing season

The district cultivates wheat crop on 2.9 lakh hectares, which require about 1.1lakh metric tonne (MT) urea, but currently, only 25,000 MT is in stock.

Farmers leaders in Punjab invited by Central govt for talks

Jagmohan Singh, state general secretary (BKU Dakaunda), has confirmed the development

Farmers lay siege to corporate-owned fuel stations, stores in Sangrur, Barnala

They were protesting against the Centre’s new agriculture laws on the fourth consecutive day as part of their indefinite ‘rail roko’ agitation.

Modi weakening govt procurement system to benefit businessmen friends, Rahul Gandhi tells Punjab farmers

ON DAY 2 Addressing rally in Sangrur district, says Congress will join the fight of the farmers till the illogical, black laws are scrapped

Commuters enjoy toll-free travel, courtesy farmers

Pullout won’t help SAD in state polls: Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa

SAD (Democratic) chief says the Akalis also did not expect Harsimrat Badal’s resignation to be accepted

Farm agitation fertile ground for creative slogans

The ruling Congress party in Punjab has been attacking the Centre, while targeting the PM with the slogan ‘Kisan Virodhi Narendra Modi’

Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann yet to adopt a village, says can’t do without funds

As per Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, each MP needs to adopt five villages during his or her tenure

Farm unions scale up efforts to get youth, women into their fold

The shift is part of a plan to oppose the three new agricultural ordinances that the Centre has passed. Other farmer outfits, mostly seen as armies of old men, are also working to ‘recruit’ youth and women into their organisations.

Running toy business in Punjab’s Dhanaula no child’s play after Covid-19

Demand is down as people don’t venture out for shopping in a market already hit by the invasion of imported products

35th death anniversary of Longowal: Govt, SAD and Dhindsa pay separate tributes

The SAD held an event at Gurdwara Kambowal Sahib where SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal, acting jathedar of the Akal Takht Giani Harpreet Singh and other SAD leaders paid their tributes

RMOs on covid duty, pharmacy officers’ strike hit healthcare services in rural Punjab

Pharmacy officers and Class-4 employees allege they have been seeking regularisation for 14 years are working on very low salary

Street theatre hit amid ban on public gatherings, artistes take up odd jobs to eke out a living

Artistes who spent their days performing plays with a strong social, political message are working as farm hands, labourers

Sangrur police using app to track cops on night duty on trial basis

The district police has also developed a range of software to resolve issues that causes daily inconveniences like accessing data of criminals, stock of essentials and pending litigation etc

Days before Udham Singh’s death anniv, officials inspect work on memorial in Sunam

Mid Day Meal cooks cry out for salaries

Malerkotla authorities not meeting Covid-19 test target of 80 a day

Over the past 55 days from May 21 to July 14, the testing target was achieved only six times, even as 2,220 total samples have been taken from block in the last 55 days

Covid-19: Sangrur emerges as new hotspot with 16 deaths, fourfold jump in cases in a month

In the past one month, the district went on to attain 9.14% share of the state’s death tally

Sangrur women college management suspendedfor ‘fund misuse’, ADC appointed administrator

DPI colleges says the management neither responded to the clarification sought by the higher education department nor it followed the instructions

Ghaggar fury: Patiala, Sangrur brace for monsoon

Barnala officer investigating Sidhu Moose Wala firing case changed, two SITs formed

Patiala Range IG says two special investigation teams have been formed to probe the cases registered under the Arms Act against the singer, who requested that the investigating officer be changed

Congress leader Poonam Kangra’s Punjab SC commission membership suspended

The Congress leader, her husband and one of her sons were arrested on June 14 on charges of abetment to suicide

Sangrur: Congress leader, husband and son arrested for abetment to suicide

Earlier, the police had booked Kangra, her husband and three sons on June 4, when the resident, Sanjeev Kumar, (50) took his own life and died at the Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala.

22-year-old booked for firing in the air while shooting Tik Tok video in Sangrur

The accused allegedly fired shots from a .32 bore pistol and a .12 bore double barrel gun in an agricultural field on June 10; three others, including his father, booked