Gurpreet Singh Nibber is an Assistant Editor with the Punjab bureau. He covers politics, agriculture, power sector, environment, Sikh religious affairs and the Punjabi diaspora.
Articles by Gurpreet Singh Nibber
PSERC allows usage of imported coal in 2 plants
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has paved the way for the use of imported coal for two thermal power plants being built in the private sector.
Updated on Jan 02, 2013 10:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
'Rana too abused; I just had a mike in front of me'
In the eye of a raging row over his abusive face-off with Congress legislator Rana Gurjit Singh in the stormy winter session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha that ended on a bitter note on Friday, SAD minister Bikram Singh Majithia is "hurt" at being "unfairly" portrayed as the villain of piece. In Chandigarh, he spoke to Gurpreet Singh Nibber to tell his side of the story. Excerpts:
Updated on Dec 23, 2012 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber
DSGMC polls on January 27
Following a reprimand by the Supreme Court, the Delhi government today announced that the elections to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) would be held on January 27.
Updated on Dec 18, 2012 11:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
At stake, much more than the Sikh panth's cause
It's not only about the control of at least 11 historical gurdwaras in and around Delhi, Akali factions looking to helm the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) are aiming for much more.
Updated on Nov 30, 2012 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, New Delhi
5 years on, Badals' SAD hopes for comeback in Delhi
Five years ago, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) slipped out of the hands of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) led by the Badals. But now the party, which is running a coalition government in Punjab and is also in charge of the Amritsar-headquartered Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), is treading with caution, trying to make no mistake as it sees a comeback opportunity in Delhi.
Updated on Nov 29, 2012 10:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, New Delhi
Akali factions clash at Delhi gurdwara, 11 hurt
A bloody clash between two Akali factions, also involving security taskforce of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), at New Delhi’s Rakabganj gurdwara on Thursday resulted in injuries to at least 11 persons, including Manjit Singh GK, president of the Delhi unit of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Badal.
Updated on Nov 15, 2012 10:21 PM IST
None | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Defaulting rice mills owe Rs 2,500-crore rice to govt
About 800 rice shelling mills, which were blacklisted last month, owe rice worth about Rs 2,500 crore to the Punjab government. The mills were blacklisted as they failed to clear the backlog of rice supply from paddy of the 2011 kharif season.
Updated on Nov 15, 2012 12:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Past perfect, present tense
As the discourse in Punjab revolves around the need for a 'second green revolution', a 'white revolution' and a 'rainbow revolution', the cradle of the original green revolution in the state, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), is instead looking for course correction.
Updated on Oct 17, 2012 08:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber and Anshu Seth, Ludhiana
800 rice mills blacklisted
With the Punjab government blacklisting nearly 800 of the 3,600 rice mills in the state, a huge stock of paddy has piled up in the grain markets. Procurement agencies will not allot paddy to the 800 mills until the operators clear the backlog from the last season.
Updated on Oct 15, 2012 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
The Tiger inside
Rising from a nondescript village in Ludhiana district, it took him years of grit and determination to become the legend he has today. Sixty-four-year-old wrestling sensation Tiger Jeet Singh is another Indian to have lived out his foreign dream, emerging as a prominent member of Canadian society. HT City tracks Tiger’s life.
Updated on Oct 10, 2012 06:35 PM IST
None | Gurpreet Singh Nibber
Farmers' panel 'divided' over benefits
The Punjab State Farmers' Commission seems to be divided on whether foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector will benefit farmers or not. Commission chairman GS Kalkat thinks that farmers won't gain much from FDI, while PS Rangi, a consultant with the commission, sees it as a good opportunity for farmers to increase their income.
Updated on Sep 29, 2012 12:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Shahpur Kandi Project: J&K refuses land to Punjab
The irrigation department of Punjab may have started the process of calling tenders for the 206MW Shahpur Kandi hydel power project, but the union ministry of water resources has for now refused to release its share, that is Rs 530 crore of the total project cost of Rs 2,290 crore.
Updated on Sep 22, 2012 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
PSERC sets ball rolling, bats for thermal plant fuel audit
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has sought to kick-start the practice of auditing fuel consumption at state-run thermal power generation plants in the country. As a pilot project, the commission got the fuel audit of thermal plants run by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) conducted through Bangalore-based Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) in January 2012.
Updated on Sep 10, 2012 10:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Indian-origin MP advocates tough stand against criminals
"The system of justice in Canada is lenient and it is like a revolving door, where criminals enter from one side and move out from the other. The judicial system needs to be toughened," feels Parm Gill of Indian origin, who is Conservative Party's member of Canadian parliament from Brampton Springdale constituency.
Updated on Sep 02, 2012 08:58 PM IST
None | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Brampton
NRI Sikh youngsters write open letter to SGPC members
About 50 youngsters in the age group of 10 to 25 years, belonging to Sikh families based in the US and Canada, have written an open letter to members of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). They have primarily sought uniting the Sikh Panth under the rehat maryada, guided by Guru Granth Sahib.
Updated on Aug 28, 2012 08:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Toronto
'Lack of leadership within the expatriate community'
Staff Sergeant Raj Biring, a senior police officer in Toronto who originally hails from Punjab, has attributed lack of leadership from within the community to cases of Punjabi youths in Canada going astray.
Updated on Aug 16, 2012 07:09 PM IST
None | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Toronto
Canada's Punjabis seek stricter gun laws, more awareness about Sikhism
Shocked and angered, president of Mississauga's Dixie-Derry gurdwara management, Jasjeet Singh Bhullar on Thursday demanded a ban on carrying of firearms by the citizens in United States.
Updated on Aug 10, 2012 12:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Toronto
Toronto’s first Punjabi awards
The Air Canada Centre located in the heart of Toronto downtown, rocked on Saturday evening when Punjabi singers, actors and directors of the film industry descended to see a dream come true — the first Punjabi International Film Academy Awards (PIFAA).
Updated on Aug 07, 2012 12:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Ontario
Punjabis living in Ontario province shocked over shooting
Over four lakh Punjabis living in Ontario province of Canada are shocked and angered by the shooting in Milwaukee, US, about 750km from here, with everyone talking about the incident that occurred on Sunday. The Sikhs in Ontario are 23% of the total population.
Updated on Aug 06, 2012 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Toronto
PIFA Awards:Dharam bhaaji, the man who makes the wait worth it
It seemed age is finally catching up with Hindi cinema's Greek God from Punjab. Dharmendra, 76, failed to keep his promise to dine on Thursday night with fellow Punjabis in Brampton, considered one of the many Punjabs away from Punjab.
Updated on Aug 04, 2012 08:38 PM IST
None | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Brampton (toronto)
PIFA Awards: Punjabis say will buy ticket, if pass not arranged
Punjabis can't change, no matter where they go and how prosperous they become. Toronto is ready to host the first Punjabi International Film Academy Awards (PIFAA) ceremony, and the chase in the expatriate community here is for free passes to the venue.
Updated on Aug 01, 2012 04:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Toronto
PIFA awards: Pathankot guy chasing bigger dream
Like any other Punjabi, a civil engineer working in a thermal plant in the heartland of Punjab nursed a dream - to go to Canada. Twelve years hence, Rajinder Saini is behind a show every Punjabi sitting across the globe is looking forward to. He is organising the first international Punjabi film academy awards, to be given away on August 4.
Updated on Jul 31, 2012 12:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Toronto
Pb, Har and Rajasthan to cut down on demand from BBMB
As the reservoirs of the Bhakra and Pong dams are not getting “enough” water and the level is much below than what it was this time round last year, the partner states are left with no option but to cut their demand of water for irrigation.
Updated on Jul 14, 2012 12:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh:
Drinking water programme: 1% of central funds for Punjab
Despite the presence of uranium in drinking water in certain areas of Punjab, funds given by the Union government to the state for ensuring potable water in rural areas were too meager: Less than 1% of the total national outlay.
Updated on Jul 07, 2012 07:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Treasury, Oppn exchange barbs after Cong MLA Sadique's song in Punjab assembly
The last day of the budget session of Punjab assembly was witness to some amusing moments. First-time Congress MLA Mohd Sadique, a legendary folk singer of the state, crooned a few lines after a request from chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and due permission of the assembly speaker.
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 09:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
'Diversion' of funds issue leads to noisy scenes
Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday on the issue of "diversion" of central government funds to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore.
Updated on Jun 26, 2012 03:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
As mark of protest, BJP to 'keep mum' in House
As a mark of protest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), coalition partner of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab, has decided to maintain silence in the vidhan sabha during the budget session, which begins today.
Updated on Jun 19, 2012 12:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SAD, BJP 'divided' over mayor share
The tried-and-tested 'two-mayors-each' arrangement between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is apparently under threat.
Updated on Jun 13, 2012 11:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
R100-crore plan to keep VVIPs airborne
Backed by the go-ahead of the cabinet sub-committee on civil aviation, the Punjab directorate of civil aviation has come up with an ambitious Rs 100-crore plan to build its fleet of aircraft for VVIPs, including governor, chief minister and deputy chief minister.
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 11:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SAD-BJP coalition retains all four municipal corporations
Continuing with the momentum created by its win in the January 30 Punjab assembly polls, the SAD-BJP coalition made a clean sweep of municipal corporation elections with majority in all four local bodies in the state. Reports of coalition supporters' involvement in violence and rigging poured in during the day, while the main opponent Congress rank and file watched helplessly as the ruling coalition raced towards victory.
Updated on Jun 11, 2012 10:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh