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      Guest column | Punjab needs healing, not another battle over its past

      Khalra occupies an important place in Punjab’s public memory. His efforts to expose alleged illegal cremations and disappearances during the counter-insurgency period, and the subsequent judicial findings relating to his abduction and murder, are an undeniable part of Punjab’s history (HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jul 11, 2026 12:48 IST

      Guest Column| Hazur Sahib Bill: Blanket rejection missed opportunity for reform

      Replacing a statute that has governed Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded, the Fifth Takht, since the era of the erstwhile Hyderabad State is no small matter. But the moral authority of the gurmata is most effective when it rests on sound argument. (File photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jun 26, 2026 10:47 IST

      When cycle track eats footpath: Chandigarh must act on SC’s walking rights verdict

      Bad condition cycle track at Sector 19 in Chandigarh on Monday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jun 22, 2026 23:50 IST

      Guest Column| Rooted in heritage: Why GNDU’s new Sikhism course is vital

      On March 6, the academic council of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, decided to introduce a compulsory course, titled Basic Knowledge of Sikhism, for all undergraduate students from the 2026-27 academic session. (File photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 9, 2026 09:13 IST

      Punjab, VB–G RAM G and limits of a ‘special session’

      Punjab is about 2.3% of India’s population, yet in 2024-25, it generated roughly 309 lakh person-days — about 1.1% of the national total — and received about 1.5% of the national wage-fund releases.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 27, 2025 22:44 IST

      Guest Column| Implications of NGT stay on Punjab’s farmhouse policy

      Punjab has never successfully policed the periphery of Chandigarh. The Nayagaon-Kansal-Karoran belt remains a reminder of what happens when development mushrooms without an overarching plan, virtually at the Capitol Complex’s doorstep.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 19, 2025 12:03 IST

      Guest Column| Why India’s Gen Z needs legal right to disconnect

      Development is not a 70-hour sprint; it is a marathon. A culture that equates exhaustion with patriotism and burnout with bravery is not hard working; it is short-sighted. (Representational photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 8, 2025 10:41 IST

      Guest Column| Time for reforms in Sikh institutional governance

      Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj at Akal Takht in Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, on Monday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 12, 2025 12:07 IST

      Guest Column | Centre’s new draft policy framework on agri marketing raises concerns

      The policy aims at addressing long-standing challenges in agricultural marketing through a unified national approach. (HT File)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 11, 2024 16:23 IST

      Time to scrap land ceiling laws in Punjab?

      A wheat farmer examining his crop before harvest. The Charanjit Singh Channi government’s decision of seeking information from DCs regarding landowners having more than the permissible area under the land ceiling laws in Punjab has stirred up a controversy. (HT file photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 13, 2021 11:12 IST

      Punjabi in Punjab schools: Rhetoric versus reality

      While the CBSE has been at pains to explain that this is merely an administrative decision, based on the number of students opting for a particular language/subject, educationists, former administrators and even NRIs, say this decision shall further whittle down the importance of Punjabi in the country, particularly in Punjab. (HT file photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Oct 22, 2021 11:44 IST

      Guest Column | Settlement of agricultural debt in Punjab: Rhetoric versus reality

      The fragmented farmer and agricultural labour organisations have been sporadically protesting but the subject has paled into insignificance after the farmers’ ongoing agitation against the three central farm laws. (Representative Photo/HT File)
      others
      Updated on Aug 31, 2021 14:25 IST

      Safeguards for mega monetisation plan’s success

      Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Aug 26, 2021 20:05 IST
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