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    Navneet Sharma

    A senior assistant editor, Navneet Sharma leads the Punjab bureau for Hindustan Times. He writes on politics, public affairs, civil services and the energy sector.

    Articles by Navneet Sharma

    Centre makes rooftop solar push, Punjab says only 12% schools remain uncovered

    Punjab has 1,709 secondary and 2,089 higher secondary government schools. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 20, 2026 02:52 IST

    India’s entrance exams emulate Sorting Hat’s opaque decision-making

    When lakhs of teenagers are told that their futures depend on an instrument whose inner workings are mysterious and whose difficulty can shift year to year, and whose administering body faces no real consequence for errors, opacity itself becomes a source of psychological harm. Students cannot prepare rationally for a process they cannot see. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 16, 2026 15:53 IST

    Hawara declines Delhi jail dept’s two-day custody parole offer

    Hawara had submitted the application on June 11, 2025, seeking four weeks’ parole to attend to his ailing mother. As no decision was taken on his application, he moved the court. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 13, 2026 02:59 IST

    Former Punjab CM Beant Singh’s murder convict declines custody parole offer

    Jagtar Singh Hawara is currently lodged in Central Jail, Mandoli.
    india news
    Updated on Aug 13, 2026 03:08 IST

    Punjab CM meets governor to seek parole for Beant assassination convict Hawara

    Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday urged Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria to push for a 10-day parole for Beant Singh assassination convict Jagtar Singh Hawara on humanitarian grounds.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 12, 2026 09:00 IST

    Uproar in House after Ganieve Kaur questions Punjab govt over anti-sacrilege law

    Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia speaking in the assembly. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 6, 2026 02:50 IST

    Despite concerns, Punjab wraps up SIR with 90% elector participation

    According to the latest official figures, signed enumeration forms of 1.94 crore electors, out of the total electorate of 2.14 crore, were collected and digitised during the extended 40-day enumeration exercise aimed at updating and sanitising the electoral rolls in the state.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 4, 2026 03:42 IST

    Demands of VB-GRAM G employees met: Cheema

    Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said,“The decisions are expected to benefit nearly 2,000 employees across the state.” (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jul 30, 2026 02:47 IST

    Over 40% academic posts vacant in Punjab’s teacher training institutes

    More than 40% of academic posts are lying vacant in government-run teacher education institutions — the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) and the District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) — in Punjab.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jul 29, 2026 03:32 IST

    Punjab to raise ₹13,000 crore from market as debt mounts

    Punjab’s planned borrowing accounts for about 5% of the total <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2.37 lakh crore that states and Union territories expect to raise through bond sales during the quarter.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jul 23, 2026 03:02 IST

    Teacher crunch marked in red on Centre’s report card for Punjab govt schools

    The proportion of government schools in Punjab with an adverse pupil-teacher ratio rose from 18.6% in 2023-24 to 19.9% in 2024-25, the ministry of education noted. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jul 17, 2026 03:37 IST

    'False propaganda': Mann rejects Akal Takht decree over viral video

    Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann during Lok Milni’ (public interaction) at Bihala village in the Chabbewal assembly segment in Hoshiarpur on Tuesday. (Sourced)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jun 17, 2026 05:01 IST

    Punjab CM rejects video behind Akal Takht decree, claims political conspiracy

    Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday rejected the video that formed the basis of the Akal Takht decree against him. (PTI Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jun 16, 2026 08:50 IST

    Civic body polls: Results a big boost for AAP before 2027 Punjab assembly battle

    Aam Aadmi Party winning candidates from Majitha constituency celebrate with supporters. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on May 30, 2026 02:00 IST

    Centre flags 9% decline in Punjab school enrolment

    The Union education ministry flagged the dip of nearly 1.76 lakh in enrolment at the pre-primary and elementary levels.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on May 28, 2026 02:30 IST

    Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana: Punjab government to step up cash dole enrolment drive

    Chief minister Bhagwant Mann, while launching the registration process in Jalandhar on April 14, announced that beneficiaries would start getting the monthly allowance from July 1.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on May 20, 2026 02:00 IST

    Punjab yet to form Seventh State Finance Commission, risks losing local body grants

    Nearly six months after the 16th Finance Commission submitted its report, the Punjab government is yet to constitute the Seventh State Finance Commission (SFC) for recommending the devolution of state’s tax revenues and their apportionment between the panchayati raj institutions and municipal bodies in the state.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on May 15, 2026 01:04 IST

    Centre extends key school schemes till Sept 30

    Samagra Shiksha, launched in 2018, covers students from pre-school to Class 12. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on May 12, 2026 02:18 IST

    Bhagwant Mann meets President, seeks action against AAP MPs who joined BJP

    Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann calls on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
    india news
    Updated on May 6, 2026 03:07 IST

    President meets: Mann seeks AAP defectors’ recall, Chadha alleges vendetta politics

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann along with AAP MLAs talking to mediapersons after meeting President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Vipin Kumar/ HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on May 6, 2026 01:16 IST

    Punjab CM meets President over ‘betrayal’ by AAP defectors

    Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann with President Droupadi Murmu during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on May 5, 2026 08:47 IST

    ‘Breath-taking’ drama in Punjab assembly after Oppn seeks Mann’s sobriety test

    Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann speaks in the State Assembly, in Chandigarh on Friday.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on May 2, 2026 06:51 IST

    Punjab CM will meet President alone on May 5, AAP MLAs to wait outside Rashtrapati Bhavan

    Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday confirmed he will meet President Droupadi Murmu alone at 12 noon on May 5 to address the defection of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha members to the BJP. (File photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Apr 30, 2026 06:28 IST

    Punjab CM Mann to meet President Murmu over Raghav Chadha-led AAP MP's BJP move

    Mann said the President responded to his request for a meeting and scheduled it for 12 noon on Tuesday
    india news
    Updated on Apr 29, 2026 15:58 IST

    No threat to AAP, situation firmly under control: Aman Arora

    Aman Arora said BJP leaders and Partap Singh Bajwa of the Congress had made such claims from time to time without basis. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Apr 26, 2026 23:56 IST

    Defections cast shadow over Bhagwant Mann’s poll push

    BJP national president Nitin Nabin, second right, meets Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha, right, Sandeep Pathak, left, and Ashok Mittal at the party's headquarters, in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Apr 25, 2026 24:36 IST

    AAP at crossroads, faces daunting rebuilding task

    **EDS: FILE IMAGE** In a massive jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party, seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, quit the party on Friday, April 24, 2026. Chadha is seen with then Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, in this file photo dated Sunday, April 3, 2016. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist) (PTI04_24_2026_000437B)
    india news
    Updated on Apr 25, 2026 03:24 IST

    Punjab’s new anti-sacrilege bill to become law as governor gives assent

    The anti-sacrilege bill, which proposed amendments to the original Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act-2008 to provide for stringent punishments, was tabled in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha by the chief minister during a special one-day session last week. (Hindustan Times)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Apr 20, 2026 01:22 IST

    Punjab ready for first intensive electoral roll clean-up in 22 years: CEO Anindita Mitra

    Punjab’s chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra says SIR will begin after EC issues a notification followed by preparatory phase of 7-10 days. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Apr 18, 2026 22:34 IST

    2026-27 academic session: Punjab starts RTE admissions after delay, window open till April 25

    The school education department has invited online applications for 2026-27 academic session under Section 12(1)(c) of the Act. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Apr 17, 2026 03:48 IST
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