Articles by Parteek Singh Mahal
Mansa court junks pre-arrest bail plea of author of book on Moose Wala
The court of district and sessions judge HS Grewal after hearing the arguments of both sides dismissed the anticipatory bail application moved by Makha.

Updated on Feb 07, 2025 10:26 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Citing lack of evidence, Faridkot court acquits 51 in 2008 PMET scam
The infamous PMET scam was unearthed in the entrance test held on June 22, 2008, and on July 4, 2008. The Faridkot police had registered an FIR under sections 420, 419, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of the IPC against students, imposters and doctors allegedly involved in the scam.

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 09:16 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to now hoist Tricolour in Patiala
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will hoist the national flag in Patiala on Republic Day, shifting from Faridkot after pro-Khalistan slogans emerged.

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 07:42 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Dera follower’s murder: Faridkot court rejects NIA’s plea seeking transfer of case to Delhi
The court of the Faridkot additional sessions judge on Monday dismissed an application filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking the transfer of Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Kataria’s murder case to New Delhi.

Published on Jan 20, 2025 09:44 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
AAP will form govt in Delhi by winning 60+ seats: Mann
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh on Sunday said Aam the Aadmi Party (AAP) will form the government in Delhi for the fourth consecutive term by winning more than 60 seats

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 05:16 AM IST
PG medical courses: After 2 rounds of counselling, 31% MD, MS seats remain vacant in 9 colleges
The Baba Farid University of Health Sciences has announced the schedule for the third round of counselling to fill the vacant PG seats. Of the 573 state-quota seats in five private and four government medical colleges in the state, 179 (31%) have been declared vacant by the BFUHS.

Updated on Jan 17, 2025 05:46 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Radical Sikhs float Amritpal-led Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De)
A five-member executive committee was constituted to oversee the working of the outfit until Amritpal Singh, the regular president, was not elected through an electoral process of the party

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 06:10 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Muktsar
Radical Sikhs float Amritpal-led Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De)
Resolution naming jailed Khadoor Sahib MP party chief passed at Maghi conference; Faridkot counterpart Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa in five-member committee to oversee party’s working.

Published on Jan 14, 2025 05:27 PM IST
Moose Wala murder: Singer’s father, first IO to record statements on Feb 7
On May 29, 2022, six shooters shot dead Moose Wala when he, along with his two friends, was going in his vehicle to Jawaharke village in Mansa, 10 km from the singer’s native village Moosa.

Updated on Jan 11, 2025 09:00 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Sikh activist’s murder: Faridkot court grants 30-day extension to police for probe on 3 accused
On January 4, the Faridkot police had submitted an application in the trial court, seeking 90 more days for probe. Police had moved the application, under Sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Updated on Jan 11, 2025 07:12 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
SKM gives unity call against Centre
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha calls for unity among farm unions to protest unfulfilled demands and draft agricultural policies during a mahapanchayat at Moga.

Updated on Jan 10, 2025 08:36 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Moga
Punjab excise official promoted two days after notice for ‘negligence’ in duty
On January 3, the state excise and taxation department promoted DETC Shaleen Walia to joint commissioner, public accounts committee, at headquarters.

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 06:42 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
{Sikh activist’s murder} UAPA charges added to FIR against Arsh Dalla, 11 other accused
Faridkot police have submitted an application in the court imposing sections 15,16,17,18,19 and 20 of UAPA against Dalla, Bilal Ahmed Fauji, Guramardeep Singh, Navjot Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Balvir Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Gagandeep Singh Sood, Jashandeep Singh, Lachman Singh, Shimla Singh and Gagandeep Singh.

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 06:46 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Two of Bambiha gang arrested after police encounter in Punjab’s Faridkot
Accused Sukhjit Singh and Harmandeep Singh are aides of category-A gangster Harsimranjit Singh, alias Sema Behbal, who faces 26 criminal cases.

Published on Jan 08, 2025 04:39 PM IST
Call special assembly session to reject draft agri policy: Farm unions to Punjab govt
Amid the ongoing indefinite hunger strike of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, the SKM, an umbrella body of 32 farm unions, started preparations for the second mahapanchayat which is scheduled to be held in Moga on January 9.

Updated on Jan 07, 2025 07:12 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab agriculture department warns farmers of yellow rust attack on wheat crop
Yellow rust, a fungal disease, causes the crop’s leaves to turn yellow, halting photosynthesis and resulting in a significant drop in yield

Updated on Jan 04, 2025 07:30 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab: Pink stem borer threat subsides with dip in temperature
The unexpected pest attack had caused widespread concerns among farmers who struggled to control the damage using pesticides or by re-sowing the crop

Published on Dec 31, 2024 11:47 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa
With road, rail traffic off track, life grinds to halt in Faridkot, Fazilka, Moga, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Mansa and Bathinda districts.

Published on Dec 30, 2024 02:12 PM IST
Moose Wala murder case: Second eyewitness identifies shooters in Mansa trial court
Gurwinder Singh, along with another friend Gurpreet Singh, was traveling with singer-turned-politician Moose Wala in his Mahindra Thar vehicle when the latter was shot dead on May 29, 2022. Both Gurwinder and Gurpreet had sustained bullet injuries in the attack.

Updated on Dec 14, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Faridkot dera deputy head murder: Punjab home dept gives nod to prosecute SP, DSP in ₹20-lakh graft case
The prosecution has been sanctioned under Section 197 (prior government sanction to prosecute public servants for offences committed while performing their duties) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), against SP Gagnesh Kumar and DSP Sushil Kumar

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 09:32 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Sukhbir Badal completes 10-day penance amid tight security
Sukhbir, who is currently wheelchair-bound due to a foot fracture, arrived at the gurdwara, surrounded by security personnel, and performed ‘sewa’ dressed in a blue ‘sewadar’ uniform at the entrance of the shrine.

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Writer booked for ‘defamatory’ book on Moose Wala after father’s complaint
Manjinder Singh, aka Manjinder Makha, wrote book titled, “The real reason why legend died”, based on late singer Sidhu Moose Wala.

Updated on Dec 08, 2024 07:18 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Produce shooters in Moose Wala murder case physically for identification: Mansa court to cops
The court of Mansa sessions judge, HS Grewal, also ordered to produce the Mahindra Thar in which Moose Wala was travelling when he was killed and AK-47 weapon used by the shooters in the crime.

Published on Nov 27, 2024 10:51 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Day after Gidderbaha bypoll result, Warring, Bittu engage in war of words
A day after the Gidderbaha bypoll result, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu engaged in a war of words.

Updated on Nov 25, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
8 officials get showcause notice for ‘facilitating illegal mining’ in Moga
The notice has been issued to mining department officials, who had served in the district between October 2022 and September this year.

Published on Nov 21, 2024 09:53 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Sikh activist’s murder: NIA questions 2 aides of Arsh Dalla
The development comes close to the heels of Arshdeep Singh Gill, better known as Arsh Dalla, being arrested and charged by Canadian police in connection with an incident of shooting.

Updated on Nov 15, 2024 09:58 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Who is Arsh Dalla, the lynchpin of Punjab’s terror-gangster network
A native of Dala village in Moga district, Canada-based Arshdeep Singh Gill faces 58 narco-terror cases, including 12 under the stringent UAPA, in Punjab.

Updated on Nov 14, 2024 05:46 AM IST
Gidderbaha: It’s battle of prestige for old rivals, chance of emergence for turncoat
Congress has fielded Punjab Congress chief Warring’s wife Amrita Warring, while the ruling AAP has fielded Dhillon who switched over from the Shiromani Akali Dal. Five-time MLA Manpreet Singh Badal, who had switched over from the Congress in January 2023, is BJP candidate.

Updated on Nov 12, 2024 05:42 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Faridkot MP flays AAP MLA for taking credit of link road widening project in Moga
Khalsa, an independent MP, has alleged that the Baghapurana-Bhaloor link road upgradation and widening project was granted under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMSGY) due to his efforts and the Punjab

Updated on Nov 08, 2024 09:22 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab: Farmers in Moga hold protest, stop DAP supply to poll-bound Barnala
At least 27,000 bags of DAP arrived at Moga railway station on Tuesday evening. After farmer unions got to know that a major chunk of DAP would be sent to poll-bound Barnala, they surrounded the train and started a sit-in protest.

Updated on Nov 07, 2024 09:12 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot