Parteek Singh Mahal is a multimedia correspondent based at Faridkot in Punjab. He covers medical education, politics and Punjab police.
Articles by Parteek Singh Mahal
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
Warring, Manpreet ‘abandoned’ Gidderbaha for personal gains: Mann
The CM urged people not to support who left Gidderbaha for personal gains and sought vote for am Aadmi Party’s (AAP) candidate Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon.
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 05:28 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Gidderbaha
Gidderbaha bypolls: Manpreet banks on Modi magic, Badal legacy
Manpreet in his address said that the people of Gidderbaha have always supported Parkash Singh Badal and Manpreet, indirectly linking himself to the late Shriromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal.
Updated on Nov 05, 2024 08:44 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Gidderbaha
Raging fires: Moga DC issues show-cause notices to 15 officials
The notices were issued to Moga SDM Sarangpreet Singh Aujla, Baghapurana SDM Beant Singh Sidhu, BDPO Nihal Singh Wala Rupinder Kaur, SHO Baghapurana Jaswarinder Singh, SHO Dharamkot Jatinder Singh
Updated on Nov 04, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab: Police yet to question MP Amritpal, identify accused in Sikh activist murder
Faridkot senior superintendent of police Pragya Jain said they have received fresh leads regarding the whereabouts of the shooters and they would be arrested soon
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Facing backlash, Punjab Speaker takes back order seeking teachers’ explanation
On October 18, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan had written to education department, seeking explanation on AAP Jaitu MLA Amolak Singh’s complaint that three teachers did not receive him during his visit to the Government Primary School at Gondara village in Faridkot district last month.
Published on Oct 25, 2024 02:26 PM IST
Punjab: Woman cop among 3 booked for taking bribe to let off drug accused
Search on for absconding accused, including Kot Ise Khan station house officer and two head constables, for taking bribe of ₹5 lakh to let off two accused in a drugs case and concealing 1kg of opium.
Updated on Oct 24, 2024 03:25 PM IST
Speaker seeks explanation from teachers after Jaitu MLA’s complaint
AAP Jaitu MLA had complained to the speaker that the headmaster and teachers of the school ‘didn’t receive him’ during a visit
Updated on Oct 24, 2024 09:26 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Ram Rahim prosecution: Dera demands independent probe
Dera spokesperson and advocate Jatinder Khurana said the allegations of sacrilege against dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh are false and baseless
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 09:40 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
{Sikh activists murder} ‘Organised crime’ charges added to FIR against MP Amritpal, Arsh Dalla
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav had claimed that Gurpreet was murdered at the behest of jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh.
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 09:28 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Interlinked sacrilege cases| 2015 Punjab govt gives nod to prosecute Ram Rahim, 3 dera men
The state government also granted sanction to prosecute three national committee members of dera — Pardeep Kler, Harsh Dhuri and Sandeep Bareta. While Dhuri and Bareta are still absconding, Kler was arrested earlier this year.
Updated on Oct 22, 2024 07:50 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab: Sketches of Sikh activist’s ‘shooters’ released
Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh was shot dead by four unidentified assailants at Hari Nau village in Faridkot district on October 9. A four-member special investigation team, led by Faridkot SP (investigation) Jasmeet Singh, is probing the murder case.
Updated on Oct 21, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Bargari sacrilege cases: Punjab govt gave incomplete info to SC, claims Dera Sacha Sauda
The Supreme Court had on Friday stayed lifted the stay imposed by Punjab and Haryana high court on proceedings in the sacrilege cases
Published on Oct 19, 2024 02:21 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
SC paves way for trial in sacrilege cases against dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim
The court issued a notice on the state’s appeal and granted Ram Rahim four weeks to respond. “In the meantime, there shall be a stay of the impugned [HC] order,” the bench stated, adjourning the matter for November 19.
Updated on Oct 19, 2024 08:28 AM IST
Abraham Thomas/ Parteek Singh Mahal, New Delhi/ Faridkot
Sikh activists’ murder: Kin allege MP Amritpal behind killing, submit plaint to cops
Faridkot police claimed that they have made ‘significant progress’ in the probe but refused to divulge more details citing ongoing investigations. “We have briefed the family regarding the investigation as well following which they cremated the body,” says Faridkot SSP.
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 09:40 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
9 years, 5 SITs: Sacrilege, police firings cases still caught in legal tangle
The trial courts are yet to frame charges against the accused as all the five cases related to Bargari sacrilege, Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura police firings
Updated on Oct 13, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
{NRI Quota} No takers for BDS seats in pvt dental colleges; 60% MBBS seats vacant
Of the 366 MBBS and BDS seats under the quota, 291 (80%) are vacant after the second round of counseling due to high tuition fees.
Published on Oct 09, 2024 10:54 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Kotkapura police firing: Ex-SSP moves HC seeking transfer of case to Chandigarh
The high court has issued a notice to the state government on the issue and listed the matter for October 23.
Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:26 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Affiliation withdrawn: 259 MBBS students of Pathankot college to be shifted by Oct 7
BFUHS will transfer 259 MBBS students from White Medical College to eight other colleges due to infrastructure issues, with counseling from Oct 3-5.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 09:14 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Jaito MLA warns ‘fringe’ elements; Oppn says he is threatening people
After he says “je koi banda nai banda taan aitki bande banawaange (if someone doesn’t fall in line, we will teach them a lesson),” opposition slams him, claiming he has been openly threatening people ahead of the elections.
Updated on Oct 01, 2024 09:04 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab: Young farmers team up to stop farm fires
The group’s approach involves incorporating crop residue into the soil using machinery provided by the Punjab government to manage stubble, planting potatoes within three to four days of harvesting paddy, reducing soil preparation time and minimising fertiliser usage while relying on organic matter.
Published on Sep 22, 2024 10:25 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Ahead of US tour, Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan apologises to Sikhs for ‘past mistakes’
Emotional apology comes as some members of the Sikh community have been opposing the singer’s US tour in October over his recent remarks.
Published on Sep 20, 2024 03:56 PM IST
London mission attack: NIA summons Behbal Kalan police firing victim’s son
Sukhraj Singh, who is to appear before the NIA on Thursday, says Avtar Singh Khanda (a pro-Khalistan activist based in the UK) had met him during his protest to seek justice for his father, who was among the two protesters killed in police firing on October 14, 2015, at Bargari in Faridkot district.
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Prime witness identifies AK-47 used in Moose Wala’s murder
The SUV (Mahindra Thar) in which Moose Wala was travelling on the day of the incident was presented in the court as case property.
Published on Sep 13, 2024 10:28 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
MBBS admissions: After Punjab HC’s order, BFUHS releases fresh NRI quota merit list
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) drops 45% of candidates who were picked as per the amended notification issued by the state government.
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Punjab: BFUHS cancels nurses recruitment test after tech glitch
Medical university issues show-cause notice to outsourced agency hired to conduct the computer-based test (CBT) for recruitment of 120 staff nurses; will notify new date of exam on its website.
Published on Sep 07, 2024 02:57 PM IST
Punjab to file special leave petition in top court
On March 11, while hearing a plea filed by Ram Rahim in 2015 sacrilege cases, the high court had stayed further proceeding against the Sirsa dera head.
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
2 years on, Nestle yet to pay ₹1.16 cr to Moga MC
The Nestle’s manufacturing unit in Moga has failed to pay ₹1.16 crore as charges for wastewater treatment at the sewerage treatment plant (STP) since June 2022.
Published on Sep 05, 2024 10:22 PM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Court denies bail to suspended Faridkot ASI in corruption case
A court denied bail for suspended ASI Bohar Singh, accused of bribery linked to a gangster, after claims of political vendetta emerged.
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 09:06 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot