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Ravinder Vasudeva

Ravinder Vasudeva

Ravinder Vasudeva is a principal correspondent who writes for the Punjab bureau of Hindustan Times.

Articles by Ravinder Vasudeva

Sanjeev Arora’s meteoric rise: From political novice to powerful minister

Sanjeev Arora

Published on Jan 10, 2026 07:02 am IST

Facing heat over rising crime, Punjab govt mulling police top brass rejig

Published on Jan 08, 2026 08:24 am IST

From crackdown to cure: Anti-drug drive’s Phase 2 to focus on grassroots mobilisation, rehab

Students during rally against drug at Fatehgarh Churian. (HT File)

Published on Jan 06, 2026 05:44 am IST

ISI using drones, crime networks to destabilise Punjab, says DGP

Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav (HT Photo)

Published on Dec 31, 2025 05:42 am IST

Infighting, leadership void has put Punjab BJP on backfoot

Punjab ex-CM Amarinder Singh had also recently stated publicly that he was not being consulted on important party matters.

Published on Dec 23, 2025 05:34 am IST

Rural body polls: Congress number 2, but drubbing in key bastions a worry

In the block samiti, the Congress won 612 of 2,838 seats, far below the expectations for a party that has traditionally been a dominant political force in the state.

Published on Dec 19, 2025 09:04 am IST

In Punjab, kabaddi turf emerges as gang war arena

The brazen murder of kabaddi promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh, widely known as Rana Balachauria, in Mohali on Monday, is the latest in the string of killings linked to the sport that have rocked Punjab in recent years. (HT)

Updated on Dec 17, 2025 07:35 am IST

Tarn Taran bypoll: Suspended SSP Ravjot chargesheeted for ‘biased conduct’

The 2015-batch IPS officer was suspended by the Election Commission of India on November 8, three days before polling. (HT)

Published on Dec 12, 2025 03:48 am IST

Finally, Punjab’s ₹10-lakh health cover scheme to roll out in January

Health cards under the scheme can be made at Sewa Kendras or Common Service Centres (CSCs), and citizens can also generate their cards online using Aadhaar or Voter ID. The scheme is slated to cover over 2,000 medical procedures and surgeries across empanelled hospitals. (HT File)

Published on Dec 10, 2025 08:54 am IST

Lawrence Bishnoi- Goldy Brar saga: Once friends, now gunning for each other

Inderpreet Singh alias Parry (extreme left), Lawrence Bishnoi (in white shirt) and Goldy Brar (extreme right) in an undated photo. (SOURCED)

Updated on Dec 03, 2025 05:39 am IST

BJP’s dilemma: To ally or not to ally with SAD in Punjab

Amarinder is not alone. Over the past couple of years, multiple senior functionaries, particularly those who joined the BJP after quitting other parties, have openly advocated for an alliance. (HT File)

Published on Dec 02, 2025 08:04 am IST

Punjab clears 18,000-km road upgrade, repair plan

According to senior government officials, tenders for the additional 18,000 km have already been floated, with both departments pressed into accelerated planning to ensure the project begins immediately. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Nov 28, 2025 06:00 am IST

Seven targeted killings modules busted in three weeks by Punjab Police

Between 2016 and 2017, Punjab witnessed a wave of attacks on Right-wing and Hindu outfit leaders orchestrated from foreign soil in an attempt to flare communal tensions.

Published on Nov 22, 2025 06:48 am IST

Ferozepur RSS activist’s murder: Key plotter held, was working on directions of foreign handler: Cops

Police inspecting the spot of the encounter in Ferozepur on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 21, 2025 07:12 am IST

Moosewala murder: Punjab cops set to grill Anmol Bishnoi

Gangster Anmol Bishnoi, younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is set to face questioning by the Punjab Police for his alleged key role in the murder of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, following his deportation from the United States and arrest by the National Investigation Agency.

Published on Nov 20, 2025 03:18 am IST

Delhi blast case: 45-year-old surgeon detained from Pathankot

“It is also being suspected that the doctor was in touch with one of the module members involved in the Delhi blast. Detailed questioning by the agencies would unravel the real story,” said an official with the central agency, not wishing to be named. (PTI File)

Published on Nov 16, 2025 05:14 am IST

Tarn Taran bypoll:BJP struggles to gain foothold in rural Punjab

Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar framed the result as a reminder to intensify grassroots communication about central welfare schemes (HT File)

Published on Nov 15, 2025 07:04 am IST

Punjab: Police identify escort vehicle that hit Lt Gen Hooda’s car

The Punjab Police have identified the escort vehicle that had hit the car being driven by Lt Gen DS Hooda (retd) on the Zirakpur flyover on November 12, and issued a show-cause notice to the two cops attached with it.

Published on Nov 15, 2025 05:22 am IST

7,000 FIRs, no action: Punjab sits on farm fire cases

Prior to 2024, cases were filed under the equivalent section of the Indian Penal Code Section 188.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Nov 10, 2025 05:25 am IST

Why FIRs over farm fires in Punjab go nowhere: Political hot potato, explained

A farmer burns paddy stubble at a field in a village in Patiala(Harmeet Sodhi/ANI Photo)

Updated on Nov 09, 2025 05:02 pm IST

In Punjab, most field fire FIRs end without action, reveals data

Farmers burn paddy stubble in a field on the outskirts of Bathinda on Saturday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

Published on Nov 09, 2025 06:36 am IST

Punjab BJP takes credit for Centre’s rethink

According to them, Punjab BJP’s working president Ashwani Sharma met national party president JP Nadda in New Delhi on Tuesday and briefed him about the growing opposition to the reforms.

Published on Nov 06, 2025 06:24 am IST

DA Case against DIG Bhullar: CBI raids 7 locations in Patiala, Ludhiana

The CBI on Tuesday raided seven premises in connection with the disproportionate assets (DA) case registered against suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar.

Published on Nov 05, 2025 07:20 am IST

VB’s DA case FIR reveals DIG Bhullar’s ‘staggering’ assets

The disproportionate assets (DA) cases registered against suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Punjab Vigilance Bureau reveal staggering details of the ‘alleged’ properties owned by the IPS officer, both in Punjab and abroad.

Published on Nov 05, 2025 07:02 am IST

Parali Protection Force: 1,700 cops to guard 353 farm fire hotspots across Punjab

Under pressure from the Supreme Court and the Centre to check stubble burning incidents, the Punjab Police on Thursday said it has deployed around 1,700 personnel, part of the newly formed ‘Parali Protection Force’, across 353 hotspot villages in the state. (HT File)

Published on Oct 31, 2025 07:18 am IST

CBI slaps DA case on Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar

Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar in Sector 43 district court in Chandigarh. (HT File)

Published on Oct 30, 2025 08:48 am IST

Punjab health director gets one-year extension

Dr Hitinder Kaur

Published on Oct 29, 2025 08:06 am IST

Punjab: Centre puts Rajpura-Mohali rail line on the fast-track

The 18-km railway line, estimated to cost <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>443 crore, was announced by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in September. (HT File)

Published on Oct 26, 2025 03:20 am IST

Punjab govt suspends DIG Bhullar two days after his arrest in graft case

Bhullar was apprehended from his office in Mohali on October 16 by the CBI (HT Photo)

Published on Oct 19, 2025 04:06 am IST

Punjab IPS officer HS Bhullar lands in CBI net for demanding ₹8-lakh bribe

The cash recovered from the residence of DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar during CBI raids on Thursday. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 17, 2025 02:17 am IST

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