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    Surjit Singh

    Surjit Singh is a correspondent. He covers politics and agriculture, besides religious affairs and Indo-Pak border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran.

    Articles by Surjit Singh

    Punjab man shot dead during argument over parking spot with neighbours in Amritsar

    Amit Sabharwal was allegedly shot by one of three brothers.
    india news
    Updated on Oct 24, 2026 15:40 IST

    Punjab: AAP ex-sarpanch, 2 others held in 15-kg heroin case

    Karandeep was deployed within a specialised anti-drone unit of the Punjab Police in Tarn Taran district. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 21, 2026 02:08 IST

    Amit Shah meets kin of drug-violence related deaths in Punjab, vows justice

    The BJP has made drugs a core issue in its campaign for the high-stakes assembly elections due early next year.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 21, 2026 04:38 IST

    Amit Shah visits families of anti-drug victims in Punjab, promises CBI inquiry into Batala murder

    Union home minister Amit Shah interacting with family members of Bikramjit Singh at Marhi Pannwan village near Sri Hargobindpur in the Batala sub-division of Gurdaspur district on Tuesday. Bikramjit was hacked to death last Thursday when he and two companions confronted alleged drug peddlers. (X)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 20, 2026 10:46 IST

    Caste-bias allegations: Akal Takht declares AAP MLA Giaspura ‘tankhaiya’

    The 12 legislators disowned Giaspura’s statements and affirmed that no one is barred from the Akal Takht on the basis of caste, race or colour.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 17, 2026 03:50 IST

    12 AAP MLAs apologise to Akal Takht jathedar, disown party colleague’s caste-bias remarks

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj (at the mic) along with other Sikh clergymen at the platform of the highest Sikh temporal seat in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. (HT file photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 16, 2026 11:57 IST

    Villager confronts drug peddlers, hacked to death in Punjab’s Batala

    Victim Bikramjit Singh, 40, died at Madi Pannwan village near Sri Hargobindpur in Batala on Thursday evening when a group of 10-15 men attacked him for objecting to drug peddling in his neighbourhood. (HT Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 16, 2026 06:55 IST

    Punjab cop tasked with tackling drug smuggling arrested with 15kg heroin

    A Punjab Police constable, deployed with the state government’s anti-drone system to keep tabs on cross-border narcotic smuggling in Tarn Taran district, was held with 15 kg of heroin, police said on Wednesday.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 15, 2026 02:27 IST

    Giaspura’s caste bias charges spark row, Takht summons 12 AAP MLAs

    AAP MLAs submitting a memorandum regarding ‘police entry into Gurdwara Bangla Sahib’, at Akal Takht secretariat. (HT Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 13, 2026 02:26 IST

    Drone sightings disrupt 3 flights at Amritsar airport

    The airport had witnessed a similar disruption on September 6, when suspected drones led to a 90-minute shutdown affecting seven flights.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 13, 2026 03:49 IST

    Another Punjab Police ASI shot dead in border belt, 4th since Feb

    Iqbal Singh was returning home after duty when he was targeted by bike-borne assailants in Tarn Taran.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 11, 2026 18:33 IST

    Portraits of 1981 flight hijacker, KCF co-founder, ex-SC judge installed at Golden Temple Museum

    Family members of the three personalities were felicitated during the ceremony held after an ardas at the Golden Temple complex.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 11, 2026 05:38 IST

    Hawara agrees to one-day parole to meet ailing mother

    Hawara is lodged in Mandoli Jail in New Delhi. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 10, 2026 02:20 IST

    Influencer Mad Sandhu’s murder: Main shooter caught in Gujarat, 5 others held

    (Left) Parminder Prasad, alias Kaka, the main shooter who allegedly killed social media influencer Madhusudan Singh, known online as Mad Sandhu (right), on Loharka Road in Amritsar on October 3 .
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 8, 2026 11:58 IST

    New Punjab Congress chief Pargat Singh leads poll push with Golden Temple unity pitch

    AICC in-charge of Punjab affairs Sachin Pilot and newly appointed state Congress president Pargat Singh along with party leaders paying obeisance at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 8, 2026 07:13 IST

    Court allows jailed MP Amritpal 10-minute video call with ailing grandmother

    The court directed that the single 10-minute video interaction take place within five days from October 7. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 8, 2026 02:10 IST

    Two Tarn Taran youths shot dead, 5 booked

    The SSP said two sickle-like weapons (datar) and five empty cartridges were recovered from the crime scene. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 8, 2026 02:04 IST

    Chawla rape case: Woman stayed at multiple serais, got ₹1L aid, admits SGPC chief

    The SGPC chief said the rooms had been given to the woman in the same manner as they were allotted to ordinary pilgrims. (HT_Print)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 7, 2026 05:45 IST

    ASI returning home after duty survives ambush in Punjab’s Ajnala

    Sukhchain Singh is posted in Government Railway Police (GRP) in Amritsar. (ANI Video Grab)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 6, 2026 02:26 IST

    Police bust inter-state arms racket in Gurdaspur, 4 held with 7 pistols

    Punjab Police have busted an inter-state arms smuggling module with the arrest of four key operatives, including three residents of Uttarakhand, (X)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 1, 2026 11:50 IST

    SGPC seeks CBI probe into rape case against Chawla

    Dhami said the SGPC inquiry team would continue its investigation from the administrative perspective, while the CBI should examine every aspect of the matter. (ht)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 1, 2026 02:15 IST

    US envoy Gor visits Golden Temple, jathedar, Dhami raise Sikh issues

    United States Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor with a high-level delegation paying obeisance at the Golden Temple, in Amritsar on Monday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 29, 2026 02:34 IST

    Congress Majha leaders put up united front as co-incharge visits Amritsar

    During Punjab Congress co-incharge Suraj Thakur’s Punjab visit on Monday, a message of unity within the party was witnessed in Amritsar. Several senior Congress leaders from Amritsar, Tarn Taran, and the Majha region travelled together in a bus to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple. They also visited Durgiana Temple and Ram Tirath. (Representational image)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 29, 2026 02:31 IST

    Pro-Khalistan slogans raised as US envoy Sergio Gor visits Golden Temple

    ​US Ambassador Sergio Gor Leads High-Level Delegation paying obeisance at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday. Photo by Sameer Sehgal Hindustan Times
    india news
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 06:53 IST

    Fugitive who shot at ASI killed in Amritsar encounter

    Karanbir Singh, alias Nandi, a 19-year-old accused of shooting a police officer on September 11 and escaping custody on September 23, was killed in an encounter with Punjab Police in Amritsar district on Saturday.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 26, 2026 11:25 IST

    Akali sarpanch’s husband shot dead outside house in Tarn Taran

    Local Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Navpreet Singh Navi, the husband of sarpanch Kulwinder Kaur, who was shot dead on Friday night. (HT file photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 26, 2026 08:29 IST

    Ex-ED dy director Niranjan to join Amritpal’s party today

    On Tuesday, the party’s acting president Tarsem Singh, along with Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali, visited Niranjan’s residence in Jalandhar. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 02:06 IST

    Rape case against Chawla: Dhami sets up 4-member panel, seeks probe report within 15 days

    Questions are being raised about who arranged for her travel from Bahrain and why she was given special treatment in the gurdwara serais. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 22, 2026 18:24 IST

    BSF stops Akal Takht leader from offering prayer at India-Pakistan border

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj with Sikh devotees at the India-Pak border in Dera Baba Nanak. (HT photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 22, 2026 06:26 IST

    Ex-SAD leader Amarjit Chawla terms Akal Takht excommunication ‘discriminatory’

    former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and SGPC member Amarjit Singh Chawla.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 22, 2026 02:30 IST
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