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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

    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

    Ex-SAD leader Amarjit Singh Chawla terms Akal Takht excommunication discriminatory

    Former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and SGPC member Amarjit Singh Chawla has accused the Sikh clergy of violating the principles of natural justice by pronouncing the verdict without seeking his side of the story or conducting an independent probe. (File photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 21, 2026 09:32 IST

    Kartarpur Corridor: Devotees from India, Pakistan to gather at Zero Line for joint prayers

    Inaugurated in November 2019 under a bilateral agreement between India and Pakistan—which was extended for another five years in October 2024—the corridor provides visa-free access to the historic shrine where Sikhism’s founder spent his final years. (File photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 21, 2026 09:25 IST

    Akal Takht expels SAD's Amarjit Singh Chawla over rape accusations

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj along with clergymen pronouncing the decree from the platform of the highest Sikh temporal seat in Amritsar on Sunday.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 21, 2026 01:26 IST

    Akal Takht excommunicates SAD leader Amarjit Singh Chawla, addl head granthi Malkit Singh

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj along with clergymen pronouncing the decree from the platform of the highest Sikh temporal seat in Amritsar on Sunday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 20, 2026 11:32 IST

    Canal breach floods Amritsar localities after boring work triggers leak

    Water enters neighbourhoods near Chatiwind through uncapped legacy pipes; canal water flow lowered to plug leak. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 20, 2026 02:23 IST

    Punjab Police ASI on night patrol shot dead in Amritsar

    2 bike-borne assailants open fire at ASI Harjit Singh outside Bhagtanwala grain market. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 19, 2026 02:29 IST

    Punjabis want rising Punjab, not Udta Punjab, says Nabin

    Flags off BJP’s 13-day ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’ from Ekta Sthal in Pathankot’s Madhopur. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 19, 2026 02:29 IST

    BJP launches 13-day anti-drug yatra in Punjab, raps AAP govt over law and order

    Punjab BJP leaders and party national president Nitin Nabin at the launch of the anti-drug yatra at Madhopur in Pathankot on Friday. (HT Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 18, 2026 11:02 IST

    Punjab Police ASI returning from patrol duty shot dead in Amritsar

    Punjab Police assistant sub inspector (ASI) Harjit Singh, who was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants in Amritsar early on Friday. (File photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 18, 2026 07:20 IST

    BJP's Bittu alleges attack on convoy by AAP workers in Punjab's Batala, 2 held

    Ravneet Singh Bittu confirmed that he has formally briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) regarding the breach and requested immediate legal action against the perpetrators.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 18, 2026 07:20 IST

    Rape case against SAD leader: Woman held captive, raped at Anandpur Sahib serai, says FIR

    The FIR was registered under Sections 64, 127(2) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on August 21. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 18, 2026 02:31 IST

    Anti-sacrilege law Punjab govt forms 7-member panel to coordinate with Akal Takht committee

    The Akal Takht has raised several objections to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 17, 2026 02:27 IST

    Over 100 Pak Sikh pilgrims en route to India stopped at Faisalabad airport

    The 104 pilgrims, who had valid Indian visas, were scheduled to travel to New Delhi via Dubai. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 12, 2026 02:15 IST

    Drone scare near Amritsar airport prompts village awareness drive

    Police said a drone had been operated to record the event without the required permission. The activity was not found to be linked to any suspicious or security-related operation. (HT File/for representation only)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 11, 2026 02:18 IST

    BJP MP Ramvir Bidhuri apologises to Akal Takht for visiting Sajjan Kumar’s house

    Bidhuri, in his letter, highlighted his long public association with the Sikh community and requested the Akal Takht jathedar to accept his apology. (Sansad TV)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 11, 2026 02:12 IST

    9kg heroin seized, 7 held as cops bust cross-border smuggling modules, in Amritsar, Gurdaspur

    DGP Yadav said preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with foreign-based handlers, and were receiving consignments of illegal arms and drugs for further supply in the region. (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 8, 2026 02:21 IST

    'Sacrilege' inside Golden Temple as torn page from holy text tied to clothing

    Women sit near the sarowar of the illuminated Golden Temple during a spell of monsoon rain, in Amritsar.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 4, 2026 02:36 IST

    Punjab: Punar Surjit, SAD, BJP will fight polls together, says Ajnala

    Ajnala’s son Amarpal Singh Bony, who was elected MLA twice on a SAD ticket, is currently in the BJP. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 1, 2026 02:52 IST

    Shun ‘anti-Punjab’, ‘anti-Panth’ forces: Badal appeals to Punjabis

    Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal being honoured by SAD leader Bikram SIngh Majithia and others during rally at Baba Bakala in Amritsar, on Friday. (HT Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 29, 2026 02:59 IST
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