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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

      Bid to disrupt peace in Punjab on Op Sindoor anniversary:DGP

      Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav flanked by Amritsar commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and Amritsar Rural SSP Suhail Qasim Mir (left) at a press conference after inspecting the blast site at Khasa on Wednesday, (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on May 6, 2026 21:34 IST

      ‘Panth not consulted on anti-sacrilege law’: Akal Takht summons Punjab speaker on May 8

      Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj addressing a gathering of representatives of Sikh organisations, seminaries, sects, scholars and lawyers at Bhai Gurdas Hall in the vicinity of Golden Temple on Sunday. (HT Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on May 4, 2026 01:02 IST

      SGPC suspends supply of Guru Granth Sahib saroops till May 20

      The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has suspended the service of providing Guru Granth Sahib’s holy saroops to gurdwaras and congregation till May 20.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 30, 2026 23:36 IST

      Amritpal Singh to face trial in Ajnala case from May 2

      Punjab Police on Thursday submitted a comprehensive 1,200-page challan against jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh regarding the February 2023 Ajnala police station siege. (File photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 30, 2026 10:41 IST

      Punjab Police smash two smuggling rings; 3 arrested with 10kg heroin, arms

      An Amritsar counter-intelligence team intercepted Lovepreet Singh of Jandiala Guru on the Amritsar-Jalandhar GT Road near Adda Manawala, seizing 6 kg of heroin concealed in his silver Hyundai i10 car.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 30, 2026 10:10 IST

      Amritpal campaigner to rail bomber: Suspect’s roots traced to KCF stronghold

      Jagroop Singh, the 39-year-old suspect killed in the botched Patiala rail blast on Monday night, belonged to Panjwar Khurd. The village near the India-Pakistan border in Tarn Taran is a historic bastion of militancy, once referred to as the “capital of Khalistan.” (HT file photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 28, 2026 11:14 IST

      Concerns over ‘state interference’: Gargaj calls Sikh bodies, scholars’ meet to discuss anti-sacrilege law

      As Sikh sections are divided over the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act-2026, Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has taken notice of the objections being raised over the Act by a section of the community.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 28, 2026 01:30 IST

      Heritage groups flag damage to Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s baradari in Dinanagar

      The baradari is protected under the Punjab Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Remains and Sites Act, 1964. (HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 26, 2026 24:32 IST

      Amritpal sent to judicial custody till April 30 in Ajnala police station siege case

      A Punjab Police team on Saturday produced Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh before the Ajnala court via videoconferencing from Dibrugarh, Assam. (HT file photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 26, 2026 24:36 IST

      Amritsar court rejects bail for AAP MLA’s father in warehousing official’s suicide case

      The ruling is a blow to the Patti AAP MLA, who is currently jailed in Amritsar, while his father, Sukhdev Singh Bhullar, and personal assistant, Dilbag Singh, continue to evade arrest.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 22, 2026 11:29 IST

      SGPC asks Akal Takht to take call on withdrawal of Rajoana’s mercy plea

      SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 21, 2026 01:36 IST

      Ropar’s Teghbir Singh becomes youngest to complete Annapurna circuit

      Tegbir Singh poses for a picture with his father, Sukhinderdeep Singh, after completing the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal on Saturday. (HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 20, 2026 24:22 IST

      SAD replaces Brahmpura’s son as Khadoor Sahib halqa incharge

      The Shiromani Akali Dal has appointed Ramandeep Kaur in his place. (HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 18, 2026 22:40 IST

      65kg heroin haul in Amritsar, cross-border module busted, two held: Punjab DGP

      Director general of police Gaurav Yadav said the state special operations cell and counter-intelligence wing neutralised a cross-border smuggling module with the seizure of 64.62kg of heroin near Amritsar’s Mahal village on Saturday. (HT file photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 18, 2026 08:10 IST

      Yet to receive anti-sacrilege bill, says Punjab governor

      Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria in Pathankot on Thursday.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 17, 2026 03:02 IST

      Stricter anti-sacrilege legislation: Jathedar hails bill but objects to provision seeking saroops details

      Stricter anti-sacrilege legislation: Jathedar hails bill but objects to provision seeking saroops details
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 15, 2026 01:20 IST

      Prove decree was ‘conspiracy’, Giani Raghbir dares Sukhbir

      Akal Takht former jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 9, 2026 01:20 IST

      Over 2,800 Indian Sikh pilgrims get Pakistan visas for Baisakhi

      During the 10-day Baisakhi pilgrimage, devotees will travel to Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah border and visit key Sikh shrines, including Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal, Gurdwara Nankana Sahib (the birthplace of Guru Nanak) and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib (the final resting place of Guru Nanak). (AFP File Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 7, 2026 22:58 IST

      Must consult SGPC before framing anti-sacrilege law: Panthic bodies to Punjab government

      SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami addressing the panthic gathering organized at its headquarters Teja Singh Samundri Hall to deliberate the proposed law concerning sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib on Monday. (HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 7, 2026 24:52 IST

      Tarn Taran: Sarpanch among six booked for setting two houses of SC families’ ablaze, say cops

      The sarpanch of Vein Puin village in Tarn Taran district and five others have been booked for allegedly setting ablaze the houses of two Scheduled Caste (SC) families following a dispute on Wednesday.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 2, 2026 01:56 IST

      SGPC approves ₹1,487-crore budget, focus on pilgrim facilities, education

      SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami addresses a press conference after budget session at Teja Singh Samundri Hall inside Golden Temple complex, in Amritsar on Saturday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 28, 2026 21:42 IST

      Punjab: New panel of 10 doctors to reinvestigate actor Ghuman’s death

      Varinder Singh Ghuman
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 27, 2026 01:18 IST

      Amritsar: Randhawa cremated after autopsy at GMC

      Family of the deceased PSWC district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa mourn. (HT Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 24, 2026 23:42 IST

      Randhawa’s death: Family moves HC, seeks autopsy at PGI

      Hours after former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar’s arrest, the family of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa renewed their demand for a post-mortem at PGIMER, Chandigarh, under a judicial magistrate’s supervision, and sought a CBI probe into the case. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 24, 2026 02:16 IST

      Ex-Punjab minister Bhullar, father booked in warehouse official’s suicide

      Upinder Kaur, wife of deceased official, speaks to media in Amritsar on Sunday. (ANI video Grab)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 23, 2026 01:26 IST

      Punjab official’s suicide: Ex-minister booked, Opposition seeks arrest

      Punjab BJP, Congress, SAD, and CPI workers tried to force their way through barricades here to 'gherao' the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a joint protest to demand the arrest of former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, who is accused of abetting the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official at MLA hostel in Chandigarh on Sunday, March 22, 2026.Photo by Keshav Singh/ Hindustan Times (Keshav Singh/ HT)
      india news
      Updated on Mar 23, 2026 01:09 IST

      Official’s suicide: Won’t cremate body until Bhullar, others are arrested: Victim’s wife

      Upinder Kaur, wife of late Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC) district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, addresses a press conference along with her children and family members at their residence.in, Amritsar, on Sunday, March 22,2026. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 23, 2026 24:30 IST

      Hours after resignation, FIR against Punjab minister in suicide case

      The FIR has been registered under Sections 109, 351(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
      india news
      Updated on Mar 22, 2026 02:51 IST

      Punjab minister resigns after link to suicide case; rejects ‘false’ allegations

      Patiala, Feb 11 (ANI): Minister of Transport and Prison Department Laljit Singh Bhullar inspects Patiala Central Jail, in Patiala on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
      india news
      Updated on Mar 22, 2026 01:43 IST

      Patti MLA Laljit Singh Bhullar’s political rise and controversies

      Ex-minister Patti MLA Laljit Singh Bhullar
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 22, 2026 24:02 IST
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