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BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) activists resort to vandalism at BJP function on Vajpayee anniversary in Bathinda
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 02:41 PM IST
Farm activists said they disrupted the function where arrangements were made for the live telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to farmers as they were opposed to the Centre’s farm laws.
7 protesters have died so far, 2 begin hunger strike
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON DEC 10, 2020 05:18 AM IST
While three protesters died of cardiac arrest and three of different illnesses, one was burnt alive while he was sleeping in a car at the Tikri border.
Total bandh in Congress-ruled Punjab in solidarity with farmers’ protesting against three farm laws
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Amritsar
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 11:54 AM IST
Punjab Roadways suspends operations as chakka jam underway from 11am to 3pm
Trident Group to train 1,500 people under Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2020 12:35 AM IST
The trades to be covered under the training program are apparel and textiles and the five districts being targeted for the scheme are Barnala, Bathinda, Sangrur, Fazilka and Mansa.
BKU (Ugrahan) activists damage police vehicles on entering Haryana
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2020 12:56 PM IST
Unlike Thursday, they did not face much resistance from Haryana Police, deployed in full strength on the inter-state border.
Barred from entering Haryana, farmers from Punjab prepare for long haul at inter-state border
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda/Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON NOV 25, 2020 04:54 PM IST
Announce week-long dharnas at entry points if they are not allowed to carry out Delhi Chalo march from tomorrow
Punjab gangster claims responsibility for killing dera follower, premis protest
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2020 08:40 PM IST
Agitators block Salabatpura-Bhagta road, refuse to cremate foreign exchange dealer until his killers are arrested
Punjab universities, colleges reopen to poor attendance
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Amritsar, Amritsar/jalandhar/faridkot/patiala
PUBLISHED ON NOV 16, 2020 06:32 PM IST
Most institutes that reopened reported 10% to 15% attendance, a few remain closed for Bhai Dooj even as authorities ensured strict adherence to social distancing norms
Decline in Punjab’s stubble burning area this year, says official
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON OCT 31, 2020 10:52 PM IST
During a virtual meeting with senior officers,deputy commissioners,and senior superintendent of police,she expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by the state government to end the hazardous practice
Thin attendance as government schools reopen in Punjab’s Malwa amid Covid-19 pandemic
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON OCT 19, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Schools follow safety guidelines as few students of Classes 9 to 12 show up on Day 1 with most parents in wait and watch mode
Farmer kills his three children before ending life in Punjab’s Bathinda district
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON OCT 08, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Suicide note says he was unable to bear the loss of his wife who died fighting cancer last month
Farmer killed, 17 BKU activists injured after bus rams into truck near Bathinda
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
UPDATED ON SEP 23, 2020 12:50 PM IST
The farmers were returning in a private bus after eight-day dharna ended at Badal village in neighbouring Muktsar; vehicle they were travelling in initially broke down and they took the bus which met with the accident
Industrial Training Institutes to reopen in Punjab on September 21
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON SEP 16, 2020 06:30 AM IST
The directorate of technical education has asked all state-run and private ITIs to make arrangements for classes in adherence with Covid-19 guidelines
19,510 candidates to take NEET in Punjab on Sunday; staggered entry and exit amid Covid-19 guidelines
By Deepa Sharma Sood | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 05:38 PM IST
To ensure social distancing, the number of NEET centres in Punjab has been increased from 22 to 34. The NTA has set up 10 centres in Bathinda, six each in Mohali and Amritsar, five in Jalandhar, four in Patiala and three in Ludhiana.
Youth Akali Dal worker shot dead in Bathinda
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bathinda, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON SEP 06, 2020 10:56 AM IST
Was going on scooter to hand over money to an unidentified person after receiving a phone call late at night, had at least two criminal cases registered against him, say police
Sons threaten to kill parents over property division; case filed in Panchkula
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Panchkula, Panchkula:
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2020 11:43 PM IST
Case registered at Sector 5 Police station under section 323 (voluntary causing hurt), 34, 452 (house trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC
Five doctors at AIIMS, Bathinda, test positive for Covid-19 over past 10 days
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON AUG 28, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Eight staff members of the institute are in home quarantine though none of them has a serious health condition, more reports awaited; cases started surfacing after Independence Day function on campus where Covid guidelines were flouted
Bathinda cleanest city in state for 3rd year in a row; slips nationally
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2020 10:52 PM IST
According to Swachh Survekshan-2020, Bathinda is 79th, while Ferozepur is 96th in the category of cities with a population between 1 lakh and 10 lakh
Rebel AAP MLA Manshahia, SP among five contacts of Punjab revenue minister test positive for Covid-19
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON AUG 18, 2020 01:15 PM IST
A journalist and two Punjab Police constables were the other primary contacts of minister Gurpreet Singh Kangar, who tested positive hours after Independence Day function
Bathinda SSP tests positive for Covid-19, finance minister Manpreet Badal in quarantine after attending I-Day function
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON AUG 17, 2020 03:45 PM IST
Badal, who was the chief guest at the event in Bathinda, was spotted without a mask at the function; DC also in home quarantine
Raghavendra P Tiwari is new vice-chancellor of Central University of Punjab in Bathinda
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON AUG 14, 2020 12:49 PM IST
A specialist in earth sciences, Tiwari replaces RP Kohli and is expected to take charge next week
Rural medicos at loggerheads with health dept find a supporter in minister Bajwa
By Mohit Khanna | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON AUG 06, 2020 10:36 PM IST
The RMOs, who come under the panchayati raj department, have accused health department officials of being biased against them since they were deployed on Covid-19 duties in March
Two deaths, 52 new cases in Punjab
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Amritsar/ludhiana
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2020 12:34 AM IST
44-yr-old Patti man and 48-yr-old Pathankot resident latest fatalities
Wildbuzz: Claws of law tighten grip on killers of migratory falcons
By Vikram Jit Singh
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2020 12:03 AM IST
Raids launched in response to exposé in the Wildbuzz column on April 22, 2018, and May 10, 2020 have led to the arrest of two pigeon fanciers on charges of slaughtering raptors
Punjab wheat procurement reaches 100-lakh tonne mark in 20 days
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAY 06, 2020 12:13 AM IST
With 4.74 lakh tonne wheat reaching the mandis on Tuesday, the cumulative arrival so far is 101 lakh tonne and purchase 99.67 lakh tonne.
Covid-19 lockdown dealt blow to Punjab drug smuggling: Official
By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 16, 2020 03:26 PM IST
The anti-narcotics task force was set up after the Congress government, headed by Captain Amarinder Singh, came to power in April 2017. It was one of the key elements of the party’s manifesto.
Migrant labourers set out for their native villages on foot pass through Haryana
By Bhaskar Mukherjee and Sunil Rahar | Hindustan Times/Chandigarh, Hisar/rohtak
UPDATED ON MAR 28, 2020 05:44 PM IST
A government spokesperson said the administration had made arrangements for those who wanted to stay and had was arranging a bus for others
After Covid-19, yellow rust attack adds to Punjab farmers’ woes
By Mohit Khanna | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON MAR 23, 2020 03:02 PM IST
Talwandi Sabo gurdwara management urges devotees to pray from home
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bathinda, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON MAR 21, 2020 10:12 PM IST
Gurdwara manager Sant Singh said on Saturday the shrine management is following the guidelines issued by the state government in view of coronavirus pandemic. In the last 48 hours, there has been a substantial dip in the number of pilgrims
Development is a mirage in CM’s ancestral village Mehraj
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON MAR 17, 2020 10:52 PM IST
On January 29 last year, Capt Amarinder had visited the village and announced development projects worth ₹28 crore to upgrade infrastructure and basic civic amenities in areas falling under the Mehraj nagar panchayat. Till now the government has released ₹4.64 crore for the purpose.