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Panchayat polls: Violence, chaos mar last day of nominations
Violence erupted during the last day of nomination filings for Punjab's panchayat polls, with clashes reported across multiple districts, injuring several.
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 08:50 AM IST
Disclose criteria of reserving panchayats: SAD asks govt
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parambans Singh Romana said besides reserving panchayats where the SAD is strong, AAP leaders are also pressuring officers to not issue no-objection certificates to their opponents
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 09:56 AM IST
Backed by Khalsa, Deep Sidhu’s brother goes whole hog for Gidderbaha poll battle
Priority is release of Amritpal and delivery of justice in the sacrilege cases, says Mandeep Singh Sidhu
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 10:48 PM IST
Vishal Joshi, Bathinda
Woman arrested in Kotkapura for sacrilege
Faridkot superintendent of police (SP) Jasmeet Singh said, “A resident of Kotkapura had informed the police that he had found burnt pages of gutka sahab in a fire pit near his house. He is the woman’s tenant.”
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 08:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Faridkot
PSPCL official suspended for graft
PSPCL official Amit Setia suspended for allegedly blackmailing and demanding bribe from another officer. Further action pending investigation.
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 09:58 AM IST
7 yrs on, asst jail supdt booked for abetting inmate’s suicide
Police on Friday booked an assistant jail superintendent for abatement, seven years after an inmate committed suicide in Faridkot jail.
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 05:52 AM IST
Kotkapura firing case likely to be transferred to Chandigarh
Faridkot judge seeks clarification as high court has already transferred Behbal Kalan trial to union territory
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 09:26 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
4 of family from Punjab’s Faridkot killed in road accident in Canada
The crash, involving two cars and a tractor-trailer, near Becks Road in Keremeos shut Highway 3 for eight hours in British Columbia
Published on Jul 12, 2024 03:33 PM IST
Rain triggers waterlogging in south Malwa
Several streets in Bathinda city, such as Power House, GT Road, Road, Mall Road, Amrik Singh Road, Bhatti Road and Civil Lines area, saw up to 2-3 feet water accumulation.
Published on Jul 06, 2024 10:48 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Faridkot
2 gangsters held after encounter in Faridkot
Two motorcycle-borne gangsters were arrested by the police on Wednesday after exchange of fire that took place near the Rajasthan feeder canal in Faridkot district
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 06:34 AM IST
Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency: BJP's Hans Raj Hans lost by 1,74,529 votes
Independent candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa was leading in the constituency with 2,58,059 votes, with a margin of 62,148.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 07:27 PM IST
At 62.49% Malwa leads in polling in among 3 regions
The turnout is the lowest since 2014 and a slide is attributed to the intense heatwave. Three Lok Sabha seats of the south Malwa- Bathinda, Farikot and Ferozepur, performed better than the state’s average voter turnout of 61.32%.
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Vishal Joshi/Parteek Singh Mahal/Karam Prakash
HC transfers Behbal Kalan firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday transferred the trial in the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Transfer of Behbal Kalan police firing case to may pose legal hurdles in Kotkapura trial
The transfer of the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh may pose a legal hurdle ahead of trial in the Kotkapura firing case
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 07:54 AM IST
Punjab: Firing victims’ kin term Behbal Kalan case transfer AAP govt’s failure
Sukhraj Singh, son of firing victim Krishan Bhagwan, said the AAP government had promised prompt justice but the opposite had happened. The state government’s legal team had failed to put up facts correctly, he claimed.
Published on May 31, 2024 03:18 PM IST
HC transfers Behbal Kalan firing case from Faridkot to Chandigarh
One of the accused, Charanjit Sharma, who was the then Moga SSP, had in 2019 sought the transfer of the case on security grounds.
Published on May 31, 2024 02:22 PM IST
Anmol wraps up campaign with star-studded roadshow
Reiterating his priorities, AAP candidate Karamjit Anmol promises to set up an international-level skill development university, skill development centres, free UPSC coaching centre, etc. in Faridkot.
Updated on May 31, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
Centre brought traders under grip of ED, CBI, says Cheema
Targeting the BJP, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said the Narendra Modi-led central government has brought traders and businesses under the grip of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by introducing a new law related to sharing of GST statistics
Updated on May 26, 2024 06:58 AM IST
SC certificate: SAD files complaint against AAP Faridkot candidate Karamjit Anmol
SAD candidate Rajwinder Singh, in his complaint, said that during the scrutiny of the nomination papers also he had objected to Anmol’s SC certificate
Updated on May 25, 2024 08:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Faridkot
12 members of gang linked to Moose Wala’s murder arrested
The accused are said to have been linked to those who supplied firearms to the killers of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala.
Updated on May 24, 2024 05:54 AM IST
EC notice to BJP Faridkot candidate Hans Raj Hans for ‘threatening’ farmers
SKM has accused Hans Raj Hans, who is a Padma Shri awardee, of threatening farmers during a speech at a poll event
Updated on May 20, 2024 08:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Faridkot
Spotlight on Faridkot as 2 two artistes, greenhorn, turncoat take centrestage
The Faridkot Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency is set for a multi-cornered contest between two prominent artistes, a greenhorn third-generation politician and a turncoat
Updated on May 20, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Will not spare those who looted Punjab’s money, says CM Mann
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said no one can accuse him of corruption of even a single rupee. “I have not come into politics to earn money as SAD chief Sukhbir Badal who is only interested in power and wealth accumulation,” the CM said during an election rally on Sunday
Updated on May 20, 2024 07:44 AM IST
BJP giving communal angle to polls: Sukhbir
In a direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, SAD chief Sukhbir Badal said the BJP was giving a communal angle to the Lok Sabha elections and recent speeches of the PM reflected the fear of losing polls
Updated on May 20, 2024 08:12 AM IST
A poll plank in 2019, sacrilege a non-issue this time
The issue was raked up by both, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2019, however, in 2024 it doesn’t appear to be a key issue
Updated on May 09, 2024 09:44 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
3 held with 1.5kg heroin in Moga
The Moga police on Saturday arrested three drug smugglers and recovered 1.5-kg heroin from their possession
Updated on May 05, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Joint teaching, research in focus at PAU-BFUHS meet in Ludhiana
During the session, PAU vice-chancellor SS Gosal highlighted the varsity’s legacy of agricultural innovation
Updated on May 02, 2024 06:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Cab driver found dead in parked car in Mohali
According to police, the victim had slept inside the vehicle after parking it in the market on Monday; on Tuesday, onlookers spotted him lying unconscious and alerted Mohali police
Updated on Apr 24, 2024 09:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Chohan, Janotra are BSP pick for Faridkot, Gurdaspur LS seats
BSP announces candidates for Faridkot and Gurdaspur in Punjab. Gurbax Singh Chohan for Faridkot and Raj Kumar Janotra for Gurdaspur. Other candidates to be named soon.
Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Hoshiarpur
Moga cops detain 100 farmers protesting against BJP’s Hans
The Moga police on Thursday detained 100 farmers who were protesting against BJP nominee from Faridkot Hans Raj Hans during a poll campaign. The farmers were taken into preventive custody at Moga, Baghapurana and Nihal Singh Wala and were released later in the day, said officials
Updated on Apr 19, 2024 08:22 AM IST