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Gurdaspur District News

Centre revives Qadian-Beas rail line after nearly 100 years: Bittu

The Centre has revived the long-pending Qadian-Beas railway line project, which will connect Qadian in Gurdaspur district with Beas in Amritsar district, nearly a century after it was first conceived during the British era.

Published 25 days ago

Forest dept reclaims 50 acres of encroached land in Gurdaspur

The Punjab forest department has reclaimed nearly 50 acres of government forest land in Gurdaspur district during an anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday.

Published 26 days ago

Congress sweeps Gurdaspur civic polls; Dinanagar, Qadian return hung houses

Of the 29 wards in Gurdaspur municipal council, Congress comfortably won 21, while AAP secured seven and an independent candidate won one seat. (HT)

Published 30 days ago

Two Jammu students killed as tourist bus overturns on Amritsar-Pathankot highway

Two students from Jammu were killed after a tourist bus overturned on the Amritsar-Pathankot national highway near Kaler Khurd village in Gurdaspur district on Friday morning. (HT photo)

Published 52 days ago

Teacher booked after 16-year-old student ends life in Gurdaspur

A schoolteacher has been booked for abetment of suicide following the death of a 16-year-old student at a village in Gurdaspur district. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Published 72 days ago

Little known Khalistan outfit claims responsibility for blast at Amritsar police station

No one was injured in the blast that occurred at Bhindi Saidan police station in Amritsar district at around 1.30 am on Monday.

Published 104 days ago

UAPA invoked in killing of two cops in Gurdaspur

The bodies of assistant sub-inspector Gurnam Singh and home guard Ashok Kumar were found with gunshot injuries at an outpost in Adhian village on February 22.

Published 129 days ago

2 policemen ‘shoot each other dead’ near Pak border in Punjab, probe on

According to the preliminary information, the two personnel got into an argument, which escalated into a serious confrontation, leading to their firing.

Updated 141 days ago

Punjab: Gurdaspur chemist shot dead, had got ₹50L extortion call

The victim, Ranbir Singh Bedi, ran a medical store in the town’s main market and had been receiving extortion threats. (Shutterstock)

Published 166 days ago

Punjab: ₹377 crore disbursed for houses damaged in floods

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday disbursed compensation amounting to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>377 crore to more than 30,000 families whose houses were damaged during the recent floods.

Published 229 days ago

Teen killed, six kin hurt while making crackers in Gurdaspur

A 19-year-old youth was killed and his six family members, including two women, were injured in a blast at Dharmabad village, falling in the Dera Baba Nanak sub-division of Gurdaspur district, on Tuesday night. (HT File)

Published 264 days ago

7 held for pro-Khalistan graffiti in Punjab’s Batala

The accused under police custody. (HT)

Published 277 days ago

Homeless after floods, families take refuge in trolley, tents in Gurdaspur’s Ghaniye Ke Bet village

Flood victim Satnam Singh of Ghaniye ke Bet village, Gurdaspur, has made tractor-trolley as his temporary residence. (HT Photo)

Published 288 days ago

Rahul Gandhi to visit flood-hit Punjab today

He will pay obeisance at the historic Gurdwara Baba Budha Sahib in Ramdas before leaving for Gurchak village in Dera Baba Nanak and Makaura in Dinanagar sub-divisions of Gurdaspur district. (@INCIndia)

Updated 302 days ago

Floods wreck Punjab’s rural roads, damages cross ₹850 crore

Even before the floods, a significant portion of the road network was in urgent need of repairs. To address this, Punjab had borrowed <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,600 crore to upgrade nearly 12,000 km of rural roads. (ANI photo)

Published 312 days ago

15 of 23 Punjab districts under water; Gurdaspur, Amritsar bear the brunt

Residents wading through floodwaters at a village near Ajnala in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

Published 312 days ago

Punjab sees wettest August in 25 years

Flood-ravaged Punjab received 253.7 mm of rain in August, making it the wettest month in 25 years, according to the data shared by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday.

Published 316 days ago

Army rescues mother and baby from Gurdaspur as floods cripple Punjab

Relief and rescue operations by the Army, NDRF, BSF, Punjab Police and district authorities continue on a war footing in the affected areas.

Published 316 days ago

Woman drowns as floods ravage Punjab's Majha region, over 2000 rescued

Partially submerged houses in a flood-ravaged area in Gurdaspur, Punjab.

Published 319 days ago

Punjab haunted by ghost of 1988: Floods killed hundreds, led to assassination

Residents move to a safer place through the floods caused by the swollen river Beas in the Kapurthala district of Punjab.

Updated 316 days ago

Ravi in spate, flood alert sounded in Punjab’s Gurdaspur villages

Gurdaspur officials reviewed flood situation in the district on Sunday.

Published 330 days ago

Pact inked, decks cleared for 2nd Sainik School in Punjab

Sainik School in Kapurthala (HT File)

Published 391 days ago

Punjab: 124 drug smugglers held in statewide search ops

As many as 200 police teams, comprising over 1,200 personnel and led by 87 gazetted officers, were involved in the day-long operation. A total of 481 suspicious individuals were checked during the drive. (Sourced)

Published 424 days ago

Dera Baba Nanak: Pastor among 13 booked on rape charges

As per the complaint of the woman, she was thrashed and forced to convert by the accused. The victim is a resident of the village located on the outskirts of Dera Baba Nanak town.

Published 448 days ago

BSF to undertake IED detection drive along Indo-Pak border

The 2,289-kilometre-long India-Pakistan international border runs from Jammu in the north to Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west and the Border Security Force (BSF) is tasked with guarding it. (ANI)

Published 459 days ago

Ambedkar’s statue vandalised in Punjab’s Batala

Batala deputy superintendent of police (DSP City) Sanjeev Kumar said it is to be investigated if the finger broke naturally, or some person did it as it has been learnt that this finger was seen broken before the alleged incident.

Published 467 days ago

Punjab: Cops-farmers clash over land acquisition in Gurdaspur

The farmers had gathered in front of the gurdwara in Nangal Jhor village, Gurdaspur district, to start a sit-in against the police’s attempt to forcefully acquire land for a national highway project . (HT Photo)

Published 489 days ago

BSF recovers ammunition in Gurdaspur

BSF recovers ammunition in Gurdaspur

Published 529 days ago

Punjab: Trio killed in police encounter belonged to marginal families

Three suspected Khalistani terrorists killed in an encounter with police in Pilibhit early on Monday. (HT File)

Updated 567 days ago

Now, ‘blast’ outside police post in Punjab’s Gurdaspur

This is the second incident in Punjab in past two days and the sixth overall since November 23.

Updated 571 days ago

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