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Hoshiarpur deportees recall ‘donkey’ route horror

Harwinder Singh and Sukhpal Singh revealed that the deportees remained handcuffed throughout their return journey to India. Both urged youth not to go to foreign countries illegally.

Harwinder Singh of Hoshiarpur's Tahli village meets his family on Wednesday. (Harpreet Kaur/HT)
Published on Feb 07, 2025 07:54 AM IST
By, Hoshiarpur

Alma mater remembers Manmohan Singh

A former principal of the college, Deshbir Sharma, said that the roll of honour containing former PM Manmohan Singh’s name adorns the college library and fills every student who comes to study here with pride.

A condolence meeting was held on Friday at the Government College, the alma mater of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh where he had completed his postgraduation in 1953-55. After Partition, the Punjab University had shifted from Lahore to Hoshiarpur. (PTI)
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 07:18 AM IST
By, Hoshiarpur

Ludhiana beats Hoshiarpur on first day of U-14 Punjab Basketball Championship

The first day saw four intense matches, with both boys’ and girls’ teams showing off their skills. In the boys’ category, Ludhiana team secured a strong win over Hoshiarpur, scoring 44-34, while Faridkot triumphed over Sangrur with a score of 46-34.

Players during the Punjab Sub-junior Championship in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 03, 2024 05:48 AM IST
By, Ludhiana

Hoshiarpur teacher booked for inappropriately touching Class-7 student

The incident took place on October 19, when the English teacher allegedly called the girl to the school’s art and craft room during lunch break, made inappropriate comments and held her waist and pulled her towards him, police said.

The girl reported the incident to the math teacher and her parents, who lodged a complaint with the police. (HT File)
Updated on Oct 31, 2024 06:22 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India, Hoshiarpur

Punjab: College director, vice-principal booked for nursing student’s suicide

The parents of the deceased and student union leaders had alleged that the first-year student had ended his life due to college administration’s harassment

The teenager hailed from Nuh in Haryana. (HT File)
Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:06 AM IST

VB arrests patwari for accepting 5,000 bribe

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has arrested revenue patwari Joginder Pal, posted at revenue circle Jahanpur, tehsil Mukerian in district Hoshiarpur for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹5,000.

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has arrested revenue patwari Joginder Pal, posted at revenue circle Jahanpur, tehsil Mukerian in district Hoshiarpur for demanding and accepting a bribe of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,000. (HT File)
Published on Sep 19, 2024 10:01 PM IST
By, Hoshiarpur

28 hospitalised as Hoshiarpur sees 132 diarrhoea, cholera cases

Over 220 diarrhoea cases have been reported since Sunday evening when residents reported symptoms of water-borne diseases.

A team of district administration distributing potable water in diarrhoea-hit areas in Hoshiarpur. (HT photo)
Published on Sep 10, 2024 10:51 PM IST
By, Jalandhar

2 Doaba youths drown in swimming pool at Florida

Two youths from the Doaba region — one from Kapurthala and another from Hoshiarpur — drowned in a swimming pool in Florida state of the United States on Tuesday.

Two youths from the Doaba region — one from Kapurthala and another from Hoshiarpur — drowned in a swimming pool in Florida state of the United States on Tuesday. (HT File)
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 05:08 AM IST

Mistakes could be forgiven, not sins: Mann on Sukhbir’s apology

CM Bhagwant Mann says those responsible for desecration of Guru Granth Sahib would be given exemplary punishment

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that those responsible for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib would be given exemplary punishment.
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Armyman among 3 held for Dasuya murder

Amandeep is serving in the army and he is already facing two criminal cases, says Hoshiarpur SSP Surendra Lamba.

The crime was committed on the directions of a Dubai-based man, according to the police.
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 09:04 AM IST
By, Hoshiarpur

BSF man booked for raping 7-year-old in Hoshiarpur

According to police, inspector Ghulam Mutanja, posted at the admin block of the Subsidiary Training Centre at Kharkan, allegedly raped the minor around 9pm on June 26.

Hoshiarpur DSP (City) Amarnath says an investigation is underway and the accused will be arrested soon.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:13 PM IST
ByPress Trust of India

Hoshiarpur youth caught with 106 gm heroin in Kalka

The youth was driving a Hyundai Creta, when a police team stopped him for checking near Zaika restaurant in Kalka on Friday

Kalka police said the accused was identified as Prabhjot Singh, alias Prabh. (HT)
Published on Jul 06, 2024 07:24 PM IST
By, Panchkula

Hoshiarpur shocker: Teen girl dead in suspected suicide pact, boy under treatment

As per information, a diver, who was passing by, saw the teens jumping into the canal and rushed to save them. He managed to bring both teens out of the canal and rushed them to Dasuya civil hospital, where the girl was declared brought dead.

A teenaged girl died after she allegedly jumped into a canal with a boy, in a suspected suicide pact, in Hoshiarpur’s Unchi Bassi village on Tuesday, police said. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 08:00 AM IST
By, Hoshiarpur

23L, 8-kg gold, silver robbed in Hoshiarpur

A robber took away ₹23 lakh besides 1-kg gold and 7-kg silver from Sri Nath Tunch Gold Testing Lab before tying the hands and feet of the firm’s employee in Hoshiarpur’s Sarafa Bazaar.

Punjab cabinet minister Brahm Shankar Jimpa visited the robbery site in Sarafa Bazaar of Hoshiarpur and instructed the police to expedite investigation to apprehend the culprits.
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 05:10 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India, Hoshiarpur

Kuwait fire tragedy victim cremated in Hoshiarpur

The mortal remains of 62-year-old Himmat Rai, who was among those killed in a devastating fire in southern Kuwait’s Mangaf, were consigned to flames at a cremation ground in Hoshiarpur on Monday

Himmat Rai, who was among those killed in a devastating fire in southern Kuwait’s Mangaf.
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 06:54 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India

Kuwait fire tragedy: Punjab man who died was sole breadwinner of family

Hoshiarpur native had gone to Kuwait three decades ago, worked as foreman in fabrication department of private firm; body being brought back

Himmat Rai from Hoshiarpur was among the 45 Indians killed in the devastating fire in southern Kuwait’s Mangaf on June 12. He had been in Kuwait for about 30 years and had been working as a foreman in the fabrication department of the NBTC firm. (HT file photo)
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 05:35 PM IST
ByPress Trust of India

In Doaba, 9 of 18 assembly segments kept Cong ahead

The Aam Aadmi Party has got a big vote share in four assembly constituencies, while the BJP has recorded a good performance in five assembly segments.

In the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency, Charanjit Singh Channi got 3,90,053 votes, defeating his nearest rival Sushil Kumar Rinku of the BJP who got 2,14,060 votes. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 08:26 AM IST
By, Jalandhar

Over 58% polling in Doaba belt amid minor skirmishes

In Jalandhar’s Mansurpur Wadala village, a Congress worker was allegedly attacked by AAP workers inside the polling booth while he was assisting an elderly man to cast his vote. In Hoshiarpur, a Congress worker was allegedly assaulted by some AAP supporters with iron roads at Hariana town over some issue.

Voters during the polling at a booth in Jalandhar on Saturday. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Hat-trick at Centre, PM Modi tells unjab, wraps up 2024 campaign

Addressing his last rally of this general election in Hoshiarpur, Modi expresses confidence that the BJP will be back to fulfil the ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab on Thursday. (PTI)
Published on May 30, 2024 10:33 PM IST

Hat-trick at Centre, says PM Modi, wraps up LS campaign in Punjab

Addressing his last rally of this general election in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, Modi expressed confidence that BJP will be back to fulfil the Viksit Bharat vision

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding up a mace at a public meeting in Hoshiarpur on Thursday, the last day for campaigning for the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. (PTI Photo)
Published on May 30, 2024 03:21 PM IST

Hoshiarpur constituency watch: AAP nominee aims to make inroads into BJP stronghold

For the Congress, it is now a struggle to stay afloat, particularly in the Hoshiarpur and Chabbewal segments, in the absence of prominent leaders who have defected to other parties.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded incumbent MP Som Parkash’s wife Anita Som Parkash. (HT File)
Updated on May 18, 2024 08:14 AM IST
By, Hoshiarpur

Patwari nabbed for graft in Hoshiarpur

DSP (vigilance) Manish Kumar says the patwari demanded ₹25,000 from Jaswinder Kaur of Tanuli village of Hoshiarpur. He had already taken ₹15,000 reportedly from her.

Posted in Pandori Bibi village of Hoshiarpur, the revenue official was caught accepting <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,000 for executing land mutation.
Updated on May 16, 2024 05:10 AM IST
By, Hoshiarpur

Punjab: Hoshiarpur BSP candidate Rakesh Soman joins AAP

Soman, who was the first candidate to be announced by BSP in Punjab for the June 1 Lok Sabha elections, was inducted into the Aam Aadmi Party by chief minister Bhagwant Mann

Bahujan Samaj Party’s Hoshiarpur candidate Rakesh Soman quit the BSP and joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 08, 2024 04:28 PM IST

Punjab: BSP announces candidate for Ludhiana seat

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday announced Davinder Singh Ramgarhia as its candidate from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday announced Davinder Singh Ramgarhia as its candidate from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat.
Updated on Apr 29, 2024 08:04 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India

Sukhbir meets local leaders to pick SAD candidates

Sukhbir also met former Congress MP from Jalandhar Mohinder Kaypee on Friday, but the latter has already refuted the reports of joining the Akali Dal

The party is yet to announce candidates from both these segments. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:54 AM IST
By, Jalandhar

Hoshiarpur LS seat: Differences sorted, claims Jakhar; Sampla mum

Jakhar held a closed-door meeting with Sampla for nearly two hours, after which the BJP state chief claimed that everything had been sorted out

On Thursday, Sampla had met BJP president JP Nadda in Delhi, but the talks had failed. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:30 AM IST
By, Hoshiarpur

Punjab: BJP’s last-ditch efforts to placate Sampla fail

Bharatiya Janata Party’s last-ditch efforts to placate former Union minister Vijay Sampla failed on Thursday

Bharatiya Janata Party’s last-ditch efforts to placate former Union minister Vijay Sampla failed on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 19, 2024 08:10 AM IST

Hoshiarpur LS seat: Denied ticket, BJP leader Vijay Sampla likely to join SAD

Sampla, who headed the National Commission for Scheduled Castes from 2021 to 2023 and remained a minister of state for social justice and empowerment from 2014 to 2019, claims to have a huge following in Hoshiarpur, an SC reserved constituency, which he represented from 2014 to 2019

Vijay Sampla
Updated on Apr 18, 2024 08:46 AM IST

Majithia seeks CBI probe into Punjab liquor policy

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into the Punjab liquor policy and illegal mining in state stating that the inquiry would expose the “misdeeds” of chief minister Bhagwant Mann as well his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into the Punjab liquor policy and illegal mining in state stating that the inquiry would expose the “misdeeds” of chief minister Bhagwant Mann as well his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal.
Updated on Apr 12, 2024 08:24 AM IST

Makhan Singh is BSP nominee from Sangrur

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday announced Makhan Singh as candidate from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday announced Makhan Singh as candidate from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat.
Updated on Apr 12, 2024 08:20 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India
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