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jalandhar district news

Punjab: Mann lays foundation stone of 38-km dhussi bundh road in Shahkot

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said 61.82 crore had been sanctioned for this major infrastructure project under the state government’s ongoing drive to build world-class roads across the state. (HT)
Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:14 am IST

Two farm labourers found dead near canal in Jalandhar village

Kartarpur deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Narinder Singh Aujla said the exact cause of the death would be known only after their post-mortem examination, scheduled on Tuesday.
Published on Jun 16, 2026 07:28 am IST

22-year-old youth shot dead amid police raid at Jalandhar

The deceased, Lovepreet Singh, was wanted in an attempt to murder case. (HT)
Published on Jun 06, 2026 05:36 am IST

Punjab civic polls: Congress retains Kapurthala MC as AAP holds sway in Doaba

MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh with Congress workers after the party won the Kapurthala municipal corporation election. (HT)
Published on May 30, 2026 08:02 am IST

Procurement yet to gain momentum in Doaba

A man checks wheat at Grain Market in Patiala, Monday. (PTI)
Published on Apr 14, 2026 07:50 am IST

LPG shortage worries grip steel-forging firms in Jalandhar

Nearly 300 industries in the Jalandhar district rely entirely on commercial LPG to produce high-strength metal components through hot forging techniques. (Bloomberg)
Published on Mar 14, 2026 07:44 am IST

Jalandhar: FCI’s technical assistant caught accepting 20,000 bribe

The accused, identified as Ruhi Bala Kalia, is posted at the FCI office in Bhogpur, Jalandhar district. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 27, 2026 06:12 am IST

Punjab: Forest guard, aide held for taking bribe

A VB spokesperson said the arrests were made on the basis of a complaint by a resident of Sangowal village (HT File)
Published on Jan 28, 2026 04:04 am IST

Punjab: Minor detained for Jalandhar gurdwara sacrilege

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami has accused the Punjab government of having failed to curb such incidents.
Published on Jan 22, 2026 08:02 am IST

Punjab: 2 Haryana men among 3 dead as car hits auto in Jalandhar

The mangled remains of the autorickshaw after the mishap.
Updated on Jan 01, 2026 10:45 pm IST

Spice of life: Every grain counts, respect food as sustenance, symbol

Food is not just nourishment, it is humanity, and hope. If we could all remember that, perhaps no one would have to go to bed hungry again. (File)
Published on Dec 12, 2025 08:42 am IST

Four Doaba dists account for just 6% of Punjab’s total farm fire cases so far

With stubble burning cases seeing an uptick across the state over the past few days, four Doaba districts—Jalandhar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Kapurthala, and Hoshiarpur—have reported only 6% or 85 incidents so far of the total 1,418 incidents reported in the state till Thursday. (HT File)
Published on Oct 31, 2025 07:20 am IST

Former national-level player kills stray dog with hockey stick in Jalandhar

The accused, Sharanjit Singh, was caught on CCTV cameras while attacking the stray dogs with his hockey stick on Monday night. One dog was seriously injured and died. (HT)
Published on Oct 01, 2025 06:54 am IST

How clearing blockages on this British-era railway bridge saved 25 Jalandhar villages from Sutlej fury

NDRF personnel clearing the hyacinth below the Gidderpindi railway bridge when the flow of Sutlej was at its peak in early September. (HT File)
Published on Sept 16, 2025 06:56 am IST

Brother-sister duo drowns in seasonal rivulet in Kapurthala

The deceased have been identified as Sandeep Kumar, 35, and Preeti, 27, of Uccha village in Jalandhar district. (iStock)
Published on Sept 06, 2025 06:56 pm IST

Saini visits deras in Jalandhar, takes part in Guru Purnima celebrations

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini being felicitated during Guru Purnima Mahotsav at Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan in Jalandhar on Thursday. Anandpur Sahib MP Ravneet Singh Bittu is also seen in the photo. (HT Photo)
Published on Jul 11, 2025 07:36 am IST

Jalandhar leads country in NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Blocks Programme

The 1.5 crore award money will be spent on development work across various sectors in Jalandhar’s Shahkot block, including health, education, nutrition, agriculture and basic infrastructure. (HT)
Published on Jul 05, 2025 10:06 am IST

Punjab: 12-yr-old abducted twice in a month, women panel seeks report

According to victim’s family, she was first abducted on March 5 and then on April 5.
Published on Apr 17, 2025 05:06 am IST

Pro-Khalistan slogans on walls Jalandhar cops book Pannun, 5 others

Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (AP File)
Published on Apr 15, 2025 08:28 am IST

Punjab: Tension in Phillaur after SFJ vandalises glass around Ambedkar statue 

Tension gripped Nangal village in Phillaur sub division of Jalandhar district on Monday after the banned terror outfit, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), disfigured the protective glass installed around the statue of BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 31, 2025 12:52 pm IST

Row erupts after videos of pastor Bajinder assaulting woman, man surface

Self-styled preacher and pastor Bajinder Singh
Published on Mar 24, 2025 09:14 am IST

Property registration work hit as revenue officers strike work in Jalandhar

Despite the strike of tehsildars, the process of the registration of land continues in Bathinda tehsil office on Tuesday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
Published on Mar 04, 2025 04:37 pm IST

Punjab: Pastor Bajinder Singh booked for sexual harassment

Pastor Bajinder Singh has been booked by the police.
Published on Mar 02, 2025 10:43 pm IST

Punjab: 2 aides of Bishnoi-Brar gang held after shootout in Jalandhar, arms seized

The seized car and the weapons after the shootout on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 05:02 am IST

Labourer killed in mishap at Bhogpur sugar mill in Jalandhar

Labourer killed in mishap at Bhogpur sugar mill in Jalandhar
Updated on Dec 16, 2024 08:00 am IST

Punjab crime: Woman, daughter shot dead in Jalandhar, US-based son-in-law booked

A CCTV grab of the two assailants released by Jalandhar police after a woman and her daughter were shot dead at their house at Bhujewal village on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 03:58 pm IST

Three sisters found dead in trunk in Punjab's Jalandhar

All three bodies were sent for post mortem to ascertain the cause of the death, the officer said. (File)
Published on Oct 02, 2023 03:39 pm IST

SAD demands ‘adequate’ relief for flood-hit farmers

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal (File photo)
Updated on Sept 06, 2023 11:47 pm IST

35 hours & counting: Rescue ops on for man stuck in 70-ft-deep pit in Jalandhar

The man, along with another worker, had entered the pit dug as part of the ongoing construction for the Delhi-Katra Expressway to free some part of the boring machine, when they got stuck. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Aug 14, 2023 03:38 pm IST

Delhi-Katra expressway: Worker stuck in 70-feet deep trench in Jalandhar, rescue op on

The trench was dug to erect a pillar as part of the expressway project. (HT photo)
Updated on Aug 13, 2023 11:15 pm IST