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Punjab Police registers first case under controversial new sacrilege Act

The FIR was registered against unidentified persons under the anti-sacrilege law notified by the Punjab government on April 20.

Updated on May 02, 2026 06:30 am IST

Punjab Police register first case under new anti-sacrilege Act in Muktsar

The FIR was registered against unidentified persons under the anti-sacrilege law notified by the Punjab government on April 20. The assembly enacted this legislation to provide a stronger legal deterrent against desecration, stipulating a quantum of punishment that includes life imprisonment and a penalty of up to ₹25 lakh for acts of sacrilege against Guru Granth Sahib.

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Published on May 01, 2026 02:40 pm IST

Anganwadi helper found murdered in Muktsar, accused arrested within hours

A case of murder has been registered at Lambi police station, and further investigation is underway.

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Published on Apr 23, 2026 04:52 am IST

Muktsar cracker factory blast: NGT seeks response from Central, Punjab pollution boards, DC

The NGT has posting the hearing on August 4. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 26, 2025 09:26 am IST

Five killed, 27 injured in illegal cracker factory blast in Punjab’s Muktsar

The two-storeyed illegal cracker manufacturing factory that was reduced to rubble after a blast at Singhewala village in Lambi sub tehsil of Muktsar district on Friday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

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Published on May 30, 2025 03:12 pm IST

5 dead, 29 injured in firecracker factory blast in Punjab's Muktsar

The incident occurred in the two-storey factory unit located on Singhawali-Kotli road in Sri Muktsar Sahib.

Updated on May 30, 2025 12:06 pm IST

Key accused in Malout double murder case surrenders in court

The prime accused in the Malout double murder case, Davinder Singh, alias Rana, surrendered before a court in Muktsar district on Monday. (Representational image)

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 05:14 am IST

Gidderbaha bypoll battle: Candidates take digi route, bank on corner meets to woo voters

Political analysts see a triangular contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre government and Punjab’s ruling dispensation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) putting in all efforts to win the confidence of the electorate. (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 18, 2024 05:16 am IST

Slow paddy arrival witnessed in Punjab’s south Malwa districts barring Bathinda, Moga

Experts attribute the delayed arrival to the glut-like situation of paddy in mandis that is making farmers delay harvesting. (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Oct 30, 2024 08:32 am IST

Malwa canal to irrigate 2 lakh acres in southern Punjab: Mann

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann in Doda village of Muktsar district for inspection of the Malwa canal site on Saturday.

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Updated on Jul 28, 2024 05:02 am IST

Four killed as car crashes into tree in Muktsar

Four persons, including three of a family, were killed when a car in which they were travelling crashed into a tree in Muktsar district on Friday morning. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2024 06:44 am IST

Punjab accident: Five killed in tempo-truck collision in Faridkot

The mangled remains of the tempo after the collision with a truck near Panjgrain Kalan on the Kotkapura-Moga road in Faridkot district on Friday. Five passengers died on the spot. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2024 03:30 pm IST

Farm fires: Hotspot village count drops by 90% in Muktsar

As per the Punjab Pollution Control Board’s protocol, a village with 25 or more farm fires in a season is termed as a hotspot. (HT photo)

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Updated on Nov 24, 2023 08:42 am IST

5 women among 8 dead as private bus falls into canal in Muktsar

Locals gather after a bus fell into a canal leaving at least eight dead and several injured, on Muktsar-Kotakpura road near Muktsar, on Tuesday. (PTI)

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Updated on Sept 20, 2023 12:40 am IST

Punjab accident: Five killed as bus skids, falls into Sirhind feeder canal in Muktsar

The private bus that fell into the Sirhind feeder canal in Muktsar district on Tuesday afternoon. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sept 19, 2023 04:28 pm IST

Sukhbir, Harsimrat lead Akali chakka jam against farm bills

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal during a protest against the farm bills at their native Lambi village in Muktsar district on Friday.

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Published on Sept 25, 2020 04:56 pm IST

Muktsar Akali MLA Barkandi tests positive for Covid

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal being felicitated by party workers on his birthday on July 9. Muktsar legislator Kanwarjit Singh Rozy Barkandi is seen standing next to him.

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Updated on Aug 18, 2020 04:38 pm IST

Hailstorm in Muktsar, Bathinda leaves wheat growers worried

A farmer at Gobindpura village near Bathinda showing his wheat crop flattened following a hailstorm and high-velocity wind on Friday morning.

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Updated on Feb 21, 2020 03:58 pm IST

BJP will retain ties with SAD: Nadda

Published on Feb 20, 2020 11:07 pm IST

Two Punjab men held for smuggling opium in Hisar

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Published on Dec 17, 2019 11:08 pm IST

Wheat sowing getting delayed, farmers worried about yield

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Published on Nov 11, 2019 11:01 pm IST

32 farmers fined in Bathinda, Muktsar for burning stubble

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Published on Oct 26, 2019 10:33 pm IST

Four drown after car plunges in canal near Fazilka

The drowned car being recovered from the canal in Fazilka on Sunday.

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Updated on Apr 14, 2019 10:31 pm IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Have almost decided to contest from Bathinda seat, says Khaira

Punjabi Ekta Party chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira during a press conference in Bathinda on Monday.

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Updated on Mar 05, 2019 08:49 am IST

Muktsar writer wins Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar

Gurpreet Sehji received the award at a function organised by Sahitya Akademi at the Tribal Research Institute at Imphal on Friday.

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 09:44 am IST

Re-polling: 65.6% turnout at 36 booths in Muktsar

Female voters waiting in cue to cast their votes in zila parishad and block samiti polls at Lambi in Muktsar.

Updated on Sept 22, 2018 09:22 am IST

53% turnout in Muktsar, SAD workers assault Congman

SAD leader Sikander Singh Maluka along with supporters staging protest against alleged booth capturing by Congress workers in zila parishad and block samiti polls in Bathinda on Wednesday.

Updated on Sept 19, 2018 09:04 pm IST

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