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Art students from Patiala capture farmers protest through painting at Singhu border
By Asian News International | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | Singhu Border, Punjab
PUBLISHED ON DEC 22, 2020 09:12 AM IST
“Any farmer who comes to see this painting can relate to the man in the picture.” said one of the artists.

Fog chills Punjab, Haryana with Amritsar coldest at 2 degrees Celsius
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON DEC 16, 2020 05:28 PM IST
The minimum temperature of Chandigarh fell to 6.2 degrees on Wednesday, a 3.4-degree fall as compared to Tuesday.

SHO suspended after illegal liquor factory unearthed in Punjab’s Rajpura
By Vishal Rambani | Hindustan Times, Patiala
UPDATED ON DEC 09, 2020 07:50 PM IST
Show-cause notices to SP, two DSPs and CIA in-charge for laxity in checking spurious liquor trade

Total bandh in Congress-ruled Punjab in solidarity with farmers’ protesting against three farm laws
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Amritsar
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 11:54 AM IST
Punjab Roadways suspends operations as chakka jam underway from 11am to 3pm

Year after 26-year-old’s death, 6 engineering students booked for murder in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
PUBLISHED ON DEC 05, 2020 12:25 AM IST
Daya’s family filed a case against the six men after they got ahold of CCTV footage from the area where Daya was found dead and spotted the accused roaming in the vicinity

Pakistan always attempts to create tension, stay united to thwart its designs: Punjab CM
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Sultanpur Lodhi
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 12:50 PM IST
Urges people to follow Guru Nanak’s teachings and make country strong after paying obeisance at state-level Gurpurb function at Sultanpur Lodhi

Sleeping in tractors, bathing by the roadside, women farmers say they’ve come prepared
By Anvit Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 11:38 PM IST
Hundreds of women farmers have marched to Delhi with their male counterparts to voice their opposition against the new farm laws, which agitators say will change the manner in which agricultural produce is procured and traded .

Haryana Police use tear gas, water cannons but fail to stop Punjab farmers from entering state
By Vishal Rambani | Hindustan Times, Shambu (Patiala)
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 01:00 PM IST
Farmers break through multi-layer barricades at Shambu barrier on Punjab-Haryana border and head for Delhi

Punjab farmers modify plan, to march to Delhi via alternative routes besides Haryana highways
By Avtar Singh | Hindustan Times, Sangrur
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 04:28 PM IST
While BKU Ekta-Ugrahan and Sidhupur factions are camping on the border at Khanauri and Moonak in Sangrur, Kirti Kisan Union, BKU Rajewal and Kadian are heading for entry points from neighbouring Patiala district.

Barred from entering Haryana, farmers from Punjab prepare for long haul at inter-state border
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Bathinda/Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON NOV 25, 2020 04:54 PM IST
Announce week-long dharnas at entry points if they are not allowed to carry out Delhi Chalo march from tomorrow

Chitkara University holds e-conference on Covid management
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 02, 2020 06:04 PM IST
Chitkara University recently collaborated with Natural Solutions (Mumbai) through Chitkara College of Pharmacy

Punjab CM lays foundation stone of sports university in Patiala on Dussehra
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | Patiala
PUBLISHED ON OCT 25, 2020 05:12 PM IST
The chief minister recalled the contribution of his grandfather Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, whose 129th birth anniversary falls on Sunday.

AQI enters red zone, all eyes on farm fires
By Soumya Pillai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 14, 2020 04:56 AM IST
Nasa’s satellite imagery showed a large cluster of fires near Amritsar and Firozpur in Punjab and Patiala, Ambala and Kaithal in Haryana. Experts said relief is not on the horizon and the situation will likely become worse in the coming days.

Of 822 tainted cops in Punjab, 17% being probed for corruption
By Surender Sharma | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON OCT 10, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Department of home affairs deputy secretary Vijay Singh Chauhan submitted the report after a high court order in September in which the state was told to submit details of FIRs against all serving state police officers along with the nature of criminal cases.

For first time since outbreak, no Covid death at Govt Rajindra Hospital in Patiala in over 24 hours
By Harmandeep Singh | Hindustan Times, Patiala
PUBLISHED ON OCT 08, 2020 03:31 PM IST
At present, 88 Covid-19 patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital and 65 of them are on oxygen support.

Jalandhar’s Ujjwal Mehta secures AIR 68 in JEE advanced exam
By Jatinder Mahal | Hindustan Times, Jalandhar
UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2020 08:06 PM IST
His All India Rank (AIR) was 68; he had scored a 99.99 percentile in both exams conducted by the NTA in January and September

On Day 2 of tractor rally, Rahul Gandhi to continue attack on Centre over farm laws
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2020 11:48 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi had expressed solidarity with the agrarian community on the first day of the tractor rally and called out the Centre asking if the farmers were happy why were they protesting against the legislation passed during Parliament’s monsoon session.

A new alloy: When a sitar leaves its comfort zone, and proves it’s metal
By Natasha Rego | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 09:40 AM IST
Rishabh Seen decided to make a point about just how versatile the classical Indian instrument could be. The result: A four-man banded called Sitar Metal.

Punjab sets up task force to ensure supply of oxygen for Covid patients
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON OCT 01, 2020 05:32 PM IST
Set to float tenders for medical oxygen generation, storage at medical colleges, civil hospitals

Total bandh in Amritsar, Patiala, Jalandhar and Bathinda against Centre’s farm bills
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Amritsar/Patiala
UPDATED ON SEP 25, 2020 04:52 PM IST
Shops shut, traffic hit in Punjab cities as people stay home in response to bandh call by farmer organisations; security up across the state

No option but to burn stubble, say farmers as doctors worry about Covid
By Vishal Rambani | Hindustan Times, Patiala, Patiala
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2020 04:38 PM IST
Fear patient load will increase as virus impacts lungs and pollution from the burning fields can severely affect people’s health

19,510 candidates to take NEET in Punjab on Sunday; staggered entry and exit amid Covid-19 guidelines
By Deepa Sharma Sood | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 05:38 PM IST
To ensure social distancing, the number of NEET centres in Punjab has been increased from 22 to 34. The NTA has set up 10 centres in Bathinda, six each in Mohali and Amritsar, five in Jalandhar, four in Patiala and three in Ludhiana.

LIP announces gharao of Moti Mahal
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2020 11:13 PM IST
LIP president Simarjeet Singh Bains urged residents to reach Patiala in large numbers to raise their voices against the alleged corrupt practices of the government

Organ harvesting allegations: Officials seeks police action as protest video does rounds
By Mohit Khanna | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2020 11:09 PM IST
Civil surgeon says victim’s family is levelling baseless allegations

Jharkhand high court rejects bail plea of man accused of duping Punjab CM’s wife
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON SEP 03, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Patiala Congress MP Preneet Kaur was duped of Rs 23 lakh in a cyber fraud case last year

JEE Mains exam gets underway in Punjab, Chandigarh
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2020 08:51 AM IST
Seven lakh students are expected to take the exam, being conducted by the National Testing Agency, across the country from September 1 to 6 in compliance with Covid safety guidelines

Ludhiana fourth Punjab district to launch Tree for Gun scheme
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON AUG 25, 2020 11:29 PM IST
People to be encouraged to plant saplings besides increasing the green cover of the district by growing at least 54,000 plants annually

Bathinda cleanest city in state for 3rd year in a row; slips nationally
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2020 10:52 PM IST
According to Swachh Survekshan-2020, Bathinda is 79th, while Ferozepur is 96th in the category of cities with a population between 1 lakh and 10 lakh

As Ludhiana’s govt hospitals focus on Covid-19, dog bite patients run from pillar to post
By Mohit Khanna | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2020 11:39 PM IST
Around 382 dog bite cases were reported in Ludhiana civil hospital in July, while 937 cases were reported in the district

Man, 25, dies, friend hurt as mini truck hits motorcycle
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 10:16 PM IST
Pillion rider Karan Kumar of Mullanpur died on the spot, while Mukesh Kumar was referred to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala for treatment of multiple fractures