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Punjab’s dist Sangrur records max field fires
At the onset of the kharif harvest, Amritsar reported the highest number of cases. Till Sunday, Amritsar has recorded 643 cases, nearly half the number in Sangrur.
Published on Nov 10, 2024 10:48 PM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Ludhiana: Sangrur couple duped of ₹10L: Immigration firm’s licence cancelled
A day after a Sangrur couple climbed atop a water tank near Ishmeet Singh Chowk in Model town Extension to push for action against an immigration firm, the district administration on Tuesday cancelled the company’s licence.
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 05:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
20 FIRs registered on Day 1 under new criminal laws in Punjab
The first FIR was lodged at Sadar Dhuri police station in Sangrur district.
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 05:25 AM IST
Ravinder Vasudeva, Chandigarh
Not flour, only wheat to be given under 'Ghar Ghar ration scheme', says Punjab CM Mann
Not flour, only wheat to be given under 'Ghar Ghar ration scheme', says Punjab CM Mann
Published on Jun 29, 2024 09:36 PM IST
PTI |
Sangrur wall collapse case: Deceased labourers unregistered, kin not entitled to compensation
Another scheme involving payment of ₹2 lakh as compensation in case of construction worker’s death irrespective of registration was dropped in 2023.
Updated on Jun 10, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Karam Prakash, Patiala
Was alone in Sangrur battle, says Sukhpal Khaira
The Congress leader says Dalbir Goldy joined AAP and then the party fielded Vijay Inder Singla from Anandpur Sahib, leaving five segments out of nine vacant.
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 06:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
Soon, women in Punjab to get ₹1,100 per month, says CM Bhagwant Mann
The chief minister says his government’s aim is to ensure canal water supply to every field for irrigation and this will save ₹6,000-7,000 crore from the electricity subsidy on account of free power supply to the farm sector.
Updated on May 29, 2024 07:20 AM IST
Press Trust of India
From corridors of power to house of lawmakers
They have held positions of power in the government as officials and are now taking the political plunge to represent their home state of Punjab in Parliament. Two retired bureaucrats, a former diplomat and an ex-IPS officer are set to test the political waters by contesting the June 1 LS elections. While Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Parampal Kaur are making their political debut from Amritsar and Bathinda, respectively, on the BJP ticket, Simranjit Singh Mann of the SAD(A) is hoping for a re-election from Sangrur and Dr Amar Singh of the Congress from Fatehgarh Sahib
Updated on May 07, 2024 09:22 AM IST
Karam PrakashSurjit SinghVishal Joshi
Dhuri shocker: Temple priests murder man, bury body under ‘havan kund’
A 33-year-old man was murdered and his body was buried under the ‘havan kund’ of a temple in Dhuri town of Sangrur
Updated on May 05, 2024 08:08 AM IST
Former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy quits Congress
In his resignation letter to Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Amarinder Raja Warring, former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Khangura alias Goldy said he was disappointed with the state leadership and thus decided to resign from the party membership and the post of Sangrur district unit chief.
Updated on May 01, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Karam Prakash, Sangrur
Sangrur jail clash: Punjab human rights panel issues notice to ADGP, prisons
Two prisoners were killed and two others were injured in a clash that broke out in Punjab’s Sangrur district jail on Friday night
Published on Apr 20, 2024 01:15 PM IST
Denial of ticket to son: Sulking Dhindsa to decide next move after meeting supporters
Upset over denial of ticket to his son from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said on Thursday that he will hold a meeting with his supporters in Sangrur on Saturday on his next move
Updated on Apr 20, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Sangrur LS seat: Dhindsa camp upset over denial of ticket to Parminder, Sukhbir meets father-son duo
On April 13, Akali Dal announced its first list of seven candidates for LS polls, naming Iqbal Singh Jhoonda as its nominee from Sangrur.
Updated on Apr 18, 2024 08:22 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Sangrur hooch tragedy shows liquor mafia thrives in Punjab
The recent death of 20 labourers in villages reveals a well-organised network of bootleggers, while vend owners complain of police inaction on substandard, cheaper liquor trade costing them dear
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Karam Prakash, Sangrur
Hooch tragedy: Condemnable that Punjab CM is busy in Delhi when people are dying in his home district, says SAD
SAD’s chief spokesperson Arshdeep Singh Kler said Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has not even found the time to visit the 21 families whose loved ones have died in the hooch tragedy.
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 07:18 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Jalandhar/chandigarh
Sangrur hooch tragedy: Sole breadwinners snatched, families battle grief & angst
Sangrur hooch tragedy: Most of them were sole breadwinners and hailed from lowest strata of society, their family members are now left to fend for themselves.
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 02:36 AM IST
Karam Prakash, Sunam (sangrur)
Methanol found in spurious liquor, says SIT probing Sangrur hooch tragedy
SIT chief ADGP Gurinder Dhillon said at a press conference that the accused obtained methanol, a lethal industrial chemical, from a Noida factory.
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 04:47 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
AAP releases list of 8 Lok Sabha candidates in Punjab, fields 5 ministers
Punjabi actor Karamjeet Anmol has been fielded from Faridkot seat.
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 02:02 PM IST
CM Mann lays stones of development projects worth ₹869 crore in Sangrur
Addressing a gathering during the Vikas Kranti rally here on Saturday, CM Mann said that 80-bed Mother Child Hospital (MCH) at Dhuri; 30-bed Community Health Centre (CHC) at Kauhrian; and 30-bed Rural hospital at Cheema village are in the pipeline. He added that these health facilities would be equipped with ultra-modern equipment.
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 06:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Sangrur
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to unveil devp projects worth ₹869 crore in Sangrur
The key projects to be inaugurated include an 80-bed mother child hospital at Dhuri, a 30-bed community health centre at Kauhrian and a 30-bed rural hospital at Cheema.
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 06:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PM dedicates AIIMS Bathinda, Sangrur PGI satellite centre to public
Attending the main event in his home state Gujarat on Sunday, the PM said the healthcare institutes would cater to the needs of the underserved region of Punjab.
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 05:16 AM IST
Vishal Joshi, Bathinda
PM to virtually open 300-bed PGI satellite centre in Sangrur on Feb 25
According to PGI, the establishment of these satellite centres of PGIMER in Sangrur and Ferozepur in Punjab will help reach out to the underserved population in the far-flung areas through community outreach activities and by leveraging digital health care infrastructure.
Updated on Feb 25, 2024 08:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Union ministers assure farmers to ‘study framework’ for guaranteed MSP
During the marathon meeting that went on late into night, the farmers remained adamant that the Centre fulfill their demands immediately. This, even as the ministers tried to get across the point that it is not conducive at the moment as the Lok Sabha election schedule could be announced any time now, which would bring into force the model code of conduct as a result of which the government can’t announce policy decisions.
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 06:50 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
After highways, link roads also closed in Patiala, Sangrur
To deter farmers from marching towards Delhi, the Haryana Police, after barricading the national and state highways, blocked the link roads in Patiala and Sangrur. Commuters from the south Malwa region, who want to travel to Haryana or Delhi, will have to travel through small lanes of villages on the Punjab and Haryana border.
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 07:54 AM IST
Karam Prakash, Patiala
17 booked over protest against YouTuber Bhana Sidhu’s arrest
Sidhu’s family members were booked under Sections 283, 186, 353, 279, 427, 307, 148, 149, 117 and 268 of the Indian Penal Code. Police also slapped Section 4 of the Punjab Prevention of Damage to Public and Private Property Act, 2014, apart from Section 8-B of the National Highways Act
Updated on Feb 09, 2024 08:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Barnala
2008 assault case: Court stays minister Arora’s conviction till final judgment
The district court in Sangrur on Wednesday stayed the conviction of cabinet minister Aman Arora in a 2008 assault case, paving the way for him to continue as a minister
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 11:56 PM IST
No relief to Punjab minister Aman Arora in assault case
Punjab cabinet minister Aman Arora did not get any relief from the Sangrur district court on Monday in an appeal filed against his conviction in the 2008 assault case
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 07:22 AM IST
9 inmates flee Sangrur drug rehab centre
Of the nine inmates who fled the Sangrur centre, seven are undertrials facing cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Updated on Jan 07, 2024 07:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Sangrur
Chandigarh: Cops crack grain market robbery, three arrested
The complainant, Ramesh Yadav, had stated in his complaint that he was going to the grain market, Sector 26, on January 2 to buy vegetables. As he reached the Light point of Sector-22/23, a car stopped in front of him, and three youths alighted from it. One of them caught hold of him.
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 08:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
74 Sangrur school students taken ill after consuming ‘poor quality food’; govt school principal suspended, contractor & manager arrested
A four-member committee led by Sangrur SDM has been formed to probe the case; the panel will submit its report within a week
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 07:58 AM IST
Harmandeep Singh, Sangrur