Bhartesh Singh Thakur is a senior correspondent at Chandigarh. He covers Panjab University, local administration and defence.
Articles by Bhartesh Singh Thakur
HC annuls court martial 20 years after conviction
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday set aside a court martial of an Army Captain after a gap of over 20 years in a case of murder.
Updated on Jul 02, 2014 11:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
P’kula MLA locks horns with HUDA
Panchkula MLA DK Bansal on Monday claimed that the demolition drive of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) at the Gandhi Colony in Mansa Devi Complex was akin to an attack on Harijans.
Updated on Jul 01, 2014 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
P’kula police messing up probes
The information provided by the police department under the RTI Act regarding the cases that have fallen flat in the Panchkula district courts revealed that how shoddy investigations resulted in acquittals of several accused.HT filed the RTI and went through the opinions from January 1, 2013, to March 18, 2014, given by district attorney’s office and also of deputy district attorney who is associated with the police department. Though in number of cases, the opinion from public prosecutors has not been provided.
Updated on Jun 16, 2014 10:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
30 years on, HC sets aside court martial of Jammu soldier, grants pension
The Punjab and Haryana high court has set aside the General Court Martial (GCM) of a soldier who was part of the mutiny near Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) in wake of Operation Bluestar in June 1984. The detailed judgment was made available only recently.
Updated on Jun 14, 2014 05:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Dera Bassi SHO booked for kidnapping, extortion
Police have booked a station house officer (SHO) of SAS Nagar district for kidnapping for ransom and extortion on the complaint of advocate Vaneet Kumar Sharma, a resident of Sector 4, Mansa Devi Complex (MDC), Panchkula.
Updated on Jun 11, 2014 06:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Selja supporters raise anti-Hooda slogans
The united show at the Congress party workers’ session here on Saturday was short lived as on a minor provocation, supporters of former union minister and Rajya Sabha member Kumari Selja left the venue in between and raised “Bhupinder Singh Hooda murdabad” slogans in the presence of the Haryana chief minister and state party president Ashok Tanwar.
Updated on Jun 08, 2014 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Girls outclass boys in Class 12; bag top spots in three streams
Girls have outscored boys in the Board of Secondary Education, Haryana Class 12 examinations in Panchkula district, securing the top slots in the arts, commerce and medical streams.
Updated on Jun 07, 2014 12:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Son of industrial worker tops in P’kula district
Son of an industrial worker, Sachin Pal, has topped the Panchkula district with 97.4% marks in Class 10 examinations, results of which were declared by the Board of Secondary Education, Haryana on Thursday.
Updated on Jun 07, 2014 11:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Credibility of Madhuban FSL ‘under cloud’
It has been raining inquiries at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Madhuban, Karnal, against its top officers for giving false reports and committing lapses on their part. The courts have also been passing strictures against them but despite that they are getting promotions.
Updated on Jun 07, 2014 10:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Armyman gets pension after 52 yrs
Sepoy Bara Singh, a resident of Abheypur village of Kharar, will get pension after a gap of 52 years. Recently, the Punjab and Haryana high court has allowed his appeal and set aside the judgment of ar med forces tribunal (AFT) against him.
Updated on Jun 07, 2014 10:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Class-10 results: Panchkula worst performer in Haryana
The Panchkula district has again recorded least pass percentage in the state with just 45.51% students clearing the Class-10 exams of the Board of School Education, Haryana, results of which were declared on Thursday. It implies that more than half (54.49%) students have flunked the exam.
Updated on Jun 06, 2014 12:12 PM IST
None | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Police find no evidence against Khemka
The Panchkula police have concluded in their inquiry that there is no evidence against IAS officer Ashok Khemka in the complaint filed by a Dalit employee of Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC).
Updated on Jun 04, 2014 10:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Fake transportation bills: Major convicted
The central bureau of investigation (CBI) special court, Haryana, on Tuesday convicted a retired Major and a transporter for furnishing fake bills. The vehicle numbers submitted by the accused for transporting troops of Western Command turned out to be those of scooters.
Updated on Jun 04, 2014 11:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Judge advocate can’t be of lower rank than accused officer, says high court
By setting aside the dismissal of Lieutenant Colonel, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that a judge advocate, who is on the panel of General Court Martial (GCM), cannot be of lower rank than the accused officer. It added that if it has to be so then reasoning has to be given.
Updated on Jun 03, 2014 12:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Pass orders for specific disbursal of costs imposed by judges: AFT chief
In a relief to the soldiers and officers who are fighting cases in Armed Forces Tribunals (AFTs) in the country, chairperson of principal bench of AFT Justice Prakash Tatia has directed the specific disbursal of the cost imposed by judges in the cases brought before them.
Updated on Jun 01, 2014 12:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Soldiers injured during leave entitled to disability benefits: HC
In a landmark judgment for disabled soldiers, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that soldiers injured during leave are entitled to disability benefits. The court has set aside the order of the Chandigarh bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), which had ruled otherwise.
Updated on May 31, 2014 10:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Nikhil tops Class 12 with 98.2%
Chandigarh boy Nikhil Sheron, a student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 47, topped the tricity by scoring 98.2% in the non-medical stream of the CBSE Class 12 examinations, the results of which were announced on Wednesday.
Updated on May 29, 2014 03:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vivek Gupta and Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
DACP implemented for paramilitary doctors
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has fully implemented the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) scheme for doctors of the central armed police forces with effect from October 29, 2008, after court orders.
Updated on May 26, 2014 12:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Registering your flat in P’kula to pinch you more this year
The administration has decided to massively hike the collector rate of flats in Panchkula, while marginally increasing the collector rates for property in industrial and commercial categories.
Updated on May 24, 2014 09:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Balancing act: Sportspersons achieve excellence in academics
KRITI SONI OF HANSRAJ PUBLIC SCHOOL, PANCHKULA (CGPA 10) Lawn tennis player Kriti Soni of Hansraj Public School has scored perfect 10 in Class 10th CBSE exams. Soni went to play National School Games in Pune in January this year. She has won many local tournaments and has represented the school many times. “I used to study regularly everyday and practice for two hours,” she said, when asked about her time management. Her aim is to get admission in AIIMS. Both her parents are dentists.
Updated on May 23, 2014 07:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BHARTESH SINGH THAKUR AND VIVEK GUPTA), Chandigarh
State forensic reports of no help; police turn to UT lab
As almost all the forensic reports in Jyoti murder case came negative from Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) at Madhuban (Karnal), Panchkula police have turned to Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh, for help.
Updated on May 23, 2014 03:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
ICSE class X result: Panchkula boy tops in tricity with 97%
Ronnie Mondal of Little Flower School, Sector 14, Panchkula, has topped the tricity with 97% marks in Class 10 results of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) declared on Wednesday.
Updated on May 22, 2014 10:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur and Vivek Gupta, Panchkula
Kataria’s margin beats all previous records
BJP’s Rattan Lal Kataria has won by the highest ever margin of 3.40 lakh in the history of Ambala Lok Sabha (reserved) seat since 1951. Kataria got 6.12 lakh votes ( 50.20 %) while his nearest rival Congress’s Raj Kumar Valmiki got 2.72 lakh votes (22.3%).The Indian National Lok Dal’s candidate Kusum Sherwal came third with 1.29 lakh votes (10.6 %).
Updated on May 17, 2014 01:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
‘Modi has told us not to sell this lucky house’
The Prajapatis of Sector 7 here are jubilant over Narendra Modi’s landslide victory. They have a very special reason-Modi had lived in their house in Sector 7 here for nearly seven years from 1992 to 1999 while he was the in-charge of the party affairs of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
Updated on May 17, 2014 01:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Court discharges Dow as CBI fails to attach proof
As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) did not attach evidence with the supplementary chargesheet against De-Nocil Crop Protection (presently Dow Agro Sciences India, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical of the US) and Agro Pack, the CBI special court, Haryana, at Panchkula, has discharged the companies in a case of bribing an Indian official to get their products registered.
Updated on May 11, 2014 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
FSL official promoted, though HC sought action against him
Even as the Punjab and Haryana high court has sought action against the “untruthful” and “dishonest” report from Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in a murder case, nothing has been done against the erring official even after four years rather he has been awarded promotion.
Updated on May 10, 2014 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
SC junks govt plea against pension arrears to pre-2006 retirees
In relief to lakhs of central government employees and soldiers, the Supreme Court has rejected a curative petition filed by the government against an order of granting benefits to pre-2006 retirees with effect from January 1, 2006. The government wanted to give the arrears of the benefits from September 24, 2012.
Updated on May 02, 2014 10:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
AFT clears way for dismissal of retd colonel after 20 years
The Chandigarh Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has cleared the way for army to dismiss a Colonel for corruption after a gap of nearly 20 years. There was a stay on the promulgation of the general court martial (GCM) for the past 20 years, which has now been lifted with the dismissal of a petition by Col RBS Bisht (retd) in AFT.
Updated on Apr 30, 2014 12:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Haryana guv's secy, 3 others to explain conduct to HUDA
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has asked for explanation from secretary to Haryana governor and Ambala division commissioner Neelam P Kasni in the oustee quota plot scam within 15 days. She was the chairman of the screening committee as HUDA administrator when allotments were made to ineligible people in 2005.
Updated on Apr 19, 2014 12:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Murder case: Panchkula police fail to prove charges
The police have again come under attack over its sloppy crime investigations. Acquitting the three men accused in a murder case, a local court pointed out inconsistencies in the timeline of events and questioned how the forensic team could arrive at the scene of the crime hours before the matter was even reported to the police.
Updated on Apr 15, 2014 09:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh