Bhartesh Singh Thakur is a senior correspondent at Chandigarh. He covers Panjab University, local administration and defence.
Articles by Bhartesh Singh Thakur
Panchkula DCP orders inquiry against official
The Panchkula police have initiated an inquiry against its own men over misrepresentation of facts before the Punjab and Haryana high court. The deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Parul Jain has ordered an inquiry into misrepresentation of facts by police during a hearing on the bail application of a drug peddler Parveen Kumar.
Updated on Sep 12, 2012 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Kidney racket case: 3 accused confess, seek early release
In a dramatic turn of events, three accused in the kidney racket case of Gurgaon confessed to their crime before CBI special judge, Haryana, Najar Singh, on Wednesday.
Updated on Sep 06, 2012 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Relief to thousands of officers
In a landmark judgment, which will provide relief to thousands of soldiers, Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday decided not to interfere in its earlier decision and ruled for inclusion of rank pay in basic salary for all those officers who were holding the rank of Capt to Brig and their equivalents in Air Force and Navy as on January 1, 1986.
Updated on Sep 04, 2012 09:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Samjhauta blasts case: Accused seek statements of 29 'protected' witnesses
Two of the accused in the Samjhauta blasts case, Lokesh Sharma and Kamal Chauhan, who allegedly planted bombs on the Lahore-bound train in 2007, on Monday petitioned for being provided with statements of "protected" witnesses.
Updated on Sep 03, 2012 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
A past master in conning people
Kurukshetra resident Aman Kumar - arrested along with three others on charges of impersonation, cheating and forgery by Panchkula police - was a past master in befooling people and was not deterred by his earlier arrests on similar charges.
Updated on Sep 01, 2012 01:27 AM IST
None | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
CBI wants to try Dow Chemical for bribing official
The CBI has filed a petition before the CBI special court, Haryana for trying De-Nocil Crop Protection Ltd, now known as Dow Agro Sciences India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company, USA, for bribing an Indian official through the proprietors/directors of the company to get its products registered.
Updated on Aug 26, 2012 02:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Socio-economic caste census baffles Haryana rural development dept
The rural development department of Haryana has been amazed at the high number of households with primitive tribal groups, manual scavengers and legally released bonded labourers thrown up by the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC).
Updated on Sep 28, 2012 02:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
RTI catches P'kula cops on wrong foot
Are Panchkula police not pursuing cases properly in the district courts or are framing innocent persons? Information procured by Hindustan Times under the RTI Act about cases lost by police in the district courts between January 1, 2011, and May 9, 2012, not only reveal poor investigations, but also non-appearance of investigating officers as witnesses or police differing on their statements in courts.
Updated on Aug 15, 2012 02:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Court disallows new witness from deposing in Chhatrapati murder case
The CBI special court here on Saturday dismissed the application of new witness Gurdas Singh Toor for allowing him to depose against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
Updated on Aug 11, 2012 08:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Samjhauta blasts: NIA identifies 4 bomb planters
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday submitted a supplementary chargesheet against Kamal Chauhan (28), and Amit (around 26) before special judge, NIA, Kanchan Mahi in the Samjhauta Express blasts case. The chargesheet has named Lokesh Sharma, Amit, Chauhan and Rajender Chaudhary as the bomb planters. Chauhan and Chaudhary are residents of Depalpur (Indore). Amit as well as Chaudhary are absconding.
Updated on Aug 09, 2012 10:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Samjhauta blasts: NIA identifies four bomb planters
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday submitted a supplementary chargesheet against Kamal Chauhan (28), and Amit (around 26) before special judge, NIA, Kanchan Mahi in the Samjhauta Express blasts case.
Updated on Aug 09, 2012 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
CBI files first chargesheet against accused in 'Rohtak Apna Ghar' case
The CBI filed the first chargesheet against Jaswanti Devi and six other accused in the Rohtak Apna Ghar sexual abuse case before special CBI magistrate Gurvinder Kaur here on Tuesday.
Updated on Aug 08, 2012 11:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Chargesheet against 7 in Apna Ghar case
CBI on Tuesday submitted charge sheet against Jaswanti Devi and six others accused in Apna Ghar sexual abuse case of Rohtak.
Updated on Aug 07, 2012 09:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Can question Apna Ghar accused in presence of lawyer, court tells CBI
The CBI has now been granted permission to interrogate 9 of total 10 accused in the Rohtak shelter home sexual abuse case at Ambala jail in presence of a lawyer by special CBI court.
Updated on Jul 27, 2012 05:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
CBI fails to get police remand of three Apna Ghar case accused
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has failed to get police the remand of three accused in the Rohtak shelter home abuse case here.
Updated on Jul 19, 2012 01:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
CBI fails to get remand of accused in child abuse case
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday failed to get police remand of three accused in the infamous Rohtak shelter home – Apna Ghar – children abuse case.
Updated on Jul 18, 2012 07:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Samjhauta blasts case accused gets chance to oppose NIA application
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has issued a notice to Kamal Chauhan, an accused in the Samjhauta blasts case, for filing a reply to the NIA application regarding extending the time for filing the chargesheet against him from 90 to 180 days.
Updated on Jul 10, 2012 11:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Accused gets chance to oppose NIA application
The NIA court in Panchkula, Haryana on Monday issued a notice to Kamal Chauhan, an accused in the Samjhauta blasts case, for filing a reply to the NIA application regarding extending the time for filing the chargesheet against him from 90 to 180 days.
Updated on Jul 09, 2012 09:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula, Haryana
Dera chief's lawyer 'threatens' witnesses outside CBI court
A lawyer of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh today allegedly threatened two witnesses who had come to depose in the Ranjit Singh murder case, outside a Special CBI court in Panchkula.
Updated on Jul 07, 2012 08:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Centre asks Haryana forest dept for action against NHAI
The union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has asked the Haryana forest department to take action against the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for using more land than permitted for the widening of the Zirakpur-Parwanoo highway by cutting down trees.
Updated on Jul 07, 2012 10:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Hunt for jobs only after retirement: Army to officers
The army has directed its officers not to post their curriculum vitae (CV) on the internet for post-retirement employment while they are serving the armed forces.
Updated on Jul 06, 2012 01:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
NIA court dismisses plea alleging Samjhauta accused's illegal custody
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of additional district and sessions judge Kanchan Mahi here dismissed an application alleging illegal detention of Samjhauta blasts accused Kamal Chauhan by the NIA from February 10 to 12, when he was shown to be arrested from Noida.
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 11:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
CBI court allows dera head to visit Nepal for 'treatment'
CBI special judge Najar Singh today allowed Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to visit Nepal from June 16 to 23 for medical treatment after furnishing a bank guarantee as the central investigating agency did not oppose the application moved by the Dera Sacha Sauda chief in this regard.
Updated on Jun 07, 2012 10:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Ruchika's kin give up battle against SPS Rathore
The family of Ruchika Girhotra, a minor girl who allegedly committed suicide after molestation by former Haryana director general of police SPS Rathore, has raised no objection to closure reports filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Updated on Jun 03, 2012 01:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Court accepts CBI closure report in Ruchika brother torture case
A CBI court today accepted the closure report filed by the CBI that says there's no evidence to prove that the brother of Ruchika Girhotra -- a minor girl who committed suicide after alleged molestation by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore -- was tortured in custody or that the signatures of her father had been forged on her post-mortem report.
Updated on Jun 01, 2012 10:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Notice to defence ministry on non-functional AFT courts
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday issued a notice to the union ministry of defence (MoD) over the 'paralysis' of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) benches due to non-appointment of judges by the ministry.
Updated on May 31, 2012 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
NIA court rejects bail plea of Samjhauta blasts accused Chauhan
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Panchkula today rejected the bail application of Kamal Chauhan, an accused in the Samjhauta Express blasts case.Two explosions had killed 68 people on the Lahore-bound train near Panipat on February 18, 2007. Chauhan had allegedly planted one of the four bombs.
Updated on May 29, 2012 09:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Region's report card: 80% pass
Even though the pass percentage of Central Board of Secondary Education exam for Class XII improved marginally as compared to last year, as many as 23,910 students in the region could not clear the exams this year.
Updated on May 29, 2012 12:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Col first casualty of Jorhat operation; earns chief's censure, moves AFT
In the first casualty in the Jorhat military operation at surrendered Ulfa militant Surajit Gogoi's house on December 20, chief of army staff Gen VK Singh has censured Col G Srikumar, then the Commanding Officer of 3 Corps Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (CISU), for lapses in the operation on the basis of a court of inquiry report after considering the Colonel's reply.
Updated on May 27, 2012 12:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Jorhat operation : Col first casualty, faces chief's censure
In the first casualty in the Jorhat military operation at surrendered Ulfa militant Surajit Gogoi’s house on December 20, chief of army staff Gen VK Singh has censured Col G Srikumar, then the Commanding Officer of 3 Corps Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (CISU), for lapses.
Updated on May 26, 2012 08:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh