Bhartesh Singh Thakur is a senior correspondent at Chandigarh. He covers Panjab University, local administration and defence.
Articles by Bhartesh Singh Thakur
RTI reply hints at unauthorised use of confidential documents
Directorate General of Military Operations says there is no record of additional copies of documents submitted by Gen Malik in Delhi HC
Updated on Feb 19, 2012 04:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Kargil papers destroyed during trial?
In the Brig Surinder Singh dismissal case, being heard by the Chandigarh bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), a mismatch in the replies submitted by the army and the ministry of defence (MoD) has come to light.
Updated on Feb 18, 2012 05:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
'Gen Singh spoilt my reports for not changing DoB'
A Major General has accused Gen VK Singh of spoiling his annual confidential reports as he did not accede to the Army chief's demand of changing his date of birth when he was the deputy military secretary. Bhartesh Singh Thakur reports. Army chief loses age battle in SC | Army chief takes govt to court
Updated on Feb 12, 2012 12:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
11 accused, who set Dalit houses on fire, acquitted
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to prove its case in Gohana rioting incedent in which about 50 Dalit houses were set ablaze in Sonipat district on August 31, 2005. Pardeep Sangwan, son of former Sonipat MP Krishan Sangwan, was also an accused.
Updated on Jan 17, 2012 01:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Accused challenges Centre’s prosecution sanction
Samjhauta blast accused Lokesh Sharma on Monday challenged the central government’s sanction to prosecute him, but the National Investigation Agency (NIA) described it as a tactic to delay framing of charges in the case.
Updated on Dec 19, 2011 11:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
1971 war: India’s greatest triumph
It was not a war of choice, but India redrew the world map and liberated Bangladesh. Forty years on, Hindustan Times looks at the momentous fortnight when our soldiers delivered a decisive victory. Battles that won the war | 14 day war
Updated on Dec 16, 2011 01:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sumeet Kaul and Bhartesh Singh Thakur
Corporal's wish for a kiss lands him behind bars
Seeking permission before kissing a woman may be the etiquette elsewhere, but not in the air force, where one such request landed an officer behind bars for two months.
Updated on Nov 10, 2011 12:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Kidney racket accused files bail plea
Raising the issue of conjugal rights of undertrials, the brother of Gurgaon's kidney racket kingpin, Jeewan Kumar, has filed an interim bail for progeny. Kumar pleaded before CBI special judge AS Narang that he got married in February 2005, but the couple was issueless.
Updated on Oct 20, 2011 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Dog helped in locating the car
It was Chilli, a black Labrador male dog, which led the investigators to the car laden with explosives at Ambala Cant.
Updated on Oct 14, 2011 11:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
RK Sharma to pen down experiences
Days after being acquitted in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case by the Delhi high court, RK Sharma has said that he may write a book focussing on the last 10 years that he has spent in jail. Bhartesh Singh Thakur reports. Watch video
Updated on Oct 14, 2011 10:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Panchkula
Understanding cloud burst
The cloudburst is a localised weather phenomena representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area lasting for few hours. This leads to flash floods/ landslides, house collapse, dislocation of traffic and human casualties on large scale.
Updated on Aug 06, 2010 05:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, New Delhi
Army tribunal grants one rank one pension
The Chandigarh bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal has directed the Union government to grant one rank one pension or the same pension to personnel belonging to the same rank, irrespective of the date of retirement, reports Bhartesh Singh Thakur.
Updated on Mar 08, 2010 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Woman army officer jailed
Major Dimple Singla on Wednesday became the first woman defence officer in India to be sentenced for corruption.
Updated on Mar 05, 2010 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
INA veteran gets pension after 55 yrs
“Is he still alive?” asked Lt Gen HS Panag (retd), administrative member of the Armed Forces Tribunal, to which the counsel replied, “He is alive for this case only.”
Updated on Feb 05, 2010 02:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Indian Army arrest its woman officer
In a first incident of its kind, the Indian Army put a lady officer-Major Dimple Singla, who is facing General Court Martial (GCM), at Zirakpur( SAS Nagar), under arrest on Monday. Bhartesh Singh Thakur reports.
Updated on Feb 01, 2010 03:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
World war II veteran wins pension battle
He used to get Rs 15 as pension in 1949, but now he will get around Rs 4600 per month, reports Bhartesh Singh Thakur.
Updated on Dec 17, 2009 09:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
No affect on Indian economy, only remittances will be affected: Pranab
“Let us not press the panic button. Let us wait and watch,” said Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the Dubai World’s crisis. On the flow of remittances, Mukherjee admitted that the current crisis might fuel joblessness and flow of foreign exchange. Dubai default | Should India worry? | Govt optimistic
Updated on Nov 28, 2009 07:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
No drop in suicides in army
Three suicides by soldiers in Jammu in the last 10 days have brought the focus back to the failure of stress management in the armed forces, the army being the worse victim. Fratricides and desertions are common these days.
Updated on Oct 02, 2009 02:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandiagarh
Focus again on soldier stress
The defence authorities are again looking at the problem of soldier stress, an issue triggered by three suicides by army personnel in Jammu in the past 10 days.
Updated on Oct 02, 2009 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh
Chand not sighted, Fiza tries suicide
A day after claiming that her husband, former Haryana Deputy CM Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammad, had been kidnapped, Anuradha Bali alias Fiza allegedly attempted suicide, report Vishav Bharti and Bhartesh Singh Thakur.
Updated on Jan 30, 2009 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishav Bharti and Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Chandigarh