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Hoshiarpur constituency watch: AAP nominee aims to make inroads into BJP stronghold

For the Congress, it is now a struggle to stay afloat, particularly in the Hoshiarpur and Chabbewal segments, in the absence of prominent leaders who have defected to other parties.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded incumbent MP Som Parkash’s wife Anita Som Parkash. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on May 18, 2024 08:14 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Ex-MLA Sukhjit Kaur Sahi quits SAD, joins BJP

Her son Harsimrat Singh Sahi too has joined the saffron party. Sukhjit is the wife of late two-time MLA Amarjit Singh Sahi. Two years ago, she had quit the BJP to join the Shiromani Akali Dal.

Around two years ago, Sukhjit Kaur Sahi had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party to join the Shiromani Akali Dal.

Chandigarh

Updated on May 10, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Dasuya (hoshiarpur)

AAP forcing realtors to fund its poll campaign: Sukhbir

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of forcing real estate developers to fund its election campaign in the state

Chandigarh

Updated on May 07, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Punjab LS poll: Vijay Sampla breaks silence, says will stay loyal to BJP

Sampla says he sought clarification from the party leadership on his fault as he was asked to quit the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and promised a ticket in the Lok Sabha elections

Punjab BJP affairs in-charge and former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and state unit president Sunil Jakhar meeting party leader and former MP Vijay Sampla at his residence in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Apr 24, 2024 04:53 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Hoshiarpur LS seat: Differences sorted, claims Jakhar; Sampla mum

Jakhar held a closed-door meeting with Sampla for nearly two hours, after which the BJP state chief claimed that everything had been sorted out

On Thursday, Sampla had met BJP president JP Nadda in Delhi, but the talks had failed. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:30 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

BJP relying on ‘divisive’ tactics to seek votes: Punjab CM Mann

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann accuses BJP of divisive tactics, neglecting duty. AAP set for big win, claims Mann, criticizing BJP's failure in progress and development.

Mann, who was addressing an election rally in Bahowal in favour of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Hoshiarpur, Raj Kumar Chabbewal, said that his party was set to make a clean sweep in the state and the results would bolster AAP’s position at the Centre. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur LS seat: Denied ticket, BJP leader Vijay Sampla likely to join SAD

Sampla, who headed the National Commission for Scheduled Castes from 2021 to 2023 and remained a minister of state for social justice and empowerment from 2014 to 2019, claims to have a huge following in Hoshiarpur, an SC reserved constituency, which he represented from 2014 to 2019

Chandigarh

Updated on Apr 18, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Punjab: Cop’s killer shot dead in Mukerian encounter

A day after he killed a constable during a raid, hardcore criminal Sukhwinder Singh, alias Rana, was shot dead in an encounter with the police on the Jalandhar-Pathankot national highway at Bhangala town of Mukerian on Monday

Constable Amritpal Singh was shot dead on Sunday.

Chandigarh

Updated on Mar 19, 2024 06:40 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Punjab has secured ₹70,000 cr investment so far, says CM Bhagwant Mann at Sarkar-Vyapaar Milni

The CM urged the traders to become a partner in the ongoing revolution to usher in a new era of economic prosperity for the state

CM Bhagwant Mann during an event in Mukerian (Photo: X)

Chandigarh

Updated on Feb 25, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stones of 29 projects worth ₹4,000 cr in Punjab

The projects will help cut travel time between Hoshiarpur-Phagwara by 50% and Ludhiana-Ropar by 30 min

Union minister Nitin Gadkari announcing projects during a function in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday. (HT )

Chandigarh

Updated on Jan 11, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Punjab: Sidhu holds another rally in Hoshiarpur, targets detractors

Unfazed by the opposition from a section of his party leaders, former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday addressed another rally in Hoshiarpur where he attacked his detractors in the party

Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu addressing a rally in Hoshiarpur on Tuesday.Harpreet Kaur/HT Photo

Chandigarh

Updated on Jan 10, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Hoshiarpur jail superintendent suspended for beating up prisoner

Inmate had filed writ petition in high court, alleging he was beaten up on October 31, first in the open and then in the superintendent’s room after which he was put in solitary confinement for two days. He claimed he was harassed for not fulfilling ‘illegal’ demands of jail officials.

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 23, 2023 09:04 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Kejriwal checks in for vipassana course in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur

Vipassana is an ancient meditation technique which is taught in the 10-day residential course during which the participants are not allowed any sort of communication with the outside world

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 21, 2023 07:24 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Centre can’t hamper Punjab’s devp by stopping grants: Mann

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that Punjabis were an affluent community and just a call away when funds are needed for a good cause

Chandigarh

Updated on Dec 15, 2023 06:32 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Police evict farmers from Jalandhar-Pathankot highway, take leaders into custody

Sources say police had information that farmers could march towards Gurdaspur to obstruct AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann’s rally.

Farmers protesting on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway in front of Mukerian sugar mill on Friday, demanding operation of sugar mills. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Dec 02, 2023 04:35 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Hoshiarpur rally: Punjab CM, Arvind Kejriwal launch ₹867-cr development projects

Both the leaders laid the foundation stones of projects including government medical college to come up at a cost of ₹550 crore

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal during ‘Vikas Kranti’ rally in Hoshiarpur on Saturday. (PTI)

cities

Updated on Nov 19, 2023 07:40 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Will ensure adequate compensation to all flood victims: Punjab CM Mann

Touring flood-affected areas in Hoshiarpur on Thursday, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann also said that the situation is improving. “Water discharge from the dam had decreased and by night, the amount would come down further,” he said.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann assessing flood situation in Hoshiarpur's Tanda area. (Harpreet Kaur/HT)

cities

Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:18 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Punjab: 25 Bet area villages inundated after water released from Pong dam

The administration had warned people about possible release of water from the dam but villagers were unwilling to leave their houses and other belongings

Rescue operation underway in Tanda villages where Beas water has caused large scale damage. (Harpreet Kaur/HT photo)

cities

Updated on Aug 17, 2023 12:40 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Safai sewak, sewer man job: Grads, engineers, degree holders among 1k candidates in fray

MC assistant commissioner Sandip Tiwari said that 20-25 candidates are highly qualified and belong to different categories.

Nearly 1000 candidates, including engineers and MCA degree holders have applied for the 150 odd posts of safai sewak (sweepers) and 30 posts of sewer man in the municipal corporation (MC).

cities

Updated on Aug 10, 2023 12:47 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Oppostion criticising UCC ignorantly: Sunil Jakhar

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar has said that opposition parties were slamming the Uniform Civil Code without knowing it in detail

Jahkar said Opposition parties were acting like an “ignorant commentator who passed uninformed judgments”. (ANI File Photo)

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Updated on Jul 18, 2023 09:20 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Punjab: Water from Kandi canal breach inundates Hoshiarpur’s Halluwal village

Deputy commissioner Komal Mittal reviewed the situation along Bhangi, Mehngrowal and Nasrala choes and directed the officials to ensure that the power supply and other essential services were not disrupted

Chabbewal MLA Dr Raj Kumar taking stock of flood situation in Hoshiarpur`s Halluwal village in Sunday. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 10, 2023 01:32 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Youth thrashed to death outside petrol pump in Phagwara

Identified as Tanvay, a resident of Ramgarh colony, the victim was returning home after a late-night movie with his friends, when they were attacked by around 10-12 persons

Tanvay, who was thrashed to death outside petrol pump in Phagwara on Friday night. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 08, 2023 12:37 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Plea in SC to review quashing of proceedings in SAD dual constitution case

Petition by activist Balwant Singh Khera’s counsel says judgment contained “serious errors” that had resulted in “grave miscarriage of justice” by “aborting” an important criminal trial despite crucial evidence against the Shiromani Akali Dal leaders.

A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for review of its April 28 judgment that quashed criminal proceedings against Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son Sukhbir Singh Badal (in photo) and senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema. (HT file photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 05, 2023 03:56 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Nadda attacks Rahul for trying to tarnish country’s image overseas

BJP national president JP Nadda on Wednesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of tarnishing India’s image in foreign countries by making ‘wayward’ statements

Nadda said the PM was working hard to build a strong image of the country but Gandhi, on the other hand, was trying to bring a bad name to it. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jun 14, 2023 11:46 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

Punjab’s AAP govt irresponsible, says BJP leader on drug mafia, gangsters

In Hoshiarpur to list the achievements of the Narendra Modi government, Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat said the Centre had met the demand of additional paramilitary forces for the state, yet the law and order was bad

Shekhawat said that a new chapter of development had been written in nine years of BJP rule. (AP File Photo)

cities

Updated on Jun 08, 2023 06:27 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Punjabi women stranded in Oman recount horrid tales of their trafficking ordeal

As 24 of the 38 women from the state are brought back from Gulf nation, victims in Moga, Ferozepur and Hoshiarpur districts recount the ordeal.

The Punjab government set up a special investigation team (SIT) under Ferozepur superintendent of police Randhir Kumar to probe all human trafficking cases.

india news

Updated on Jun 04, 2023 01:00 AM IST

ByVishal Joshi, Harpreet Kaur

Bhagwant Mann lays foundation stone of chitti bein project

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, on Monday, laid the foundation of the chitti bein project in Garhshankar sub-divisions’ Simbli village as part of the government’s drive to save water.

The project is expected to recharge groundwater in the catchment area. (HT Photo/Sunny Sehgal)

cities

Updated on May 08, 2023 08:49 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

SC quashes criminal charges against Badals in forgery case

SC bench said: “We have considered the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and observed that none of the ingredients of, the offences are made out. ”

Criminal proceedings against Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch and five-time Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal (left), who passed away on Tuesday, his son Sukhbir Singh Badal and senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema have been quashed by the Supreme Court in an alleged case of forgery and cheating related to the SAD’s dual constitution. (HT file photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 29, 2023 10:11 AM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur

Key aide among 4 held for harbouring pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal

In-charge of a ‘dera’ in UP’s Pilibhit, Joga Singh provided shelter and vehicles to fugitive pro-Khalistan leader and also brought him back to Punjab, say police

cities

Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:26 AM IST

ByAnil Sharma, Harpreet Kaur

Police turn to drones as search for suspects who abandoned car in Hoshiarpur continues

A drone is mapping the area around Hoshiarpur’s Mernaian Kalan to help the intelligence agencies identify the possible route the escapees, suspected to be Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his aide, would have taken

Police deployed a drone to search for the persons, suspected to be Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his aide, who abandoned their Toyota Innova in a Hohsiarpur village. (HT File)

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Updated on Mar 30, 2023 04:43 PM IST

ByHarpreet Kaur, Hoshiarpur

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For the Congress, it is now a struggle to stay afloat, particularly in the Hoshiarpur and Chabbewal segments, in the absence of prominent leaders who have defected to other parties.

Her son Harsimrat Singh Sahi too has joined the saffron party. Sukhjit is the wife of late two-time MLA Amarjit Singh Sahi. Two years ago, she had quit the BJP to join the Shiromani Akali Dal.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of forcing real estate developers to fund its election campaign in the state

Sampla says he sought clarification from the party leadership on his fault as he was asked to quit the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and promised a ticket in the Lok Sabha elections

Jakhar held a closed-door meeting with Sampla for nearly two hours, after which the BJP state chief claimed that everything had been sorted out

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann accuses BJP of divisive tactics, neglecting duty. AAP set for big win, claims Mann, criticizing BJP's failure in progress and development.

Sampla, who headed the National Commission for Scheduled Castes from 2021 to 2023 and remained a minister of state for social justice and empowerment from 2014 to 2019, claims to have a huge following in Hoshiarpur, an SC reserved constituency, which he represented from 2014 to 2019

A day after he killed a constable during a raid, hardcore criminal Sukhwinder Singh, alias Rana, was shot dead in an encounter with the police on the Jalandhar-Pathankot national highway at Bhangala town of Mukerian on Monday

The CM urged the traders to become a partner in the ongoing revolution to usher in a new era of economic prosperity for the state

The projects will help cut travel time between Hoshiarpur-Phagwara by 50% and Ludhiana-Ropar by 30 min

Unfazed by the opposition from a section of his party leaders, former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday addressed another rally in Hoshiarpur where he attacked his detractors in the party

Inmate had filed writ petition in high court, alleging he was beaten up on October 31, first in the open and then in the superintendent’s room after which he was put in solitary confinement for two days. He claimed he was harassed for not fulfilling ‘illegal’ demands of jail officials.

Vipassana is an ancient meditation technique which is taught in the 10-day residential course during which the participants are not allowed any sort of communication with the outside world

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that Punjabis were an affluent community and just a call away when funds are needed for a good cause

Sources say police had information that farmers could march towards Gurdaspur to obstruct AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann’s rally.

Both the leaders laid the foundation stones of projects including government medical college to come up at a cost of ₹550 crore

Touring flood-affected areas in Hoshiarpur on Thursday, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann also said that the situation is improving. “Water discharge from the dam had decreased and by night, the amount would come down further,” he said.

The administration had warned people about possible release of water from the dam but villagers were unwilling to leave their houses and other belongings

MC assistant commissioner Sandip Tiwari said that 20-25 candidates are highly qualified and belong to different categories.

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar has said that opposition parties were slamming the Uniform Civil Code without knowing it in detail

Deputy commissioner Komal Mittal reviewed the situation along Bhangi, Mehngrowal and Nasrala choes and directed the officials to ensure that the power supply and other essential services were not disrupted

Identified as Tanvay, a resident of Ramgarh colony, the victim was returning home after a late-night movie with his friends, when they were attacked by around 10-12 persons

Petition by activist Balwant Singh Khera’s counsel says judgment contained “serious errors” that had resulted in “grave miscarriage of justice” by “aborting” an important criminal trial despite crucial evidence against the Shiromani Akali Dal leaders.

BJP national president JP Nadda on Wednesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of tarnishing India’s image in foreign countries by making ‘wayward’ statements

In Hoshiarpur to list the achievements of the Narendra Modi government, Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat said the Centre had met the demand of additional paramilitary forces for the state, yet the law and order was bad

As 24 of the 38 women from the state are brought back from Gulf nation, victims in Moga, Ferozepur and Hoshiarpur districts recount the ordeal.

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, on Monday, laid the foundation of the chitti bein project in Garhshankar sub-divisions’ Simbli village as part of the government’s drive to save water.

SC bench said: “We have considered the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and observed that none of the ingredients of, the offences are made out. ”

In-charge of a ‘dera’ in UP’s Pilibhit, Joga Singh provided shelter and vehicles to fugitive pro-Khalistan leader and also brought him back to Punjab, say police

A drone is mapping the area around Hoshiarpur’s Mernaian Kalan to help the intelligence agencies identify the possible route the escapees, suspected to be Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his aide, would have taken

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