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Jatinder Kohli

Jatinder Kohli is a senior correspondent at Jalandhar. He covers crime and health, besides Nawanshahr district.

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Anti-incumbency led to BJP’s poor show in Punjab: VK Singh

Union minister of state for external affairs General VK Singh (retd) on Tuesday blamed anti-incumbency for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s poor performance in the Punjab assembly elections.

Union minister of state for external affairs General VK Singh (retd).(HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2017 12:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Highway to hell: 175 deaths in two years on SBS Nagar stretch

Nitish Sharma ,27, of Dilbagh Nagar extension, was the only breadwinner of his family after the death of his father. But destiny had planned something else as a cruel road mishap snatched Sharma’s life in Mehli village of SBS Nagar district situated on Jalandhar-Chandigarh highway.

The stretch from Mehli to Asron village is part of the fourlane project, initiated by National Highway Authority of India.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Mar 20, 2017 03:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Sbs Nagar

Jalandhar civil hospital stroke unit to provide free services

Six days ago (on March 12) when 65-year-old Harbans Kaur of Kishangarh, Bhogpur, was admitted with stroke symptoms, she was not even able to speak. She was admitted in the emergency ward of the Shaheed Babu Labh Singh civil hospital here with a paralysed body.

More than 125 such patients have already undergone treatment at this unit and recovered.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2017 03:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Abandoned by her own, newborn girl becomes everyone’s favourite at Jalandhar orphanage

In the wee hours of February 8, when the region was still reeling under severe chill, a newborn girl was wrapped in a polythene bag and abandoned near a garbage dump at Vijay Nagar in Jalandhar.

Avneet is everyone’s favourite at ‘Unique Home’.(Sikander Singh Chopra/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 07, 2017 10:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

164 infants died in 10 months at govt hospitals in Jalandhar

As per health department, the leading reasons of death include diseases like diarrhoea, pneumonia, premature births, neonatal infections, underweight births.

Sanjeev Kumar showing a copy of the complaint regarding the death of his child at the civil surgeon office in Jalandhar.(Sikander Singh Chopra/HT)

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Updated on Mar 06, 2017 02:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Jalandhar triple murder: Businessman, paramour held; had hired killers only to target wife

A mobile phone call helped the city police to crack the mystery behind the murder of businessman’s wife, her daughter-in-law and their guest in posh Lajpat Nagar locality in Jalandhar on Thursday evening.

Immediately after the crime, one of the killers had called Amaninder at 4.37 pm and informed him that work had been done. During scanning of call details of Amaninder, the police got know about his involvement.(Pradeep Pandit/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 08, 2017 09:28 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Kapurthala, Jalandhar districts top list of diarrhoea cases in Punjab

It seems like most residents of Kapurthala and Jalandhar got the supply of contaminated water in their houses last year, as the highest number of people from these two districts have fallen prey to acute diarrhoea in 2016.

As per a report collected from the state health department, Kapurthala recorded the maximum number of 2,097 diarrhoea cases in 2016, followed by 1,867 patients in Jalandhar.(Photo: Shutterstock)

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Updated on Feb 24, 2017 03:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Three women shot dead in posh Jalandhar locality, police suspect work of an insider

Three woman, including wife and daughter-in-law of businessman, were shot dead in a house at posh Lajpat Nagar locality

Forensic experts taking fingerprints from the crime spot at the Lajpat Nagar locality in Jalandhar on Thursday.(Pardeep Pandit/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Feb 24, 2017 01:32 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli

Triple murder: Three women shot dead in Jalandhar

Unidentified assailants shot dead a businessman’s wife, her daughter-in-law and her friend in the posh Lajpat Nagar locality of the city on Thursday evening.

Police team at the crime spot in Jalandhar on Thursday.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 24, 2017 10:24 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Sewage water treatment: Bihar to replicate Seechewal model, says Nitish Kumar

Appreciating the efforts of noted environmental activist Balbir Singh Seechewal in treating sewage water, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced to implement the latter’s model in Bihar villages.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar along with SGPC chief Kirpal Singh Badungar(centre) and Punjab education minister Daljit Singh Cheema (left) paying obeisance at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Sunday.(Sameer Sehgal/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 20, 2017 03:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala) | ByJatinder Kohli, Sultanpur Lodhi (kapurthala)

Jalandhar Rs 3 crore gold heist: mastermind nabbed

The prime accused in robbery of gold (worth Rs 3 crore) and Rs 30,000 cash at the unguarded Manappuram Finance Company’s Rama Mandi branch has been arrested by Odisha police. A team is set to visit the state on February 16, to bring the accused here. The city police have also procured production warrant of the accused.

The accused, Varinder Pal Singh, had robbed the cash and gold on August 29 last year.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Feb 12, 2017 12:55 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Centre gives Rs 2 crore, work to begin again at museum in Bhagat Singh’s native village

Work at the martyrs’ museum coming up at Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s native village Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar, which has been stalled for the past two months, is set to begin again with the Centre releasing Rs 2 crore.

The executing agency, Markfed, was waiting for funds for the past four months to complete the construction of the martyrs’ memorial at Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar.(Sikander Singh Chopra/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 12, 2017 11:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times, SBS Nagar | ByJatinder Kohli, Sbs Nagar

Janani Shishu Suraksha: NHM orders probe into excess purchase of medicines in 5 districts

The excess spending of funds on purchase of medicines under Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), a national health programme, by five districts has come under the scanner of the health department.

A highpowered panel is carrying out physical inspection of documents concerning the purchase of medicines at the local level by chief medical officers.(Sikander Singh Chopra/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 11, 2017 10:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Minor’s rape and murder: Cops clueless, migrant family leaves Jalandhar

The migrated family from Bihar, has finally left the city on Tuesday after the devastating incident of their eightyear-old daughter’s rape and murder shattered the family members.

The labourer’s daughter was kidnapped on February 1 and her body was found after two days in Patara at Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur highway.(Illustration by Daljeet Kaur Sandhu/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 10, 2017 01:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Jalandhar leads in liquor seizures across Doaba region from Jan 4 to February 4

The district is leading the tally in liquor seizure instances across Doaba region of the state in one month since imposition of the model code of conduct from January 4 to February 4, till the polling day.

Police officials inspecting the illegally stored cartons of liquor in Jalandhar.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Feb 07, 2017 01:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Over Rs 28 lakh spent on Modi’s rally in Jalandhar on January 27

The first rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in this assembly election to muster support for ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) - Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) alliance on January 27 has cost the party Rs 28.75 lakh. The rally was held at the local Punjab Armed Police (PAP) ground.

The BJP candidates from different segments with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Jalandhar.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Feb 05, 2017 02:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Tough fight: AAP challenge for SAD, Congress in Banga

With Congress MLA Tarlochan Singh Soondh fighting as an independent candidate after being denied a ticket, and the SAD-BJP alliance appearing to be a divided house with former MLA Mohan Lal missing from the campaign scene, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seems to be emerging as a tough challenger for the two opposition parties in the Banga (reserve) assembly seat .

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Banga candidate (second from left) Harjot Kaur seems to be emerging as a tough challenger for the two opposition parties in the Banga (reserve) assembly seat.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 29, 2017 04:35 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Banga | ByJatinder Kohli, Banga

Booth officers to find reasons for low turnout in Jalandhar in 2012 polls

In the previous assembly election held in 2012 out of a total of 1,54,169 voters as many as 53,684 people did not exercise their franchise at 182 polling booths across the nine legislative constituencies . The booths have been identified as ‘low turnout booths’. Concerned over this, the district electoral officer (DEO)has ordered 182 booth level officers (BLOs) to conduct a survey in their areas regarding the matter.

The booth-level officers have been asked to identify the causes and prepare a detailed report on why people failed to vote in Jalandhar(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jan 11, 2017 05:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Health workers caught between Punjab poll duty and nationwide Pulse Polio drive

Preparing for the nationwide Pulse Polio campaign that begins on January 29, the district immunisation officers (DIOs) in Punjab are in a tizzy following the poll announcement. The three-day drive falls just before the assembly polls scheduled for February 4 in Punjab.

The three-day Pulse Polio drive falls just before the assembly polls scheduled for February 4 in Punjab.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2017 03:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Law and order: 2978 proclaimed offenders roaming freely in Jalandhar

As many as 2,978 proclaimed offenders (POs) under the jurisdiction of city police have been roaming freely ensuring for the officials to be on toes during the election. The state election commission is regularly getting reports from the concerned areas regarding the arrest of PO’s, who are a potential threat to law and order during the elections

The police division No 6 has the highest record of POs on loose in Jalandhar on Thursday.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2017 04:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Dip in revenue via challans in Jalandhar, as cops go easy on violators

Owing to the upcoming assembly polls, the number of traffic challans has come down sharply in the last six months compared to the first six months in 2016.The cops have remained lenient to the violators.

Underage driver being challaned by police officials in Jalandhar.. HT File Photo(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jan 02, 2017 03:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Punjab polls: Only 19 third gender voters registered in Jalandhar

The third gender voters are yet to come out of the closet to declare their genders in the voters’ lists.As of now 19 have registered themselves in the third gender category voters, for the upcoming assembly elections in the district. The district has 14.90 lakh voters as per the fresh list of eligible voters on December 31 including 7.79 lakh male and 7.10 lakh female voters.

As per the data the district has 14.90 lakh eligible voters.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jan 01, 2017 02:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Police conduct 30 raids in last 14 days in Jalandhar, seize habit-forming drugs worth 8 lakh

With the upcoming polls the election commission has ordered the drug- police departments to crackdown on habit forming drugs which can be used to lure the voters. Drugs worth ₹8 lakh have been seized by the departments in 30 joint raids in just a fortnight in the district.

The surprise inspections are being carried out by drug inspectors accompanied by police officials at the chemist shops.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 31, 2016 02:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Martyr museum project stalled again in Punjab’s SBS Nagar owing to lack of funds

At a time when the state government is unveiling major projects daily expecting declaration of assembly poll schedule anytime to bring the model code of conduct into force but apparently it forget to take any notice of the museum project dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh at his native village, Khatkar Kalan, in the district. The work for the said project is lying stalled second time in this year.

The Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh museum that is still under construction at Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar.(Sikander Singh Chopra/HT)

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Updated on Dec 27, 2016 05:54 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Sbs Nagar

Jalandhar health department fails to launch 'MAA' scheme, wakes up after higher officials seek report

In a clear example of apathetic attitude, the district health department has failed to launch a national health programme which was started by the Union ministry of health and family welfare in August 2016. The health scheme, Mothers Absolute Affection (MAA), is dedicated towards the promotion of breastfeeding.

The Mother and Child Hospital in Jalandhar on Sunday.(Sikander Singh Chopra/HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 26, 2016 03:55 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Jalandhar shocker: 282 children under the age of 5 died in 2016, says CDRC report

282 children died in 237 days of this year in the district before celebrating their fifth birthday, reveals a report of child death review committee (CDRC). The deaths occurred due to preventable causes which raise questions on the implementation of the health programmes under child health care.

Among 282 deaths, 151 were females and rest males, which shows that female children are more prone to these preventable diseases(HT Representative Image)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2016 03:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

Foes turn friends: Kariha announces support to Wahid

BRACING UP FOR POLLS SAD candidate from SBS Nagar, Jarnail Singh Wahid got a shot in arm after senior party leader Satinder Kaur Kariha, who initially was considered a rival, declared to assist him.

Nawanshahr SAD candidate Jarnail Singh Wahid with senior leader Bibi Satinder Kaur Kariha at her residence in SBS Nagar on Tuesday.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 21, 2016 05:50 PM IST

ByJatinder Kohli, Sbs Nagar

Suppressing revolt: Congress candidate Angad Saini meets rebels, but in vain

Amid stiff revolt over his candidature by senior leaders of his party, Congress nominee from Nawanshahr (SBS NAGAR) constituency Angad Saini, 26, on Monday met them for damage control and tried to get their support for campaigning, but his attempts seem to be failing to yield any convincing outcome.

Angad Saini and (right) Satvir Singh Palli Jhiiki(HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 20, 2016 03:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Sbs Nagar

SBS Nagar Cong nominee Angad makes futile bid to placate rebels

Amid stiff revolt over his candidature by senior leaders of his party, Congress nominee from Nawanshahr (SBS Nagar) constituency Angad Saini, 26, on Monday met them for damage control and tried to get their support for campaigning, but his attempts seem to be failing to yield any convincing outcome.

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Published on Dec 20, 2016 02:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Sbs Nagar

Road mishaps in Jalandhar: 167 people died in 2 years, only 3 cases registered by police

From January 1, 2015 to November 30 this year, as many as 167 people lost their lives in 165 road accidents under the jurisdiction of the city police, but only three cases were registered under stringent Section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC, including two in which cops had died.

An accident on the national highway in Jalandhar.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Dec 19, 2016 03:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJatinder Kohli, Jalandhar

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Jatinder Kohli

Jatinder Kohli is a senior correspondent at Jalandhar. He covers crime and health, besides Nawanshahr district.

Union minister of state for external affairs General VK Singh (retd) on Tuesday blamed anti-incumbency for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s poor performance in the Punjab assembly elections.

Nitish Sharma ,27, of Dilbagh Nagar extension, was the only breadwinner of his family after the death of his father. But destiny had planned something else as a cruel road mishap snatched Sharma’s life in Mehli village of SBS Nagar district situated on Jalandhar-Chandigarh highway.

Six days ago (on March 12) when 65-year-old Harbans Kaur of Kishangarh, Bhogpur, was admitted with stroke symptoms, she was not even able to speak. She was admitted in the emergency ward of the Shaheed Babu Labh Singh civil hospital here with a paralysed body.

In the wee hours of February 8, when the region was still reeling under severe chill, a newborn girl was wrapped in a polythene bag and abandoned near a garbage dump at Vijay Nagar in Jalandhar.

As per health department, the leading reasons of death include diseases like diarrhoea, pneumonia, premature births, neonatal infections, underweight births.

A mobile phone call helped the city police to crack the mystery behind the murder of businessman’s wife, her daughter-in-law and their guest in posh Lajpat Nagar locality in Jalandhar on Thursday evening.

It seems like most residents of Kapurthala and Jalandhar got the supply of contaminated water in their houses last year, as the highest number of people from these two districts have fallen prey to acute diarrhoea in 2016.

Three woman, including wife and daughter-in-law of businessman, were shot dead in a house at posh Lajpat Nagar locality

Unidentified assailants shot dead a businessman’s wife, her daughter-in-law and her friend in the posh Lajpat Nagar locality of the city on Thursday evening.

Appreciating the efforts of noted environmental activist Balbir Singh Seechewal in treating sewage water, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced to implement the latter’s model in Bihar villages.

Work at the martyrs’ museum coming up at Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s native village Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar, which has been stalled for the past two months, is set to begin again with the Centre releasing Rs 2 crore.

The excess spending of funds on purchase of medicines under Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), a national health programme, by five districts has come under the scanner of the health department.

The migrated family from Bihar, has finally left the city on Tuesday after the devastating incident of their eightyear-old daughter’s rape and murder shattered the family members.

The district is leading the tally in liquor seizure instances across Doaba region of the state in one month since imposition of the model code of conduct from January 4 to February 4, till the polling day.

The first rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in this assembly election to muster support for ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) - Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) alliance on January 27 has cost the party Rs 28.75 lakh. The rally was held at the local Punjab Armed Police (PAP) ground.

Preparing for the nationwide Pulse Polio campaign that begins on January 29, the district immunisation officers (DIOs) in Punjab are in a tizzy following the poll announcement. The three-day drive falls just before the assembly polls scheduled for February 4 in Punjab.

Owing to the upcoming assembly polls, the number of traffic challans has come down sharply in the last six months compared to the first six months in 2016.The cops have remained lenient to the violators.

With the upcoming polls the election commission has ordered the drug- police departments to crackdown on habit forming drugs which can be used to lure the voters. Drugs worth ₹8 lakh have been seized by the departments in 30 joint raids in just a fortnight in the district.

282 children died in 237 days of this year in the district before celebrating their fifth birthday, reveals a report of child death review committee (CDRC). The deaths occurred due to preventable causes which raise questions on the implementation of the health programmes under child health care.

BRACING UP FOR POLLS SAD candidate from SBS Nagar, Jarnail Singh Wahid got a shot in arm after senior party leader Satinder Kaur Kariha, who initially was considered a rival, declared to assist him.

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