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13 out of 20 pvt school buses found violating safety norms in Kapurthala

Despite repeated warnings, the local administration under Safe School Vahan scheme has found instances of violation of basic safety norms. The administration made the discovery while inspecting school buses in the district during last ten days.

Kapurthala acid attack: One month on, victims still await compensation

The nine women, who were victims of acid attack are yet to get a grant of Rs 25,000 even after a month has passed since the incident.

Migrant labourers hired by AAP for publicity in Jalandhar

The migrant workers, who claimed that they have been brought from Uttar Pradesh specifically for the purpose, have been carrying out publicity for the party on important city chowks for AAP candidates from last two days.

How Padma Shri awardee Eco Baba revived a river with public support

It took the 55-year-old Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal 16 years of voluntary service to rejuvenate the rivulet Kali Bein, which was reduced to a“filthy drain.

Punjab polls: CM Badal gets EC notice for ‘provocative’ speech against AAP

Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal was issued a notice by the returning officer (RO) for violation of the poll code in Sultanpur Lodhi on Tuesday for a “provocative” speech against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at a January 20 rally.

251 polling booths marked ‘critical ’in Kapurthala: Electoral office

To stop the usage of drugs and money to lure voters in the run-up to Punjab assembly elections on February 4, the district electoral office has identified 251 polling booths as ‘critical’ ones. These booths have been classified as critical on the basis of survey and intelligence inputs.

Turban-tossing row: Police to give clean chit to Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjit Singh

The district police are all set to give a clean chit to Kapurthala member of legislative assembly (MLA) Rana Gurjit Singh who, along with his two workers, had been booked under non-bailable sections in a turban-tossing case on December 26.

40% mishaps referred to other hospital by Civil hospital in Kapurthala district

Owing to lack of proper facilities in the government run civil hospital in Phagwara out of a total of 140 emergency accident cases, 57 cases which constitutes over 40% have been referred by the civil hospital authorities this year to other hospitals.

Kapurthala acid attack: Police book minor, yet to trace supplier

Police have booked a minor girl in an acid attack case in which nine women were injured on Monday during a clash over a land dispute at Bhuhi village in Punjab’s Kapurthala district.

58 prisoners from Kapurthala jail jumped parole in last 10 yrs

In what could be a threat to public safety, 58 prisoners have given jail authorities the slip while on parole in the last 10 years. Many among these absconders were convicted for grave offences.

Old weapons, staff crunch plague Kapurthala jail too

Security has been tightened at the Kapurthala jail in the wake of the Nabha jailbreak on Sunday in which six high-prison security prisoners, including Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Singh alias Mintoo and his aide, escaped in a daring move that left police red-faced.

Girl students await bicycles under Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme in Kapurthala

The SAD-BJP government in the state has failed to keep up the promises made under the much-hyped Mai Bhago Vidya scheme as most girl students in the district are still waiting for their bicycles, even as the academic session is nearing its end.

Punjab govt approves widening of 12-km Kapurthala-Subhanpur road

Leaving no stone unturned to woo voters ahead of the assembly elections, the SAD-BJP government has approved the long-pending project for widening of the Kapurthala-Subhanpur road at a budget of Rs 15 crore.

Sikh group, Valmiki followers clash over ‘derogatory’ words

Tension gripped the area after a clash between Satkar committee and Valmiki community, as two sides pelted each other with stones for over 25 minutes on Tuesday morning , leading to injuries to a dozen in the clash.

Haryana to adopt Seechewal model to clean Saraswati: Khattar

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said his government will implement the model adopted by environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal for reviving the holy Kali Bein, a rivulet of the Beas in Punjab, in Haryana villages to curb water pollution.

Ban can wait, farmers in Kapurthala continue to burn stubble

Ignoring state government’s warning, farmers in Kapurthala are burning stable in fields despite the ban. The farmers are overlooking health related risks and affects on soil potency.

Kapurthala to get ‘heritage town’ tag, monuments being repaired

The Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board has initiated repair work of old and historic monuments here to make the city a heritage town of the state.

Woman delivers stillborn on roadside in Jalandhar, husband cries ambulance delay

A woman delivered a premature stillborn baby on the road to a hospital, near Company Bagh here on Tuesday. She was stated to be in a serious condition later at the local government hospital. Her husband, an auto-rickshaw driver, alleged that his phone calls for an ambulance had gone unattended before they had left the house for the hospital.

Punjab’s only Sainik School a picture of neglect

Punjab’s only Sainik School in Kapurthala is in a state of neglect. Courtesy: Government apathy.

After filing FIR against 7, cops unsure if sex test was conducted

A team of the Haryana health department raided a private clinic here after alleged sex-determination test reports following which, police arrested five people from the clinic. However, the police now say that they are still verifying to ascertain whether the test was performed or not.

Kanjli wetland: From a picnic spot to haven for drug addicts

Once the pride of the city, Kanjli wetland here is now becoming a haven for drug addicts.

Kapurthala district BJP chief under excise scanner

District BJP president Sham Sunder Aggarwal has come under the scanner of the excise and taxation department for causing a loss of over Rs 3 crore to the department via fake input tax credits to claim value-added tax (VAT) refund in past 10 years.

Food infection kills another special child from Kapurthala centre

Another, 17-year-old mentally challenged inmate of the shelter home Sukhjit Ashram here died of food infection and hepatitis C at Government Medical College in Amritsar on Friday, taking the toll to three.

Shiv Sena ‘instigated’ Phagwara communal violence: probe

ADC’s report also blames poor intelligence inputs, cops’ failure to sense simmering tensions

Suspected food poisoning kills two mentally challenged teens

2 dead after eating food at home for the mentally challenged in Kapurthala

Two minors died and 30 fell ill after eating food at Sukhjit Ashram, a home for differently-abled children in Kapurthala on Tuesday.

Do not use labour welfare funds for constructing buildings: Centre

In a setback to the state government, construction of skill development centres and shed-cum-night shelters is going to be stalled by the labour department following directions from the Union government.

AAP’s Ashish Khetan skips first public meeting after manifesto row

Accused of comparing a manifesto to the Sikh holy book, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesman Ashish Khetan skipped the first public meeting after being caught in the controversy. It was the ‘Bolda Punjab’ dialogue with farmers at Panchat village on Sunday near here.

In three years, C-section deliveries double in private Kapurthala hospitals

Medical emergency or call it a money spinning exercise, the number of urban C-section deliveries in private hospitals has increased by 55% in three years in the Kapurthala district.

Seizure of mobile phones from jails puts prison authorities in a fix

With the seizure of mobile phones from inmates at the Kapurthala Modern Jail goes unabated, it has raised questions over the functioning of the prison administration.