Articles by Mandeep Kaur Narula
Injured recount blast horror at Amritsar hospital
Some of those injured in a firecracker factory explosion at Gurdaspur district’s Batala on Wednesday afternoon recounted the horror at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) where they were brought for treatment. Seven of the injured were referred to GNDH by the Batala civil hospital as one of the factory owners, Amrit Singh, 32, was declared dead on arrival.
Published on Sep 05, 2019 01:40 AM IST
Anil Sharma and Mandeep Kaur Narula, Amritsar
‘Seemed like an earthquake’: Batala cracker factory blast survivors recount horrific explosion
Someof the injured who are being treated at the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar have no idea about the whereabouts of their families and fellow workers who were with them at the time of the blast.
Published on Sep 04, 2019 10:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Anil Sharma/Mandeep Kaur Narula
Navjot Sidhu’s exit leaves ₹200-crore projects in Amritsar in limbo
The projects amounting to over ₹200 crore were announced during Sidhu’s term as local bodies and tourism and cultural affairs minister to give a fillip to the tourism sector and infrastructure in Amritsar. But they are yet to see the light of the day.
Published on Jul 22, 2019 09:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Mandeep Kaur Narula, Amritsar
160-year-old building razed in Amritsar for model railway station
The central ministry of railway has sanctioned ₹12 crore to transform the Amritsar railway station into a model railway station.
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 12:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Mandeep Kaur Narula
Amritsar’s 99-year-old library faces neglect, sees decline in visitors
The library, which can seat a hundred people, not only has been waiting for newly published books over the past two years.
Published on May 29, 2019 11:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Mandeep Kaur Narula
Now, throw trash to save cash near Golden Temple
To get the ball rolling, the MC adopted the slogan, ‘Throw trash, save cash’ and rewarded users with a 10-20% discount on seven food and shopping stores, including the famous Bharawan Da Dhaba and Punjabi Juttis stores.
Updated on Apr 27, 2019 10:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, AMRITSAR | Mandeep Kaur Narula
As Jallianwala massacre centenary nears, facelift nowhere in sight
During his visit to Jallianwala Bagh in May 2017, Union culture and tourism minister Mahesh Sharma had announced a digital and virtual museum to disseminate the history of the garden.
Updated on Feb 24, 2019 11:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Anil Sharma, Mandeep Kaur Narula
Resident docs’ strike at GNDH enters day 4; newborn referred out, dies at civil hospital
Health services at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH’s) out-patient department (OPD), surgical wards, operation theatres, medicine ward, emergency and gynaecology ward continued to be hit as senior and junior resident doctors, with medical students, continued their strike for the fourth consecutive day on Friday.
Updated on Feb 09, 2019 12:16 PM IST
Amritsar | Mandeep Kaur Narula
Victims of Amritsar train tragedy say private hospitals charged fee for treatment
DC says one of the hospitals has been found guilty during probe, told to refund money to patient
Updated on Oct 22, 2018 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Mandeep Kaur Narula, Amritsar
Injured robbed of belongings, even the dead weren’t spared after Amritsar train accident
According to relatives and survivors of the horrific Amritsar train tragedy, while they got their kin’s bodies back, they did not find the ornaments, mobile phones or wallets belonging to them.
Updated on Oct 21, 2018 07:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Mandeep Kaur Narula, Amritsar
Amritsar Congress councillor, son who organised Dussehra event go underground after tragedy
Congress councillor Vijay Madaan and her son Saurabh Madaan ‘Meethu’, who organised the Dussehra event, have gone underground after the Amritsar train tragedy that left 61 dead.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 10:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Mandeep Kaur Narula