Parampreet Singh Narula is a staff correspondent with the Jalandhar bureau at Hindustan Times. He covers political, rural and agriculture issues in Punjab.
Articles by Parampreet Singh Narula
Staff crunch: Patwari under immense work pressure
Records pertaining to thousands of acres of land belonging to the local municipal corporation are being looked after by one patwari who has been working on contract basis for the past 10 years.
Updated on Mar 27, 2014 10:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Ruckus in MC meet after mayor passes budget in five seconds
Unruly scenes were witnessed at the annual budget meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar (MCJ) on Monday mayor Sunil Jyoti passed the Rs 552-crore budget for the coming session within five seconds without having any discussion with the opposition councillors.
Updated on Mar 24, 2014 10:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
MC to raise major portion of budget from public
The Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar (MCJ) has planned Rs 552-crore budget for the upcoming financial year of which it is estimated to collect Rs 304 crore from the public.
Updated on Mar 22, 2014 12:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Property tax collection moves at a snail’s pace
As the last date of depositing property tax with 10 per cent rebate ends on March 31, the Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar (MCJ) has collected tax from only 35 per cent property holders.
Updated on Mar 21, 2014 10:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Old building of civic body cries for repair
The old building of the municipal corporation where futuristic plans for the city is made, is in a shambles with bundles of files lying unattended for the past six years.
Updated on Mar 20, 2014 10:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Renovation work at Nehru Garden hanging fire for 5 years
The Rs 3.84-crore project to renovate Nehru Garden at Company Bagh, which started in November 2009, has been hanging in the balance since.
Updated on Mar 14, 2014 10:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Flying Sikh roots for political change, a decisive PM
Legendary Indian athlete and Padma Shri awardee Milkha Singh on Sunday emphasised the need to change the political system of the country. Milkha, who was in Jalandhar to attend the CT Half Marathon here, said India was in a dire need of having a strong leader with the capacity to take bold decisions.
Updated on Mar 09, 2014 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Safety goes for a toss! No CCTV cameras at city railway station
There are no adequate security measures in place at the Jalandhar railway station here as no closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed for years.
Updated on Mar 09, 2014 05:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Pipeline of traffic woes from BSF to Rama Mani Chowk
With the problem of traffic congestion between BSF Chowk and Rama Mandi Chowk remaining unresolved, there seems to be no early end of woes of the commuters passing through this section.
Updated on Feb 28, 2014 07:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Out of the shadows
Shadows aren't always silent; they can sometimes talk and even be a presence strong enough to deliver a message. In 23-year-old Robin Gupta's short film on domestic violence, shadows do all the work.
Updated on Feb 28, 2014 10:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Chandigarh
No end to commuter woes between Rama Mandi and BSF Chowk
With no end to the traffic congestion between BSF chowk and the Rama Mandi chowk, there seems to be no early end of woes of the commuters passing through this section.
Updated on Feb 27, 2014 07:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Goraya fast losing ‘industrial hub’ tag
Once known as a hub for small-scale industry, the town is now at the verge of losing this tag as several industrial units are either closing their shutters or shifting out to Himachal Pradesh or Haryana, notwithstanding the claims of the state government to strengthen the industrial sector in the region.
Updated on Feb 24, 2014 11:53 PM IST
None | Parampreet Singh Narula, Goraya (jalandhar)
Govt school takes a step towards innovation
A futuristic vision and sincere efforts by the principal of a government school coupled with support of non-resident Indians (NRIs) has turned this school at Jandiala Manjki village into an example to emulate for others.
Updated on Feb 09, 2014 11:00 PM IST
None | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jandiala (jalandhar)
Electric pole in middle of roads irks Basti Guzan
The municipal corporation has failed to learn any lesson from the death of Himanshu Kohli, 16, who had lost his life in September last year when he abruptly hit the electric pole in Shakti Nagar and fell down badly injuring his head.
Updated on Feb 08, 2014 08:34 PM IST
None | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Electric pole in middle of roads irks commuters
Municipal Corporation Jalandhar fails to learn any lesson from death incident of Himanshu Kohli, 16 who had lost his life last year in September when he abruptly hit the electric pole in Shakti Nagar and fell down badly injuring his head.
Updated on Feb 02, 2014 08:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Jalandhar
Funds crisis holds up sewerage treatment plant in Goraya for four years
Owing to acute fund crunch the state government is facing at present, the sewerage project sanctioned for industrial town of Goraya in 2010 has been waiting for completion till now.
Updated on Jan 27, 2014 11:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Parampreet Singh Narula, Goraya (jalandhar)