Prabhjit Singh

Gangrape accused let off by Bathinda police, victim awaits justice

Three weeks on, 4 accused mentioned in FIR for gangrape are moving freely.

Taksal chief Dhumma hailed as heir to ‘warrior’ Bhindranwale at SGPC function; Badals mark presence

The function marked the launch of a Dharam Parchar Lehar (religious propagation drive), presided over by Badungar who said, “Sant Jarnail Singh (Bhindranwale), along with his associate Maj Gen Shabeg Singh and other Sikh warriors, stood against the tyranny of the State during Operation Bluestar.”

Bathinda wakf land scam: Three weeks on, no arrest and little action

The matter relates to at least 18 acres of the Bathinda Wakf Board — custodian of properties donated for Muslim community welfare — and the district court had ordered vacation of the land on February 2

Bathinda SSP, DSP under scanner for release of accused in drug case

The two officers — Bathinda senior superintendent of police (SSP) Navin Singla and deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Gurjit Singh Romana — are now under the scanner for the release of accused Gobind Gupta, a drug trader.

Bathinda Wakf land scam: Ex-Gidderbaha councillor, 4 others booked

They are accused of grabbing the 18-acre land on the Bathinda outskirts and selling it by carving out an illegal colony

Wakf land scam: Wall around encroached land razed in Bathinda, DC orders FIR against accused

Bathinda senior superintendent of police (SSP) Navin Singla on Sunday confirmed that a case was being registered against five colonisers.

In Bathinda wedding dancer killing, state now wants stricter punishment; anticipatory bail plea dismissed

The killing of Kulwinder Kaur, alias Janu, had occurred on the night of December 3, 2016, in apparent celebratory firing.

Bathinda farmer’s suicide: Kin refuse to cremate body, demand arrest of accused patwari

The deceased, Jaswant Singh (70), was from Lehra Bega village of Bhucho sub-division. The compensation amount was due for 22 marlas of land acquired for a grain market, the family said.

Face to face | I am just helping Manpreet: Vinu Badal

In a free-wheeling conversation with HT, Vinu said entering a public life and meeting people was spontaneous for any member of a political family. She, however, seemed reluctant to join active politics as of now. Excerpts:

Narada was world’s first journalist! That’s what RSS is saying in Punjab

FATHER FIGURE: Distributes pamphlets saying the media in Punjab had already recognised Narada as ‘father of media’

Another Badal ‘bahu’ set to play part in public life

In a post on social media on Saturday, Manpreet’s media adviser Harjot Sidhu had announced: “Vinu Badal will listen to people’s problems on Sunday and resolve them on the spot. All the pubic representatives and workers of the party are requested to come. Place: Circuit house, Time: 11am.”

No one killed Bathinda orchestra girl Kulwinder: Drunk shooter gets bail as cops drop murder charge

The district police had also replaced the murder charges under Section 302 IPC with that of an accidental death under Section 304-A, which eventually helped the culprits, especially Lucky Goel alias Billa who fired the shot, in attaining bail on February 6, 2017, two months after their arrest.

Bathinda: More complaints of truckers’ extortion surface

‘Extortion’ of truckers: Bathinda DC holds marathon meetings to resolve tussle

Aggrieved truckers accuse Congress leader Khushbaaz Jatana of shielding and patronising extortion mafia

Punjab farmers to get bonanza in 3 months, bigger than UP debt waiver: FM Manpreet Badal

Manpreet said on the state government will come up with a viable solution to the farmer’s debt issue in the budget session. “The state is meticulously working on this issue and after three months, the farmers of Punjab will get a big bonanza,” he said. He said Punjab will take a stride bigger than that of Uttar Pradesh in respect of farmer’s debt waiver.

Baisakhi fair: It’s celebration time for ruling Cong; AAP, Akalis vow to make presence felt

The Congress is all set to celebrate the formation of its government in Punjab during the Thursday’s Baisakhi fair at Talwandi Sabo. The political conferences during the event will also test how aggressively the opposition — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) — can take on chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s show of strength.

Bhagwant Mann, too, will skip AAP’s Baisakhi rally

After the Aam Aadmi Party’s central leadership deciding to skip the Baisakhi event due to municipal polls in Delhi, the party’s star campaigner and Lok Sabha member Bhagwant Mann also confirmed his unavailability on Tuesday. The party’s Thursday conference is crucial for its 20 MLAs to take on the Congress regime and establish themselves as a strong opposition.

AAP’s central leaders skip Baisakhi date with Punjab

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) central leadership will give the Baisakhi celebrations in Punjab’s Talwandi Sabo a miss on April 13.

Poison flowing into Ghaggar, treatment plants just on paper

For more than a decade, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has been turning a blind eye to the brazen flow of toxic waste into the Ghaggar, which has turned into a drain for industrial units at Dera Bassi and townships along its banks up to Ottu near Sirsa, where it enters Haryana.

Ghaggar, a ‘drain’ of toxic effluents for villages of Punjab and Haryana

Over two dozen villages in the adjoining districts of Mansa in Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana share a common drain of toxic effluents — the ‘nullah’ that was once the mighty Ghaggar river, three decades ago. “Oh, you are asking about the

Harike headworks’ repair after 60 years is only on paper

The much-awaited repairs of the Harike headworks to enable its waters reach the tail end villages remain only on paper for over a year.

AAP’s Deepak Bansal blames radical slant for his debacle in Bathinda

The Aam Admi Party’s (AAP) Bathinda Urban candidate Deepak Bansal on Tuesday blamed the party’s senior leadership cozying up to the Sikh radicals for his debacle in the assembly polls here, stating that the “Hindu community of Bathinda drifted away from teh AAP for this reason only”.

Badal survives clash of titans

Punjab’s outgoing chief minister Parkash Singh Badal was all smiles after the poll verdict, as he prevailed over Congress’s chief ministerial candidate Captain Amarinder Singh, retaining his Lambi assembly seat.

Liquor licence fee: Excise dept yet to recover Rs 380 crore, ex-SAD minister, Doda top list

The Punjab excise and taxation department has been struggling to recover around Rs 380 crore from bigwigs in liquor trade to fill the huge gap of revenue collection in the current fiscal ending March 31. And the major defaulters include firms owned by former Akali minister Jagdish Singh Garcha and his son, and murder accused liquor baron Shiv Lal Doda.

Sikh outfit condemns dera followers’ murder, points finger at Badals

Eknoor Khalsa Fauj — an outfit formed by Sikh clerics — has condemned the Saturday’s killing of two Dera Sacha Sauda followers, a man and his son, at Khanna and demanded a “clean and thorough investigation”.

War on waterlogging: Marshes turn farms again after years in 270 villages of Malwa

Six months after his brother committed suicide due to continuous crop failure for five years, Hardev Singh’s land has turned fertile this rabi season. The beleaguered family’s 12 acres had remained unproductive due to waterlogging for half a decade till ‘mission sem roko (halt waterlogging)’, came up as a succour for farmers like him at Kundli village of Fazilka district.

With help from Israel and Spain, Russia done, UK next on Punjab’s kinnow export map

Scissors from Israel for safe plucking, and wax from Spain for better shelf life, were key steps that Punjab Agro Industries Corporation (PAIC) took over a month ago to compete as a global exporter of the citrus fruit kinnow to as far as Russia and the UK, competing with neighbouring Pakistan.

Punjab polls: Badal vs Capt, Lambi heads for mother of all battles

Three days ago, an audio clip of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal virtually pleading a villager for mandate in a telephonic conversation went viral. The same day, his daughter-in-law, Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, appealed to the masses at a rally here: “Badal Sahib di pagg di laaj rakheo” (keep the dignity of the Badal’s turban).

Punjab polls: At Lambi, Capt, Rahul vow to end Parkash Singh Badal politically

Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday brought party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to Lambi and vowed to politically end five-time chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Maur blasts: It’s no more about winning or losing, says Harminder Singh Jassi

Still visibly shaken after the Tuesday twin blasts at his rally, Congress candidate from Maur Harminder Singh Jassi on Wednesday appealed for peaceful elections in Punjab.