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Minister launches ‘Aarambh’ to revolutionise early childhood education
On 78th Independence Day celebrations, cabinet minister Balkar Singh on Thursday launched programme ‘Aarambh’ to revolutionise early childhood education, by district administration in collaboration with Rocket Learning.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 05:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Row erupts over cabinet minister Balkar’s son’s appointment at Punjab Technical University
The Punjab Technical University appointed Shishobitveer, 27, as a manager on a contract basis for six months on a consolidated salary of ₹50,000 on October 10 last year.
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 07:16 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Jalandhar: Pilgrims’ train leaves for Varanasi ahead of Guru Ravidass Jayanti
The leaders said that Guru Ravidass had laid out the concept of an ideal society where nobody undergoes suffering of any kind
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 10:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
Swachh Bharat Mission: Local bodies minister seeks report on utilisation of funds in Ludhiana
The direction came in a letter, which is accessed by HT, issued for a meeting to be held on Monday, where the minister is going to review the funds used and on the current status of projects falling within the ambit of the national cleanliness initiative
Updated on Jan 21, 2024 10:33 PM IST
Sukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana
Four held for attacking Punjab minister’s security escort vehicle in Jalandhar
The four youngsters, who were drunk, targeted the escort vehicle near Ravidas Chowk in Jalandhar around 1am when local bodies minister Balkar Singh and his wife were returning home after attending a function
Updated on Jun 05, 2023 04:39 PM IST
Punjab cabinet rejig: Balkar gets local bodies, Khudian agriculture
Setback for Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, who has been divested of agriculture, rural development and panchayati raj departments; Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer gets additional charge of land and water conservation
Updated on May 31, 2023 02:40 PM IST
Punjab cabinet expansion today, Minister Nijjar quits; MLAs Gurmeet Khudian, Balkar Singh set to be inducted
The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab will expand its cabinet on Wednesday by inducting two party MLAs as ministers even as local bodies minister Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar tendered his resignation.
Updated on May 31, 2023 01:33 AM IST
Navneet Sharma, Chandigarh
Haryana: Junior engineer caught accepting bribe of ₹45,000
The ACB spokesperson said that accused Balkar Singh has been arrested on the complaint of Randeep Singh of Salwan village in Karnal
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 01:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Four held for murder of 27-year-old man in Ludhiana
The incident had occurred on Friday night following which the police had booked five persons, Ranjit Singh alias Goga and his aides, including Gurtej Singh, Gurmeet Singh alias Kaka, Satnam Singh alias Laddi and Gurjit Singh alias Geeta, all residents of Ber Kalan village
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 02:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
5 days after joining AAP, Surinder Chaudhary back in Congress fold
A member of the Chaudhary clan, Surinder Chaudhary, son of five-time MLA Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, joined AAP in the ruling party’s maiden rally in the Kartarpur assembly segment on April 10.
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Ludhiana man arrested for firing at cops in Mohali
Deputy superintendent of police Harsimran Singh Bal said Ludhiana resident Balkar Singh has been arrested and efforts are on to recover the firearm used in the crime
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 02:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Farmhouse manager killed by 3 workers in axe attack
The men attacked Balkar at 11.30 pm on June 14 as he was asleep and fled, leaving him in a pool of blood
Published on Jun 16, 2020 10:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | HT Correspondent
Narco-terror module: Another drone supplier held from Jammu
This is the seventh arrest in the case and comes the day after the rural police arrested a student from Ghaziabad
Updated on Jan 20, 2020 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent
Drone supplier to narco-terror module held from Ghaziabad
On January 14, the police had also brought two convicts Lakhwinder Singh and Swaran Singh from Amritsar jail after their names had cropped up in connection with the module, during questioning of the previous accused
Published on Jan 19, 2020 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Corrspondent
NARCO-TERROR MODULE: Accused sent to three-day police remand
The three accused belonging to a narco-terror module busted by the Punjab Police were sent to three-day police remand by a local court on Saturday. On Friday, the Amritsar rural police had busted the module with the arrest of army jawan Naik Rahul Chauhan of Haryana, Dharminder Singh of Dhanoa Khurd village in Amritsar, and Balkar Singh of Kalas village in Tarn Taran district.
Published on Jan 11, 2020 10:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent, Amritsar
15 kg heroin seized in Amritsar, 6 held
The counter-intelligence wing of Punjab Police on Friday arrested six drug peddlers and recovered 15kg heroin from their possession at Ghonewal village under Ramdas police station in the district. In a press release issued here, officials of the wing said that following a tip-off, a team of the counter-intelligence unit, Amritsar, set up a naka at Ghonewal T-point and arrested the six drug peddlers and recovered 15 packets of heroin (of 1 kg each) from their possession.
Updated on Dec 20, 2019 10:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent, Amritsar
Assets of 7 notable drug dealers seized in Tarn Taran dist
Assets of seven smugglers worth ₹4 crore freezed; all belong to border villages notorious
Published on Nov 04, 2019 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent
Three drug peddlers property worth ₹1.53 cr seized in Tarn Taran
The district police on Saturday seized property worth ₹1.53 crore of three alleged drug peddlers involved in the smuggling of heroin. The property of the peddlers has been seized on the order of competent authority (CA)—A statutory authority under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 and under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Published on Nov 02, 2019 06:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Tarn Taran | HT Correspondent, Tarn Taran
19-yr-old arrested with countrymade pistol in Ludhiana
The crime investigation agency-1 (CIA-1) on Wednesday arrested a teenager after recovering a 0.315 bore countrymade pistol and two cartridges from his possession. The accused was identified as 19-year-old Ravi Sharma, who hailed from Gopalganj district of Bihar and was presently residing in Doraha.
Updated on Oct 09, 2019 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Cotton prices crash, CCI yet to start purchase
Cotton prices have crashed in the state, with the crop selling at around ₹5,000 a quintal to private purchasers. This is a discount of 10% over the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ₹5,450 per quintal that the Centre has fixed. There are two reasons for the low price.
Published on Oct 07, 2019 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Sachin Kumar, Bathinda
Pond comes up illegally in Faridkot village, no trace of dug up soil
A source privy to the development said that no permission was sought from the administration before digging up the pond, about eight-ft deep, for reportedly draining out overflowing
Updated on Oct 28, 2018 12:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Faridkot | Gagandeep Jassowal, Faridkot
Six held for BSP worker’s murder in Phillaur village
Ram Saroop, 45, was hacked to death when he was at his cycle repair shop in Apra village.
Updated on Oct 03, 2018 09:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | HT Correspondent
Man kills himself, wife and two children over ‘sleazy’ video in Punjab
35-year-old Kulwinder Singh set himself, his 30-year-old wife, son, 5, and daughter, 8, ablaze after he came to know about her ‘illicit relationship’ with a villager
Updated on Aug 03, 2018 12:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kapurthala | Jatinder Mahal