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Punjab: Man arrested for sexually assaulting three minor girls

Dhanpreet Kaur said an FIR was registered under Section 127(6) of the BNS after a kidnapping complaint was lodged on April 20

Neighbours in Kapurthala noticed suspicious activities and informed police. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Apr 24, 2025 08:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Spice of Life | Kapurthala chronicles: An untapped tourism goldmine

Curated experiences, such as heritage walks, light and sound shows, and royal-themed events, can bring history alive. If sites are converted into boutique hotels and the infrastructure is upgraded, Kapurthala can rival destinations like Jaipur and Mysuru.

This journey was to begin with an exclusive visit to the enchanting Villa Buona Vista, that once served as a hunting lodge for the Maharaja, and till date is Kapurthala’s best kept secret. (Sourced)

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Published on Apr 02, 2025 09:14 AM IST

ByRandeep Kaur Mand

Kapurthala: 2 travel agents booked on US deportee’s complaint

The accused have been identified as Sukhwinder Singh of Lakhan Ke Padde village and Lakhi Singh of Kishan Singhwala in Kapurthala district.

A US deportee being taken to his home by police from Amritsar airport. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 21, 2025 09:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

I-T raids continue for 2nd day at Rana Gurjeet’s houses, business units

During the raid operation, no one was allowed to leave the premises. Singh is an MLA from Kapurthala. He had remained a minister in the previous Congress government.

The IT teams reached Kapurthala on Thursday morning with ITBP jawans deputed outside his residence. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 08, 2025 06:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Kapurthala family relieved as son back from US but mortgaged house a big worry

The family came to know about Gurpreet’s deportation only after the list of the deportees was released after the US C-17 plane landed at Amritsar airport.

Gurpreet Singh, 39, of Kapurthala’s Tarf Behbal Bahadur village

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Published on Feb 06, 2025 09:22 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

Kapurthala: Bike crash claims lives of 2 friends, 1 injured

The accident took place on Tuesday night in Bholath sub-division after the rider lost control of the bike while ferrying two friends as pillion riders

The two youths who died in the accident. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 23, 2025 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Kapurthala man receives ₹1-crore extortion call

The police have initiated the investigation into the matter after he submitted a formal complaint with the police after a Kapurthala-based commission agent received an extortion call of ₹1 crore from a foreign number on Tuesday.

A Kapurthala-based commission agent has received an extortion call of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 crore from a foreign number on Tuesday. (Shutterstock/ Representational image)

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Published on Jan 14, 2025 10:51 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Kapurthala resident hires contract killers to murder father, arrested

Suraj’s body was found lying in a pool of blood on the main road near Rail Coach Factory (RCF) around 9.30pm. He was rushed to the local hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.

Main accused has been identified as Karan Kumar, who was not on good terms with his father Suraj Kumar (45). (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 04, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Four minors among 9 ‘bonded labourers’ rescued from Kapurthala farm

The action came after two other labourers managed to escape from the farm and reached Bihar where they informed local authorities about the apathetic working conditions

An official said that the contractor abused and beat the workers whenever they asked for remuneration and food. (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2024 05:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Firing at Kapurthala mobile store, bid to extort ₹5 cr

The accused dropped a letter in which the gang of Kaushal Chaudhary took responsibility of the attack that was reportedly carried out by his handler Sourav Gandola. The assailants demanded an extortion of ₹5 crore from the shop owner.

17 shots fired, assailants drop a letter in shop demanding money (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 07, 2024 10:27 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Sultanpur Lodhi MLA seeks action over 4 diarrhoea-related deaths in Kapurthala

Sultanpur Lodhi MLA Rana Inder Partap Singh calls for action on four diarrhoea deaths in Kapurthala, citing poor sewage management and demanding a probe.

The MLA also demanded a probe and suspension of the MC commissioner for laxity.

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Updated on Sep 05, 2024 08:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Closure cloud on illegal cold storage, potato farmers predict ₹20cr loss

Congress MLA from Kapurthala Rana Gurjit Singh has written PPCB chairman Adarsh Pal Vig asking him to reconsider board’s decision as the potato stock will rot if power supply not resumed.

Farmers have demanded that the concerned authorities must allow the cold storage facility to function normally for this season in their interest. (HT File)

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Updated on Aug 24, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Kapurthala

Youth dead in Jalandhar village clash; 3 held

Three persons have been arrested in connection with a clash between two groups in Ughi village near the Jalandhar-Kapurthala border that left a youth dead late on Wednesday evening.

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Updated on Aug 23, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

2 Doaba youths drown in swimming pool at Florida

Two youths from the Doaba region — one from Kapurthala and another from Hoshiarpur — drowned in a swimming pool in Florida state of the United States on Tuesday.

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Updated on Aug 22, 2024 05:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Diarrhoea deaths: Kapurthala councillors seek action against MC commissioner

Municipal commissioner has rubbished the allegations, saying the grievances of councillors are being redressed.

Nearly 65 cases of diarrhoea were reported from Kapurthala recently. Five patients, including a 2-year-old, lost their lives.

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Published on Aug 05, 2024 09:37 PM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Kapurthala

Diarrhoea claims third life in Kapurthala

As many as 35 patients were discharged from the civil hospital on Monday while 25 patients are still under observation. The city has seen 80 diarrhoea cases so far this season.

Health officials in a diarrhoea affected locality in Kapurthala.

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Updated on Jul 30, 2024 08:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

20 fresh diarrhoea cases in Kapurthala, local bodies minister reviews situation

Congress MLA Rana Gurjit Singh blames civic body for diarrhoea outbreak in Kapurthala; 20 fresh cases reported, with 2 cholera cases. Authorities taking necessary steps.

Congress MLA Rana Gurjit Singh interacts with officials and residents in Kapurthala on Sunday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 29, 2024 05:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Two minors, father die in road mishap

Three members of a family including two minor siblings were killed in a road accident near Kapurthala’s Uccha village late night on Wednesday.

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Updated on Jul 18, 2024 10:43 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Desilting pending, no lessons learnt from last year’s flood fury

AAP Rajya Sabha member Balbir Singh Seechewal and independent MLA from Sultanpur Lodhi Rana Inder Partap Singh have written to officials for desilting under the railway overbridges, mainly situated over Sutlej in Gidderpindi village of Jalandhar, and Goindwal Sahib railway bridge over Beas river.

During floods last year, the water entered over 20 villages of Jalandhar and 20 villages of Kapurthala on July 7.

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Updated on Jun 11, 2024 06:24 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

Man held with drugs, ₹5 lakh in Kapurthala

The Kapurthala police arrested a drug peddler with 3kg of opium, 200gm of heroin and ₹5 lakh drug money on Sunday

Man held with drugs, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 lakh in Kapurthala

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Updated on Apr 22, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

₹1.37-cr paddy embezzlement: Kapurthala police yet to register FIR against rice mill owner

During physical verification of stock at Shiv Shakti Rice Mills in Kapurthala, Punsup found 14, 706 bags of paddy missing

Even as Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP) submitted a report pertaining to embezzlement of paddy worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.37 crore, Kapurthala police are yet to register a first information report (FIR) against a Kapurthala-based rice miller, who was accused of misappropriating 5,514 quintals of paddy.

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Updated on Apr 19, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh

Kapurthala: 150 shanties gutted

Fire officer Ravinder Kumar said the fire tenders from Kapurthala, Sultanpur Lodhi and Kartarpur were rushed to the spot to douse the fire, which, as per initial probe, started while cooking food.

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Updated on Apr 14, 2024 08:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

School teacher ends life, principal among 3 booked for abetment

Police retrieved her body from one of the classrooms. She was teaching in Kapurthala’s school for special children for the past four years. The incident came to light on Friday morning when the peon opened the classroom.

A 32-year-old teacher committed suicide on the school premises in Kapurthala. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2024 06:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

RCF Kapurthala invites applications for 550 apprentice posts, details inside

Candidates interested in applying should send their application online on the official website by 11.59 pm on April 9, 2024.

Candidates should have completed 15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age as of 31.03.2024.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 24, 2024 01:29 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk, New Delhi

Kapurthala encounter: Drug smugglers open fire at NCB team, one injured

The team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have arrested a drug peddler from Sunnarwala village in Kapurthala district after a brief encounter on Friday

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Updated on Mar 23, 2024 09:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

55-year-old farmer found murdered in Kapurthala village

Identified as Balbir Singh, the victim’s body was found with sharp weapon injuries, in the family’s field. His kin told the police that Balbir had received a call from an unidentified person late on Monday night following which he had left the house.

A 55-year-old farmer was found brutally murdered in Kapurthala’s Husainpur Bulle village in the wee hours of Tuesday. (HT File)

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Updated on Mar 06, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Sultanpur Lodhi gurdwara clash: 3 months on, slain home guard’s kin still await ex-gratia

After the death of the constable – Jaspal Singh, 50, of Kapurthala’s Maniala village – the Punjab chief minister had announced ₹2 crore financial assistance for his family, of which ₹1 crore was to be given as ex-gratia by the government and the remainder would be paid by the insurance company.

Three months after a home guard was killed in a violent clash between the Punjab Police and Nihang Sikhs over control of Gurdwara Akal Bunga in Kapurthala’s Sultanpur Lodhi, his family are yet to receive the ex-gratia amount. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 21, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Kapurthala

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab

Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC Contract Workers’ Union are supporting the SKM’s bandh call. During the day, farmers held demonstrations at many places across Punjab under the banner of the SKM.

Members of the trade union and Saunkat Kisan Morcha during a protest in Bathinda on Friday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2024 07:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Chandigarh/jalandhar/bathinda/amritsar

RCF-Kapurthala to roll out first prototype of Vande Metro coach by April

The Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala aims to roll out the first prototype of the Vande Metro coach for intercity travel by April.

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Updated on Feb 12, 2024 08:38 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Kapurthala

Woman mauled by stray dogs: Human rights panel seeks report from Kapurthala DC by March 12

On Wednesday morning, the mutilated body of the woman, identified as Pari Devi, 32, was found near a village ground in Kapurthala’s Passan Kadim village

Pari Devi, 32, was found near a ground in Kapurthala’s Passan Kadim village. (HT File)

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Updated on Feb 09, 2024 07:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

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Dhanpreet Kaur said an FIR was registered under Section 127(6) of the BNS after a kidnapping complaint was lodged on April 20

Curated experiences, such as heritage walks, light and sound shows, and royal-themed events, can bring history alive. If sites are converted into boutique hotels and the infrastructure is upgraded, Kapurthala can rival destinations like Jaipur and Mysuru.

The accused have been identified as Sukhwinder Singh of Lakhan Ke Padde village and Lakhi Singh of Kishan Singhwala in Kapurthala district.

During the raid operation, no one was allowed to leave the premises. Singh is an MLA from Kapurthala. He had remained a minister in the previous Congress government.

The family came to know about Gurpreet’s deportation only after the list of the deportees was released after the US C-17 plane landed at Amritsar airport.

The accident took place on Tuesday night in Bholath sub-division after the rider lost control of the bike while ferrying two friends as pillion riders

The police have initiated the investigation into the matter after he submitted a formal complaint with the police after a Kapurthala-based commission agent received an extortion call of ₹1 crore from a foreign number on Tuesday.

Suraj’s body was found lying in a pool of blood on the main road near Rail Coach Factory (RCF) around 9.30pm. He was rushed to the local hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.

The action came after two other labourers managed to escape from the farm and reached Bihar where they informed local authorities about the apathetic working conditions

The accused dropped a letter in which the gang of Kaushal Chaudhary took responsibility of the attack that was reportedly carried out by his handler Sourav Gandola. The assailants demanded an extortion of ₹5 crore from the shop owner.

Sultanpur Lodhi MLA Rana Inder Partap Singh calls for action on four diarrhoea deaths in Kapurthala, citing poor sewage management and demanding a probe.

Congress MLA from Kapurthala Rana Gurjit Singh has written PPCB chairman Adarsh Pal Vig asking him to reconsider board’s decision as the potato stock will rot if power supply not resumed.

Three persons have been arrested in connection with a clash between two groups in Ughi village near the Jalandhar-Kapurthala border that left a youth dead late on Wednesday evening.

Two youths from the Doaba region — one from Kapurthala and another from Hoshiarpur — drowned in a swimming pool in Florida state of the United States on Tuesday.

Municipal commissioner has rubbished the allegations, saying the grievances of councillors are being redressed.

As many as 35 patients were discharged from the civil hospital on Monday while 25 patients are still under observation. The city has seen 80 diarrhoea cases so far this season.

Congress MLA Rana Gurjit Singh blames civic body for diarrhoea outbreak in Kapurthala; 20 fresh cases reported, with 2 cholera cases. Authorities taking necessary steps.

Three members of a family including two minor siblings were killed in a road accident near Kapurthala’s Uccha village late night on Wednesday.

AAP Rajya Sabha member Balbir Singh Seechewal and independent MLA from Sultanpur Lodhi Rana Inder Partap Singh have written to officials for desilting under the railway overbridges, mainly situated over Sutlej in Gidderpindi village of Jalandhar, and Goindwal Sahib railway bridge over Beas river.

The Kapurthala police arrested a drug peddler with 3kg of opium, 200gm of heroin and ₹5 lakh drug money on Sunday

During physical verification of stock at Shiv Shakti Rice Mills in Kapurthala, Punsup found 14, 706 bags of paddy missing

Fire officer Ravinder Kumar said the fire tenders from Kapurthala, Sultanpur Lodhi and Kartarpur were rushed to the spot to douse the fire, which, as per initial probe, started while cooking food.

Police retrieved her body from one of the classrooms. She was teaching in Kapurthala’s school for special children for the past four years. The incident came to light on Friday morning when the peon opened the classroom.

Candidates interested in applying should send their application online on the official website by 11.59 pm on April 9, 2024.

The team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have arrested a drug peddler from Sunnarwala village in Kapurthala district after a brief encounter on Friday

Identified as Balbir Singh, the victim’s body was found with sharp weapon injuries, in the family’s field. His kin told the police that Balbir had received a call from an unidentified person late on Monday night following which he had left the house.

Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC Contract Workers’ Union are supporting the SKM’s bandh call. During the day, farmers held demonstrations at many places across Punjab under the banner of the SKM.

The Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala aims to roll out the first prototype of the Vande Metro coach for intercity travel by April.

On Wednesday morning, the mutilated body of the woman, identified as Pari Devi, 32, was found near a village ground in Kapurthala’s Passan Kadim village

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