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Sangrur: Squall leaves trail of destruction, 3 killed, nine 220KV towers collapse

A powerful storm that ravaged several areas of the Malwa region on Friday night left a trail of destruction, with three people losing their lives in Sangrur district. The gusty winds also damaged at least nine 220KV power transmission towers, officials said on Saturday

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Published on Apr 20, 2025 08:14 AM IST

ByMuskan

Storm claims three lives, affects power infra in Sangrur

Around 200 transformers of 11 KV capacity and around 1,200 electricity poles were damaged by the storm, with the estimated financial loss standing at around ₹1.5 crore, officials said

The storm, impacting Sangrur, Bathinda, Barnala, and Patiala, caused widespread damage to infrastructure and claimed three lives. (HT File Photo)

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Published on Apr 19, 2025 06:10 PM IST

ByMuskan, Sangrur

Three of family die in Sangrur road mishap

According to police, the accident happened at around 6 am when four members of a family from Rama Mandi in Bathinda district were travelling towards Patiala in a Swift car.

The car met with an accident on the Zirakpur-Bathinda National Highway near Sangrur on Tuesday. (HT)

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Published on Apr 09, 2025 09:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Sangrur

‘Delay’ in Sangrur civic body chief election hindering devp: Congress in letter to CEC

The letter submitted through Sangrur deputy commissioner (DC) Sandeep Rishi points out that the council chief has not been elected yet despite assurance given by sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Charanjot Singh Walia in March

AAP MLA from Sangrur Narinder Kaur Bharaj, who is an ex-officio member of the House, said the delay was not caused by the AAP. (HT File)

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Published on Apr 03, 2025 09:42 AM IST

ByMuskan, Sangrur

Farm activists detained to quell protest in Punjab CM’s home district of Sangrur

250 police personnel deployed to manage situation, nine buses stationed to take away the protesters.

Punjab Police personnel detaining farm union protesters in Sangrur on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 20, 2025 03:17 PM IST

ByMuskan

Hair ‘treatment’ in Sangrur: Accused on the run, his Khanna salon sealed

71 individuals have developed eye infections after an unauthorized hair treatment camp in Sangrur, prompting investigations and the sealing of a salon.

Health officials sealing a salon in Khanna on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 19, 2025 08:24 AM IST

ByMuskan, Sangrur

15 patients experience mild reactions after IV fluid use in Sangrur hospital

Punjab Health Minister said that the patients' condition was stable. Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh said that the patients' condition was stable.

Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh said that the patients' condition was stable.(Pixabay/Representative)

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Published on Mar 14, 2025 07:56 PM IST

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Game changer: Khilrian village promoting sports to fight off drugs

Anveer Singh is among 150 other schoolchildren – 30 hailing from the same village – who have been receiving focussed training in various sports free of cost at Khilrian. This is part of the panchayat’s initiative to motivate children towards constructive activities and keep them away from social evils such as drugs.

The sarpanch added that one of the key challenges for athletes is the cost of attending tournaments, which may range from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,000 to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,000, including transportation and other expenses. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 10, 2025 07:38 AM IST

ByMuskan, Sangrur

FIR against Sangrur couple for submitting forged site plan

Jains had allegedly presented a forged site plan in their defense. Sekhon stated, “ We filed a complaint when we discovered this plan in another case and the investigation led to the discovery of the forged document, resulting in the FIR.”

An FIR has been filed against Veena and Sushil Jain, a couple from Sangrur, for allegedly submitting a forged site plan and using their residential property for commercial purposes, violating local building bylaws. The property, located on the Telephone Exchange road, is situated in a residential zone. (Shutterstock/ Representational image)

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Published on Jan 20, 2025 08:29 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Sangrur

Punjab Police trace four missing Sangrur boys within 60 hours

The boys, all students of Classes 6 and 7, who had left their homes on January 13 “in search of adventure”, took a train from Dhuri to Sriganganagar in neighbouring Rajasthan.

In swift police action, the four boys were traced to Sriganganagar railway station after they boarded a train from Dhuri on January 13. (Representational photo)

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Published on Jan 17, 2025 12:12 PM IST

ByMuskan

Two schoolchildren injured as van, car collide near Sangrur

The accident took place around 8.30am when the van was taking eight students to a private school, police said. The van collided with the car that was being driven on the wrong side, the police said.

The two injured students were rushed to hospital and later discharged after first aid.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2025 05:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Sangrur minimum temp plunges to 1.1° Celsius

Among other places in Punjab, severe chill swept Faridkot, which recorded a low of 2.5 degrees, while Bathinda recorded a minimum of 4.4 degrees Celsius.

People braving the cold on their way to work on the Sector-37C road in Gurugram on Friday. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Dec 14, 2024 07:08 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chandigarh

Punjab’s dist Sangrur records max field fires

At the onset of the kharif harvest, Amritsar reported the highest number of cases. Till Sunday, Amritsar has recorded 643 cases, nearly half the number in Sangrur.

The Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) starts recording farm fires from September 15 to November 30. (ANI File)

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Published on Nov 10, 2024 10:48 PM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh

Ludhiana: Sangrur couple duped of ₹10L: Immigration firm’s licence cancelled

A day after a Sangrur couple climbed atop a water tank near Ishmeet Singh Chowk in Model town Extension to push for action against an immigration firm, the district administration on Tuesday cancelled the company’s licence.

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Updated on Aug 14, 2024 05:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

20 FIRs registered on Day 1 under new criminal laws in Punjab

The first FIR was lodged at Sadar Dhuri police station in Sangrur district.

Three new criminal laws came into effect on Monday, bringing far-reaching changes in India’s criminal justice system.

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Updated on Jul 02, 2024 05:25 AM IST

ByRavinder Vasudeva, Chandigarh

Not flour, only wheat to be given under 'Ghar Ghar ration scheme', says Punjab CM Mann

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Published on Jun 29, 2024 09:36 PM IST

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Sangrur wall collapse case: Deceased labourers unregistered, kin not entitled to compensation

Another scheme involving payment of ₹2 lakh as compensation in case of construction worker’s death irrespective of registration was dropped in 2023.

The collapse of a rice mill wall in Kankuwal Bhaguna village of Sangrur district had left two others injured.

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Updated on Jun 10, 2024 06:48 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Patiala

Was alone in Sangrur battle, says Sukhpal Khaira

The Congress leader says Dalbir Goldy joined AAP and then the party fielded Vijay Inder Singla from Anandpur Sahib, leaving five segments out of nine vacant.

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Updated on Jun 07, 2024 06:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Soon, women in Punjab to get ₹1,100 per month, says CM Bhagwant Mann

The chief minister says his government’s aim is to ensure canal water supply to every field for irrigation and this will save ₹6,000-7,000 crore from the electricity subsidy on account of free power supply to the farm sector.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann highlighted his government’s achievements, such as providing free electricity, government jobs and opening of Aam Aadmi Clinics.

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Updated on May 29, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India

From corridors of power to house of lawmakers

They have held positions of power in the government as officials and are now taking the political plunge to represent their home state of Punjab in Parliament. Two retired bureaucrats, a former diplomat and an ex-IPS officer are set to test the political waters by contesting the June 1 LS elections. While Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Parampal Kaur are making their political debut from Amritsar and Bathinda, respectively, on the BJP ticket, Simranjit Singh Mann of the SAD(A) is hoping for a re-election from Sangrur and Dr Amar Singh of the Congress from Fatehgarh Sahib

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Updated on May 07, 2024 09:22 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Surjit Singh, Vishal Joshi

Dhuri shocker: Temple priests murder man, bury body under ‘havan kund’

A 33-year-old man was murdered and his body was buried under the ‘havan kund’ of a temple in Dhuri town of Sangrur

A 33-year-old man, Sudeep Kumar, was murdered and his body was buried under the ‘havan kund’ of a temple in Dhuri town of Sangrur.

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Updated on May 05, 2024 08:08 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash

Former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy quits Congress

In his resignation letter to Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Amarinder Raja Warring, former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Khangura alias Goldy said he was disappointed with the state leadership and thus decided to resign from the party membership and the post of Sangrur district unit chief.

Former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Khangura alias Goldy was upset over being denied a Lok Sabha ticket from Sangrur. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 01, 2024 06:40 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Sangrur

Sangrur jail clash: Punjab human rights panel issues notice to ADGP, prisons

Two prisoners were killed and two others were injured in a clash that broke out in Punjab’s Sangrur district jail on Friday night

Four jail inmates were rushed to Sangrur civil hospital, where doctors declared two brought dead, on Friday night. (ANI Photo)

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Published on Apr 20, 2024 01:15 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Denial of ticket to son: Sulking Dhindsa to decide next move after meeting supporters

Upset over denial of ticket to his son from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said on Thursday that he will hold a meeting with his supporters in Sangrur on Saturday on his next move

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Updated on Apr 20, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber

Sangrur LS seat: Dhindsa camp upset over denial of ticket to Parminder, Sukhbir meets father-son duo

On April 13, Akali Dal announced its first list of seven candidates for LS polls, naming Iqbal Singh Jhoonda as its nominee from Sangrur.

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Updated on Apr 18, 2024 08:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Sangrur hooch tragedy shows liquor mafia thrives in Punjab

The recent death of 20 labourers in villages reveals a well-organised network of bootleggers, while vend owners complain of police inaction on substandard, cheaper liquor trade costing them dear

Sangrur DC Jitendra Jorwal and Patiala range DIG HS Bhullar interacting with victims of hooch tragedy at Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. (HT)

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Updated on Mar 28, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Sangrur

Hooch tragedy: Condemnable that Punjab CM is busy in Delhi when people are dying in his home district, says SAD

SAD’s chief spokesperson Arshdeep Singh Kler said Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has not even found the time to visit the 21 families whose loved ones have died in the hooch tragedy.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal paying tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his death anniversary at his ancestral village in Khatkar Kalan on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2024 07:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Jalandhar/chandigarh

Sangrur hooch tragedy: Sole breadwinners snatched, families battle grief & angst

Sangrur hooch tragedy: Most of them were sole breadwinners and hailed from lowest strata of society, their family members are now left to fend for themselves.

Manpreet Kaur, who lost her husband, Karamjit Singh, 70, with her daughters on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2024 02:36 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Sunam (sangrur)

Methanol found in spurious liquor, says SIT probing Sangrur hooch tragedy

SIT chief ADGP Gurinder Dhillon said at a press conference that the accused obtained methanol, a lethal industrial chemical, from a Noida factory.

SIT head Gurinder Singh Dhillon (R) with Sangrur DC Jitendra Jorwal (centre) at Gujran village in Sangrur on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2024 04:47 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

AAP releases list of 8 Lok Sabha candidates in Punjab, fields 5 ministers

Punjabi actor Karamjeet Anmol has been fielded from Faridkot seat.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal during a rally in Mohali. (PTI)

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Updated on Mar 14, 2024 02:02 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

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A powerful storm that ravaged several areas of the Malwa region on Friday night left a trail of destruction, with three people losing their lives in Sangrur district. The gusty winds also damaged at least nine 220KV power transmission towers, officials said on Saturday

Around 200 transformers of 11 KV capacity and around 1,200 electricity poles were damaged by the storm, with the estimated financial loss standing at around ₹1.5 crore, officials said

According to police, the accident happened at around 6 am when four members of a family from Rama Mandi in Bathinda district were travelling towards Patiala in a Swift car.

The letter submitted through Sangrur deputy commissioner (DC) Sandeep Rishi points out that the council chief has not been elected yet despite assurance given by sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Charanjot Singh Walia in March

250 police personnel deployed to manage situation, nine buses stationed to take away the protesters.

71 individuals have developed eye infections after an unauthorized hair treatment camp in Sangrur, prompting investigations and the sealing of a salon.

Punjab Health Minister said that the patients' condition was stable. Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh said that the patients' condition was stable.

Jains had allegedly presented a forged site plan in their defense. Sekhon stated, “ We filed a complaint when we discovered this plan in another case and the investigation led to the discovery of the forged document, resulting in the FIR.”

The boys, all students of Classes 6 and 7, who had left their homes on January 13 “in search of adventure”, took a train from Dhuri to Sriganganagar in neighbouring Rajasthan.

The accident took place around 8.30am when the van was taking eight students to a private school, police said. The van collided with the car that was being driven on the wrong side, the police said.

Among other places in Punjab, severe chill swept Faridkot, which recorded a low of 2.5 degrees, while Bathinda recorded a minimum of 4.4 degrees Celsius.

At the onset of the kharif harvest, Amritsar reported the highest number of cases. Till Sunday, Amritsar has recorded 643 cases, nearly half the number in Sangrur.

A day after a Sangrur couple climbed atop a water tank near Ishmeet Singh Chowk in Model town Extension to push for action against an immigration firm, the district administration on Tuesday cancelled the company’s licence.

The first FIR was lodged at Sadar Dhuri police station in Sangrur district.

Not flour, only wheat to be given under 'Ghar Ghar ration scheme', says Punjab CM Mann

Another scheme involving payment of ₹2 lakh as compensation in case of construction worker’s death irrespective of registration was dropped in 2023.

The Congress leader says Dalbir Goldy joined AAP and then the party fielded Vijay Inder Singla from Anandpur Sahib, leaving five segments out of nine vacant.

The chief minister says his government’s aim is to ensure canal water supply to every field for irrigation and this will save ₹6,000-7,000 crore from the electricity subsidy on account of free power supply to the farm sector.

A 33-year-old man was murdered and his body was buried under the ‘havan kund’ of a temple in Dhuri town of Sangrur

Two prisoners were killed and two others were injured in a clash that broke out in Punjab’s Sangrur district jail on Friday night

Upset over denial of ticket to his son from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said on Thursday that he will hold a meeting with his supporters in Sangrur on Saturday on his next move

On April 13, Akali Dal announced its first list of seven candidates for LS polls, naming Iqbal Singh Jhoonda as its nominee from Sangrur.

The recent death of 20 labourers in villages reveals a well-organised network of bootleggers, while vend owners complain of police inaction on substandard, cheaper liquor trade costing them dear

SAD’s chief spokesperson Arshdeep Singh Kler said Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has not even found the time to visit the 21 families whose loved ones have died in the hooch tragedy.

Sangrur hooch tragedy: Most of them were sole breadwinners and hailed from lowest strata of society, their family members are now left to fend for themselves.

SIT chief ADGP Gurinder Dhillon said at a press conference that the accused obtained methanol, a lethal industrial chemical, from a Noida factory.

Punjabi actor Karamjeet Anmol has been fielded from Faridkot seat.

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