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Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India, Jalandhar. Covers all beats but enjoys writing on politics of Punjab. Views Expressed are personal.
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Punjab man arrested after viral video shows 13-year-old consuming drugs; police uncover peddling plot Original
KAPURTHALA: A drug addict and alleged peddler arrested for targeting juveniles and getting them hooked on drugs told Kapurthala police that he wanted to use children to sell drugs, after a video of a 13-year-old consuming drugs went viral. Police admitted the 13-year-old and his 10-year-old brother to the de-addiction centre at Civil Hospital. Their father had died, and their mother was living in poverty. The boys would often ask other families in their village for food.
Pilot & Pargat visit Jalandhar, say AAP govt misusing police to serve its political interests
Jalandhar: Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh and party’s Punjab in-charge Sachin Pilot visited Nakodar and Shahkot in Jalandhar district on Sunday and met the families of young businessman Timmy Chawla and prominent kabaddi player Sandeep Nangal Ambian. Chawla was allegedly killed after his refusal to pay extortion money, while Ambian was killed at a kabaddi tournament. The Congress leaders' visit was part of their programme to meet such affected families across the state.
Punjab shuts down to protest anti-drug activist's murder
CHANDIGARH: Markets and academic institutions were shut, highways blocked and public transport disrupted across Punjab Thursday as a statewide bandh over the murder of anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota received widespread support. Emergency services remained operational, while police intervened at several places to prevent forced closures and clear traffic.
Of eradicating drugs in Punjab: 4 deadlines, none met Original
Jalandhar: Four deadlines set by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to rid Punjab of drugs — one before the 2022 assembly elections and three after coming to power — have passed without the promised result. Now, with just months left to the 2027 assembly elections, the issue has returned to the centre stage with a bang. Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhotta was shot dead by a chemist shop owner in Mansa on Tuesday, after the former accused the latter of selling habit-forming pharmaceutical drugs.
2 held for anti-BJP graffiti ahead of Shah rally in Jalandhar
Jalandhar: Police here on Thursday claimed that it had arrested two operatives of banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for allegedly writing pro-Khalistan and anti-BJP graffiti on the outer wall of Red Cross Bhawan on Sept 29, a day before Union home minister Amit Shah’s rally in the city.
Pargat Singh: A knack for taking charge when the game is on the line Original
There appears to be an uncanny resemblance between former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh ’s sporting and political careers — he somehow finds himself in a crucial role in the final moments of a showdown. On the hockey field, he would usually play full-back, but when his team was staring at defeat, he would push forward.
7 students among 9 arrested for LPU violence
Jalandhar: The number of arrests following the violent protests at Lovely Professional University rose to nine on Friday. Seven of them are LPU students, including a juvenile who had climbed atop a MiG-23 installation at the campus gates. While 20 accused have already been named in the violence-related FIRs, police said they have identified over 40 suspects so far. All seven students are from outside Punjab.
LPU campus violence: Outsiders, students among 9 arrested, 40 suspects identified Original
JALANDHAR: The number of arrests in the Lovely Professional University (LPU) violence case has risen to nine, including seven students. Police have named 20 accused in the FIRs and identified more than 40 suspects so far. Of the nine held, seven are from outside Punjab, including a juvenile from Himachal Pradesh who allegedly climbed atop a MIG-23 fighter aircraft parked near the university gate. The other two, who are not students, are local residents.
Five held for LPU violence; 3 sent to jail
Jalandhar: Phagwara police have arrested five suspects in connection with the violence and arson at Lovely Professional University over Saturday and Sunday during a protest by students over allegations of a ‘rape and suicide’ in a girls’ hostel. Three of the accused were produced in a local court, which remanded them in police custody for three days. Police officials remained tight-lipped over the arrests and have not disclosed any details.
LPU campus violence: 5, including BTech student arrested; police name around 20 in FIR
PHAGWARA: Phagwara police have arrested five persons in connection with violence during a protest by students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) over allegations of “rape and suicide” during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, and again on Sunday evening. Three of the arrested accused were produced in a Phagwara court, which remanded them to police custody for three days. Police officials remained tight-lipped about the arrests.
Give BJP ‘ek mauka’, will make Punjab drug-free by Dec 2029: Shah
Jalandhar: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asked people of Punjab to give BJP ‘Ek Mauka’ (one chance) in the upcoming assembly election to make Punjab ‘chitta mukt’ (drug free), and announced the deadline of Dec 31, 2029, to rid the state of the menace. He said there were several other pressing issues in Punjab, but BJP would contest the election solely on the promise of making Punjab drug-free. Addressing a BJP rally here, he blamed Aam Aadmi Party for Punjab’s drugs crisis.
Clarify Centre’s role in checking Punjab drug menace: Pargat to Shah Original
Jalandhar: Ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah ’s rally in Jalandhar on Wednesday, Congress MLA Pargat Singh on Tuesday asked him to clarify the responsibility of Central agencies in controlling drugs, particularly after the Union govt extended the BSF’s jurisdiction to 50 km inside the border in 2021. “BJP is making tall claims about eradicating drugs from Punjab and is asking people to elect a double-engine govt here, but Shah, as home minister, should clarify the role of Central agencies.
Ahead of Shah rally, BJP presents drug-affected families
Jalandhar: Ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah ’s rally at Jalandhar on Sept 30, Punjab BJP presented around a dozen drug-affected families before the media here on Monday. The saffron party has been undertaking four Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatras since September 18 which would conclude at Shah’s rally. State BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon and state media head Vineet Joshi presented these families before the media. Bilga resident Ramesh said, “My two sons died because of drugs.
LPU campus, scarred & deserted, under police watch Original
Jalandhar: Thousands ofstudents vacated Lovely Professional University in Phagwara on Monday even as a force of over 2,000 cops sealed off the campus after nearly two days of violent protests following rumours of the rape-suicide of a female student in a hostel. Chief minister Bhagwant Mann took note of the violence and ordered strict action against those responsible.
Laptops, sweets, courier goods: LPU’s Uni Mall shops looted, damaged amid violence
PHAGWARA: Shopkeepers at Lovely Professional University's Uni Mall are counting their losses after stores were looted and damaged during Sunday's violence on the campus, with laptops, mobile phones, courier consignments and even small items taken away. CCTV footage from the mall has captured some of those allegedly looting the stores, while university authorities are still assessing the overall damage.
LPU on boil: How rape-murder allegation, Telangana student’s suicide, hostel demands led to violence Original
PHAGWARA: Violent protests at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara erupted after social media reports and student claims about the alleged rape of a female student on campus, coupled with questions over the suicide of another student from Telangana. The allegations have not been established.
Now, protest & violence rock LPU over 'rape-suicide' claims Original
Jalandhar: V iolent protests erupted at the Lovely Professional University campus in Phagwara on Saturday night following rumours of the rape and suicide of a female student at a hostel -- the pattern uncanny similar to protests that rocked Chitkara University a day earlier though police deny any linkage. Protesters alleged that a student died by suicide after being raped by a varsity worker in a room in girls’ hostel No. 3 on Sept 23, and that university authorities suppressed it.
Uttarakhand CM addresses meet in Punjab, claims AAP govt giving free hand to drug peddlers Original
Jalandhar: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday alleged that Punjab CM Bhagwan Mann gave drug peddlers a free hand, while those raising questions were being harassed. Addressing public meetings during the ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’ in Mukerian and Dasuya, he alleged that Aam Aadmi Party govt committed the grave sin of turning a once happy and prosperous state into ‘Udta Punjab’. “BJP will restore Punjab’s lost pride and glory, and will build an Ubharda Punjab (Rising Punjab).
60-acre venue, 2k buses: BJP goes all out for Shah’s Jalandhar rally Original
Jalandhar: Punjab BJP is going all out to make Union home minister Amit Shah ’s rally at Jalandhar on Sept 30 a mega event, arranging a 60-acre venue next to the highway linking Jalandhar and Phagwara and over 2,000 buses to transport workers and supporters of the party. On Wednesday, local BJP functionaries performed an Ardas and a Bhumi Pujan at the venue. Apart from the highway, the venue is approachable by two other roads. “We are looking for a few acres more.
Those with shorn hair, trimmed beards claiming to be 'Punjab de waris': Sukhbir
Jalandhar: Speaking at a rally of his party at Bassi Pathana on Sunday, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal took a strong dig at SAD (Waris Punjab De) leadership, stating that those with shorn hair and trimmed beards were claiming to be 'Punjab de waris' (custodians of Punjab) and would talk about Khalsa Panth. He also attacked Dakha MLA Manpreet Aiyali on the same ground, alleging that members of his family were not keeping unshorn hair.
Husband, mother-in-law held in Jalandhar for lecturer’s ‘murder’
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Tributes to Sajjan: Sikh bodies slam Congress leaders
Jalandhar: Congress leaders paying tributes to late MP Sajjan Kumar, a convict in the Nov 1984 Sikh massacre cases in Delhi, has attracted sharp reaction from members of the Sikh community . The BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal, too, launched scathing attacks on the Congress over these tributes.
Longowal assassination: Ex-DGP’s memoir raises questions over security lapses
Jalandhar: Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, then Shiromani Akali Dal president, was assassinated on Aug 20, 1985, weeks after he signed the Punjab Accord with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on Jul 24. An account by then Punjab DGP Kirpal Dhillon raises questions over alleged security lapses surrounding Longowal and the roles of senior police and security officials.
Shopkeeper booked for assaulting woman beggar outside temple
Kapurthala: After a video clip of a man assaulting a woman beggar, who was holding her child, with his slipper just outside a temple in Kapurthala emerged on social media, police booked the accused for assaulting and attempting to outrage her modesty. Accused Pawan Sharma runs a shop opposite the temple selling articles offered at the temple. According to the FIR registered at Kapurthala City police station, the incident took place outside Mata Bhadrakali temple around 5.27 pm on Aug 9.
Slipper blows, kicks outside temple: Video shows Punjab man assaulting woman beggar holding child
KAPURTHALA: After a video clip of a man assaulting a woman beggar, who was holding her child, with his slipper just outside a temple in Kapurthala emerged on social media, police booked the accused for assaulting and attempting to outrage her modesty. Accused Pawan Sharma runs a shop opposite the temple selling articles offered at the temple. According to the FIR registered at Kapurthala City police station, the incident took place outside Mata Bhadrakali temple around 5.27 pm on Aug 9.
‘Lost money in online game’: 2 youths die by suicide, 3rd battles for life in Nawanshahr Original
Nawanshahr: Two youths, including a 15-year-old, died and another 15-year-old is battling for life after the three friends allegedly consumed poison at a house in Garh Padhana village on Monday. Police and their families suspect they may have lost money in an online game. The 15-year-old boy died on Monday night, while Dilpreet, 21, at whose house the three had consumed poison, died during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.
RCF to roll out first rake of 19 coaches for Bangladesh Railway
Kapurthala: Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, will roll out its first rake of 19 Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) broad gauge passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway on Wednesday, including three AC sleeper cars, three AC chair cars, 11 non-AC chair cars and two power cars. RCF officials said the coaches have been customised to meet Bangladesh Railway’s operational and passenger requirements, with several design features incorporated for the first time in LHB coaches.
SAD-BJP thaw gets cadres’ backing, but Sikh apprehensions remain Original
Jalandhar: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP may be moving closer after Sukhbir Singh Badal ’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and SAD’s subsequent decision to support the women’s reservation and delimitation bills, but any alliance will face a key challenge: addressing apprehensions about the BJP among a section of SAD’s core Sikh voter base.
BKU (Doaba) warns agitation over cane dues Original
Phagwara: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Doaba) on Wednesday announced plans to stage a protest from Aug 20, demanding the release of pending cane dues, including Rs 27.8 crore owed to farmers by the Phagwara sugar mill from the 2021-22 crushing season.
Trending BJP state president Kewal Singh Dhillon at a Kalash Yatra Jalandhar: BJP has launched its biggest outreach to Ravidassia community so far by launching the ‘Kalash Yatra’, in which urns carrying soil from Guru Ravidas’s birthplace, Seer Gowardhanpur in Varanasi, are being taken in processions to mark the saint’s 650th birth anniversary.A Kalash carrying the sacred soil from Varanasi reached Jalandhar on Saturday and was kept at Guru Ravidas Dham in Buta Mandi.
BJP's Dalit outreach adds to Punjab political lexicon
Trending Jalandhar: BJP has launched its biggest outreach to Ravidassia community so far by launching the 'Kalash Yatra', in which urns carrying soil from Guru Ravidas's birthplace, Seer Gowardhanpur in Varanasi, are being ta-ken in processions to mark the saint's 650th birth anniversary. A Kalash carrying the sa-cred soil from Varanasi rea-ched Jalandhar on Saturday and was kept at Guru Ravidas Dham in Buta Mandi.
FBI wanted list suspect died in Jalandhar road accident last yr
Trending Jalandhar: Amritpal Singh, who was recently named on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) wanted list during a major crackdown on three India-based transnational organised crime groups, died in a road accident in his native village of Mowai, Jalandhar, on Feb 19 last year.His father Harwinder Singh, a former village sarpanch, told TOI on Wednesday that Amritpal had returned home from the US just a few months before his death.
Pargat slams AAP govt for vacant posts in education dept
Trending Jalandhar: Alleging that more than 40% of academic posts in the state's teacher training institutions were lying vacant in Punjab, Congress MLA and former education minister Pargat Singh called it an extremely alarming situation for the state's education system.
After security withdraw plea, Baba Seechewal launches drive to save villages
News City News chandigarh News After security withdraw plea, Baba Seechewal launches drive to save villages Trending Jalandhar: A day after writing to Punjab DGP to withdraw his Punjab police security personnel and deploy them at police posts in view of the rising crimes, Rajya Sabha member Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal on Wednesday launched the ‘Apna Pind Sambhalo Muhim' campaign, calling upon people to take responsibility for safeguarding their own villages.
Punjab deputy speaker triggers row with ‘mini-bypass’ in Garhshankar; activist seeks FIR; oppn says rules flouted
News Punjab deputy speaker triggers row with ‘mini-bypass’ in Garhshankar; activist seeks FIR; oppn says rules flouted Jalandhar: A local MLA's attempt to craft a "mini-bypass" over a railway track to ease traffic in Hoshiarpur district's Garhshankar town has stirred a political row.Punjab assembly deputy speaker and local MLA Jai Krishan Singh Rouri dumped earth along the tracks to create the temporary route, later posting videos of the work on his Facebook page.
SAD backs Jantar Mantar protesters, urges them to remain peaceful
Jalandhar: The Delhi unit of the BJP's former ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), on Thursday extended support to the protesters at Jantar Mantar, with its Delhi president Paramjit Singh Sarna and former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Manjit Singh GK addressing the gathering and urging them to remain peaceful.The delegation also tied a turban on protesting group Cockroach Janta Party's Abhijit Dipike.
Amid Satluj debate, row over death toll in Punjab militancy; long info vacuum by Centre & state gave rise to a political narrative on body count
News City News chandigarh News Amid Satluj debate, row over death toll in Punjab militancy; long info vacuum by Centre & state gave rise to a political narrative on body count Trending Jalandhar: With the controversy over the release of the movie ‘Satluj' and its quick takedown from an OTT platform, a debate is raging on the number of deaths, especially of Hindus, in militant violence in Punjab in the 1980s-90s.Earlier, senior politicians would vaguely mention 25,000 to 35,000 deaths, and the...
Punjab cop who tried to extort $400,000 from US family in AAP worker murder case arrested Original
News Punjab cop who tried to extort $400,000 from US family in AAP worker murder case arrested Gurinderjit Singh Nagra (File Photo) JALANDHAR: Punjab Police have arrested inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra , former Tanda police station SHO, who has been accused by the US justice dept of being part of an international extortion racket that targeted an Indian-origin family in the US.An FIR was registered at the same station that Nagra once headed.
'Operation Hard Ball': Punjab cop who extorted Rs 16 lakh from US family arrested Original
News 'Operation Hard Ball': Punjab cop who extorted Rs 16 lakh from US family arrested Former Tanda police station SHO Inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who was named in a US Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment linked to an extortion case, has been arrested by the Punjab Police JALANDHAR: Former Tanda police station SHO Inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who was named in a US Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment linked to an extortion case, has been arrested by the Punjab Police for...
PM attacks AAP on law & order, says only BJP can bring ‘badlav’ in Punjab
News PM attacks AAP on law & order, says only BJP can bring ‘badlav’ in Punjab Jalandhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi blew the bugle for BJP's Punjab campaign at a rally in Jalandhar on Friday, attacking Aam Aadmi Party govt over law and order, and accusing Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal of being too caught up in infighting to work for the state's progress.
Opposition to Punjab head remains the glue holding Congress factions together
Jalandhar: Factionalism has long been a feature of the Punjab Congress, with almost every camp revolving around a prominent leader. But over the past five years, a different pattern has emerged: what has held rival leaders together is not loyalty to one individual but opposition to another. Once the common target is removed, the alliance invariably falls apart.That was evident during the revolt against then chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh.
US-led crackdown targets Bishnoi syndicate; 24 arrested
Trending Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar named in global organised crime indictment (File Photo).
US-led crackdown targets Bishnoi syndicate; 24 arrested
News US-led crackdown targets Bishnoi syndicate; 24 arrested Law enforcement agencies arrested twenty-four individuals in a global operation targeting crime syndicates (Representative image) JALANDHAR: In an international crackdown, named ‘Operation Hard Ball’, law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and Europe arrested 24 persons, including 11 from California, connected to three India-based transnational organised crime groups charged with a litany of criminal acts, including...
Hindu family from Tarn Taran wants the world to know Khalra’s story
News City News chandigarh News Hindu family from Tarn Taran wants the world to know Khalra’s story Trending Jalandhar: For Bobby Kumar and his son Shiva, residents of Tarn Taran, the story of slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra is deeply personal.
Channi camp’s push echoes Captain’s 2015 power play in Punjab Congress
News City News chandigarh News Channi camp’s push echoes Captain’s 2015 power play in Punjab Congress Trending Jalandhar: The developments in the Punjab Congress, with several senior leaders rallying behind former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and openly expressing dissatisfaction with state Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, bear striking similarities to the intra-party churn witnessed 11 years ago when leaders closed ranks behind Captain Amarinder Singh and projected...
After last year’s low point, Akal Takht reasserts itself
Trending Jalandhar: In a little over a year, the Akal Takht has staged a remarkable institutional comeback.The proceedings at the Akal Takht secretariat on Monday evoked memories of Dec 2, 2024, when ‘tankhah' (religious punishment) was pronounced on Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Nehru-Tara Singh Pact back in focus amid Akal Takht row
Trending Jalandhar: What began as a demand for justice in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases has turned into a confrontation between the state's legislature and the Akal Takht, with Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Sikh AAP ministers and MLAs set to appear before the Akal Takht secretariat on Monday over objections to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026.While the AAP govt describes the new legislation as a "stringent anti-sacrilege law", the Akal Takht has...
Calgary police charge 16, most of them Punjabis, in extortion crackdown
News City News chandigarh News Calgary police charge 16, most of them Punjabis, in extortion crackdown Trending Jalandhar: The Calgary Police Service (CPS) Organized Crime Unit in Canada has released images of 16 suspects, most of them Punjabis, as part of an ongoing investigation into a violent extortion series targeting the local South Asian community.
Punjabi teen held for murder of parents & grandmom in Texas Original
News Punjabi teen held for murder of parents & grandmom in Texas Jalandhar: A 19-year-old youth of Punjabi origin has been arrested for allegedly killing his parents and maternal grandmother in the US, just months after the family visited their native village of Lakhpur, near Banga in Nawanshahr district.Gaurav Chopra is accused of shooting his father, Sweeta Ram, 56; his mother, Kamlesh Rani, 46; and his maternal grandmother, Mohinder Kaur, 73, inside their home in Alton, Texas, on the night...
CM blames Parkash Badal for 1978 Nirankari-Sikh clash
Trending Phagwara: Mounting his attack on SAD and its chief Sukhbir Singh Badal's family, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday blamed late CM Parkash Singh Badal for the 1978 Nirankari-Sikh clash, accusing him of facilitating the escape of the culprits and pushing Punjab into turmoil.Targeting the Badal family three days after the Akal Takht declared him a 'Guru Dokhi' (anti-Guru) and 'Panth Virodhi' (anti-Panth), Mann said the day was not far when the Akalis would be behind bars...
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