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Industry deposits Rs 605 cr for hand tool cluster project

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:40:51 GMT

Industrialists have deposited Rs 6.05 crore as part of their contribution to the centrally-sponsored Rs 79-crore hand tool cluster project in the city, pending for more than two years.

SAD attains majority in Nawanshahr

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:01:36 GMT

SAD won 45 block samitis and six zila parishad seats in SBS Nagar district out of 88 and 10 zones, respectively.The Congress won 28 block samiti seats, while independents won 15.

Four including a woman nabbed for KamalpurMothanwala robbery

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:16 GMT

The district police have nabbed three people allegedly part of a nine-member gang that robbed and injured 16 members of two families on the intervening night of May 12 and 13 in Kamalpur and Mothanwa villages. The mother of one of the accused was also arrested on the charges of sheltering the accused.

Students suffer due to teacher shortage

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:08 GMT

A large number of posts of teachers in the government schools in the district are vacant, some for than 20 years, information gathered under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has revealed.

Rs 211crore investment planned to rejuvenate Bist Doab Canal

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:28 GMT

The Bist Doab Canal System may soon transform the region with the government planning to invest Rs 211 crore on increasing its capacity 6-fold from 30,364 hectares to 1,72,981 hectare.

SAD drew blank in Talwara block samiti

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04:20 GMT

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) might have won 16 of the 24 zila parishads seats in the district, but it failed to open its account in Talwara panchayat samiti, where all its four candidates were defeated.

School closes for three days as nonteaching staff threaten stir

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:40:46 GMT

The management of the MGN Public School decided to close the school for three days, beginning May 21, to pre-empt a strike by non-teaching employees and to avoid any inconvenience to students and staff.

Congress protests against unfair elections

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:59 GMT

Alleging large scale bungling in the counting of votes in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections, Congress workers blocked traffic on the Chandigarh-Hoshiarpur-Pathankot highway for three hours. They raised slogans against the government and demanded re-counting of votes.

Congress draws a blank in Kapurthala block samiti

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:30 GMT

The Congress might not have fared well in these polls, but at Sultanpur Lodhi, Congress MLA Navtej Singh Cheema has managed to conquer the bastion of former finance minister Bibi Upinderjit Kaur by wresting four block samitis seats from the SAD.

Canadian with Indian roots honoured for social work

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:51 GMT

Vishal G Arora, a Canadian with roots in Punjab, has been honoured with the Long Term Service Award for his contribution towards the community on May 15. Brompton Mayor Susan Fennel conferred the award on Arora at the annual Citizen Awards Ceremony. Arora has promoted arts and culture in Brampton as the Community Outreach and Business Advisor for the Academy of Creative Arts. He was a inspiring force behind programs as Speak Out in his province, an event that was designed for the youth and by the youth and educated them about the political process and motivated them to get involved and engage with it.

Husband among three arrested for forcing wife to commit suicide

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:11 GMT

The Nakodar police have arrested Harvinder Singh, alias Taddi, a resident of Tahli village, his father Gurnam Singh, and mother Ranjit Kaur for abetting the suicide of his wife, Inderjeet Kaur alias Indu.

CA charged with taking graft given lavish welcome on return after bail

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:59:09 GMT

Chartered Accountant (CA) Ashwani Gupta, who was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case in April, was given a lavish welcome on his return to the city after getting bail, on Tuesday.

Villagers boycott ZP polls

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:17 GMT

Scheduled Caste (SC) voters of Nangal Thathal village in Garhdiwala boycotted zila parishad and panchayat samiti polls to register their protest with the government for not reserving the village for SC candidates.

Respect women to let country progress President

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:59 GMT

In a candid statement reflecting his concerns over the increase in crime against women in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said here that to move forward, the nation would have to respect its women.

Cricket betting racket busted in Jalandhar two arrested

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:23 GMT

The city police claim to have busted a cricket betting racket with the arrest of two people and the recovery of a laptop, 8 mobile phones and a diary, reportedly containing a record of the bets on IPL matches.

Polling staff not paid delegation to meet state EC

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:11:40 GMT

Government employees engaged for election duty and are not likely to be paid, sources have told Hindustan Times.

Two factions of BJP clash in Hoshiarpur village

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:49:01 GMT

On the eve of zila parishad and panchayati polls, two factions of the BJP clashed in Satial village.

66 polling in Nakodar

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:47:14 GMT

Voting remained peaceful in Nakodar and Mehatpur for the block samiti and zila parishad elections with about 66 per cent and 65 per cent of the voters casting their votes, respectively.

Woman burnt for dowry

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:21 GMT

The Lohian Khas police have charged Jatinder Singh, a resident of Kakkar Kalan village, his father Gurbux Singh, alias Gachhi, his mother Lalkhinder Kaur and brother-in-law Rajinder Singh with attempt to murder and committing crime with common intention.

Man dies due to alcohol overdose

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:43 GMT

A 70-year-old nambardar, Sohan Singh, a resident of Ramu Thiara village, died on Sunday due to an overdose of liquor suspected to have been supplied by the supporters of a candidate.

Hoax bomb call puts cops on tenterhooks

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:18:20 GMT

Ahead of the visit of president Pranab Mukherjee to the city on Monday, an abandoned briefcase at the Choggittee area spread panic among residents and the police on Saturday. Bomb disposal squad was called in and it was found to be a hoax.

543 of the 1236 booths declared sensitive

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:27 GMT

The stage is set for polling in to 11 panchayat samitis and the zila parishads to be held on Sunday. A total of 1,236 polling booths have been set up across the district, of which 543 have been sensitive and elaborate security arrangements have been made.

Shift Nawanshahr SSP for inaction on plaint against the rapper Mahila Congress

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:27:44 GMT

Criticising the Punjab government for its inability to safeguard the honor and dignity of women, the Punjab Pradesh Mahila Congress has demanded the transfer of Nawanshahr SSP, Dhanpreet Kaur for failing to register a complaint against Honey Singh, till the court ordered the registration of a case.

2000kg of poppy husk recovered four arrested

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:21:55 GMT

The district (rural) police arrested four people under the NDPS Act on Friday late night, with the seizure of 2,000-kg poppy husk from a canter truck.

Khaira questions CMs double standrads

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:39:22 GMT

“The CM flew all the way to the US to mourn the death of cabinet minister Surjit Singh Rakhra's relative who had died in firing at a gurdwara there, but Badal has no time to sympathise with families whose dear ones are being murdered in the state by Akali henchmen. Why these double standards?,” state Congress spokesperson Sukhpal Singh Khaira said here on Friday.