Everything you need to know about Bathinda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bathinda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) The Punjab government has initiated a probe into the distribution of text books containing allegedly vulgar and irrelevant content in government schools, a minister said Wednesday.
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine Tuesday claimed a "clean sweep" in the zila parishad and block samiti elections.
Toronto, May 7 (IANS) The driver responsible for the horrific road accident April 28 in Surrey, British Columbia, that claimed five Indo-Canadian lives, has died.
Toronto, May 4 (IANS) The funeral of five members of an Indo-Canadian family, who died in a horrific road accident April 28 in Surrey, British Columbia, was held Friday with hundreds of people in attendance.
Toronto, May 2 (IANS) The funeral of five members of an Indo-Canadian family who were killed in a horrific road accident April 28 in Surrey, British Columbia, will be held Friday.
Bathinda (Punjab), April 27 (IANS) Two hardcore criminals who had escaped from custody after killing a police official were killed Saturday in a gunfight with police, an official said.
Chandigarh, April 22 (IANS) Punjab Monday claimed to have become the first state in the country to launch mobile women commando squads to curb crime against women and speed up police response in such cases.
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) To ensure women's safety in the state, the Punjab government Sunday introduced the Women Armed Special Protection Squad (WASPS).
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau Thursday arrested a senior transport department official and his two guards for accepting a bribe from a transporter, an official said.
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) Faced with the problem of crowded jails, Punjab Wednesday approved the setting up of three new ultra-modern high security prisons at Amritsar, Bathinda and Muktsar for housing 5,000 inmates, an official said.
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) To give a boost to urban infrastructure, the Punjab government Tuesday announced that 50 new urban estates would be established in the state.
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (IANS) Concerned over a survey finding that shows Punjab witnessed 34,430 deaths - nearly 19 deaths per day - due to cancer in the last five years, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has asked the health department to focus on making the state cancer-free.
Bathinda, Jan 21 (IANS) The Jan 18 abduction and gang-rape of a young woman in this Punjab town got another twist Monday. The police here said the woman was out on bail in an attempt to murder case after she allegedly injected a married woman with HIV-infected blood last year.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Terming the gang-rape incident in Bhatinda in Punjab as "shameful" in which a woman was thrown out of a moving car after being forced upon for two days, Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath on Monday advocated life imprisonment to death for the perpetrators.
Bathinda (Punjab), Jan 21 (IANS) A woman was admitted to hospital here after she was allegedly abducted, gang-raped and then dumped on the roadside, police said Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Lashing out at the Prakash Singh Badal Government for its failure to check the rising incidents of rape in Punjab, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Monday demanded tough punishment for the accused.
Chandigarh, Jan 12 (IANS) Till the other day, the opposition Congress in Punjab was gunning for cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia, whose only claim to fame is that he is the brother-in-law of all-powerful Deputy Chief Minister and ruling Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. But now Majithia has been shown his place by none other than Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal himself.
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) A domestic help who tried to poison his employer, a woman, and her son by lacing their chapattis with mercury, was Friday sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment by a court here.
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) In order to fill vacant engineering and management seats in affiliated colleges, Punjab Technical University (PTU), like some foreign varsities, has allowed direct admission into the second semester. The students can do the first semester later.
New Delhi, Dec. 12 (ANI): Teams from 16 countries, including men and women's teams from Canada, are in India competing in the annual Kabbadi World Cup Championship
Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IANS) With a record prize money of Rs.4.54 crore, including Rs.2 crore for the winner, the third World Cup Kabaddi, featuring a total of 23 teams, will begin at Bathinda Dec 1, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal announced here Tuesday.
Bathinda (Punjab), Oct 27 (IANS) Terming the proposed cabinet reshuffle in the Congress-led UPA government a "face saving exercise", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday said that it would hardly make any difference to the country's governance.
Chandigarh, Oct 25 (IANS) As a class, politicians may have been at the receiving end of humorist-actor Jaspal Bhatti but they were united in offering tributes to him following his death in a car accident early Thursday.
Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) With Punjab facing a huge problem of drug addiction among the people, especially the youth, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday asked the central government to effectively check smuggling of narcotics through India-Pakistan border.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) His realistic take on farmers in "Anhey Ghorey Da Daan" has done the global festival circuit and even won three National Awards. But Punjabi filmmaker Gurvinder Singh says he is still unknown because regional cinema does not get its due as the media focus is on Bollywood and Hollywood.
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) With education in the international border belt with Pakistan being affected by non-availability of teachers, the Punjab government Friday announced the creation of a separate cadre of teachers.
Jaipur, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh Wednesday met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to exchange views on civil-military relations.
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) The high incidence of cancer and other diseases in Punjab's Malwa belt has been highlighted over the last decade. Now, union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has confirmed the presence of uranium and other heavy metals in groundwater in the state, particularly the Malwa region, and serious efforts are afoot to control the damage.
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) The Punjab government has sought technical help from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to tackle the growing problem of uranium in ground water, particularly in the southwest region of the agricultural state.
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) Reeling under a mounting debt which has crossed Rs.77,585 crore, the Punjab government has sought a complete waiver of the outstanding small savings loan of Rs.22,202 crore, a state government spokesman said here Tuesday.
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday ordered a probe against a jail official in Bathinda town after he was caught red-handed while selling drugs to inmates in the prison there.
Bathinda (Punjab), April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday hinted at an impending hike in fuel prices saying that there is need for such an exercise to balance the effects of the spiralling oil import bill.
Bathinda (Punjab), April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday inaugurated the Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Punjab's Bathinda district.
Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 13 others injured Wednesday in an accident involving three vehicles in Haryana's Jind district, 160 km from here, police said.
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) All major cities in Punjab will be linked with four and six-laned highways at a cost of Rs.8,528 crore, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said here Monday.
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) The Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery near Bathinda town - the largest investment in Punjab since independence - will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh April 28, Punjab officials said here Thursday.
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) Train services in parts of Punjab and Haryana were affected Tuesday as the Kisan Morcha farmers wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blocked railway tracks as part of its one-day agitation to demand higher procurement prices for foodgrain.
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) The Kisan Morcha farmers wing of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) will conduct a 'Rail Roko' agitation Tuesday in eight states of the country where foodgrain is procured to demand higher prices.
Chandigarh, March 29 (IANS) The Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery near Bathinda town in southwest Punjab will be formally inaugurated next month, a senior official said here Thursday.
Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) A shutdown called by Sikh groups to protest the scheduled hanging of terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana affected life in most parts of Punjab but the man facing death remained defiant.
Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) The one-day bandh (shutdown) called by various Sikh organisations Wednesday to protest against the scheduled hanging of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana affected life in most places across Punjab but remained peaceful.
Chandigarh/Dehradun, Jan.30 (ANI): Brisk polling was reported in the assembly constituencies of Punjab and Uttarakhand on Monday, despite the presence of heavy security.
After concluding the voting in Manipur on Saturday, today voting exercise went on in two states - Punjab and Uttarakhand as a part of assembly election. According to official sources, as much as 65% of voting is registered in Punjab while the....
After concluding the voting in Manipur on Saturday, today voting exercise went on in two states - Punjab and Uttarakhand as a part of assembly election. According to official sources, as much as 65% of voting is registered in Punjab while the....
Chandigarh/Dehradun, Jan.30 (ANI): Brisk polling was reported in the assembly constituencies of Punjab and Uttarakhand on Monday, despite the presence of heavy security.
Bhatinda, Jan 17 (ANI): People's Party of Punjab (PPP) leader Manpreet Singh Badal hopes that the assembly polls in Punjab would result in a change of regime.
Bhatinda, Jan 17 (ANI): People's Party of Punjab (PPP) leader Manpreet Singh Badal hopes that the assembly polls in Punjab would result in a change of regime.
Bhatinda, Nov 6 (ANI): one of the four convicts, Sukhdev Singh, found guilty of murdering a Pakistani national in 2009, released by the designated court at Dubai got a warm reception by his kith and kin on arrival at his ancestral home in Bathinda.
Srinagar, June 8 (ANI): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday gave nod to the prestigious 750 kilometers gas pipeline project from Bathinda-Jammu to Srinagar to be completed within 36 months from its launch.
Hisar, Mar.23 (ANI): Jats demanding reservation in government jobs occupied 14 railway tracks in Haryana today, which badly disrupted train services in the region.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): The northern parts of the country have been hit by biting cold waves, with reports claiming that temperature dipped down to minimum at many places, while some other places remained blanketed by thick fog in the region.
Baba Bakala (Amritsar) Nov. 2 (ANI): Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said that to achieve the ongoing development projects' target in the state, the Government is determined to raise more money by curbing the revenue theft network in the state.
Amritsar, Sep. 14 (ANI): Many people here feel that the Personalized Rapid Transit System (PRTS) would harm historic Walled City of Amritsar and would hamper tourism in the city.
Bathinda, Feb.1 (ANI): Punjab farms are some of the best irrigated areas in India, but if you listen to the Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan the fields in Punjab are dry and the farmers are in despair.
Bathinda, Jan.16 (ANI): The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan finds it difficult to accept that the United States is having close relations with India in various fields. The fact that the United States also has close relations with Pakistan, which is helping that country in the operations in Afghanistan against terrorists does not militate against the US having close relations with India. !
Ludhiana, Jan 13(ANI): The Punjab Government has initiated an animal adoption scheme, where they have offered a chance to adopt wild animals and birds from major zoos of the state, to promote community involvement for animal care.
Bathinda, Jan.11 (ANI): In its recent Punjabi Durbar programme Radio Pakistan has talked about the 'compelling circumstances' that make individual take to drug addiction in Punjab villages, as it says farmers in Punjab are economically backward and are taking to drugs due to stress.
Bathinda, Dec.24 (ANI): Shifting its focus from Punjab and Sikhs, the Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan is now focussed on welfare of tribals in India. The Pakistan Radio has diagnosed that the rise of Naxalism in parts of India has been the result of Indian government not giving equal rights to tribals.
Bathinda, Dec 21(ANI): With modernisation, villages in Punjab have undergone a sea change, as has the standard of living. But, in the process, tradition and culture have been adversely affected. However, there is a glimmer of hope, as a heritage foundation is working towards restoring the lost glory of the state.
Chandigarh, Dec 20(ANI): The Indian Army recently hosted a horse show in Chandigarh to promote the sport and as an image building exercise among civilians.
Bathinda (Punjab), Dec.8 (ANI): A three-day-long Malwa Heritage festival, which commenced this week, is being celebrated in a grand way here to showcase the traditional values and culture of the region.
Bathinda (Punjab) Aug 11 (ANI): India's thrust on infrastructure has opened up new avenues of employment for the skilled and semi-skilled workforce.
Abohar, Aug.10 (ANI): Life of a large number of villagers in Punjab's Muktsar district has transformed since they have been enabled to have safe drinking water with the initiative of a non-governmental organization here.
Bathinda, July 25 (ANI): Many libraries in the rural Punjab are spreading awareness about different aspects of life and society and thus transforming lives of farmer families.
Ludhiana, June 22 (ANI): An air-conditioned Radio taxi service has been introduced in Ludhiana, which makes it the third city after Mohali and Amritsar to have such a facility in Punjab.
Jalandhar, May 26 (IANS) Punjab Tuesday limped back to near normalcy after nearly 40 hours of mayhem and widespread violence as followers of the Dera Sachh Khand sect protested the attack on religious leaders in a Vienna gurdwara Sunday. Most residents stayed home. Many passengers were stranded at various rail stations as about 40 trains were cancelled.
Jalandhar, May 26 (IANS) District authorities in central Punjab Tuesday allowed relaxation in curfew in towns where it was imposed Monday after widespread violence by followers of the Dera Sachh Khand sect who protested against the attack on religious leaders in a gurdwara in Vienna Sunday.
Jalandhar, May 26 (IANS) Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Phagwara towns of Punjab continued to be under curfew Tuesday, a day after two people were killed in police firing to control the violence triggered in the state by the slaying of a Sikh religious leader in Vienna.
Jalandhar/New Delhi/Vienna, May 25 (IANS) One person was killed and eight people were injured as police fired at two places in Punjab during six hours of widespread violence by tens of thousands of followers of a Sikh sect after their leader was slain in faraway Austria.
Jalandhar, May 25 (IANS) Several parts of Punjab continued to be on the boil Monday with trains burnt and key highways blocked as violence by followers of the Dera Sachh Khand, opposing the attack on sect leaders in the Austrian capital Vienna, spread and brought the state to a standstill.
Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday decided to hold an all party meeting here Tuesday to discuss the violence in the state following the death of a Sikh religious leader in a clash in Vienna and also called for the closure of all commercial establishments in the state.
Jalandhar/Vienna, May 25 (IANS) Train bogies were torched at the Jalandhar Cantt station, a key highway blocked and vehicles and shops set afire as large parts of Punjab came to a standstill Monday after news that a top leader of the Dera Sachh Khand sect had died of his injuries following a clash in a Vienna gurdwara.
Jalandhar, May 20 (ANI): At least four people have been killed, including three school children, and several others injured when a school van collided with the Ferozepur-Bathinda Express at a railway crossing at Gumtala village in Jalandhar on Wednesday morning.
Chandigarh, May 17 (IANS) At a time when the ruling Badal family in Punjab should have been reviewing the Akali Dal's dismal show in Punjab's 2009 Lok Sabha elections, it seems to be rejoicing in its personal victory in the Bathinda seat.
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) The prestige fight between Punjab's leading political families of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his predecessor Amarinder Singh of the Congress in the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency was Saturday won by the Badals even though the Congress won eight out of the state's 13 seats.
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained his Amritsar Lok Sabha seat even as party colleague and actor Vinod Khanna lost from the adjoining Gurdaspur in Punjab Saturday.
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) The prestige fight between Punjab's leading political families of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and former Congress Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat was Saturday won by the Badals even though the Congress had the upper hand on eight out of the state's 13 parliamentary seats.
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Two days of rallies by top national leaders in Punjab may have generated renewed voters' interest in Lok Sabha elections but whether it will affect Wednesday's poll for nine parliamentary seats remains to be seen. The main political parties in the fray - the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance and the opposition Congress - are keeping their fingers crossed.
Bathinda, May 11 (ANI): Having drawn to the world of colours and creativity in early childhood, Amarjit Singh of Bathinda, has since then been passionately popularising Punjab's vibrant culture and history through art world.
Amritsar, May 11 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said his government has started talks with Pakistan on the issue of imposition of the religious tax 'Jazia' on minorities in that country's tribal areas.
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Barring a few clashes between workers of various parties, parliamentary poll in Haryana and Punjab Thursday passed off peacefully with a voter turnout of nearly 65 percent in both states.
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Haryana saw over 60 percent polling for its 10 Lok Sabha seats, while in neighbouring Punjab over 55 percent balloting was recorded for the four constituencies that went to polls Thursday.
Mansa (Punjab), May 7 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate for Punjab's Bathinda parliamentary constituency, Nem Chand Chaudhary, was Thursday detained by police after he tried to enter a polling station with a loaded revolver.
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Haryana recorded nearly 39 percent voting while parts of Punjab recorded nearly 35 percent turnout till mid-day Thursday.
Bathinda (Punjab), May 7 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's wife Surinder Kaur cut a sorry figure by driving into a polling station to cast her vote Thursday. But she offered an apology when the lapse was pointed out to her.
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Voting in Haryana got off to a sluggish start Thursday, but more voters turned out in four parliamentary seats of adjoining Punjab.
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Polling for the parliamentary elections began in Haryana and parts of Punjab amid tight security Thursday morning.
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Four out of Punjab's 13 Lok Sabha constituencies go to the polls Thursday but all eyes are on the Bathinda constituency. For, the state's two leading political families are locked in a do-or-die fight for this seat, putting at stake the personal prestige of both sides.
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Gun-crazy Punjab has seen over 120,000 licensed weapons being deposited by their owners with the police before the parliamentary elections - a five-times increase over the previous polls.
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Campaigning for all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana and four seats in Punjab ended Tuesday evening with top leaders from leading parties trying to woo the electorate on the last day of electioneering.
Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) Hit by polio when just two, Varinder Kumar Sharma did not let his disability come in the way of his determination to reach for the skies. And on Monday, Sharma made his family and friends proud by coming fourth in the prestigious civil services examination.
As Punjab is heading for Lok Sabha elections in two phases - on May 7 and May 13 - the Punjab Election Watch has released a report on contestants' profile.
Bathinda (Punjab), May 3 (IANS) Yashveer Goyal, 9, goes to a regular school and does the things most other children do, though there is one aspect which sets him apart - he beats everyone hollow in studies despite being born deaf and dumb.
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla Saturday said he was completely satisfied with security arrangements in Punjab even as the opposition Congress sought central forces for the Bathinda constituency.
Bathinda (Punjab), May 2 (IANS) As the young head of a political party with mostly ageing leaders, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has a lot at stake in this Lok Sabha elections in Punjab.
Abohar, May 1 (ANI): The travels of the Sikh Gurus, their miracles and achievements in battle fields are all inextricably linked with various Gurudwaras.
Abohar, April 29 (ANI): A question that is being asked here is whether Radio Pakistan's Punjabi Durbar programme will be questioned by the Indian Election Commission for conducting campaigns.
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an income tax officer from Abohar town in Punjab for accepting bribe from a businessman, officials said Thursday.
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), April 21 (IANS) The Congress is banking on the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect votes in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested an Indian Army colonel from Bathinda cantonment in Punjab for accepting a bribe from a contractor, officials said.
