Everything you need to know about Nai Basti Bathinda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Nai Basti Bathinda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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.
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) It was to be their fight against the union government move to impose wealth tax on agricultural land falling near urban areas. But in the process, politicians in Punjab have ended up fighting among themselves for credit for getting the measure abandoned.
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, 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
Basti/Patna, Dec. 2 (ANI): The Congress Party and Left on Sunday criticised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj for projecting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate after the 2014 general elections.
Delhi Chief Minister. Sheila Dikshit has stated that, in all 150 night shelters are fully functional across Delhi to provide shelter to the homeless persons during winter season. Dikshit while taking stock of the functioning of night shelters, instructed the DUSIB to upgrade night shelters, wherever necessary, to ensure a comfortable stay in the shelters
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.
Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 19 (ANI): Incessant rains over the past two to three days have resulted in fresh wave of floods here, as river Ghagra, flowing above the danger mark, has submerged important offices and police stations.
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.
Islamabad, Aug. 7 (ANI): In another case of 'honour killing', a father, with the help of his two sons, slaughtered his wife and two daughters in Basti Sardar.
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.
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) In a sensational daylight killing in Uttar Pradesh, a teacher was shot dead in Basti district Monday when he was going to an education centre to evaluate answer sheets, police said.
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.
Bhopal, April 5 (IANS) A man Madhya Pradesh Thursday shot dead a neighbour for opposing the construction of a house whose door opened towards the latter's home, police said Thursday.
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/Dehradun, Jan.30 (ANI): Brisk polling was reported in the assembly constituencies of Punjab and Uttarakhand on Monday, despite the presence of heavy security.
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.
Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Jan.26 (ANI): Stirred by poverty in villages and rising fuel prices, a candidate has decided shun the use of costly vehicles and is seeking votes by riding a buffalo in the Basti Sadar assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh, which goes to polls next month.
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.
The congress activists of Shakoor Basti assembly constituency on Sunday evening honoured Union Telecom and Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal at Jhang Bhawan.....
The Indian government is planning to connect over 2,50,000 villages under National Knowledge Network (NKN) within next two to three years.....
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.
Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Mar.25 (ANI): As air strikes increase in strife-torn Libya, the families of Indian nationals stranded in the country fear for their safety.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 10 (ANI): Tribal organizations under the banner of the Akhil Bharatiya Krantikari Adivasi Mahasabha (ABKAM) and the Basti Surkshya Mancha have staged a protest rally in Bhubaneswar, demanding cessation of the on-going anti Naxal operation.
Gorakhpur, Mar 31 (ANI): Residents of Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district are suffering from severe health hazards due to the use of polluted water from the Ami River that flows through the area.
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.
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.
Basti (UP), Oct 13 (ANI): Flood situation remained grim in Uttar Pradesh, as a couple of major rivers continued to swell inundating the regions through which they flow.
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.
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) 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.
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) With nine more people succumbing overnight, the toll in the hooch tragedy in West Bengal's East Midnapore district rose to 20 Wednesday, police said.
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.
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.
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.
Talwandi Sabo (Punjab), April 14 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday renewed his attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on the Kandahar hijack episode, saying either he was not telling the truth or the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee did not trust him.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Congress candidate Raninder Singh is the 13th descendant of the Patiala royal family and is contesting elections from the Bathinda constituency in Punjab. But in the heat and dust of campaigning these days, he is being accompanied by another royal - who has come all the way from Bhutan - to extend royal support.
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is known to have helped young faces from Punjab get party nominations for the Lok Sabha polls. And now he will go the whole hog by campaigning for them.
Amritsar, April 5 (IANS) As the poll temperature rises over Punjab, politicians of all hues are seeking benediction at the Golden Temple before embarking on their campaign.
Bathinda (Punjab), March 29 (IANS) This town is not the ideal setting for a summer battle, given its proximity to neighbouring Rajasthan's desert area. But it has been chosen for the biggest faceoff between two leading political families of Punjab in the Lok Sabha polls.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Snail mail can do wonders, even in internet age. Or so Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and his wife Harsimrat are hoping as they have dashed off hundreds of thousands of letters to voters.
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Setting up the stage for a direct battle of the two leading political dynasties in Punjab, the ruling Akali Dal Thursday announced Harsimrat Kaur, wife of Akali Dal president and Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, as the party's candidate for the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat.
Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) That Punjab is a colourful state with vibrant people is known. Equally colourful are the suffixes and pet names that some politicians are known by, even in public life.
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) The Lok Sabha elections in Punjab are going to be quite a family affair, politically speaking - going by the number of relatives of politicians who figure in the list of candidates for the state's 13 parliamentary seats.
Bathinda, March 15 (ANI): Om Prakash Deepak of Bathinda has made a name for himself by singing Sufi songs here. His listeners are particularly awestruck by the fact that he sings keeping a three-inch needle standing vertically between his lips!
Bathinda, Feb 22 (ANI): Hundreds of teachers on Sunday staged a protest for regularization of their jobs by going atop a water tank here.
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has decided to 'stay away' from a lavish birthday bash as she turns 53 Thursday, but she will shower gifts on the downtrodden by announcing welfare schemes for them on the occasion.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Adheer Ghosh, 20, is very busy like many other Delhi University students who are juggling daylong extra-curricular activities in addition to academics. But there is a distinction in this young guitarist's weekly schedule - a two-hour session when he conducts music workshops for street kids at Shastri Nagar in north Delhi.
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) The number of people who died in Kolkata after consuming poisonous country-made liquor has risen to 27, the police said Tuesday.
Abohar, Jan.6 (ANI): People of Punjab are known for enjoying their lives to the full. And, the feeling of family and brotherhood being integral to their day-to-day lifestyle can charm anyone, especially those from the western world.
