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
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.
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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.
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) 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 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.
Bathinda (Punjab), Dec 14 (IANS) An angry mob Sunday set a private bus on fire after a 10-year-old boy was crushed under it near this southwest Punjab town.
Chandigarh, Dec 3 (IANS) Controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh Wednesday spent over four hours at the heavily guarded Punjab Police headquarters where he was questioned in a case of his attiring himself like the 10th Sikh guru, Gobind Singh, last year.
Chandigarh, Dec 3 (IANS) Traffic movement was restricted, many public parking spaces were closed and 1,500 policemen patrolled Chandigarh streets Wednesday in an attempt to fortify the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana for the arrival of Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, who is a rape and murder accused but enjoys Z-plus category security.
Bathinda, Nov.24 (ANI): Being one of the oldest towns in Punjab, Bathinda today steadily emerging as the State's modern industrial city.
Amritsar, Nov.10 (ANI): With efforts to revive and strengthen cultural relations between India and Pakistan being taken to create a congenial atmosphere among people on both sides of the divide, sports is also holding a lot of promise.
Chandigarh, Oct 25 (IANS) The Red Ribbon Express (RRE) will enter Punjab Oct 27 to spread awareness about AIDS.
Sirsa (Haryana), Oct 10 (IANS) Haryana will import soil fungus from other countries to increase soil fertility in the state, it was announced here Friday.
Chandigarh, Sep 30 (IANS) Punjab needs investments worth Rs.30 billion ($652 million) to ensure prosperity of all sections of the society, state Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said here Tuesday.
Chandigarh, Sep 30 (IANS) Punjab needs investments worth Rs.30 billion ($652 million) to ensure prosperity of all sections of the society, state Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said here Tuesday.
Hoshiyarpur/Bathinda (Punjab), Sept 24 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has refuted media reports that he nurtures hopes of becoming prime minister.
Sirsa, July 19 (ANI): Uneasy calm prevailed in Haryana's Sirsa district and parts of Punjab today, even as curfew remained clamped in Dabwali town following clashes between Dera Sacha Sauda followers and Sikhs.
