The Latest Breaking News from BATHINDA

Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead, day after Punjab govt withdrew security in Mansa village

CHADIGARH: Singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu aka Sidhu Moose Wala, who had contested the Punjab assembly elections earlier this year as a Congress candidate, was shot dead near Jawaharke village in Punjab’s Mansa district on Sunday evening.

The Times of India · May 29, 2022

Punjab: Kisan forum debates challenges facing farm & rural growth

BATHINDA: A meeting of the 'Kirti Kisan Forum' comprising former IAS, IPS, provincial services and Army officers was held on Wednesday to discuss the challenges facing agriculture and rural development in Punjab and to find possible solutions. The discussions centered round reasons for falling groundwater level, crop diversification, minimum support…

The Times of India · May 27, 2022

Pawan Kumar Bansal, Punjab ex-CM Charanjit Singh Channi, now Vijay Singla: Nephew link to graft cases

BATHINDA: The arrest of recently sacked Punjab health minister Vijay Singla and his OSD Pardeep Kumar is the third instance in the last nine years wherein a nephew of the embattled politician has turned out to be a vital link to alleged corruption.

The Times of India · May 25, 2022

Punjab: 3 buses gutted in fire in Bathinda, leaving one dead

A bus conductor was burnt alive after three buses caught fire that broke out on Thursday night at a bus stand in Bathinda. Read details on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 29, 2022

Wheat arrivals fall drastically in Punjab

BATHINDA: Even before the amount of wheat procured in Punjab could reach close to 100 lakh metric tonnes, the crop’s arrival has gone down drastically in the state’s mandis, signalling that wheat purchase targets would not be met this year.

The Times of India · Apr 25, 2022

2 lab technicians booked in Bathinda for giving HIV-positive blood to patient

BATHINDA: Seventeen months after transfusion of HIV-positive blood to a patient, the police on Wednesday registered a case against two medical laboratory technologists (MLT) posted at the Bathinda civil hospital.

The Times of India · Apr 21, 2022

Punjab: Agricultural bank issues arrest warrants for loan default, farm outfits oppose

BATHINDA/FEROZEPUR: With reports of Punjab state cooperative agricultural development bank (PADB) preparing to make recovery of unpaid crop loan amounts from farmers and even preparing to issue arrest warrants after obtaining these from courts, farmer groups have started coming to fore to oppose such moves.

The Times of India · Apr 21, 2022

Punjab: Two debt-ridden farmers in Bathinda commit suicide

BATHINDA: Two indebted farmers from Bathinda district ended their lives on Tuesday night, prompting claims by BKU Ekta Ugrahan that both the suicides were linked to loss of yield in wheat.

The Times of India · Apr 20, 2022

Punjab: 3 AAP functionaries face action for workers’ protest

BATHINDA: AAP workers who had been protesting outside the residence of Punjab minister Baljit Kaur in Malout since Sunday, finally ended their protest on Monday afternoon, after the latter promised them a meeting with the party’s high command within 10 days.

The Times of India · Apr 18, 2022

SGPC member expelled from SAD for defending Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

BATHINDA: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Member Baldev Singh Chungha, who had stated that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann not seemed drunk when he paid obeisance at Takhat Damdamda Sahib on Baisakhi, has been expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

The Times of India · Apr 18, 2022