The Latest Breaking News from Jalandhar

Punjab: Battle for Mattewara started 2 years ago

JALANDHAR: The groundswell of support to oppose the Mattewara industrial project might have surprised many and pushed the Punjab government to scrap the project, but it was the result of a sustained battle by a few dozen activists for the past two years.

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Sikh man from Jalandhar joins US national guard, to wear 5 ‘kakaars’

AMBALA: Kanwarpreet Singh of Punjab’s Jalandhar has graduated with the rank of a Specialist in the finance department of the United States (US) army national guard from California state on Thursday. US national guard is a state-based military force, which is part of the reserve component, which can be activated…

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Unorganised Punjabi netizens are Punjab's permanent opposition

JALANDHAR: Recently two prominent Punjabi Twitter handles - @Tractor2twitr and Sanyukt Kisan Morcha's @kisanektamorcha - along with a few other Sikh handles were withheld by Twitter in India "to comply with Twitter's obligations under India's local laws under the country's Information Technology Act, 2000". The most recent addition to the…

The Times of India · Jul 4, 2022

Running legend Hari Chand passes away at 69

CHANDIGARH: One of the unsung heroes of Indian athletes, 1978 Bangkok Asian Games double gold medallist Hari Chand breathed his last in Jalandhar late on Sunday night. He was 69.

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

357 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death in region

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Haryana alone reported 304 or more than 85% of the region’s 357 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, while Punjab recorded 43 cases and Himachal Pradesh 10. Out of the three states, only Punjab reported one death, which was in Jalandhar.

The Times of India · Jun 13, 2022

Bluestar anniversary: Punjab has not seen charged up atmosphere in decades

JALANDHAR: After popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder on Sunday, Punjab DGP V K Bhawra said his security was also curtailed along with over 400 others as police deployment was being increased due to Operation Bluestar anniversary aka Ghallughara week. The Punjab government made the same plea in Punjab…

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

National Achievement Survey: Congress, Amarinder Singh slam AAP silence on Punjab's top rank

JALANDHAR: The Punjab government maintained a stoic silence on the state's top ranking in National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 conducted by the Union ministry of education in November 2021. Questioning the silence and chief minister Bhagwant Mann's failure to congratulate Punjab teachers and schools, opposition party leaders also took digs…

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

Punjab number one in national education survey, Delhi showing takes hit

JALANDHAR: In sync with its high-scoring Performance Grade Index (PGI)-2020 report, Punjab has got first rank in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) conducted by the Union ministry of education on November 12, 2021, in all subjects of classes III, V and VIII. It also has bagged top three positions in…

The Times of India · May 26, 2022

Punjab: With health minister’s sacking, AAP govt gains in perception

JALANDHAR: Going by social media, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seems to have gained in perception from Mansa MLA Vijay Singla’s arrest, and removal as the health minister, for alleged corruption. The party, which came to power in Punjab two months ago, has also managed to counter questions being asked over…

The Times of India · May 25, 2022

After spat, Uttar Pradesh cop on a video call with husband kills self

GHAZIABAD: A 28-year-old constable with Uttar Pradesh Police hung herself from a ceiling fan while on a video call with her husband — an Army soldier posted in Jalandhar — on Thursday night, allegedly after the two of them had an argument.

The Times of India · May 20, 2022