Jalandhar

The bandh call given by the family of Parvinder Singh Jhota, who was shot dead in Mansa, along with various political, religious, social and farmers’ organisations, received a huge response in Hoshiarpur on Thursday. Markets wore a deserted look as...

In a response to the Punjab Bandh call given by various people and farm unions following the murder of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota at Mansa, a near-complete bandh was observed across Jalandhar and it’s periphery today. While key markets...

Schools closed, police foil road blockade

Jagsher defeats Yuan Syue Jhuang of Chinese Taipei to enter semifinals; the championship is being held from October 5 to 17, with the semifinals scheduled for Friday

Key markets and majority of schools and colleges in the city remained closed

The move comes as a setback for Thiara, who had earlier also been removed as chairperson of the Jalandhar Improvement Trust

Farmer leader Kulwinder Singh was allegedly detained at his residence ahead of the planned protest scheduled to begin at 10 am

Most of the markets remained closed for the first half of the day expressing solidarity against the killing

Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain and SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik have directed officials to prepare specific 60-day action plans to bring tangible improvements in identified drug-affected hotspots across Hoshiarpur district. At a review meeting, the officers asked officials to assess the...

Highlights ‘poor condition’ of civic infra in Jalandhar

Jalandhar district has got 11 new Aam Aadmi Clinics, taking the total number of such facilities to 96. The clinics will provide free primary healthcare services, including 47 types of diagnostic tests and 107 medicines. Punjab Horticulture and Defence Services...

Mayor World School inaugurated Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STREAM) Lab—‘Nuts and Bolts’ on the campus. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh, SSP, Malerkotla, as the chief guest. Technology partner Manish Jha and Sudha...

Phagwara SDM Dr Navjot Sharma visited the stubble-burning hotspot village of Khalwara and adjoining villages, including Dhakk Pandori and Bishanpur, to review field-level arrangements and motivate farmers to adopt scientific methods of crop residue management. During the visit, Dr Sharma,...

Following the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, who was allegedly shot dead in broad daylight for raising his voice against the sale of drugs, the BJP, Jalandhar Urban, on Wednesday, staged a protest against the Aam...

Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have staged intense protests in Delhi under the INDIA bloc banner, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Leaders of both parties...

State-level tournaments for table tennis, volleyball and chess competitions are being organised in Jalandhar under the Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan Season-4. These competitions are being organised by the Sports Department of the Punjab Government in collaboration with the District Administration....

Arthritis can affect people of all ages and in some cases, may signal an underlying autoimmune disease that can damage multiple organs if left untreated, says Dr Ankush PM. Arthritis is commonly associated with joint pain, swelling and stiffness, and...

What begins as a seemingly routine urinary tract infection (UTI) can, in certain cases, develop into a serious kidney problem if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. The danger is particularly significant for elderly people, diabetics and patients with urinary tract...

Congress, BJP, Akali Dal, farmer bodies announce support; most schools, market associations undecided; highway blockade and protest planned in Jalandhar

Asian Champions Trophy

A sewing machine worth Rs 5,804 that never arrived has led the District Consumer Redressal Commission to order Amazon to pay the buyer Rs 25,804, rejecting the e-commerce giant’s argument that it was merely an intermediary in the transaction. In...

In a robbery on Palahi Road on Wednesday evening, three or four armed youths travelling in a Swift car allegedly attacked a jeweller-cum-money changer, injured him with a sharp-edged weapon and fled with cash and gold worth several lakhs of...

3-4 youths travelling in a silver Swift allegedly rammed their car into the victim’s scooter before threatening him with a pistol and attacking him with a sharp-edged weapon

Urges farmers to adopt machinery-based management

Was trying to facilitate compromise between two groups involved in a criminal case