PHAGWARA: Though the campaigning for the January 30 assembly polls has gone hi-tech, traditional means of campaigning still hold their importance. The old setup of a rickshaw with an announcer perched on it, distributing candidate's leaflets and making announcements to 'vote' for him or her through a loud­ speaker remains favorite ...

PHAGWARA: The election commission has issued show notice to BJP candidate from Phagwara assembly segment Som Parkash for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by organizing public meetings in private schools on Saturday. RO Manpreet Singh said that Parkash has been issued the show-cause notice for allegedly holding a meeting in Shaheed Bhagat ...

PHAGWARA: Static surveillance and flying squad teams today seized Rs 6.96 lakh here under the ongoing drive launched at the behest of the Election Commission to check the flow of illegal money during poll time. The money includes Rs 5.38 lakh Indian currency and 2,000 pound sterlings. The amount was seized during ...

PHAGWARA: A non-resident Indian (NRI) hailing from Dhani village, near Phagwara, has reportedly been abducted in Greece. Anil, a resident of Santokhpura in Jalandhar, said his maternal uncle, Sewa Ram, aged about 37, was working in an industrial unit in Greece. He said the kidnappers had demanded Rs 20 lakh for ...

PHAGWARA(Punjab): Punjab Press Club president RN Singh termed the incident "an attack on the freedom of the Press". "If the SHO concerned is not arrested soon and the SSP not transferred, an extensive agitation will be launched all over the state," Singh said in Jalandhar. The Press Club of Kapurthala also ...

PHAGWARA(Punjab News): Dubai-based philapthropist and hotelier SP Singh Oberoi will arrange a meeting of family members of three convicts on death row in the DAB in the Mishri Khan murder case. Talking to HT on Wednesday, Oberoi, who is pursuing the case, said he had come from Dubai to attend ...

PHAGWARA: Ramgarhia Educational Council chairman Bharpur Singh Bhogal on Sunday announced concessions worth Rs 10 lakh, including fee concession, to 80 sportspersons for their outstanding performance in university and inter-university competitions. Neha of Ramgarhia College of Education who became the first woman of a B.Ed college to lead the GNDU ...

PHAGWARA: A pall of gloom descended on Panchhat village near here when a man and his son were cremated on Thursday evening after a row. Such a Singh, 61, and his son Rajinder Kumar alias Nittu, 28, had an altercation after which Sucha had a heart attack and was rushed ...

PHAGWARA: The election of  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) councillor from Ward No 1 Tejpal Basra was upheld by Kapurthala ADC Gurmail Singh. Basra had won the election by toss when he and his Congress rival OM Parkash Bittu were locked in a tie after polling 534 votes each during the ...

PHAGWARA: Five people were found drugged and unconscious on the Amritsar-Darbhanga Jan Nayak Express on Monday night. Unidentified people reportedly stole their belongings. The GRP police got the five admitted to a local civic hospital. The victims identities could not be determined, but they are from outside the state. They left ...

PHAGWARA: Seventy lakh tonne more rice storage capacity will be created in Punjab shortly, ns. Guru, Principal Secretary to CM, said on Monday. Guru was here to review procurement arrangements at the local grain market. He said private bidders had shown keen interest. . "Funds for payment to farmers is not a ...

PHAGWARA: Local farmers say there has been no procurement in Phagwara for two days. On Sunday, the Dana Mandi on Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road was packed out with paddy bags purchased earlier, unprocured heaps lying on the ground and on tractor trolleys. A hundred more tractor trolleys laden with paddy had reached the mandi ...

PHAGWARA: A training camp for farmers was organised here on Wednesday. Chief Parliamentary Secretary of Punjab Agriculture Department Sohan Singh Thandal, advised the farmers to adopt auxiliary agri-avocations besides agriculture to boost their income. He said subsidies of Rs 44 crore would be given for quality seeds. Around 8.7 lakh quintal ...