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40 years ago May 27, 1986: Barnala rules out Army role

40 years ago May 27, 1986: Barnala rules out Army role

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2 min readMay 27, 2026 06:40 AM IST First published on: May 27, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST Punjab Chief Minister S S Barnala ruled out the deployment of the Army in Punjab’s troubled border districts, saying the problem was essentially a policing matter and not one for the armed forces. He made the remarks at a press conference after visiting the Golden Temple complex, where he had completed a “seva” ordered by Sikh high priests following the police entry into the complex on April 30. Decision on Chandigarh soon Punjab has agreed, before the Venkataramiah Commission, to offer 15,000 acres of land in the Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district to Haryana in exchange for Chandigarh, matching the area of the UT. The Commission chairman had asked Punjab to present its proposal. Punjab’s counsel subsequently submitted a list of equivalent land areas, with a final decision expected on June 1. Police firing in Darjeeling The Army was alerted in Kurseong in Darjeeling district after five Gorkha National Liberation Front supporters were killed in police firing, …

Punjab: Gas leak in Barnala factory leaves 1 dead

Punjab: Gas leak in Barnala factory leaves 1 dead

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Apr 28, 2025 08:36 AM IST Three workers of IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited in Fatehgarh Channa village were hospitalised  A gas leak incident in a factory left a worker dead in Fatehgarh Channa village of Barnala on Sunday morning. Three others were hospitalised, officials said. Officials say the matter is being looked into. The mishap took place in IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited at around 5.30 am, Barnala DSP Satvir Singh said. A preliminary investigation suggested that the leaked gas appeared to be hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), a highly toxic substance, and that the leakage was caused by an excessive use of hydrochloric acid (HCl) during a procedural operation, the official said. Anmol Chhimpa, a resident of Phoolkan in Haryana, was pronounced dead at the site. His body has been sent to the Barnala civil hospital for a post-mortem examination. The three workers found unconscious were taken to the BMC hospital in Barnala from where two of them were referred to the CMC Hospital in Ludhiana. Those hospitalised in Ludhiana were Yugam Khanna from Hisar …

An ASHA, a self-styled doctor, accused involved in a bank robbery: How Barnala police cracked the kidnapping of a toddler | Chandigarh News

An ASHA, a self-styled doctor, accused involved in a bank robbery: How Barnala police cracked the kidnapping of a toddler | Chandigarh News

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The police in Punjab’s Barnala Monday claimed to have cracked the case of the kidnapping of a two-year-old child from the slums behind the grain market in the city within three days with the arrest of all nine accused. Among those arrested are Ravinder Kaur, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) based in Ludhiana; self-styled doctor Vikas Tiwari, who runs a hospital; Kaur’s son Kohinoor Singh; Damanpreet Singh; and Aditya. Damanpreet and Aditya were involved in an Rs 8 crore bank robbery in Ludhiana in June 2023 and have been out on bail since January 12, 2024. The other accused who were arrested include Manav Arora, Davinder Singh, Rohit, and Dashrath, who was booked in another case of kidnapping a child in Madhya Pradesh. All were produced in court and remanded to police custody for three days. Story continues below this ad Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Patiala Range, confirmed the arrests. “The case of child abduction was reported on April 4 when Veena Devi, the wife of Dharvinder Kumar and a resident …

Teachers’ Front data: Max principal posts vacant in Mansa, Barnala, Moga govt senior secondary schools

Teachers’ Front data: Max principal posts vacant in Mansa, Barnala, Moga govt senior secondary schools

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Punjab’s government senior secondary schools are grappling with a severe shortage of school principals, with Mansa, Barnala, Moga and Sangrur being the worst hit, revealed the Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF). Teachers’ Front data: Max principal posts vacant in Mansa, Barnala, Moga govt senior secondary schools As per the DTF, an association representing teachers of primary and secondary schools, Mansa tops the list of districts with 82% posts vacant, followed by Barnala with 76% vacancies. In Moga, 56 (66.6%) of the 84 positions are vacant. The situation is no better in Sangrur, the home district of chief minister Bhagwant Mann, where 57 out of the 95 posts of principal are vacant. Statewide, a whopping 44% of the posts of principal need to be filled, the teachers’ front further revealed. 9 blocks have no principal at all The DTF also made another alarming revelation that nine education blocks — Moonak (Sangrur), Garshankar-2 (Hoshiarpur), Sultanpur and Bhulath (Kapurthala), Saroa (Nawanshahr), Valtoha (Tarn Taran), Shahkot and Noormahal (Jalandhar), and Ajnala-2 (Amritsar), have no principal at all. In Bathinda 82 …

After bypoll wipeout, BJP stares at a tough road ahead in Punjab | Political Pulse News

After bypoll wipeout, BJP stares at a tough road ahead in Punjab | Political Pulse News

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Despite little resistance from protesting farmer unions and being able to campaign in villages of their constituencies unlike the Lok Sabha elections, and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) not in the picture, the BJP in Punjab put up a poor show in the four Assembly bypolls on Saturday, highlighting the need for an overhaul in the coming months. “The road ahead is challenging for us and we really need to work hard if we want to make an impact in the 2027 Assembly polls,” a BJP leader said, requesting anonymity. BJP candidates in Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, and Chabbewal forfeited their deposits while in Barnala the party came third and it’s nominee was able to save the deposit. This comes months after the the party registered a blank in the Lok Sabha polls despite an increased vote share of 18.5%, almost double from the 2019 parliamentary polls in which it won two of the state’s 13 Lok Sabha seats. As the Lok Sabha debacle triggered calls from within the party urging it to be aggressive …

Punjab study loan, visa statistics signal exodus

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Non-bank lenders, recruiters and consultants are witnessing a five-fold increase in education loan applications from students and young professionals from Punjab looking to Canada, Australia and Europe. The majority of these applications originate from major cities such as Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Mohali, as well as smaller towns like Barnala, Khanna, Muktsar, Firozpur and Faridkot. According to experts, the challenging job market in the state is prompting young individuals to explore overseas opportunities. “GyanDhan has observed a threefold increase in loan applications between 2021 and 2023. Remarkably, Punjab has surpassed this trend with a fivefold surge in loan applications since 2021,” said Ankit Mehra, co-founder and chief executive of the non-banking financial company (NBFC). The majority of these aspiring students are pursuing various levels of education, including diplomas, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Popular fields of study include science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as medical courses. “One interesting trend is students hailing from Punjab opt for more budget-friendly colleges, resulting in an average loan request of ₹10 lakh. This is in stark contrast …