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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
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Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal seeks compensation, job to victim's kin
Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda parliamentarian Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday visited the family of Narinderdeep Singh, who allegedly died in police custody recently. The MP demanded an independent probe into the incident that led to the death of a resident of Goniana town under suspicious circumstances. The family alleged that Narinderdeep was subjected to police torture and demanded justice. The MP said the aggrieved family should be given compensation and a member of the family should also be given a government job. Other short stories Will make Punjab education hub of India: Minister Chandigarh Punjab higher education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Monday directed officials to expedite the processing of proposals from private colleges seeking university status. The move aims to streamline the upgradation process, reinforce academic excellence, and expand access to quality higher education in the state. To ensure effective coordination and real-time monitoring, the minister designated director higher education Girish Dayalan as the nodal officer for overseeing the progress of all such proposals. 'We are committed to removing unnecessary delays and creating a robust ecosystem for higher learning and make Punjab the education hub of India,' said Bains. Day 93 of war against drugs: 98 smugglers held Chandigarh The anti-drugs campaign, Yudh Nashian Virudh, launched by the Punjab government entered 93rd day on Monday, and the state police arrested 98 drug smugglers and recovered 1.5 kg heroin, 2,508 intoxicant pills and ₹3,900 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 15,117 in 93 days. The operation was conducted on the directions of the DGP, Punjab, Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 police districts of the state.
Hindustan Times
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
In Bathinda, Harsimrat Badal joins protest march over Pahalgam attack
Members of various political and social organisations staged demonstrations in Bathinda on Thursday over the terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 26 lives, 25 tourists and a local pony operator. Former Union minister and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal joined a candle march in the city against the 'ISI-sponsored' terror attack and demanded exemplary action against Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism. The MP expressed condolences to the victims of the terror attack and said their deaths of innocents should be avenged. Harsimrat called for a probe to identify the intelligence failure, as well as a lack of any police or military assignment at a major tourist site.
