News for 'jalandhar'

'Lockdown has changed the environment around us'

'Lockdown has changed the environment around us'

Rediff.com15 May 2020

'If we want a better life, we have to treat nature better, and behave properly.' 'That's nature's message to us.'

DaimlerChrysler to buy 26% in Sutlej Motors

DaimlerChrysler to buy 26% in Sutlej Motors

Rediff.com7 Jan 2008

DaimlerChrysler plans to buy 26% of the bus body builder Sutlej Motors. The two companies will then jointly manufacture buses for the Indian roads.

'Did not know Kala Chashma would be picturised on Katrina, Sidharth'

'Did not know Kala Chashma would be picturised on Katrina, Sidharth'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

'I sang Kala Chashma more than 20 years ago. I was not paid for it; I was a new and young singer then. It is a big thing for me that my song has been used in a Hindi film. This is my first song that has been used in a Bollywood film.' Meet Kala Chashma singer Amar Arshi.

Cabinet nod to six-laning project

Cabinet nod to six-laning project

Rediff.com10 Aug 2007

The national highways selected for upgrade include -- Gurgaon-Jaipur, Surat-Dahisar, Chilkaluripet-Vijaywada and Panipat-Jalandhar. These four stretches together measure about 838 km.

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented.

India, from the eyes of one who saw her birth

India, from the eyes of one who saw her birth

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

'Our biggest problem has been keeping this country together.' 'Nation building is never easy. It is a very difficult task.' 'Even 70 years is not too long a time.'

LeT issues threat to blow up Haridwar railway station

LeT issues threat to blow up Haridwar railway station

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

A letter purportedly by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba has threatened to blow up Haridwar railway station and temples which abound in the city on December 29, police said on Thursday.

Why did 24 Indians die off the Panama coast?

Why did 24 Indians die off the Panama coast?

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Lack of opportunities coupled with a desire to get rich quick in the West is fueling Punjab's human trafficking problem.

Manjeet Kaur's Olympics preparations get a boost

Manjeet Kaur's Olympics preparations get a boost

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

Ace Indian athlete Manjeet Kaur's preparations for the Beijing Olympics received a major boost when a New Delhi-based real estate group handed her Rs 34 lakh to train under an American coach in California. The cheque was presented to the 400 metres runner, a Punjab Police Inspector, by Rohtas Goyal, chairman of the Omaxe Group, in the presence Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal and state DGP N P S Aulakh.

Indian Oil win Surjit hockey

Indian Oil win Surjit hockey

Rediff.com3 Nov 2007

Goals by Raghunath and Deepak Thakur gave Indian Oil Corporation a 2-0 victory over Indian Airlines in the final.

Punjab wants Chandigarh back

Punjab wants Chandigarh back

Rediff.com2 Nov 2007

Badal claimed that even the Centre had promised to transfer Chandigarh to Punjab. His comments on Chandigarh, which is the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, comes amid the demands by the Congress government in Haryana for a separate high court and the tussle over sharing of river waters.

COVID-19: 'Modi is the Muqaddar ka Sikandar'

COVID-19: 'Modi is the Muqaddar ka Sikandar'

Rediff.com1 May 2020

'This pandemic has given him a new platform to perform,' says a member of the government. 'He should feel lucky that he has got an opportunity now to demonstrate to the world his original talent.' 'He needs a visionary script to perform.' Sheela Bhatt reports on the politics of the pandemic.

Case against congregation for showing photo of nun attending function with bishop

Case against congregation for showing photo of nun attending function with bishop

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

In a press release, the congregation accused the victim, her five fellow nuns and four others of conspiring against the bishop.

UK visa centres to be shut from Sept 28-Oct 3

UK visa centres to be shut from Sept 28-Oct 3

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

In a statement issued on Friday, the British High Commission said the Visa Application Centres were being closed temporarily to facilitate technical upgrades and staff training at the visa departments and centres.

Akali Dal writes to PM to protest US screening law

Akali Dal writes to PM to protest US screening law

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

The new laws require even Sikhs to remove their turbans while being searched.

Miss India 2017: Meet the hopefuls

Miss India 2017: Meet the hopefuls

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

We're back... Round Two of the line up of Miss India 2017 contestants.

Steelers complete SF line up

Steelers complete SF line up

Rediff.com3 Jan 2008

Defending champions Orissa Steelers completed the semifinal line-up, handing out a 2-0 drubbing to Sher-e-Jalandhar in the last league match of the Premier Hockey League at the Sector 42 Stadium in Chandigarh on Thursday night.

'Why hasn't Ambedkar filed an affidavit?'

'Why hasn't Ambedkar filed an affidavit?'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

'Whenever Dalits have agitated on the streets, the government has blamed Naxalites.'

SAD demands President's Rule in Punjab

SAD demands President's Rule in Punjab

Rediff.com18 May 2007

the SAD president said that the Prakash Singh Badal government had failed to control the law and order situation in the state, arising out of the Dera Sacha Sauda controversy.

'Why would people target me?'

'Why would people target me?'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2007

Amitabh Bachchan speaks out!

Only 30% people have insured their homes in India: Survey

Only 30% people have insured their homes in India: Survey

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Among those who lived on rent, 56 per cent believed natural calamities were the biggest threat to their homes.

Bollywood moves to Bharat

Bollywood moves to Bharat

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

'Perhaps there is a greater understanding of small town India amongst our stars today than earlier.'

Delhi records season's worst air quality ahead of Diwali

Delhi records season's worst air quality ahead of Diwali

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Pollution levels were inching towards 'severe plus emergency' category due to a change in wind direction and rampant stubble burning in neighbouring states

Spotted: Neha at Golden Temple

Spotted: Neha at Golden Temple

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

Reader Vinod Kumar got a great pic of Ms Dhupia at the Golden Temple.

Athletes sit on fast unto death

Athletes sit on fast unto death

Rediff.com3 Aug 2006

Punjab athletes have called the fast to highlight the plight of the jobless Physical Training Instructors.

Indian Airlines in Surjit hockey final

Indian Airlines in Surjit hockey final

Rediff.com1 Nov 2007

Captain V S Vinay scored a brace of goals to help former champions Indian Airlines defeat Bharat Petroleum, Mumbai, 3-1 and storm into the final of the 24th Indian Oil Surjit Hockey Tournament in Jalandhar on Thursday.

Foreign flavour to spice PHL

Foreign flavour to spice PHL

Rediff.com3 Jan 2007

In its third year, the PHL will comprise of seven teams in a single division rather than two levels of five teams each as in the earlier editions.

AMAZING! How these men spent their quarantine

AMAZING! How these men spent their quarantine

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

A heartwarming tale of how they used their time to beautify the schools where they are quarantined.

MiG-29 crashes near Adampur, pilot safe

MiG-29 crashes near Adampur, pilot safe

Rediff.com8 May 2007

Senior IAF officers from the IAF Adampur base rushed to the spot of the accident. The MiG which was on routine flight from Adampur developed a technical snag soon after take off.

BSF, Air India post big wins

BSF, Air India post big wins

Rediff.com18 Apr 2007

BSF routed Bharat Petroleum 4-1 while Air India scored a 3-0 victory over Army XI in the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament.

Dhanraj gives Indian Airlines Beighton Cup

Dhanraj gives Indian Airlines Beighton Cup

Rediff.com10 Apr 2007

The former India ace scored the only goal of the match in the final against Border Security Force.

Indira Gandhi's assassin declared 'great martyr'

Indira Gandhi's assassin declared 'great martyr'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2006

A group of Sikh leaders on Tuesday conferred the status of "great martyr" on Beant Singh, one of the assassins of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, at a function organised by the Dal Khalsa in Jalandhar.

RSS leader shot dead in Ludhiana; Rajnath speaks to Punjab CM

RSS leader shot dead in Ludhiana; Rajnath speaks to Punjab CM

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Ravinder Gosain, 60, was returning home after attending a morning drill at RSS shakha when he was attacked.

Punjab, Karnataka clash in pre-quarters

Punjab, Karnataka clash in pre-quarters

Rediff.com25 Oct 2006

In another match of the knock-out stage of the National Hockey Championship, Mumbai will meet Chattisgarh.

Free helpline for Canada study

Free helpline for Canada study

Rediff.com9 May 2005

'Spark of Indo-Pak rivalry missing'

'Spark of Indo-Pak rivalry missing'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

India and Pakistan need to improve to survive in world hockey, thinks PHF secretary Akhtar Ul Islam.

Why were we kept in dark, ask anguished families

Why were we kept in dark, ask anguished families

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

Several relatives of the killed workers said they were not officially informed about their loved ones by any government authority.

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

'It can be said without hesitation that Rahul, Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi enjoy perfect relations of mother-daughter-son all together in the family.' 'But their worldview is different and their style of functioning is different and their favourites in the party are different people.'

Let's make Punjab the number one state: PM

Let's make Punjab the number one state: PM

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

Speaking in Punjabi, Dr Singh immediately struck a chord with the masses, recalling the days he spent in the holy city.

Rains lash Punjab, Rajasthan

Rains lash Punjab, Rajasthan

Rediff.com8 Aug 2004

Rains lashed Karnal, Rohtak, Ambala and Panchkula in Haryana, while Patiala, Jalandhar, Phagwara and Nangal Dam\n\narea in Punjab also received light showers.