PVR snaps up DT in Rs 62 crore deal Nov 14, 2009
Besides these, DLF has a plan to develop a number of malls in Delhi (Chankyapuri), Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Noida, Jalandhar and Lucknow. The deal will enable PVR to further expand its screen count by participating in all these developments. (India Times, India)
M H Khan, country head (sales and development), Rolex Nov 11, 2009
From Jalandhar to Siliguri, we know there are people waiting to experience the brand, but we choose to be rather cautious and careful before we reach out far and wide. Our thrust is on service, just in case the watch needs to be attended. (India Times)
5 including NRI couple booked for rape in Punjab Nov 2, 2009
JALANDHAR: Five persons, including an NRI Couple, were booked for allegedly raping and threatening the victim two sisters at their (NRI's) residence in Nakodar area of the district. Incident came to light today when two sisters in their complaint to police today alleged that yesterday evening they along with their mother were taken to an NRI's residence for preparing food, by Charanjit Singh, driver of the NRI identified as Jasbir Singh, who recently returned from England, Police sources said. (India Times, India)
'Contract killings' Sep 30, 2009
" He alleges police corruption in the state is responsible for a trend which he believes claims the lives of up to a 100 overseas Indians a year. MissingBut in the manicured grounds of his colonial-style villa in Punjab's capital, Chandigarh, inspector general of police for Jalandhar district Sanjiv Kalra says the figures are exaggerated and denies his force is riddled with corruption. "From my experience, these kinds of things are more talked about than they are actually present on the ground,"... (BBC News -- South Asia)
Potato prices to remain firm till Nov Sep 11, 2009
CHANDIGARH: With prevailing prices of potato ruling at Rs 18-20 kg, the potato seed companies are expecting the acreage to increase by 5-6% from 16 lakh hectares in 2008-09. Experts say this could double potato seed prices during the rabi season. (India Times)
Harbhajan's Hummer drives in without registration no. Sep 1, 2009
How the SUV, which is the civilian version of US Armys Humvee (High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle), reached the city from Jalandhar without a registration number is a question for another day, as it was Bhajjis non-celebrity cousin, who drove it to Chandigarh. Playing it down, Harbhajan Singh said, Perhaps rain has washed down the number slip. (India Times, India)
Is ISI trying to target Punjab? Aug 25, 2009
This is the question uppermost in the mind of the security agencies after the arrest of three terrorists affiliated to International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) and recovery of RDX and ammunition from them in Jalandhar over the weekend ... The arrests and seizure in Jalandhar have now led the agencies to take a re-look at the interrogation details of BKI militant Jagtar Singh Hawara, who disclosed details about Pakistani intelligence agency ISI's efforts to revive militancy in Punjab ... After... (India Times, India)
BSF units in Punjab hit by AIDS attack Aug 10, 2009
The 14 personnel, she said, are being treated in Jalandhar with some even having been referred to Delhi. But another officer, who did not want to be named, contested her claim saying the virus has spread alarmingly within the BSF. Working for the force entails long field deployments with few domestic breaks. (India Times, India)
Blow to Sikhs: European court upholds French turban ban Jul 18, 2009
JALANDHAR: In a major blow to Sikhs in Europe, European Court of Human Rights has upheld French ban on turban by dismissing the first petition filed against it. France had passed a law in 2004, prohibiting religious symbols in schools. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Two more cases of swine flu in Punjab Jul 6, 2009
JALANDHAR: A couple, who recently returned from Thailand, has tested positive for swine flu here ... With the detection of the two new cases in the city, the number of swine flu cases in Punjab has climbed to 13 including nine at Jalandhar and one each in Fatehgarh Sahib, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Hoshiapur. (India Times, India)
Why India Is Worried About It's Truant Monsoon Jun 26, 2009
"We keep reading in the papers that the level of water in the dams is falling by a foot every day," says Balbir Singh, a farmer in the Jalandhar district of Punjab, which lies in the northern belt considered India's bread basket. The government now predicts that the late monsoon will still bring 93% of an average year's rain. (Time.com)
Firstsource bags Rs 145-cr Idea deal Jun 24, 2009
In a span of two years, Firstsource has built a formidable pan-India footprint with centres in Trichy 00004000 , Coimbatore, Pondicherry, Hubli, Vijaywada, Siliguri, Bhopal, Jalandhar, Indore, Airoli and Vashi. Idea Cellular, an Aditya Birla Group company, has over 45 million subscribers across 17 service circles in India. (India Times)
9-yr-old Hyderabad boy takes flu tally to 31 Jun 17, 2009
Four more students, who were part of the 31-member group that visited Nasa facilities in the US on an educational trip, were admitted to the Civil hospital in Jalandhar on Tuesday ... So far, eight students, one in Delhi and seven in Jalandhar, have tested positive. (India Times, India)
Indian students hit by swine flu Jun 16, 2009
Seven more students in the Indian city of Jalandhar have tested positive for swine flu, raising the total number of those infected in the country to 30 ... Doctors in Jalandhar city said the affected students are between 14 and 17 years of age ... Fresh cases have been detected in the northern city of Jalandhar, as well as Hyderabad and Bangalore in the south. (BBC News -- South Asia)
7 kids back from Nasa have swine flu Jun 16, 2009
JALANDHAR: Seven more students of a local school, who have returned from a trip to Nasa in US on Saturday, have tested positive for swine flu, taking the number of confirmed cases in Jalandhar district to eight ... A team of four doctors from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), Delhi, reached Jalandhar on Monday to examine the students lodged in an isolation ward of the civil hospital ... A special Helpline with toll free number 1075 has been installed in Jalandhar for... (India Times, India)
Swine flu rise in Indian cities Jun 16, 2009
Fresh cases have been detected in the northern city of Jalandhar, as well as Hyderabad and Bangalore in the south ... In Jalandhar, eight students were quarantined when one of their classmates tested positive for swine flu in a hospital in the capital, Delhi. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Funeral held for Punjab preacher Jun 5, 2009
Tearful devotees queued for a glimpse of the body in Jalandhar ... Police were deployed and troops put on alert as mourners gathered in and around the city of Jalandhar to witness the cremation of Sant Ramanand ... The city of Jalandhar is believed to be a stronghold of the sect. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Body of Dera leader flown home, cremation today Jun 4, 2009
The body of the Dera leader was brought in Ballan, 15 km from Jalandhar, early Thursday morning by a special flight from Vienna for the last rites as the sect followers lined up to pay their last respects to him. Tight security arrangements were put in place in view of his cremation even as the Sikh sect issued an appeal to followers to maintain peace and harmony. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Suspects in Sikh temple attack identified: Austria May 29, 2009
Day curfew was lifted in violence-hit regions of Punjab on Thursday, allowing life to return to normal in the five towns - Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr, Phagwara and parts of Malout - where disturbances broke out following the killing of Dera Sachkhand Ballan leader in Vienna. Neighbouring Haryana, parts of which were also affected by the violence, were also calm and business establishments functioned normally in Ambala, Jagadhri and Naraingarh. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Curfew lifted in trouble-torn areas of Punjab May 28, 2009
CHANDIGARH: Day curfew was lifted in Jalandhar, Phagwara, Hoshiarpur, Malout and Ludhiana in Punjab following improvement in the situation in the areas hit by violence following the attack on a sect leader in Vienna on Thursday ... Meanwhile, Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner A S Pannu said the body of slain Dera leader Sant Rama Nand will be flown from Vienna to Amritsar in a couple of days from where it will be taken to the sect's headquarters Ballan in Jalandhar district ... While para-military... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Riots in India after Sikh killed in Austria May 27, 2009
While in Vienna, six young Sikh men armed with guns and knives stormed into a hall where hundreds of worshipers had gathered and shot at the sect leaders, said S.R. Heer, a senior official at the sect's hospital and school in Jalandhar, a large provincial town in Punjab ... "We are dealing with a very tense situation," said Kuldeep Singh, deputy inspector general of the police in Jalandhar, one of the worst hit towns. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Brawl in Austrian Sikh temple spurs India riots May 26, 2009
The violence in India centered on the northern town of Jalandhar, a stronghold of the Dera Sach Khand, a Sikh sect comprised of mainly "untouchables," or Dalits. Worshipper Mohnder Ram, 72, who has lived in Vienna for decades, said the temple that was attacked had been attended by followers of Shri Guru Ravidas, the 14th-century founder of the sect. (MSNBC -- International)
Punjab curfew being relaxed May 26, 2009
JALANDHAR: District authorities in central Punjab on Tuesday allowed relaxation in curfew in towns where it was imposed on Monday after widespread violence by followers of the Dera Sachkhand sect who protested against the attack on religious leaders in a gurdwara in Vienna on Sunday. Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Phagwara towns of Punjab continued to be under curfew for a second day on Tuesday ... Hundreds of others were stranded in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Phagwara and Ludhiana stations. (India Times)
Punjab violence: 15,000 passengers stranded in Jammu May 26, 2009
Railways cancelled 19 trains passing through Jammu after violence broke out in Jalandhar and other neighbouring districts of Punjab on Monday, official sources said here. Most of the passengers include Vaishno Devi pilgrims returning after paying their obeisance at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Dera head out of danger, says aide May 26, 2009
JALANDHAR: Dera Sachkhand Ballan preacher Sant Niranjan Dass, who was attacked in Vienna on Sunday, is out of danger, sect in-charge Sant Surinder Dass Bawa said. The 66-year-old preacher was recovering fast, he said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
* Sikh dies after attack in Austria May 26, 2009
The violence in India centered on the northern Insdian city of Jalandhar, a stronghold of the Dera Sach Khand, a Sikh sect comprised of mainly untouchables, or Dalits. Sporadic violence was also reported from several nearby towns, said Sanjiv Kalra, a senior police official at Jalandhar. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Punjab riots after Vienna killing May 26, 2009
At least one man was killed when the security forces opened fire on crowds near the city of Jalandhar, police say ... Police said they had fired at rioting mobs in Jalandhar, after coming under attack ... Most of the disturbances occurred in or near Jalandhar. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Security tight in India's Punjab after rioting May 26, 2009
AFP Indian soldiers stand guard in front of a burnt-out train at a railway station in Jalandhar on May 26. . (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
30 hurt in clash at Sikh temple in Austria May 25, 2009
Separately, Indian media said a curfew was imposed in parts of the Sikh-majority city of Jalandhar in the northern Indian state of Punjab after violence broke out, apparently in response to news of the Vienna incident. The clash in Austria broke out around 1:30 pm (1130 GMT) and saw the perpetrators pull out knives and a gun as two gurus visiting from India gave a sermon at the temple, where some 200 people had gathered. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Guru dies in temple clash May 25, 2009
Separately, Indian media said a curfew was imposed in parts of the Sikh-majority city of Jalandhar in the northern Indian state of Punjab after violence broke out, apparently in response to news of the Vienna incident. The clash in Vienna broke out around 1. (iAfrica.com)
Protest in Jalandhar over Vienna gurdwara clash May 25, 2009
Protests in Jalandhar over Vienna gurdwara clash - India - The Times of India ... Protests in Jalandhar over Vienna gurdwara clash ... JALANDHAR/PHAGWARA: Curfew was clamped in Jalandhar city on Sunday night and Army alerted as tension gripped Doaba region after violence flared up and protesters resorted to arson within hours of attack on the head of Dera Sachkhand Ballan in a temple shootout in the Austrian capital of Vienna, where about 30 people were wounded when rival Sikh factions clashed... (India Times, India)
Violent protests in Punjab after Vienna clash May 25, 2009
JALANDHAR: Army was deployed in Jalandhar and neighbouring areas and indefinite curfew clamped after protesters resorted to arson and blocked rail and road traffic following an attack on Dera sect leaders in Vienna. Mobs in Punjab on Monday set railway coaches on fire at the Jalandhar Cantt railway station and blocked the National Highway No.1 to protest clashes in Vienna that left one dead and many injured ... Six buses were damaged in stone-pelting in Phagwara and Adampur, near here, and two... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Sikh rivals fight at temple in Austria May 25, 2009
In India, fighting between mainstream Sikhs and followers of the guru broke out in the northern city of Jalandhar several hours after the Vienna clash, in what locals there described as an apparent reaction to the melee in the Austrian capital. Sanjiv Kalra, a senior police official at Jalandhar, said that protesters had set fire to a number of vehicles. (AZCentral -- News)
Curfew in Indian city after Austrian temple clash May 25, 2009
Indian police imposed a curfew in the northern city of Jalandhar after violence erupted over a clash between rival Sikh communities in Austria that left one man dead. Troops in Jalandhar guarded streets to halt overnight rioting in which mobs pelted buses with stones and torched vehicles in several towns across the state of Punjab ... In Jalandhar, where many low-caste Sikhs live, protesters furious at the guru's death erected road blocks on national highways to stop traffic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Sonia plays Manmohan as PM card May 4, 2009
CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR/GURDASPUR: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused the SAD-BJP alliance of overlooking the interests of farmers in Punjab, Congress president Sonia Gandhi tried to win over voters in the state by reiterating that he would lead the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government once again if voted to power. Addressing separate rallies in Chandigarh, Jalandhar and Gurdaspur on Sunday, the UPA chairperson reiterated that a stable and strong government was required at... (India Times, India -- Community News)
SUBVERSE: Virtual Jamgalore May 2, 2009
Visitors can try and tell them that other places too like Delhi, or Mumbai, or Kolkata, or Jaipur, or Hyderabad, or Amritsar, or Jalandhar, or New Jersey, or Toronto, or any other suburb of Punjab have traffic jams. But on being told this the Bangalorean normally the friendliest of individuals you're ever likely to find anywhere is apt to look at you squinty-eyed, as if you were a virus trying to sneak into his PC. Bangaloreans are possessive about traffic jams. (India Times, India)
Congress may dump Tytler to secure Sikh votes Apr 9, 2009
At the Dakoha railway crossing in Jalandhar, the protest was led by Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhuma and SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar. Long-distance trains, including the Flying Express from Amritsar to Darbhanga, were cancelled and others like Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi and Dadar-Amritsar Express delayed. (India Times, India)
Brit kills Indian merchant navy officer Apr 1, 2009
Mohanty was in Glasgow to take an examination and return to India in early April to his pregnant wife and family based in Jalandhar. The 20-year-old arrested man appeared at the Glasgow Sheriff Court in connection with Mohanty's death. (India Times, India)
No. portability in major cities by August: Raja Feb 23, 2009
On February 27, BSNL will soft-launch 3G in Lucknow, Agra, Dehradun, Ambala, Jammu, Shimla, Jaipur and Jalandhar. Text. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
