Gurpreet Singh, Author at National Times

29 Mar

Centre to Fast-Track Nationwide PNG Expansion Amid Persistent LPG Shortage

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): In a decisive move to counter the ongoing nationwide LPG crisis triggered by the West Asia conflict, the Government of India has announced a major acceleration of the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) network. During a high-level roundtable review in New Delhi on Sunday, March 29, 2026, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) proposed the addition of 50 lakh new PNG connections to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on imported cooking gas cylinders. Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Manohar Lal, and Pralhad Joshi led the deliberations, emphasizing that PNG offers a more stable, affordable, and…

29 Mar

Counter Intelligence Ferozepur Nabs Accused with Heroin and Foreign-Made Pistol

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Gurpreet Singh :- In a significant breakthrough, the Counter Intelligence Unit of Ferozepur arrested a suspect and recovered 101 grams of heroin along with a foreign-made .30 bore pistol, a magazine and a mobile phone. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the police carried out a targeted operation leading to the arrest. An FIR has been registered at Sadar Ferozepur police station under relevant sections of the NDPS Act and Arms Act. Police officials revealed that the accused was previously involved in a serious firing incident and had been absconding for a considerable period. The accused has been taken on police…

29 Mar

Ravneet Bittu announces April bookings, flights from Halwara Airport to take off in this month

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Gurpreet Singh :- In a major boost to Punjab’s connectivity and infrastructure, flight bookings from Halwara Airport are set to commence in April, with the first commercial flight expected to take off between May 10 and 15. The development marks a significant milestone for the region, long awaiting direct air connectivity. According to senior BJP leader and Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu, initial operations will begin with a 160-seater Airbus A320 economy aircraft. In the first phase, two daily flights will operate between Delhi and Halwara — one in the morning and another in the afternoon — offering…

29 Mar

Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 strikes Tibet

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Rajeev Sharma :- An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Tibet on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 145km. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.3, On: 29/03/2026 10:54:27 IST, Lat: 30.187 N, Long: 84.280 E, Depth: 145 Km, Location: Tibet." Earlier on March 27, another earthquake of magnitude 3.2 occurred in the region at a depth of 40km. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 3.2, On: 27/03/2026 04:18:47 IST, Lat: 28.842 N, Long: 89.290 E, Depth: 40 Km,…

29 Mar

Barnala house collapse: Three workers killed, one feared trapped as house collapses during repair work at Pharwahi village

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Gurpreet Singh :- Three workers were killed while one is feared trapped under debris after house collapsed during repair work at Pharwahi village in Punjab's Barnala district on Sunday morning. The victims were reportedly sleeping in the house at the time of the incident. The deceased have been identified as Bobby Singh, Prince, Gurjit Singh and another unidentified youth, all residents of Moga. Their bodies have been shifted to Civil Hospital in Barnala for post-mortem examination. Reportedly the house had developed structural damage after sewage water seeped into the walls causing it to weaken and sink.

29 Mar

Mohali CBI court issues notice to declare Thakur Dalip Singh fugitive, directs him to appear on April 8

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Gurpreet Singh :- A special CBI court in Mohali issued a public notice to declare Thakur Dalip Singh a fugitive (proclaimed offender) and directed him to appear before the court by April 8. If he fails to do so, he will be formally declared a Proclaimed Offender, the order states. The order comes after nine years of investigation and continued disappearance of the accused. Multiple cases were registered against Singh at three different police stations. His name came to the fore in the murder of Mata Chand Kaur, the conspiracy to attack Satguru Uday Singh and Mata Chand Kaur’s son-in-law…

29 Mar

Punjab flags urgent fuel demand as 140 LMT wheat harvest approaches, seeks Centre’s immediate action: CM Bhagwant Singh Mann

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CHANDIGARH (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday called upon the Government of India to urgently ensure enhanced and uninterrupted supply of petrol, diesel and DAP fertiliser as Punjab gears up for a 140 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) wheat harvest, warning that any disruption in fuel availability could directly impact national food security. While reiterating that there is no shortage and no cause for panic, the Chief Minister underscored that timely action by the Centre is essential to keep harvesting operations and grain movement running smoothly, even as Punjab stands ready with 181 LMT wheat and 139…

29 Mar

‘Sehat Kranti’ in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Singh Mann dedicate 109 Aam Aadmi Clinics to people

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FATEHGARH SAHIB (Gurpreet Singh): With a major push on its flagship healthcare model in Punjab, the CM Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Punjab Government on Saturday dedicated 109 new Aam Aadmi Clinics to the people, taking the total number of such clinics in the state to 990 within four years, with 400 more set to be opened in the coming days. Positioning it as a large-scale expansion of free public healthcare, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal shared that the clinics are providing 107 medicines and 47 diagnostic tests free of cost, adding that the network has already recorded…

28 Mar

Rajnath Singh Chairs First IGoM Meeting on West Asia Crisis; Calls for Swift Decisions and Long-Term Readiness

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday, March 28, 2026, chaired the inaugural meeting of the Informal Empowered Group of Ministers (IGoM) to address the escalating West Asia crisis. Emphasizing the need for a "proactive, coordinated, and forward-looking approach," the Minister underlined that India must ensure medium to long-term preparedness while maintaining a swift decision-making process to navigate global disruptions. The high-level meeting took a holistic stock of the conflict's impact on India’s energy security, essential commodity supplies, and critical infrastructure resilience. The IGoM session saw the participation of several key Union Ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmala…

28 Mar

Prime Minister Inaugurates Noida International Airport at Jewar Amid Global West Asia Crisis

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Noida (Gurpreet Singh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, March 28, 2026, inaugurated the first phase of the Noida International Airport at Jewar, marking a historic milestone in India's aviation and infrastructure landscape. Built at an estimated cost of ₹11,200 crore, the airport features a 4-km runway capable of handling major international operations and is expected to serve as a primary gateway for Western Uttar Pradesh and the National Capital Region (NCR). During the event, attended by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, the Prime Minister highlighted that the project, originally conceived in 2003…