Death Archives - National Times

09 Mar

19-year-old Kabaddi player dies of suspected drug overdose in Punjab’s Jalandhar

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabDeath, Drugs, Jalandhar, Kabaddi Player

Gurpreet Singh :- In another tragic incident, a 19-year-old Kabaddi player, Vansh from Punjab's Jalandhar district died due to suspected drug overdose in Udhowal. On Saturday, just 7 km from Boote Dian Channan, 19-year-old Vansh, an acclaimed Kabaddi player, died near Udhowal due to suspected drug overdose. The incident comes days after the death of Boote Dian Channan sarpanch, who was fatally attacked for objecting to rapid supply of drugs in the village. The incident triggered a protest outside the Mehatpur police station, which is still ongoing. Vansh left the village on Saturday morning and was found dead later in…

09 Feb

Chandigarh-Based Journalist Killed in Late-Night Road Accident Near Mohali Courts

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, PunjabAccident, Chandigarh, Death, Journalist, Mohali

National Times Bureau :- A journalist from Chandigarh lost his life in a tragic road accident late Sunday night after his motorcycle crashed into a road divider near the Mohali court complex. The incident has once again raised serious concerns over road safety and the lack of immediate emergency response on major urban roads. According to available information, the victim, identified as Davinder Singh, sustained critical injuries after his motorcycle hit the divider with force. Due to the absence of any emergency medical services at the spot, he could not be shifted to a hospital in time. Eyewitnesses said Singh…

02 Jan

Dharamsala college student death: Professor, three students booked for ragging and sexual misconduct

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaDeath, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Ragging, Rape Case

National Times Bureau :- The death of a 19-year-old student of Government Degree College, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, has triggered widespread outrage after the police registered a case against a college professor and three students on charges of ragging, sexual misconduct, intimidation and acts allegedly linked to her deteriorating health and eventual death. An FIR has been lodged at the Dharamsala police station against Professor Ashok Kumar and three second-year students, Harshita, Aakriti, and Komolika, under Sections 75, 115(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Ragging) Act,…

25 Dec

Nine burnt to death as bus catches fire after collision with lorry in Karnataka

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaAccident, Bus Lorrey, Death, Karnatka

National Times Bureau :- At least nine people were burnt to death after a private sleeper bus caught fire following collision with a container with lorry on Thursday in Karnataka's Chitradurga district. The bus was travelling from Bengaluru to Gokarna when it was hit head-on by a container lorry and immediately went up in flames, police said. The police are suspecting that driver might had fallen asleep at the wheel. “The container lorry jumped over the divider and hit the bus. The lorry driver is dead. There were 32 people on the bus. We have 21 people injured in hospital,…

20 Dec

Five Rajdhani Express coaches derail after collision in Assam, eight elephants killed

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, World NewsAccident, Assam, Death, Elephants, Train

National Times Bureau :- A train accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday in Assam’s Hojai district when the Sairang–New Delhi Rajdhani Express collided with a herd of elephants. The impact killed eight elephants and injured one, while five coaches of the train were derailed. No human casualties have been reported so far. The incident took place around 2.15 am in the Jamunamukh–Kampur section under the Lumding Division of the Northeast Frontier Railway. According to NF Railway, the elephants suddenly appeared on the track, prompting the loco pilot to apply the emergency brakes. Despite this, the animals struck the…

08 Nov

Nine-year-old girl who jumped to death was bullied, teacher ignored complaint, alleges parents

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaDeath, Nine year old girl

National Times Bureau :- The parents of a nine-year-old girl who died after jumping from the fourth floor of a private school in Jaipur have accused a teacher of ignoring their daughter’s repeated complaints about bullying by her classmates — including on the day of the incident. They claimed that their daughter had approached the teacher at least four times to report being harassed by a few boys in her class, and that the family had also brought the matter to the school’s attention earlier. On November 1, the girl, identified as Amayra, jumped from the fourth floor of Neerja…

24 Oct

Advertising Icon Piyush Pandey, Creator of India’s Most Iconic Campaigns, Passes Away at 70

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsEntertainment, India, TrendingAdvertisement, Big news, Death, Piyush pandey

National Times Bureau :- Renowned advertising legend Piyush Pandey, the creative mind behind some of India’s most iconic ad campaigns, passed away on Friday at the age of 70. Widely hailed as a pioneer in the Indian advertising world, Pandey’s work has left an indelible mark on the nation’s cultural and creative landscape. Over his illustrious career, Pandey crafted memorable campaigns that became part of everyday Indian life, from Fevicol’s witty ads and Vodafone’s endearing pug commercial to Cadbury’s “Kuch Khaas Hai” and Asian Paints’ “Har Khushi Mein Rang Laye.” His storytelling and deep understanding of emotion and humour made…

12 Oct

Four killed as car rams into road roller near Gohana in Haryana

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaAccident, Car, Death

National Times Bureau :- At least four people were killed and others injured in an accident near Rukhi Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jammu highway close to Gohana on Saturday after their car rammed into a road roller parked along the roadside. One of the victims died on the spot while other three succumbed to their injuries during treatment. The bodies have been sent to Civil Hospital in Gohana for post-mortem. Following the incident, police also reached the spot and initiated the inquiry. The deceased have been identified as Ankit, Lokesh, Dipankar and Sombir, all residents of Ghilaur village in Rohtak…

08 Oct

Questions mount over senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s death as family alleges he was driven to suicide

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryana, IndiaDeath, IPS Officer, Question, suicide

National Times Bureau :- A day after senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar was found dead in an apparent case of suicide, serious questions have surfaced over the circumstances leading to his death and the inclusion of his name in an FIR lodged in Rohtak. Kumar, a 2001-batch officer serving as Inspector General (IG) of Rohtak Range, was reportedly named in a bribery case without prior approval from the state government, sources close to his family said. According to officials, the Rohtak police had registered an FIR on Monday following a complaint from a local liquor contractor. The complainant…

08 Oct

‘Khana Peena Bhul Jandiyan, Putt Marre Ni Bhuldiyan Mavaan”: Rajvir Jawanda’s song turns heartbreaking after untimely death

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsEntertainment, Punjab, TrendingDeath, Rajwir Jawanda

National Times Bureau :- There are voices that live beyond time, and Rajvir Jawanda’s is one of them. His songs carried the warmth of Punjab, the pride of its soil, and the emotions of its people. But today, one of his own lines — “Khana peena bhul jandiyan, putt marre ni bhuldiyan mavaan” — feels painfully prophetic. It echoes differently now, piercing every heart. For his mother, this line will forever be a haunting truth. Rajvir Jawanda, the beloved Punjabi singer and actor, passed away 11 days after suffering severe head and spinal injuries in a tragic road accident on…