Divya Goyal
The Indian Express
Ludhiana, PB, India
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Why a Punjab school won’t drop caste name: Our identity, fight for rights
Two months ago, the state’s Aam Aadmi Party government ordered the renaming of 56 government primary schools with caste or community references in their names “to ensure there is no caste-based segregation”. → Read More
Pak ‘Ambassador at Large’ for Kartarpur rues ‘lukewarm’ Indian pilgrims’ response to corridor
Newly appointed Ramesh Singh Arora, a legislator from Pak Punjab, hopes numbers can go up 5 times, suggests Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib be kept open 24X7, all seven days → Read More
Nothing to do with Amritpal, our family doesn’t agree with his ideology: Deep Sidhu’s brother
Waris Punjab De was originally floated by Deep Sidhu on September 30, 2021, but was taken over by self-styled radical leader and Bhindranwale follower, Amritpal Singh, after Deep's death. Currently, there are two factions with the same name, united by Deep Sidhu but divided by ideology. → Read More
Liberian man arrested for raping fellow countrywoman in Punjab
The man promised to find a place to stay for the student but raped her at his house, the woman alleged. She registered a 'Zero' FIR with the Delhi Police initially and it was later transferred to the Khanna police. → Read More
Out on bail in a rape case after six months, LIP chief Simarjeet Bains gets hero’s welcome
Thousands of his supporters and LIP workers gathered outside Barnala jail as a long cavalcade of vehicles proceeded towards Ludhiana. → Read More
Now teachers in Punjab to be mentored by experts from higher education institutes
The department has also released a budget of Rs 44 lakh (Rs 2000 per school) which includes Rs 1800 as honorarium for the resource person, Rs 110 for lunch and snacks for each teacher per day and Rs 90 for stationery. → Read More
Libraries on wheels: How Punjab’s Hoshiarpur is taking a giant step forward, book by book
In Hoshiarpur, a green district of Punjab otherwise known for its natural beauty and serenity, two mobile libraries launched amid pandemic to keep residents occupied during lockdown and inculcate reading habit, have now become a regular feature. → Read More
Punjab education officials on two-day ‘Kasauli Retreat’ for brainstorming
Sources told The Indian Express that right from the minister to education secretary, SCERT director, senior officials posted at department’s Mohali head office and district-level education officers (DEOs) will be attending the session. → Read More
Premature release uncertain but hoardings ‘welcoming back’ Navjot Singh Sidhu already dot Ludhiana
On Tuesday, hoardings describing Sidhu as “Punjab, Punjabi atey Punjabiyat da raakha’ (Saviour of Punjab, Punjabi, and Punjabiyat)” were put up at prominent locations along Ferozepur Road. → Read More
10 things to know about ‘Schools of Eminence’ project launched in Punjab today
Here are a few things you should know about the first major education project launched by the AAP government in Punjab and how these schools will be different from other government schools. → Read More
‘Ready to reward Rs 51,000’: After man’s death in Ludhiana accident, NRI brother makes appeal to person who stole phone
The chief engineer of Budhewal sugar mill in Punjab who was returning from Mohali died in an accident near Samrala after his vehicle had hit the carcass of a cow. → Read More
Out on bail, wanted terrorist Arsh Dalla’s brother flees abroad using forged papers
According to the FIR registered by Moga Police, Baldeep Singh who was arrested in an attempt to murder case registered against him in June last year, was out on bail. → Read More
Punjab: AAP government to launch ‘Schools of Eminence’ project on Jan 21
In its first budget last year, the AAP government had set aside Rs 200 crore for ‘Schools of Eminence’. The government plans to upgrade nearly 110 government schools in Phase 1 of the project → Read More
As Taliban ban education for girls in Afghanistan, a school in New Delhi fights back
With lessons imparted in Dari and mixed classrooms with no gender segregation, the school offers an idyllic version of Afghanistan in the heart of Delhi for refugee children. → Read More
In Bharat Jodo Yatra’s Punjab leg, Rahul Gandhi haunted by shadows of 1984 anti-Sikh riots
While Punjab Oppn and riots victims seek apologies from him over 1984 massacre, Rahul has a couple of times echoed the sentiments expressed by Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi apologising for the riots → Read More
Rahul Gandhi begins Day 3 of Bharat Jodo Yatra from Ladhowal; Amrinder Singh Warring entertains with bhangra moves on Lohri
Accompanying him on day 3 were AICC Punjab in-charge Harish Chaudhary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu, MP Manish Tewari, leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, former minister Vijay Inder Singla and former MLA Kuldeep Vaid. → Read More
Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab: 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims protest against Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi started Day 2 of the Punjab leg of his Yatra in the morning from Khanna of Ludhiana. He will reach Samrala Chowk in the city, via Doraha, Sahnewal, and Dhandari, around noon and address a gathering. → Read More
PCS officers, revenue, clerical staff continue strike in Punjab; public face inconvenience
Arrested PCS officer Narinder Singh Dhaliwal sent in 14-day judicial remand. People who travelled in the biting cold, especially from rural areas, to district headquarters to get their work done were seen returning empty-hande → Read More
Punjab officers go on strike: Corruption case against Narinder Singh Dhaliwal, loopholes
Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officers across the state proceeded on mass casual leave Monday for at least a week to protest against the arrest of their colleague Narinder Singh Dhaliwal by the Vigilance Bureau. Dhaliwal was arrested in an alleged bribery and corruption case. The general administration and public services across all districts are expected […] → Read More
Punjab: At Moga village, 2 brothers die of ‘drug overdose’; two booked
Based on Balkar's statement, Moga police registered an FIR against Manga Singh, Amarjit Singh alias Ambu and other unknown persons from Noorpur Hakima for allegedly providing drugs to the cousins. → Read More