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Raj Kumar Singh, a daily wage labourer who died from injuries sustained in the explosion in Operation Sindoor

'He died saving others ': Op Sindoor aircraft crash victim’s family in Bathinda awaits job one year after death

May 08, 2026 6:16 pm

The family of Raj Kumar Singh — a daily wage labourer who died from injuries sustained in the explosion — is still waiting for a government job that could give them a stable footing.

Sukhpal Singh Bhullar and his dragon fruit farm (right). (Express Photo)

Kinnows to dragon fruit, saffron to pearls: a lesson in data-driven diversification from a Bathinda farm

April 19, 2026 11:30 am

At the 36-acre farm that he shares with his brother in Ghuman Kalan village near Maur Mandi in Bathinda, Bhullar has reimagined agriculture as a high-efficiency, precision-based enterprise.

Punjab AAP crisis: Public spat over seating, bribery allegation mar Republic Day event in Bathinda

January 27, 2026 12:33 pm

Maur Nagar Council President Karnail Singh walked out of the Republic Day function and demanded an inquiry against MLA Sukhveer Maiserkhana for allegedly taking Rs 30 lakh as a bribe.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann formally inaugurated the library on January 11, stating that the project was completed at a cost of ₹9 crore. (Express Photo)

25,000 books, AC study booths, and ovens to heat lunch: Inside Bathinda’s new high-tech library drawing rural students

January 16, 2026 1:42 pm

Apart from study booths, the District Digital Public Library in Bathinda includes a stationery shop, a cafeteria, and multiple reading halls.

Punjab Cabinet, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, Bathinda, Department of Housing and Urban Development,

Cabinet green signals redistribution of 253 acres of Bathinda thermal plant

December 21, 2025 12:56 am

The Cabinet has given the green signal for the redistribution despite protests by engineers of power utility against transfer of thermal plant land.

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema addressing masses in Dirba constituency of Sangrur district. (Express Photo)

Punjab rural polls: Parties make last-minute push as campaigning ends

December 12, 2025 7:51 pm

BJP Pathankot MLA Ashwani Sharma campaigned across the rural areas of his constituency on Thursday and Friday.

"Shameful act”: After cops enter Bathinda classroom to detain teacher, unions slam AAP govt

August 06, 2025 11:50 pm

The photographs of policemen sitting inside the classroom, as teacher Veerpal Kaur Sidhana taught the children, went viral on social media triggered massive outrage on what effect this police action might have caused on small children.

HC quashes her plea, Kangana to face defamation trial in Bathinda

August 01, 2025 10:35 pm

Court notes lack of any apology from actor-MP who had retweeted a post wrongly identifying farm law protester Mahinder Kaur as Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh fame

Kin of Dalit man who died following aircraft crash in Bathinda seek govt compensation

July 23, 2025 5:49 pm

According to Raj Kumar Singh’s wife, he was injured on May 7 when an aircraft crashed in the fields near a Bathinda village. He was taken to AIIMS for treatment, but died days later.