Bhatinda gang-rape incident shameful: Tirath

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 14:56

Terming the Jan 18 gang-rape incident in Bhatinda in Punjab as "shameful" in which a woman was pulled into a car and held hostage, a minister here Monday advocated life imprisonment to death for the perpetrators.

Badals face flak for attending function during state mourning

Last Updated: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 19:56

Amarinder Singh termed it an act of "extreme impropriety" as the state government itself had declared state mourning across Punjab.

Fire breaks out in Bhatinda-Jodhpur train

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 11:33

A fire broke out in the engine of a passenger train in the district on Tuesday.

Army Chief reviews operational readiness of 10 Corps

Last Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 21:02

Army Chief General Bikram Singh today visited the Bhatinda-based 10 Corps and reviewed measures to improve operational readiness of troops and their training.

Mittal, HPCL may sell stake in Bhatinda refinery

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 00:48

Steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) may sell a part of their stake in the just commissioned Bhatinda Refinery through an initial public offering (IPO) soon.

HPCL-Mittal Energy commissions $4 bn Bathinda oil refinery

Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 18:06

HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd, a joint venture of state-owned Hindustan Petroleum and steel czar Lakshmi Mittal, on Thursday announced commissioning of USD 4 billion refinery at Bathinda in Punjab.

Two School students drown in Bhatinda falls

Last Updated: Monday, November 14, 2011, 11:11

Two students of the Indian School of Mines were drowned in the Bhatinda Falls about 20 km away under Putki police station last evening, police sources said on Monday.

IAF`s Bhatinda base to be operational by next year

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 09:09

The Indian Air Force base at Bhatinda in Punjab, which is being modernised under the Modernisation of Air Force Infrastructure (MAFI) plan, will become operational by June next year.