On 27 September 2008 at Khatkar Kalan, 8 km from Nawanshahr, the Punjab government announced that a district in the state would be named after the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
On 27 September 2008 at Khatkar Kalan, 8 km from Nawanshahr, the Punjab government declared that a district in the state would be named after the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.