 In July 1849 the civil and Military escorts were transferred to Batala as Dinanagar was thought unhealthy and in 1852 it became part of Gurdaspur district.The Rowlatt ACT passed in March 1919 invested the Government with extraordinary powers to suppress any kind of political agitation.A complete hartal was observed in Dinanagar along with Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Batala.