Industrialists seek regular single-window meetings with DC Ludhiana: While industrialists welcomed the administration’s decision to hold a single-window industry meeting with the deputy commissioner after several years, they underlined the need to hold such interactions regularly to ensure timely resolution of issues faced by the industrial sector.Industry representatives said the recent meeting provided them an…
TNNLudhiana: Khanna police arrested eight persons for allegedly barging into a house and assaulting a family earlier this month.SSP Khanna, Dr Darpan Ahluwalia, said a case was registered on July 14 against unidentified persons after a group of assailants forcibly entered the house of the complainant and attacked the family.During investigation, police identified Kuldeep Kumar,…
TNNLudhiana: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continued across Ludhiana district on Sunday, with special camps organised at several polling booths from 9am to 3pm to assist voters in submitting their enumeration forms.Residents from across the district visited their respective polling booths to submit forms, update addresses, and seek clarifications. Booth level officers…
Ludhiana: Police have booked a Tagore Nagar resident for allegedly duping a father-son duo of Rs 1.05 crore on the pretext of investing their money in gold trading.According to the complainant, the money was handed over to the accused in 2022 after he promised good returns on investment. However, despite repeated assurances, the victims neither…
City on edge as stray dog bite cases exceed 7,000 Ludhiana: With two persons having been mauled to death by stray dogs in less than a month in Ludhiana district, official data from govt hospitals shows that there has been no let-up in bite cases.Records from the dog bite department at Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, reveal…
Residents highlighted that the proposed site violates Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) guidelines regarding mandatory distance from residential areas. Ludhiana: Residents of Ludhiana East constituency held a protest on Sunday evening against a proposal to shift an animal carcass processing and disposal plant from Noorpur village to the garbage dump site in Jamalpur.Protesters claimed that…
The board observed that the laboratory had not followed the prescribed HIV testing protocol and directed it to ensure compliance with NACO guidelines in future. Ludhiana: The district consumer disputes redressal commission has directed a clinical laboratory and a private hospital to jointly pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to a woman who was wrongly declared…
Locals expressed fear that laying asphalt on wet surfaces without adhering to engineering precautions would allow water to seep into sub-layers, causing early deterioration and potholes. Ludhiana: Road construction work carried out during rainfall in G-Block of Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar on Pakhowal Road has sparked sharp concerns among local residents regarding the quality…
The tournament featured around 600 boys and girls competing across various age categories from July 21 to July 26. Ludhiana: The six-day Ludhiana District Badminton Championship, organised by the Badminton Association of Ludhiana (BAL), concluded at Shastri Hall in Guru Nanak Stadium on Sunday, with organizers declaring final results across multiple age groups.The tournament featured…
Ludhiana: Three burglars struck at a marriage palace built on panchayat land under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Scheme about five years ago. They allegedly stole 125 ceiling fans, an inverter, solar system batteries, 16 chairs, 50 aluminium down-ceiling plates, aluminium and iron gates, windows, doors, and even door frames and taps.The three accused were caught…
