Ludhiana: The Punjab bandh called in protest against the daylight killing of anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota disrupted normal life across Ludhiana Thursday, with protests erupting at multiple locations, toll plazas being thrown open to motorists and markets witnessing partial shutdowns.Farmer bodies, workers’ unions and various social organisations held demonstrations across the district, blocking roads…
Karan SharmaLudhiana: The Punjab bandh call over the Mansa incident brought academic activity across Ludhiana to a near standstill Thursday, with most schools remaining shut, college attendance plunging to 5-7% and mid-semester examinations being postponed in at least one govt college.While educational institutions remained officially open in many cases, classrooms wore a deserted look as…
A mob ransacks a chemist shop in Old Sabzi Mandi following allegations linked to a trader’s death A mob ransacks a chemist shop in Old Sabzi Mandi following allegations linked to a trader’s death A mob ransacks a chemist shop in Old Sabzi Mandi following allegations linked to a trader’s death A mob ransacks a…
Ludhiana: Three men on a motorcycle robbed two men of ₹40,000 and official documents near Transport Nagar on Tuesday night, overpowering a municipal officer who attempted to intervene.Shivam Dubey and his colleague Manjay Bhardwaj, employees at a local logistics company, were returning home on a motorcycle at about 10.15pm when three men on a single…
Ludhiana: Thieves stole three tyres of a Hyundai i20 parked outside a house in Dharampura late Monday night and fled before they could remove the fourth wheel after being spotted by passersby.Police said the accused arrived in another Hyundai i20 and parked it alongside the victim’s vehicle. CCTV footage shows them using a jack to…
Karan SharmaLudhiana: For years, Aishwin Kaur dreamt of standing on an international podium with the Tricolour flying high above her. In Malaysia this week, that dream came true.The 20-year-old table tennis player from Ludhiana returned from the Asia Pacific Deaf Multi-Sport Championship 2026 with an impressive haul of four medals, including two gold and two…
Union seeks Pbi’s inclusion in J&K Ludhiana: Anndata Kisan Union, Punjab, has urged the Centre to include Punjabi among the official languages of Jammu and Kashmir. In a memorandum submitted to the deputy commissioner, the union said Punjabi enjoyed official language status under the erstwhile J&K Constitution but was excluded from the Jammu and Kashmir…
Ludhiana: A 26-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her matrimonial home in the Daba area just five months after her marriage. Police have arrested her husband and mother-in-law on charges of abetment to suicide following a complaint by the victim’s mother.The deceased, identified as Soni, was married to Sandeep, a factory worker and resident…
Ludhiana: Police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act after the family of a teenage girl alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a person she had come in contact with through social media.According to the complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, she noticed that her daughter had…
Burnt goods and debris inside an industrial unit after a major fire in Jaspal Bangar, Ludhiana. The incident has renewed calls for stronger fire safety infrastructure in the city’s industrial belt Burnt goods and debris inside an industrial unit after a major fire in Jaspal Bangar, Ludhiana. The incident has renewed calls for stronger fire…
