Sewerage pits dug up on Ludhiana’s Noorwala Road Ludhiana: A painfully slow sewage pipeline project has choked traffic and turned an arterial commercial road into a hazardous obstacle course, sparking demands for a quick intervention ahead of the monsoon.Shopkeepers and commuters along Noorwala Road in Ward 3 say the poorly managed infrastructure project has tanked…
Ludhiana: Two factory workers desperate for a drink allegedly lured a helpless, intoxicated man into an empty lot and bludgeoned him to death with a concrete block for just ₹1,500.The crime highlights a grim, multiyear pattern of alcohol-fuelled killings in the industrial hub. Sandeep Srivastava and Ishaaq Ali, both labourers from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested…
Ludhiana Improvement Trust-developed commercial complex on Rani Jhansi Road Ludhiana: A 77-unit derelict property failed to attract a single bidder at auction, compounding an 18-year streak of failure for the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), which expected a valuation of ₹197 crore.The state-backed developer is now forced to reconsider the reserve price, while the 2.22-acre Rani…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana: Violence in Tuesday’s Punjab municipal elections left a Congress candidate with injured limbs at Raikot and a cameraman stabbed in Jagraon after a Congress sympathiser confronted an AAP MLA.The violence flared across six municipal councils in the Ludhiana district, where intense political friction overshadowed voter turnout.In Raikot, attackers injured the arms and legs…
Times News NetworkLudhiana: Two fugitive theft suspects are now charged with burning down a local plastics factory because the owner refused to withdraw a criminal complaint against them.The Sahnewal police charged Jagga and Rang Bahadar under Section 326(G) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for mischief by fire or explosive substance. The factory owner, Abhishek…
A man braving a punishing 42°C heatwave on the highway, stranded with young children after a sudden motorcycle breakdown. Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave pushed temperatures past 42 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana on Tuesday, clearing major thoroughfares and prompting authorities to issue severe weather warnings before a projected weekend relief.The maximum daytime temperature touched 42.5°C, recording…
Ludhiana Central Jail, where the incident was reported Ludhiana: A high-security gang rivalry boiled over inside the city’s Central Jail on Monday when five inmates allegedly stabbed a rival drug-trafficking suspect hours after he requested a ward transfer for his safety.Manroj, who was jailed 20 days ago under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)…
An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot Ludhiana: It was a dual crisis on Tuesday when a massive timber warehouse blaze and an out-of-control landfill fire exhausted local resources and choked the region in dense smokeThe blaze at Ferozepur Road’s at the Ganpati Timber Traders took 25 fire trucks and more than…
An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot Ludhiana: A powerful wind-driven blaze…
An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot Ludhiana: A powerful wind-driven blaze…
