Various govt schools in Ludhiana await Khed Pitara kits Karan SharmaLudhiana: The Punjab govt had launched an initiative aimed at transforming classroom learning in govt primary schools across the state through ‘khed Pitara’ kits. These kits were designed to encourage fun, interactive and experimental learning for the children rather than the old school memorization techniques.In…
Shariq.Majeed Elderly man mauled to death by stray dogs Ludhiana: A former village sarpanch, Jagdish Singh, was found dead, partly eaten by a pack of stray dogs, near a carcass disposal site in Pabbian village near Ludhiana’s Jagraon late Wednesday night. It’s the second alleged fatal dog attack in the same location in two weeks….
Ludhiana: Three members of a Machhiwara-based family were killed and two others suffered critical injuries after the SUV they were travelling in collided head-on with a canter truck near Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning, while they were on their way back to Punjab.The deceased included 65-year-old Santokh Singh Bajwa, a commission agent (arhtiya)…
SIR sparks scramble for 2003 voter roll details Gurvinder.SinghLudhiana: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has thrown up challenges for city residents, particularly in tracing details from the 2003 electoral database and accounting for migration between localities over the years.Those who were too young to be registered as voters in 2003 are finding it especially…
Ludhiana: City residents braved a hot and sultry day to participate in the Jagannath Rath Yatra. This time, two processions were organised by different religious bodies.Both processions drew large crowds of devotees, who lined the streets to seek blessings of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra. The twin processions passed through different parts of the city…
LUDHIANA: A three-year-old boy who had toddled along with his mother to see off his elder sister to school, died after being mowed down by the same bus on the outskirts of Ludhiana on Wednesday morning.Samardeep Singh died on the spot. The 20-year-old bus driver tried to escape but was chased down by locals who…
Ludhiana: Koom Kalan police have registered cross cases against 27 persons belonging to two rival groups for allegedly engaging in a clash and pelting stones at each other in Chaunta village. The violence is suspected to have been triggered by a dispute over alleged tip-offs to the police regarding drug trafficking activities in the area.Those…
TNNLudhiana: More than three months after two “impersonators” were allegedlycaught writing a Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB)recruitment examination on behalf of original candidates, the Ludhianapolice registered a cheating case against the two Haryana-based aspirants.As per police, the case pertains to the Group D recruitment examinationconducted by the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) onApril…
TNNLudhiana: More than three months after two “impersonators” were allegedly caught writing a Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) recruitment examination on behalf of original candidates, the Ludhiana police registered a cheating case against the two Haryana-based aspirants.As per police, the case pertains to the Group D recruitment examination conducted by the Punjab Subordinate Services…
40% of voters data digitised under SIR; 98% enumeration forms distributedLudhiana: Nearly 98% of the enumeration forms have been distributed and nearly 40% of the voter data has been digitized as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of the electoral rolls continues in the district.Deputy election commissioner, ECI, Bhanu Prakash Yeturu and chief electoral officer, Punjab,…
