Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed an innovative seed delivery system to promote kitchen gardening and simplify vegetable cultivation for urban households. The technology features specially designed sowing packets for small-seeded crops—such as brinjal, tomato, and cauliflower—allowing users to plant seeds directly without manual handling.Director of research Dr Ajmer Singh Dhatt shared that the…

The system bottleneck has forced numerous residents—including students and parents seeking essential documents before academic deadlines—to make repeated visits over consecutive days. Ludhiana: Recurring technical glitches and slow processing speeds on the E-Sewa portal continued to disrupt operations at sewa kendras across Ludhiana, leaving hundreds of applicants facing severe delays. While the digital system functioned…

The accused has a past criminal record, facing five separate cases since 2017 involving robbery, theft, snatching, and Arms Act violations. Ludhiana: A joint operation by the Division Number 1 police and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) busted a gang targeting railway passengers, resulting in the arrest of a key member. The police recovered seven…

Ludhiana: The Sewa Kendra Employees Union Punjab has announced a statewide agitation, threatening an indefinite strike if pending salaries are not cleared within seven days. To formalise the protest road map, the union has convened a state-level mega meeting on June 28 in Mohali, which will see massive participation from data entry operators, staff members,…

Nidhi.Bhardwaj@timesofindia.comTimes News NetworkLudhiana: Despite receiving advanced equipment under the Smart City Mission, Ludhiana’s fire brigade continues to battle flames and smoke in largely traditional ways.Firemen are often seen covering their faces with wet handkerchiefs or working without any protection, spending hours inside thick smoke, which poses a serious risk.The situation was starkly visible during Thursday’s…

SIR, a representational image Ludhiana: A small batch of 3,000-odd officials will be out in the district from Thursday to verify identity records for 26 lakh citizens, who must participate in this mandatory home check to stay on the voter list.The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) aims to ensure complete voter accuracy. In the Ludhiana district…

SIR, a representational image Ludhiana: A small batch of 3,000-odd officials will be out in the district from Thursday to verify identity records for 26 lakh citizens, who must participate in this mandatory home check to stay on the voter list.The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) aims to ensure complete voter accuracy. In the Ludhiana district…

Hidden GPS tracker, a representational image Ludhiana: Three alleged thieves led by a dismissed cop tore apart a luxury rental car’s tracking electronics, but missed the one beacon that doomed them. Illegal guns and a hospital escape were next episodes of the drama.Police intercepted and arrested the trio — Vikas, a sacked constable from Ferozepur,…

Ludhiana: A flying rock forced its entry through a citizen service centre’s front window when the crashed server of Punjab’s e-Sewa govt portal kept stalling thousands of urgent university applications for a week.The server crash has crippled the processing of essential documents, including birth, caste, and income certificates, as well as land records and licences….

LFour unidentified gunmen fired at least 12 shots at a realtor’s house in Ludhiana’s Shimlapuri early Tuesday, also vandalising two vehicles parked outside.The homeowner, Ramesh Kumar, reported waking to gunfire and seeing four men shooting at his property and pelting his car with bricks. The attackers fled when Kumar raised the alarm.While Kumar claims he…