TNNLudhiana: A man allegedly abducted and held a 13-year-old girl captive for two days after threatening her with a weapon and sexually assaulted her. The Ludhiana rural police have booked the accused on the complaint of the victim’s mother.The girl’s mother told the police that on August 19 at around 8pm, when she was away…
TNNLudhiana: Thieves broke into a farmer’s house in Bonkar village, under Koom Kalan police station, and fled with gold and silver jewellery after allegedly locking the sleeping couple inside their room.Farmer Nirmal Singh said his house is located in the fields and as his children are living abroad, he and his wife are the only…
The 9 pm to 12 am period recorded the second-highest tally with 109 accidents, while the early morning window between 3 am and 6 am saw the lowest with 16 mishaps Ludhiana: Nearly one-fourth of all road accidents in Ludhiana city in 2024 occurred during the three-hour evening window between 6 PM and 9 PM,…
According to the complaint, Kumar purchased the steam iron on July 6, 2021, backed by a two-year warranty. When the appliance developed a fault on January 28, 2023, he logged multiple complaints with customer support across January, February, and March. Ludhiana: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered an electrical equipment manufacturer and its…
The Federation of Industrial & Commercial Organisation (FICO) has called on the Union steel ministry and the Government of India to establish a regulatory committee to monitor and regulate steel prices, transparently fix profit margins, and keep rates at reasonable levels. Ludhiana: Ludhiana industrialists and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are facing financial distress…
The current vacancy figure shows an improvement over the previous academic year, when approximately 250 seats remained vacant. Ludhiana: A total of 200 seats out of 1,000 remain vacant at the Senior Secondary Residential Meritorious School in Ludhiana, even after the completion of the final round of counselling in the first week of August.The institution…
The case stems from a complaint filed by local resident Sahib Singh on July 22, 2020. Sahib Singh stated that his family owned two properties with commercial shops and residential upper floors in Gobind Colony, which lacked formal utility connection receipts from previous owners. Ludhiana: A local court in Ludhiana has sentenced an outsourced municipal…
A BJP functionary confirmed that a formal announcement will follow their decision, alongside a strategy to ensure their candidate secures an F&CC seat. Ludhiana: Ahead of the Ludhiana municipal corporation House meeting scheduled for August 25, preparations have begun as opposition political parties meet to select their candidate for the Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC).The…
According to the prosecution, the victim, Rani, had moved back to her parental home three months prior to the incident due to marital harassment and was working at a supermarket chain on Ferozepur Road. Ludhiana: A local court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a ₹50,000 fine for the murder of his…
Official figures show the civic body has collected only ₹25 crore in property tax so far, significantly lagging behind last year’s recovery during the same timeframe. Ludhiana: Ludhiana municipal corporation’s property tax recovery drive has hit a severe slowdown, falling ₹16 crore short compared to the previous year as civic employees remain tied up with…
