Carrying images of the young people lost to drugs, members of Pendu Mazdoor Union handing over a memorandum of demands to the naib tehsildar at Jagraon on Monday Ludhiana: Grieving mothers and fractured families marched through the streets of Punjab on Monday, carrying photos of dead children to demand govt action against a rampant synthetic…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana additional deputy commissioner Poonam Singh announced on Monday that 18,718 voters were successfully mapped during a special camp drive held on February 7. Meeting with representatives of both recognised and unrecognised political parties, she urged them to immediately appoint booth-level agents (BLAs) across all polling stations to help maximise voter mapping coverage before…
The first phase of the project targets 70 schools in Ludhiana, comprising 20 high schools and 50 senior secondary schools. Ludhiana: A Punjab govt directive to repaint select state school buildings using a specific new colour combination has disrupted visual uniformity across Ludhiana district. Issued in December 2025 by the office of the Punjab director…
Two bikers snatching a bag from a man Ludhiana: Two masked motorcycle bandits robbed a factory collection agent of more than ₹5 lakh, his phone, and his wallet in a targeted ambush on Noorwala Road.Jaswinder Singh, 45, was on his weekend collection rounds for a local garment manufacturer when the thieves intercepted his motorcycle. The…
Representational image of card-block scam Ludhiana: Police have launched a manhunt for a fugitive former private bank employee following a wave of new fraud complaints from the Jagraon area, just days after he was initially booked for duping a customer.Lovepreet Singh, a former staff member at a Jagraon bank branch, was originally targeted by Ludhiana…
GST scam, representational image Ludhiana: Police have registered FIRs against nine firms and their proprietors for allegedly using forged documents and fabricated data to secure fake GST registrations.The action follows an extensive audit by state tax officials, who uncovered a systemic network of businesses claiming fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) via fake invoices. Authorities confirm…
Suicide prevention among seniors is a challenge Ludhiana: A retired decorated police officer took his own life on Saturday after a family feud escalated into terrifying threats against his new wife and young children.Gurdev Singh, 70, a former Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector, left a note alleging that his two sons from the previous marriage had…
Ludhiana: Scientists at the Punjab Agricultural University are studying the viability of flat insect-net structures as an alternative to conventional dome-shaped polyhouses, with preliminary results indicating that the technology could be better suited to Punjab’s climatic conditions.The study, being conducted for the first time by the university, concerns the suitability of polyhouses in regions that…
Ludhiana discovered a novel way of beating the heat on Sunday Ludhiana: A severe heatwave has forced residents indoors as temperatures in the industrial hub soared past 42°C, prompting meteorologists to issue a yellow weather alert.Clear skies and intense sunshine pushed Sunday’s maximum temperature nearly three degrees above seasonal norms. The India Meteorological Department warns…
Ludhiana: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a travel company and an airlines to refund Rs 45,656 for ‘deficiency in service’ after a student missed his connecting international flight to Australia due to a delayed domestic flight.The commission also ordered the opposite parties to pay a composite cost of Rs10,000 to the complainants,…
