Ludhiana: Punjab’s industry has come out strongly against PSPCL’s decision to impose night-time power restrictions from 10 pm to 6 am on Category-II and Category-III industrial feeders, warning that the move could disrupt production, delay export orders and increase manufacturing costs at a time when businesses are already grappling with rising input costs and weak…
The incident occurred near the Y-Block market on Panj Peer Road. Nilesh, a local labourer, was returning home from work when his cousin Pawan arrived on a motorcycle to pick him up Ludhiana: Four unidentified bike-borne robbers brutally stabbed two cousins and snatched a silver chain after a failed mobile phone snatching attempt in Ludhiana’s…
Special safety protocols are being extended to vulnerable villages situated along the Satluj Ludhiana: The district administration has placed all govt departments on high alert and ordered strict inter-agency coordination to fortify flood defences ahead of the monsoon. Deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain reviewed preparedness plans from the municipal corporation, drainage department, irrigation department, National Disaster…
The incident took place while the home owner, Rajinder Singh Dhawan, was in Thailand with his family Ludhiana: A domestic helper masterminded a targeted robbery at a prominent builder’s house in Rajguru Nagar, stealing cash and gold. Police have arrested the mastermind and one accomplice from Delhi, while two other co-accused managed to cross the…
Ludhiana: Police suspect an insider was involved in the murder of a 52-year-old lawyer and school operator who was found dead in his city home early on Monday.The advocate who also ran a middle school from his property was found on the ground floor of his house with his throat slit. Police were alerted at…
According to health department data, 1,01,571 children were vaccinated on day one. Ludhiana: Over one lakh children up to five years of age received oral polio drops on the first day of the National Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign across Ludhiana district on Sunday. Civil surgeon Dr Ramandeep Kaur and district immunisation officer Dr Harpreet Singh…
The commission directed that as the opposite party is deficient in providing proper services to the complainant and as such, the complainant is entitled to composite cost of Rs 10,000 from it. Ludhiana: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed a Chandigarh-based vacation company to refund a membership fee of ₹1,89,900 to a Ludhiana…
Ludhiana: A farmer is fighting for life after a violent land grab attempt degenerated into an armed ambush.Gurjit Singh suffered severe injuries when a gang of nine men, armed with guns and bladed weapons, stormed a farm in Jhorra village where he was at work with his brother, Jagroop. The attackers also vandalised the brothers’…
Bioretention cells developed at Punjab Agricultural University are roadside gardens that absorb, filter, and slowly release stormwater into the ground Ludhiana: Scientists in Punjab Agricultural University have developed a sustainable drainage system capable of slashing peak urban floodwaters by up to 92%, offering a potential blueprint for flood-prone cities globally.With the monsoon season weeks away,…
Drizzle in Ludhiana has done little to soften heatwave Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave is continuing to grip northern India, with a brief weekend drizzle in this city failing to cool temperatures that remain nearly four degrees above seasonal normal.The state’s industrial hub recorded a maximum daytime temperature of 39.6°C on Sunday — 3.7°C higher than…
