Ludhiana: Garbage collectors once again protested the poor solid waste management system at the static compactor site in Sherpur on 100 ft Road this Saturday. The collectors alleged that one machine installed at the site has been non-functional for several days, while the second was full on Saturday, preventing them from dumping waste inside. Consequently,…
Ludhiana: As the wheat procurement started late in Ludhiana district due to the rains recently, latest data suggest that till April 17, around 12% wheat has been procured in the grain markets of the district. Meanwhile, the food and supply department officials claim that even as the procurement season ends in the first half of…
Ludhiana: A local councillor apprehended a woman with ‘narcotics’ in Sanjay Gandhi Colony and accused her of drug peddling. However the police released her without lodging an FIR, which fumed the residents.The controversy surfaced after a video showing the woman being apprehended with suspected contraband went viral on social media on Saturday. The woman was…
A meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) was held at Isru Bhawan here on Saturday wherein it was alleged that the Union government was trying to remove Punjab’s representation from various institutions, mainly BBMB (Bhakra Beas Management Board). The SKM members said it was decided that a delegation would meet governor Gulab Chand Kataria…
Ludhiana: Even as last year, the maximum temperature in Ludhiana had reached 40°C on April 24, it seems that it might reach the same value this year ahead of that date as the met department predicts the day temperature will be recorded at 40°C on Monday. Meanwhile, the day temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana police have arrested two city residents who worked as couriers for miscreants running IPL betting and hawala money transactions. The police said that the accused duo would arrange mule accounts for their bosses, and those accounts were further used in hawala transactions. The arrested accused are Shubham Dikshit of Grewal Colony and Vikas…
Ludhiana: A speeding trailer truck crashed into a factory wall in Transport Nagar near Cheena Chowk during the early hours of Saturday, causing the boundary wall of the premises to collapse. The impact was so severe that the truck first smashed through a road divider before ramming into the structure. Several electricity poles were knocked…
Ludhiana: A city-based contractor has been arrested and granted bail after allegedly assaulting vegetable market workers and threatening a govt official following the cancellation of his operating licence.The Punjab Mandi Board cancelled the contract of Syed Raza Hussain, known as “Raju”, following allegations of overcharging vendors at a local parking lot and market space. Police…
Ludhiana: A local priest was killed and a female passenger injured critically on Friday after a speeding car slammed into their electric scooter on the Ferozepur highway here.The victim, Ram Singh of Malak village, was reportedly heading towards the Kothe Baggu area near Jagraon when the accident occurred. Ram Singh, who served as a priest…
Ludhiana: A brazen assault inside a regional police station has led to a breakthrough in a high-profile cold case, with a suspect arrested for attacking a village official’s son allegedly confessing to the murder of a local kabaddi star.Amritpal Singh was taken into custody following a violent clash within the Raikot police station premises, where…
