Ludhiana: Manufacturers in the bicycle, sewing machine and allied sectors have expressed serious concerns over mounting working capital stress due to delayed GST refunds under the inverted duty structure. They warned that several small units are facing closure.Industry representatives said raw materials are purchased at 18% GST while finished products are sold at 5%, leaving…
Ludhiana: A factory worker from Vijay Nagar, Mundian, has accused a group of men of kidnapping him in a car and assaulting him. He also alleged that they urinated on him. Police, however, countered the claim, saying that while he was beaten up, there was no kidnapping. In his police complaint, factory worker Suyamitra (30),…
According to 2026 policy, new investors have to pay Rs1 lakh or 0.5% of fixed capital investment (whichever is higher)Ludhiana: Industrialists in Punjab are protesting a new 0.5% non-refundable upfront fee mandated under the state’s 2026 industrial guidelines. To avail of fiscal incentives, investors must now pay either Rs1 lakh or 0.5% of their fixed…
Ludhiana: In a bid to promote sports, Ludhiana district administration has established 24 sports nurseries across the city with facilities for volleyball, athletics, boxing, hockey, cycling, archery, gymnastics, basketball and other games.Coaches were also appointed to nurture talent in urban and rural areas. However, cash crunch may make it very difficult, if not impossible, to…
Ludhiana: Amid a rapid and sharp rise in temperatures over the past several days, cases of sunstroke among children are being reported in hospitals. On Monday, one such patient was brought to the Civil Hospital.A pediatrician at the Civil Hospital, Dr Jaspreet Singh, said the child had been exposed to the sun after going out…
Ludhiana: These days, the prospect of stepping out into the blazing sun makes city residents flinch. With the mercury refusing to budge from the over 40 degrees Celsius mark for the past five days, routine life has been thrown out of gear. For residents, it is difficult to accomplish the simplest of routine tasks in…
Ludhiana: Despite maximum temperature soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, 15 double shift schools are continuing classes during peak heat hours from 12pm to 5pm. A few double shift schools in the city include Govt Senior Secondary School PM Shri Cemetery Road, Govt Senior Secondary Smart School PAU, Govt Primary Smart School Kundanpuri, Govt Multipurpose Senior…
Ludhiana: Following a surge of blazes across the Khanna police district, SSP Darpan Ahluwalia has made a written request to the deputy commissioner for urgent preventive measures to save property and lives.The call for action follows recent fires at a furniture showroom on Samrala Road, clothing shops on GT Road, and a water park in…
Ludhiana: Residents are enduring a relentless 24-hour heat cycle as night-time temperatures in the industrial hub hit a yearly high, providing no reprieve from a blistering daytime heatwave.The mercury failed to drop below 25°C on Sunday night, marking the warmest evening of 2026 so far. With temperatures tracking significantly above seasonal norms, the India Meteorological…
Ludhiana: A major fire gutted a plastic factory in a residential pocket of Khanna on Sunday morning, forcing neighbours to flee their homes and sparking fresh allegations of illegal industrial operations in the township.The blaze, fuelled by stockpiles of flammable plastic, erupted around 7am on Kabza Factory Road. While multiple fire crews managed to contain…
