Rainy Saturday in Ludhiana Ludhiana: A sweeping civil and defence mobilisation is on to protect the city from catastrophic monsoon flooding, threatening severe disciplinary action against bureaucrats who delay preparation.Deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain on Saturday ordered the creation of multi-agency quick-response teams (QRTs) across all subdivisions. Bringing together elite assets from the Army, National Disaster…
Last shot for javelin throwers Ludhiana: Elite track and field athletes have been thrown a career lifeline, with administrators organizing an emergency qualification meet in Ludhiana after extreme weather ruined their chances of making the Commonwealth Games squad.The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) confirmed the Indian Athletics Series meet on June 13 will now serve…
Ludhiana: A brief spell of pre-monsoon rain on Saturday stranded commuters in deep mud and heavy traffic while exposing critical infrastructure delays just weeks before the rainy season begins.The downpour overwhelmed major roads, turning key transit points into treacherous bottlenecks. Driving conditions deteriorated rapidly across high-traffic zones, including Haibowal, Chander Nagar, and Model Town. Low-lying…
Murder victim Harmeet Kaur, 69 Police and bystanders outside a Ludhiana house where an elderly couple was found murdered on Saturday Murder victim Kuldeep Singh, 70 Murder victim Harmeet Kaur, 69 Police and bystanders outside a Ludhiana house where an elderly couple was found murdered on Saturday Murder victim Kuldeep Singh, 70 Murder victim Harmeet…
A pedestrian caught in rain in Ludhiana on Saturday Ludhiana: A state-record downpour has broken a fierce summer heatwave, sending temperatures plummeting nearly 13 degrees below seasonal averages and providing the region with desperate relief.The district emerged as the wettest location in Punjab after receiving 32.6 mm of rain, says the India Meteorological Department (IMD)….
Three members of the same family who won elections from different municipal wards in Doraha pictured after being garlanded: Anmol (second from left), his mother Priya (to his right), and Sudharshan Sharma (sixth from left) Ludhiana: When the final ballots were tallied in Punjab’s civic elections, Doraha’s municipal council found itself facing a historic first:…
A waterlogged Ludhiana street after Saturday’s downpour Ludhiana: Municipal authorities have identified 143 low-lying zones across the city plagued by chronic flooding, admitting that local infrastructure cannot prevent inundation but can hopefully accelerate drainage.For lakhs of commuters and residents, the daily journey to work is about to become a battle against stagnant, debris-choked floodwaters. With…
Aman Kataria (centre) from Ward 22 was among AAP’s winners in Khanna municipal council polls Ruby Bhatia from Ward 17, who was among AAP’s winners in Khanna municipal council polls, celebrating with members of her family Aman Kataria (centre) from Ward 22 was among AAP’s winners in Khanna municipal council polls Ruby Bhatia from Ward…
Ludhiana: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which also runs the Punjab govt, has secured a majority across six municipal councils in this district, consolidating its local govt footprint despite significant upsets in key constituency strongholds.The elections held on Tuesday for 112 wards across the Khanna, Jagraon, Samrala, Raikot, Doraha, and Payal councils saw the state’s…
Ludhiana: Security footage has allowed police to identify the masked robbers who had injured a jewellery store customer critically in Jagraon on Thursday evening before fleeing with valuables worth ₹3.5 lakh.The heist at New Kanda Jewellers on Kacha Malak Road lasted just 90 seconds. CCTV footage captured three men entering the shop, one brandishing a…
