Ludhiana: A sudden fire gutted a cotton shanty and destroyed two school buses in Haibowal’s Pavitar Nagar on Tuesday afternoon, triggering widespread panic. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze quickly spread from the slum workshop—where cotton was stored for quilts—to the parked vehicles.Bystanders successfully moved another bus and a car before the flames could consume…
Ludhiana: A local businessman had to track down CCTV footage himself before police would log the theft of his family’s gold from a crowded auto-rickshaw. Cops explained the time loss: “We were verifying.”A transit gang stole the 6-tola gold jewellery early on May 24. Sunil Sahni, 32, of Basti Jodhewal, claims that Division Number 1…
Ludhiana: Mayor Inderjit Kaur and newly appointed municipal corporation commissioner Ojasvi Alankar conducted surprise field inspections at 7 a.m. Tuesday under the “Clean Punjab” mission.Alankar inspected main roads and residential areas near Samrala Chowk during his first official field review. He warned that negligence would not be tolerated and ordered zonal commissioners to conduct regular…
An electricity transformer inside a park near Ludhiana’s Shahi Mohalla Ludhiana: Thousands of children and daily walkers face severe electrocution risks across the city as uninsulated power transformers, low-hanging cables, and utility poles obstruct footpaths and play areas inside municipal parks.Despite recent multi-crore-rupee civic renovation projects, local authorities have repeatedly failed to relocate the hazardous…
Ludhiana: A sweeping counter-terrorism search cleared two major govt complexes in the city on Wednesday after a anonymous sender threatened to detonate “human bombs” inside the offices of the deputy commissioner and municipal corporation.The targeted scare marks the sixth hoax bomb threat sent to public offices or schools in the industrial hub over the past…
Ludhiana: A district administration review of all maternal deaths reported during April and May has triggered strict accountability measures for local healthcare providers.Presiding over the Mission Jeevni meeting, deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain announced that lapses identified during the audit were viewed seriously, with responsibility being fixed where negligence was established.The primary outcome of the meeting…
Ludhiana: A technical workshop titled “Accelerating Energy Efficiency in MSMEs” gathered over 60 industry leaders, energy experts, and government officials to promote sustainable manufacturing in the textile sector.Jointly organized by the Punjab Energy Development Agency, the District Industries Centre, and a German development agency, the event highlighted the state’s ADEETIE and RAMP programs. Prominent attendees…
The state of road in Ludhiana’s Tyre Market Ludhiana: West Asian geopolitical tensions have hit the streets of an Indian industrial hub, leaving local drivers vulnerable to catastrophic monsoon flooding.Despite a multi-crore-rupee infrastructure pledge, local authorities admit they will miss a crucial pre-monsoon road repair and drainage clearance deadline of June 30 due to a…
No ID was checked at this hotel Ludhiana: A Europe-based extortion and drug-smuggling syndicate’s domestic cell has been dismantled, exposing a hotel operator who allegedly acted as the gang’s logistics and concealment manager who provided “no-ID” rooms.The action against hotel owner Mohit Negi follows the arrest of four key gang operatives on Sunday. Investigators discovered…
Representational image of teachers burdened with extra duties such as surveys Ludhiana: The Punjab govt faces a major industrial backlash from public school educators after drafting dozens of senior lecturers into administrative duties for a newly launched state welfare scheme.An official directive issued to the district education officer (secondary) confirms that 57 govt school lecturers…
