Punjab water table dipping 50cm annually: PAU report Ludhiana: Although Punjab’s struggle with groundwater is common knowledge, a PAU study warns that the deterioration is faster than previously imagined. Groundwater reserves in the state have been dwindling fast over the past 27 years.The average pre-monsoon water table dipped sharply from 7.8 metres below ground level…
Filed by NidhiLudhiana: To establish a fire station in the West constituency, the Ludhiana civic body officials have finalized a location near Phullanwal Chowk. The tenders have already been floated for this purpose and it is expected that in the coming days the construction work will start at the ground level.Initially, one piece of land…
Filed by NidhiLudhiana: After the residents raised the issue of open garbage dumping at 100-feet road in Sherpur, the civic body on Thursday started cleaning the site. Mayor Inderjit Kaur conducted a surprise inspection and issued a strict warning to the officials and residents over open dumping of garbage. The residents complained that there was…
TNNLudhiana: Burglars struck at a house in Vishwakarma Colony here and decamped with jewellery, cash and foreign currency while the house occupant was asleep. The police have registered a case in the matter.The theft came to light when the homeowner, Sukhwinder Kaur, woke up the next morning and found the house ransacked.In her complaint, Sukhwinder…
Ludhiana: With students camping in Delhi to protest against the NEET-UG paper leak and pressing the demand for accountability, a group of around 18 youths from Ludhiana travelled to the capital to provide medical assistance and humanitarian support to the protesters.The volunteers have set up a medical camp near the protest site and are also…
Filed by NidhiLudhiana: The work on e bus depots at Hambran Road and Ghoda Colony is going slow and without completion of these e-bus depots, the buses will not reach the city. The officials claimed that it would take time at Ghoda Colony due to certain reasons and work is going at the site.The city…
Ludhiana: A domestic dispute turned violent in Jodhewal on Tuesday evening when a man allegedly repeatedly stabbed his mother-in-law after an argument at her house in Tilak Nagar.The victim, Jaswinder Kaur (52), suffered injuries on her face and neck and was rushed to a hospital for treatment. Doctors said she is stable and out of…
Times News NetworkLudhiana: A 26-year-old resident of Joshi Nagar was allegedly attacked by a group of men while standing outside his house. The victim, Kunal, sustained multiple injuries. He claimed to have received 26 stitches on his head, besides wounds on his arms and other body parts.Kunal alleged that the assailants also fired gunshots in…
Ludhiana: A speeding tipper rammed into three youngsters changing their car tyre on Sahibana Road in Jamalpur on Tuesday. They were injured in the accident.Jamalpur police have registered a case against tipper driver Balvir Singh, of Bhokar Gujjran village, on the complaint of Narinder Kumar of Dhandari Khurd.Complainant Narinder Kumar was travelling with his friends,…
Punjab govt begins distributing CM Mann-branded school bags Karan SharmaLudhiana: Govt schools in Ludhiana have begun distributing official school bags featuring CM Bhagwant Mann’s picture to Class 11 and Class 12 students under the state’s ‘Punjab Sikhya Kranti’ initiative.The yellow and blue bags, which also carry the state govt logo, are being distributed following recent…
