Ludhiana: As an initiative to enhance sports infrastructure in the city, the Shastri badminton hall at the Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, has been renovated with the required facilities. As a part of this renovation project, three new honed BWF-approved synthetic badminton mats have been installed at the courts for the athletes. The total estimated cost…
Ludhiana: In the ongoing controversy surrounding the registration of an FIR against a Congress councillor’s husband over an alleged road construction dispute, Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner Neeru Katyal Gupta has withdrawn the charges from the junior engineer (JE) and sub-divisional officer (SDO) who filed the original complaint. The matter pertains to the construction project on…
Ludhiana: During the recent mega parent-teacher meeting (PTM) held at government schools across the city, new directives were issued to overhaul student attendance marking. School officials were instructed to transition to a new government and education department portal, which includes a feature to notify parents via SMS when a child is absent. Teachers are also…
Ludhiana: In a significant move toward urban sustainability, the municipal corporation (MC) has initiated the process to secure the prestigious “Water+” tag for Ludhiana. The civic body issued a public notice on Wednesday seeking objections from residents, providing a 15-day window for registration. Following the completion of this statutory process, the MC may be declared…
Ludhiana: A city-based activist has raised concerns regarding the Municipal Corporation’s (MC) official website, alleging it is not updated regularly. He stated that in the absence of current information, residents face significant difficulties. The activist, Kuldeep Singh Khaira, claimed it has been observed that the LMC portal lacks frequent updates, particularly concerning the names and…
Ludhiana: The postal department has decided to phase out the use of bicycles by postmen in the city and provide them with fuel compensation as they transition to motor vehicles. The move comes in response to the consolidation of delivery centres, which has increased travel distances for postal staff and made bicycle-based delivery impractical.Earlier, delivery…
Ludhiana: Two weeks after the Khanna police booked the former manager of slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala for assisting gangster Doni Bal in an extortion bid against a Payal-based commission agent, Harish Chandar, unidentified bike-borne assailants fired gunshots at the agent’s grain market shop late Tuesday night. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Payal) Jasbinder Singh stated…
Ludhiana: Khanna police have dismantled a drug supply network with the arrest of eight individuals, recovering 4 kg of opium and 44 kg of poppy husk. Alongside the narcotics, officials seized two tractors, two trolleys, a reaper machine, and a Mahindra Scorpio SUV used for smuggling. Senior superintendent of police (Khanna) Darpan Ahluwalia stated that…
Ludhiana: Rising steel prices have emerged as a major concern for exporters and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) manufacturers, with industry leaders saying sustained increases in raw material costs were squeezing margins and threatening competitiveness.The Federation of Industrial & Commercial Organization (FICO) has stated that abnormal fluctuations were hurting downstream industries, particularly micro, small…
Ludhiana: The ongoing crisis in West Asia has begun to cast a shadow on the bicycle industry of Ludhiana, with the manufacturers announcing a price hike of Rs 250–300 per unit amid rising input costs. The increase, triggered by escalating prices of steel, plastics, rubber, paint and chemicals, is expected to impact both businesses and…
