Ludhiana: A 46-year-old man who returned to India recently from New Zealand has been defrauded of ₹21 lakh after falling for a sophisticated work-from-home scam advertised on social media.Deepinderpal Singh told Ludhiana Rural cybercrime cell that the ordeal had started on Feb 11 when he had clicked an Instagram advertisement promising easy income. The link…
Ludhiana: Punjab’s beekeeping industry is on the brink of collapse as a “perfect storm” of erratic weather, punitive US tariffs, and rampant honey adulteration forces veteran apiarists to abandon the trade.Production has plummeted this season, with beekeepers reporting yields of just 18-20 kg from each hive, down from the traditional average of 35kg. The decline…
Ludhiana: Thousands of Class-XII students in Punjab’s govt schools have begun their final academic year without essential textbooks, sparking fears that the delay will compromise results in the high-stakes board examinations.Despite the start of the new session, students in senior secondary schools report a critical shortage of govt-issued materials for major subjects, including economics, political…
Ludhiana: AI-generated imagery is landing students of this city’s elite private schools in the sights of the cybercrime cell.“Clothes-swapping” apps to sabotage rivals and weaponising deepfake technology to bully and harass classmates are the dark side of the digital classroom. The Ludhiana cybercrime cell has received six complaints in six weeks involving fraudulent social media…
Ludhiana: In yet another security lapse, an undertrial, accused in a murder case, escaped from police custody while undergoing treatment at Ludhiana civil hospital. The incident, which took place on Feb 6, is part of a pattern of several accused fleeing police custody in the city over the past few months.The Samrala police had brought…
Ludhiana: Police have arrested a Mohali man charged with orchestrating a series of “washroom” heists, where he tricked traders into transferring him cash before vanishing from their stores.Sahil Makkar was taken into custody by Division Number 4 police following a complaint from garment trader Vikas Thapar. Authorities believe Makkar has targeted at least five other…
Ludhiana: A group of more than 120 participants from five districts of Punjab, including 70 rural women, attended a three-day capacity building programme in Biofloc-based Aquaculture (BFAQ) at College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. The training programme was tailored to apprise the beginners with basics of biofloc aquaculture technology and…
Ludhiana: Open urination along a wall near city bus stand has become a nuisance for passersby, local residents and shopkeepers, with many complaining of an unbearable stench that lingers throughout the day.People using the narrow lane adjoining the bus stand say they are forced to cover their noses while passing through the stretch. “The smell…
Ludhiana: A day after rain lashed the city, temperatures in Ludhiana remained below normal on Monday. The met department has predicted chances of rainfall activity in the coming days.It was windy in the city on Monday morning even as it remained sunny throughout the day.The sunny weather failed to push the maximum (day) temperature much…
Ludhiana: Members of a farmers’ union on Monday staged a protest at the Ladhowal toll plaza and made it toll-free for nearly three hours, demanding compensation for losses incurred during last year’s floods in the state. The protest was led by senior leader of Azad Kisan Morcha Taranjit Singh Nimana.After receiving the information, the police…
