After protesters vandalised the car of Shiv Sena Punjab chairman RajivTandon during a blockade, it led to this counterprotest Ludhiana: Sectarian tensions flared in the city on Monday as a religious protest turned violent, leaving a politician’s security vehicle vandalised and prompting police to file multiple criminal charges.The confrontation began on Monday morning when a…
Crimes against women: TOI graphic about Ludhiana conviction rate Ludhiana: The city is clearing its cases of violence against women at a six-year high, yet nearly 80% of the alleged perpetrators still walk free due to witness intimidation and poor policing.Latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveals the industrial hub secured convictions…
Gold and cash theft, a representational image Ludhiana: A sewing machine wholesaler returned from a brief family vacation to find his home systematically plundered of cash and gold by a trusted shop employee who used a spare key to bypass security.Vansh Mehta and his family returned to their Shivpuri home after a two-day trip, only…
BJP national president Nitin Nabin (C) during his Punjab tour Ludhiana: Punjab’s manufacturing sector has delivered a sweeping economic ultimatum to the country’s party in office, warning that structural bottlenecks are crippling its global export potential.During an emergency round-table with visiting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Nitin Nabin, representatives from the state’s core industrial…
Extortion calls, a representational image Ludhiana: Extortion calls and death threats originating from Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have been harassing a Punjabi entertainment producer for 15 days.Harshdeep Singh, a music executive and garment trader who operates under the industry moniker Sammy Oberoi, told investigators the principal caller had identified himself as Kulveer Singh…
Extortion calls, a representational image Ludhiana: Extortion calls and death threats originating from Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have been harassing a Punjabi entertainment producer for 15 days.Harshdeep Singh, a music executive and garment trader who operates under the industry moniker Sammy Oberoi, told investigators the principal caller had identified himself as Kulveer Singh…
Ludhiana: Police have charged a man with rape and criminal intimidation after he allegedly blackmailed a woman using explicit photographs.The suspect met the victim on social media in 2025, assaulted her at a hotel, and captured compromising media. He then used the images to coerce her into further sexual abuse.After the woman married and moved…
BJP national president Nitin Nabin addressed party workers in Ludhiana on Sunday, vowing to eradicate drug abuse and revive Punjab’s industry Ludhiana: Punjab’s primary manufacturing hub is leveraging a high-profile political visit to lobby the central govt for sweeping infrastructure upgrades to protect its status as a global export competitor.Local business leaders presented a targeted…
Shooting spree, a representational image Ludhiana: A dispute over a tiny ₹10,000 micro-loan escalated into an attempted massacre in Giaspura early Sunday morning when a young debtor and his gang opened fire on a local family, wounding four.The targets — local financiers Jasjeet Singh, 45, his wife Sarabjit Kaur, 43, brother Rajveer Singh, 40, and…
The bus on fire near Khanna in Ludhiana district on Sunday Khanna: Up to 100 passengers, including women and children, narrowly escaped death on Sunday when an interstate sleeper bus erupted in flames on the Ludhiana-Delhi national highway.The vehicle was travelling from Ludhiana to Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh when a fire broke out near…
