The lack of a formal dog census has emerged as a major bottleneck for Ludhiana’s Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme. Ludhiana: The municipal corporation is awaiting directives from the local bodies department before implementing the recent Supreme Court order to remove stray dogs from key public places. While animal birth control measures are ongoing and…
Law Judge And Justice Symbol Ludhiana: A local court has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for violently assaulting a woman and snatching her gold earrings in March 2021. The court of additional sessions judge Rajneesh also imposed a total fine of Rs 26,0-00 on the convict, Dharminder Singh of Salanha Bet…
A man was murdered in city Ludhiana: A 22-year-old newly married woman allegedly hanged herself at her residence following persistent harassment for dowry, prompting the Ludhiana police to arrest her husband and parents-in-law on Friday. Acting on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, police registered an FIR against the trio under Sections 80 (dowry…
Ludhiana: Two masked men stabbed and robbed a jewellery shop employee in broad daylight on ATI Road Friday, fleeing with gold, silver, a licensed pistol, mobile phone and a scooter in a heist that lasted barely five minutes and was caught on CCTV.Ranjeet Singh, who was alone in the shop between 11.37am and 11.41am, was…
Payal DhawanLudhiana: Punjabi singer Yashinder Kaur, alias Inder Kaur (Mundian Kalan), was shot dead, with the autopsy confirming two bullet injuries — one piercing her chest and another lodged in her forehead.The post-mortem was conducted by a board of doctors, including forensic experts Dr Karan, Dr Vishal Chopra and Dr Mandeep. Following the examination, the…
Moosewala ex-manager’s parents held in extortion-linked firing caseLudhiana: Khanna police have arrested the parents of Shaganpreet Singh, former manager of slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, for their alleged role in an extortion and firing case at a dhaba in Khanna on May 1. The accused — Saudagar Singh and Daljit Kaur of Chadhri village in…
NRI, father booked for ₹7L FCI tender fraudLudhiana: City police have booked a Canada-based NRI and his father from Mohali for allegedly cheating a Ludhiana resident of ₹7 lakh on the pretext of securing a transportation tender with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Jalalabad.The accused — Anmol Ratan Singh and his father Balkarn…
Ludhiana: A narrow escape involving a child who fell into an open, waterlogged drain on Tajpur Road has triggered outrage, with a viral video showing the child’s mother pulling her to safety within seconds. The incident, which occurred near Amrit Dharam Kanda Chowk Wednesday evening, has once again exposed unsafe road conditions in the area.According…
Ludhiana: With day temperature shooting up to 43 degrees Celsius, stepping outdoors in the city on Thursday was both uncomfortable and perilous. The meteorological department has forecast heat wave to severe heat wave in Ludhiana in the next few days.Even the partly cloudy sky could not mellow the effect of the rising mercury. According to…
Karan SharmaLudhiana: With the heatwave intensifying, parents in the city are apprehensive about sending their children to school in the scorching heat. Many parents and students have urged the government to announce early holidays in Ludhiana to protect children from the extreme weather.Students attending double-shift schools are the worst affected, as their classes begin at…
