Damage by reckless truck, representational image Ludhiana: A midnight truck crash at the Tajpur Chowk black-spot intersection in Jagraon left a man with serious injuries after the out-of-control vehicle struck two cars and ploughed into roadside shops. The collision destroyed a car, an SUV, a parked motorcycle, and several storefronts, with the impact drawing a…
The Haibowal site for a luxury gate in Ludhiana Ludhiana: Beautification schemes in Punjab’s wasteful pre-election spending have outraged locals, who say they need basic running water and roads instead of a luxury gate to a foul-smelling river.When the municipal corporation floated a ₹39 lakh tender recently to construct a decorative entrance in Haibowal, residents…
Blackmail over pictures stolen from mobile phone, a representational image Times News NetworkLudhiana: A factory worker’s friend reportedly copied private photos from his mobile phone secretly to execute a ₹10-lakh international blackmail scheme against the man and his overseas girlfriend.The digital trap turned local after the targeted man recognised his former colleague’s voice in an…
Kidnapped girl rescued, a representational image Ludhiana: A woman out on bail over her husband’s suicide was charged with kidnapping her six-year-old daughter from the girl’s grandparents when police found the child in her home.The girl went missing while playing outside her grandparents’ home in the Gulabni Bagh area of Tibba. Following a search, the…
Ludhiana: Beautification schemes in Punjab’s wasteful pre-election spending have outraged locals, who say they need basic running water and roads instead of a luxury gate to a foul-smelling river.When the municipal corporation floated a ₹39 lakh tender recently to construct a decorative entrance in Haibowal, residents pointed out that the proposed arch will stand amid…
Electricity repair worker came under attack in Ludhiana; this is a representational image of the repair work Ludhiana: A striking utility worker was left with a fractured nose after an angry, drunken mob bashed him up for refusing to verify that their electricity had been restored, Punjab police said.Sukhwinder Singh, an employee of the Punjab…
Ludhiana: Paramilitary troops and local police will secure the city’s 15 examination centres this Sunday as more than 5,300 students retake India’s high-stakes medical entrance test following a nationwide paper-leak scandal.The National Testing Agency (NTA) invalidated the initial May 3 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) amid widespread irregularities. Candidate enrolment in the district has since grown…
Ludhiana: An international animal rights group has exposed an illegal wildlife trafficking operation in the city after spotting an Instagram user advertising a captured baby monkey for sale.Punjab Police filed criminal charges against Dalbir Singh of Lohatbaddi village following a formal complaint by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) India and local wildlife…
Worry for nursing students Ludhiana: Police have charged a man and his son, both from the management, with embezzling ₹1.5 crore by redirecting student fees into their personal bank accounts over a 12-year period.The suspects, Rajinder Kumar Bhatia and his son Sunny Bhatia, held senior administrative positions at the Satguru Institute of Nursing in Guru…
Bus strike on hold for NEET Ludhiana: Contractual bus workers have deferred their strike by two days to avoid disrupting students travelling for the national medical entrance examination, whom the govt has promised free transit.The public transport strike is now set to stall Punjab next week after contract workers issued a three-day strike ultimatum over…
