LUDHIANA: A three-year-old boy who had toddled along with his mother to see off his elder sister to school, died after being mowed down by the same bus on the outskirts of Ludhiana on Wednesday morning.Samardeep Singh died on the spot. The 20-year-old bus driver tried to escape but was chased down by locals who…
Ludhiana: Koom Kalan police have registered cross cases against 27 persons belonging to two rival groups for allegedly engaging in a clash and pelting stones at each other in Chaunta village. The violence is suspected to have been triggered by a dispute over alleged tip-offs to the police regarding drug trafficking activities in the area.Those…
TNNLudhiana: More than three months after two “impersonators” were allegedlycaught writing a Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB)recruitment examination on behalf of original candidates, the Ludhianapolice registered a cheating case against the two Haryana-based aspirants.As per police, the case pertains to the Group D recruitment examinationconducted by the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) onApril…
TNNLudhiana: More than three months after two “impersonators” were allegedly caught writing a Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) recruitment examination on behalf of original candidates, the Ludhiana police registered a cheating case against the two Haryana-based aspirants.As per police, the case pertains to the Group D recruitment examination conducted by the Punjab Subordinate Services…
40% of voters data digitised under SIR; 98% enumeration forms distributedLudhiana: Nearly 98% of the enumeration forms have been distributed and nearly 40% of the voter data has been digitized as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of the electoral rolls continues in the district.Deputy election commissioner, ECI, Bhanu Prakash Yeturu and chief electoral officer, Punjab,…
Karan SharmaLudhiana: The government school officials have raised concerns over the latestofficial notification regarding the appointment of around 553 govt school teachers to attend the training sessions of drug and socio-economic census, which is being conducted by the state to assess the success of its anti-drug measures and socio-economic schemes. The census is already underway…
Ludhiana: Around 25 persons allegedly attacked a religious place and assaulted a youth following a dispute over alleged drug peddling in the area.Police have registered a case against around 30 persons, including six identified as Aryan, Pawan Balyan, Shera, Mulla, Deepu and Suraj, all residents of EWS Colony. A case has also been registered against…
TNNLudhiana: With the e-rickshaws being increasingly ubiquitous on city roads and concerns mounting over traffic indiscipline, the district administration has launched an E-Rickshaw Road Safety Awareness and Enforcement Programme aimed at improving compliance with traffic rules and reducing accidents.Deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain inaugurated the campaign at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan in the presence of regional…
Showers bring relief but humidity causes discomfort TNNLudhiana: Rain in the city on Thursday pushed maximum temperature down slightly, even as night temperature was recorded above normal. The weather department has forecast rain over the next few days.On Thursday, 9.6 millimeters rainfall was recorded from 8:30am to 5:30pm. Maximum (day) temperature in the city was…
TNNLudhiana: A man driving an SUV allegedly ran over a stray dog and threatened area residents with a pistol when they confronted him. The incident took place in Haibowal.Police registered a case against the accused, Ravinder Singh, on the complaint of Parmjit Singh, a resident of Guru Nanak Dev Nagar, and launched an investigation.The complainant…
