Ludhiana: Following a surge of blazes across the Khanna police district, SSP Darpan Ahluwalia has made a written request to the deputy commissioner for urgent preventive measures to save property and lives.The call for action follows recent fires at a furniture showroom on Samrala Road, clothing shops on GT Road, and a water park in…
Ludhiana: Residents are enduring a relentless 24-hour heat cycle as night-time temperatures in the industrial hub hit a yearly high, providing no reprieve from a blistering daytime heatwave.The mercury failed to drop below 25°C on Sunday night, marking the warmest evening of 2026 so far. With temperatures tracking significantly above seasonal norms, the India Meteorological…
Ludhiana: A major fire gutted a plastic factory in a residential pocket of Khanna on Sunday morning, forcing neighbours to flee their homes and sparking fresh allegations of illegal industrial operations in the township.The blaze, fuelled by stockpiles of flammable plastic, erupted around 7am on Kabza Factory Road. While multiple fire crews managed to contain…
Ludhiana: A six-year bureaucratic stalemate that has left one of Punjab’s largest dairy hubs drowning in animal waste may finally be nearing an end, following a fresh land-sharing agreement between state agencies.The deal aims to revive a long-delayed compressed biogas (CBG) plant at the Tajpur Road dairy complex to stop the flow of raw effluent…
Ludhiana: A Khanna man faces criminal charges after a 57-year-old woman died from injuries sustained when his speeding car allegedly struck her auto-rickshaw on Rani Jhansi Road.The woman, Vanti, of Prem Nagar, died at a private hospital on Saturday after a three-day struggle. Following her death, police registered a first-information report (FIR) on Sunday against…
Ludhiana: A logistical bottleneck has left more than half of the procured wheat harvest stranded in open-air grain markets across the district, sparking fears among traders of losses due to theft, spoilage, and shrinking grain weights.Despite govt assurances, data from the district food supplies controller (DFSC) reveals a widening gap between procurement and transportation, with…
Ludhiana: Punjab’s fresh police action against environmental degradation started on Sunday with 11 first-information reports (FIRs) about dumping dairy waste into the Buddha Dariya.The legal action follows complaints from Ludhiana’s municipal and urban wastewater management officials who inspected dairy complexes near Humbran and Tajpur Road and reported direct discharging of animal waste into the waterway….
Ludhiana: A delegation of industrialists met municipal commissioner Neeru Katyal Gupta to demand action on poor sanitation, broken streetlights, and encroachments in the city’s focal points.The group complained that roadsides in industrial zones have turned into dumping grounds. They noted that scattered waste creates a negative impression on international buyers and business delegations, often leaving…
Ludhiana: The state government will provide financial assistance to 144 beneficiaries from weaker sections to repair their homes under the Rangla Punjab scheme. Each recipient, primarily from the Jawahar Nagar camp area in Ward 72, will receive Rs 35,000 to fix dilapidated roofs, totaling an expenditure of Rs 50.4 lakh.The proposal was recently approved by…
Ludhiana: Chief minister Bhagwant Mann has directed the Ludhiana deputy commissioner to take legal action against dairy units violating waste disposal norms, following a high-level meeting, on Saturday. The move comes as the Tajpur Road dairy complex remains buried under cow dung and sewage, despite a Rs 22-crore tender specifically assigned to a private firm…
