Ludhiana: Officials now bank on a buoyant commercial real-estate market to secure a buyer to end the 18-year vacancy of a crumbling multi-storey building.The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has set a reserve price of ₹197 crore for this 2.2-acre property on Rani Jhansi Road in a fresh attempt to sell this long-derelict landmark in the…
Ludhiana: A 30-year-old man was killed and another left fighting for his life after a violent clash broke out between rival groups of youths in Samrala on Friday evening.The confrontation, which involved more than 30 combatants armed with traditional gandasas (axes) and swords, took place in a residential colony on Ratipur Road. Police say the…
Ludhiana: Two masked assailants fired upon a popular eatery in Khanna early on Friday. Police believe an international syndicate led by a former agent of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala is behind this intimidation tactic to extort ₹50 lakh. The shooting occurred at Prem Dhaba around 6.45 am, moments before the business opened for the day….
Ludhiana: The Punjab govt has made a U-turn on its controversial industrial application fees, slashing upfront costs for investors following fierce backlash from manufacturing groups.In a newly issued corrigendum to the Detailed Schemes and Operational Guidelines, 2026, the industries and commerce department amended a clause that threatened previously to stall new investment. The state has…
Ludhiana: A Punjab BJP official has sought police protection after receiving a death threat and a Rs 5 crore extortion demand delivered to his house in a suspicious package.Sukhwinder Singh Bindra, a member of the Social Justice and Empowerment Board and the BJP’s district in-charge for Malerkotla, filed a formal complaint with the Ludhiana police…
Times News NetworkLudhiana: Two unidentified men fired at least seven gunshots at a house in Roomi village, Jagraon in the early hours of Tuesday. A woman who lives in the house noticed the bullet marks on the main gate in the morning and alerted the police.Complainant Paramjit Kaur’s husband has been living in Canada for…
Ludhiana: A three-year-old child died in a road accident near Ladowal Chowk on Tuesday. The child and her family members were travelling in an e-rickshaw from Khajoor Chowk towards Phillaur when an allegedly speeding bus rammed into the e-rickshaw, causing it to overturn.The child and her grandmother sustained injuries and were rushed to a hospital….
Times News NetworkLudhiana: A local court granted bail to Congress leader Inderjit Singh Indi, a close aide of former cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, after he was apprehended by division number 8 police under preventive action. Indi’s counsel said they were moving an application for blanket bail, apprehending that he could be implicated in another…
Ludhiana: Manufacturers in the bicycle, sewing machine and allied sectors have expressed serious concerns over mounting working capital stress due to delayed GST refunds under the inverted duty structure. They warned that several small units are facing closure.Industry representatives said raw materials are purchased at 18% GST while finished products are sold at 5%, leaving…
Ludhiana: Two unidentified men fired at least seven gunshots at a house in Roomi village, Jagraon in the early hours of Tuesday. A woman who lives in the house noticed the bullet marks on the main gate in the morning and alerted the police.Complainant Paramjit Kaur’s husband has been living in Canada for the past…
