Times News Network Ludhiana: Two groups of youngsters indulged in a violent clash in Sanjay Gandhi Colony, Tajpur Road on Sunday night, following an old rivalry. The accused pelted each other with stones and bricks, after which one group fired gunshots. Fortunately no one sustained any bullet injury but panic-stricken people ran for cover. Police…
Ludhiana: A year after the Pahalgam terror attack impacted the turnout for the Amarnath Yatra, registrations by pilgrims have risen significantly, with more devotees getting themselves registered and completing mandatory medical examinations at the civil hospital.Health officials said the number of pilgrims undergoing medical tests at the civil hospital this year is substantially higher than…
Times News NetworkLudhiana: Daba police have arrested a man for allegedly strangling his 50-year-old mother to death in Basant Nagar area of Shimlapuri. The accused had initially claimed that the woman died of a heart attack, but an autopsy conducted on Monday confirmed that it was a case of murder.The accused has been identified as…
Ludhiana: Three masked men allegedly vandalised a Maruti Suzuki Ritz car parked outside a house in Smart City Colony in the early hours of Monday. The accused arrived on a scooter without a registration number plate, smashed the vehicle’s window panes using a hammer and then fled. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera…
Ludhiana: Residents grappled with intense heat on Monday as maximum temperature hovered around the 40 degrees Celsius mark. The meteorological department has issued a heatwave alert for the district for the next few days.According to the Met department, maximum (day) temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 39.4 degrees Celsius, which is 3.9 degrees Celsius above…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana district does not have any sports department or government-owned facilities for lawn tennis. Considering this, a new sports project was planned in November 2025 to lay synthetic tennis courts at a cost of Rs 77 lakh, along with another sports project at SCD Government College. A foundation stone was also laid to mark…
Times News NetworkLudhiana: In a disturbing case of alleged mob violence and public humiliation, a group of residents and shopkeepers on Noorwala Road reportedly tied a man to an electricity pole, assaulted him and forcibly shaved his head and one eyebrow using an electric trimmer. The incident was videographed and the clip later circulated widely…
Ludhiana: A decade-long love marriage ended in a horrific act of domestic violence on Sunday when a man allegedly strangled his wife to death in a village near Machhiwara, later reportedly filming a confession and sending it to a friend.The victim, Rajwinder Kaur, was allegedly killed by her husband, Gurpreet Singh, 11 years after the…
Ludhiana: A relentless heatwave has pushed the city to its hottest day of the year, with temperatures touching the 40°C mark on Sunday and forecasters warning that the worst is yet to come.The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday was 40°C, a significant 4.5 degrees above the seasonal average. While the sun remained obscured by clouds…
Ludhiana: A scorching early-season heatwave has left local residents with nowhere to dive, as the city’s landmark Olympic-size swimming pool remains closed due to bureaucratic delays and a failed tendering process.Despite soaring temperatures, the municipal corporation’s (MC) 50-m pool near Rakh Bagh — the city’s largest facility — is unlikely to open until mid-May. While…
