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A senior jail official faces suspension for allegedly selling luxury cell assignments. LUDHIANA: The suspension of a senior Central Jail official on the charges of selling luxury-cell assignments underscores a persistent cycle of corruption and systemic misconduct within Punjab’s penal system.Additional jail superintendent Balvir Singh was suspended following allegations that he took cash bribes ranging…

Among the PAU awardees, Gurmeet Singh of Khera Kotli village in Hoshiarpur will receive the Surjit Singh Dhillon Award Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) will honour progressive farmers and livestock entrepreneurs during the inaugural ceremony of their joint two-day Kisan Mela and Pashu Palan Mela…

Compounding the billing hurdle, school principals allege that they have not received midday meal payments or cooking cost reimbursements since the start of the current academic year Ludhiana: The Punjab govt’s transition to the SNA-SPARSH portal for centrally sponsored schemes has triggered severe concerns among school heads and teachers, who state that mandatory GST billing…

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LdhiAn altercation involving a ruling Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker and a commercial truck driver has triggered fierce opposition criticism in Punjab, highlighting political vulnerabilities for the state administration ahead of upcoming elections.Footage circulating online appears to show Ludhiana South MLA Rajinderpal Kaur Chhina intercepting a tipper truck on the Daba-Lohara Road accompanied by security personnel….

Ludhiana South MLA Rajinderpal Kaur Chhina confronting a tipper-truck driver LUDHIANA: A video allegedly showing Ludhiana South AAP MLA Rajinderpal Kaur Chhina confronting and allegedly slapping a tipper-truck driver surfaced on the internet on Tuesday.The incident occurred on Monday afternoon on Daba – Lohara Road.The video shows Chhina, accompanied by her gunman and a few…

Two shooters were killed in a police encounter on Sunday afternoon. LUDHIANA: Two shooters who were sent to fire gunshot at a blood donation camps organised at Pakhowal road bases resort in the memory of slain ex-sarpanch Rajwinder Singh Grewal alias Ravi Khwajke, were shot dead in an encounter by the teams of Anti Gangster…

Ludhiana: Nearly two months after the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into force, Punjab industrialists state that local industry—particularly its micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)—must step up efforts to capitalise on export opportunities by mastering new compliance, documentation, and certification standards.Although the trade pact was announced in 2025 with advance warnings to prepare,…

Locals warned that residential properties in pockets near Dayanand Medical College, Christian Medical College, Ghumar Mandi, Model Town Extension’s tuition market, and Pakhowal Road are increasingly being converted into commercial units or high-occupancy PGs without proper approvals Ludhiana: Following a fatal accident at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Delhi, Ludhiana residents and social activists…

Bus stolen, found stripped of tyres Ludhiana: In a strange case, a PRTC bus parked outside Ludhiana bus stand was stolen early on Aug 29. The driver came to know about the theft when he reported for work later that day.He circulated details of the bus in a WhatsApp group of drivers and found the…