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Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari triggered fresh political speculation on Thursday with a cryptic social media post, hours after the Indian National Congress announced a new organisational team for Punjab without assigning him a key role. The post came shortly afte
The espionage investigation in Ludhiana has taken an international turn, with police uncovering a Dubai link to the alleged Pakistan-backed surveillance network. The link emerged during the interrogation of 21-year-old Aakash, a distant relative of prime accus
The Khanna Police have booked MILKFED officials, including the General Manager, and owners of two private firms for allegedly diverting the subsidised neem-coated urea supplied by the Government of India (GoI) for farmers . The persons booked have been alleged
A significant share of particulate matter emissions in Ludhiana in Punjab, a major industrial and manufacturing hub, and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, two contrasting districts in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), originates from fuel use occurring without adequate
A local businessman and his family have reported receiving death and abduction threats from a caller using international phone numbers. The individual, who claimed to be gangster Goldy Dhillon, demanded extortion money from the family
Four months after the new academic session began, several students in government schools are still waiting for their uniforms, with many, particularly new admissions, attending classes in civil clothes. The academic session started in April, but the delay in s
Two lakh trees have been mapped, geo-tagged and entered into a digital database across several parameters in Ludhiana, marking the first-ever tree census conducted for a Punjab city. The census assumes significance as the industrial city continues to grapple w
With two accused already in police custody, the Ludhiana police have sent two teams to Uttar Pradesh to track down the main accused in the killing of Tibba resident Harjinder Singh, alias Harry, who was shot dead in Swatantra Nagar on August 7.Police officials
The sequential hunger strike organised by the Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Memorial Trust to demand that Ludhiana Junction railway station be named after the freedom fighter entered its fifth day on Sunday. Trust members, including Sukhdev Thapar s 70-year-old nephe
Renowned businessman Gurcharan Singh Kaler, owner of Shingar Cinema and a prominent figure in Ludhiana s business community, died late Tuesday night. He was 89
The Ludhiana District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed a shoe company to refund Rs 11,000, along with a composite cost of Rs 10,000, for allegedly not delivering a pair of shoes to a bridegroom who had ordered shoes for his marriage. A bench
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held a Ludhiana hospital and two doctors liable for allegedly failing to promptly treat a 36-year-old woman for her severe post-procedure pain and numbness and ordered Rs 15 lakh in compensation
Khanna SDM Swati Tiwana on Sunday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to immediately identify and repair all potholes, damaged road sections and other defects on the highway stretch falling under the Khanna subdivision, and submit a compli
The Basti Jodhewal police have arrested a 26-year-old man on charges of attempting to sexually assault his landlord s wife and attacking her husband with a hammer when he confronted him. The injured man is undergoing treatment at a hospital
The firing on the SUV of Jaswant Singh Cheema, Sahnewal in-charge of Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, on the Doraha highway nearly five months ago was a staged attack, Khanna police said on Wednesday.The Doraha police station had registered a murder bid case in Janu
A labourer was abducted from outside a shop in Focal Point, taken to a house, tied to a chair and assaulted by five men over an old rivalry, police said on Monday, adding that a case has been registered against the accused, who are currently absconding. The Fo
The Moti Nagar police have booked three Maharashtra residents for allegedly cheating a Ludhiana trader of 52.91 lakh by accepting payment for an imported rajma consignment that was never delivered. The accused have been identified as Vikram Shinde of Akola, Ra
A 23-year-old gym owner from Ludhiana and his driver were killed after their Fortuner SUV overturned while trying to avoid a stray animal near ITI Chowk in Lalru early on Friday. Two other occupants escaped with minor injuries
Ludhiana: A major tragedy was averted after a fire broke out at Ram Lal Bhasin Public School in Phase I, Dugri, Ludhiana, on Wednesday morning following an explosion in the generator room. Scores of students and staff members were safely evacuated from the bui
The city police have arrested a woman and her son for allegedly trafficking narcotics and recovered 15 kg of ganja, 31,400 suspected to be drug proceeds, packaging material and a scooter allegedly used in the crime from their possession. The accused have been
Baljit, an engineer by profession, has built a collection of over 4,000 coins, spanning from the earliest tribal republics of ancient Punjab to the last coins issued under the Sikh Empire. The collection chronicles the succession of kingdoms, empires and dynas
A 27-year-old man, who suffered a severe head injury after three motorcycle-borne miscreants allegedly rammed his scooter and snatched his gold chain on June 30, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. Following his death, Division No
A 28-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling fan at her in-laws house in Giaspura, police said on Sunday. The Sahnewal police have registered a case of dowry death against her husband and her mother-in-law on allegations of dowry harassment and cruel
The Sadar police have booked a Raikot man for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman under the false promise of marriage and later threatening to circulate her obscene photographs on social media. The accused, Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Chak Bhai Ka village in
Nearly three weeks into the indefinite strike by outsourced Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) employees, electricity billing operations in Ludhiana s Central Zone continue to remain severely disrupted, with over 1.10 lakh consumer bills yet to be
More than 15 years after the murder of Namdhari sect follower Avtar Singh Tari, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday released a sketch of one of the suspected assailants and announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for information leading to the identi
A man suspected of snatching a mobile phone was allegedly assaulted by a mob in Kailash Nagar area of Ludhiana. The mob tied the man to a pole, pasted a note on his chest which read Main chor hun (I...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking a fresh probe into the alleged disappearance and murder of a woman after finding that she is alive and residing in Canada,...
Less than one-fifth of eligible ration-card holders in Ludhiana have received wheat since the distribution of foodgrains and ration kits for April, May and June began on May 25, with depot operators...
Deputy commissioner (DC) Himanshu Jain has ordered a clampdown on mining operations and mineral transportation across the district, putting police and mining officials under direct scrutiny, warning of strict action for lapses. The district administration, in...
Ludhiana: Newly operational Halwara International Airport in Ludhiana, hailed as a major boost to the state s aviation infrastructure and industrial connectivity, has landed in controversy after the season s first major spell of rain allegedly exposed flaws in...
An alleged bank-auction scam involving a mortgaged rice mill property in Khanna has brought under scrutiny the suspected role of a commission agent and bank-linked officials accused of undervaluing a prime commercial property to facilitate its auction at a dra...
Observing that the Nehru Sidhant Kendra was actively providing scholarships, free education, and vocational training to the weaker sections in line with Jawaharlal Nehru s ideals, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PI...