- Doctors protest harassment of medical fraternity, shut OPDs
Showing their anguish over harassment of the medical fraternity, more than 200 doctors of hospitals and private nursing homes kept their OPDs shut as a mark of protest today. Doctors at the Civil Hospital wore black badges while on work and also observed two-minute silence.
- Car hits motorcycle, drags it along for 1 km
A motorcyclist was hit by a car coming from the Ludhiana side near Sahni village this afternoon. While the victim fell on one side and was badly injured, the driver of the car allegedly dragged the bike along for more than 1 km till he was forcibly stopped by onlookers near Kanech village.
- MLA pays surprise visit to govt school
The Atam Nagar MLA, Kulwant Singh Sidhu, conducted a surprise visit at the Government Senior Secondary School in Model Town here on Saturday. The MLA reviewed arrangements at the school and spoke to the principal.
- Vehicle lifter arrested in Mandi Ahmdegarh
Mandi Ahmdegarh: The Sadar police on Friday arrested kingpin of an interstate gang that had been stealing vehicles from various parts of North India. The gang had been disposing of parts after dismantling vehicles at workshops of a scrap dealer of Malaudh in Payal subdivision. Two canters, stolen fr
- Careless officials lock man, son inside bank in Ludhiana
Careless officials of Punjab National Bank locked a man and his five-year-old son inside the Sundar Nagar branch on Saturday evening.
- Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College holds annual convocation in Ludhiana
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) held its annual convocation ceremony yesterday for the 2021 batch. The institute also invited students of 2019 and 2020 batch for the convocation on Saturday.
- Poor response to vaccination drive from kids of Ludhiana district
The ongoing Covid vaccination drive for children has so far evoked a poor response in Ludhiana, the administration has confirmed. While less than 50 per cent (precisely 46.07 per cent) of the children aged between 12 and 17 years have got the first jab, only 19.03 per cent children aged between 15 a
- Covid - 19: 2 test positive in Ludhiana
Two Covid cases were reported, while there was no death due to the virus in the district today. The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients was 97.91 per cent today. — TNS
- Neighbour held for attempting to rape 14 - year - old girl in Ludhiana
The police on Friday arrested a man for attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl at Amarjit Colony, Tibba.
- 3 travel agents booked for fraud in Ludhiana
The Machhiwara Sahib police on Friday registered a fraud case against three travel agents.
- Heaps of garbage set on fire in Model Town Extension irks Ludhiana residents
It was a harrowing time for residents after heaps of garbage in Block C of the Model Town Extension was set on fire. Residents came to know about fire in the wee hours on Saturday when smoke started troubling them. A resident of Block C, Model Town Extension, Nitin Dawar, said they had complained ag
- Will change system, serve people selflessly: Jagtar Singh Dyalpura
A novice in politics, Jagtar Singh Dyalpura of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gave the worst-ever drubbing to the who’s who in the politics from the Samrala Assembly seat in Ludhiana district.
- We hear you: As CODA creates a buzz, stories of speech and hearing disabilities inspire awe
BORN to illiterate parents in a remote village of Alwar, Rajasthan, Mani Ram Sharma started losing his hearing ability at five and lost it completely by the time he turned nine. But this boy was made of sterner stuff. An IAS officer of the 2009 batch, Sharma (47) is the present Labour Commissioner,
- 68 undertrials in Ludhiana to be released
The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) today organised a “Mega camp court” at the Ludhiana Central Jail and ordered to release 68 undertrials involved in petty criminal cases.
- Sacrilege FIR lodged in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: An incident of sacrilege was reported at Sundar Nagar here on Saturday. After torn pages of Gutka Sahib were recovered, people assembled at the site and demanded action against culprits. Senior cops visited the scene and scoured the CCTV footage for clues. The Daresi police have registered
