- Arrest of BKU activist: BKU suspends protest till Feb 22
Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) today announced that the proposed dharna and protest at the office of the Police Commissioner here from February 18 to seek unconditional release of Jagminder Singh Raju, president of the Humayunpur BKU unit, had been suspended for the time being.
- Excellence award for PAU young scientist
Dr Nitika Sandhu, molecular geneticist at the School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), has been awarded the ‘SERB-Women Excellence Award-2022’ by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi.
- LDCA Red XI enter cricket final
LDCA Red XI routed LDCA Green XI by 112 runs to storm into the final of the ongoing LDCA Junior (U-16) Cricket Tournament being held at the GRD Global Education Institute ground on the Hambran road, here today.
- 30 cancer - hit children take part in drawing competition
International Childhood Cancer Day in observed on February 15 every year. The theme for this year is “Best survival is achievable through our hands”.
- Mystery shrouds woman's death
A 28-year-old woman, Manpreet Kaur, died under mysterious circumstances at her in-laws’ house last night.
- 5 hurt in brawl at Ghati Mohalla
Five persons suffered injuries in a minor brawl at Ghati Mohalla here late last night. Assailants hurled bricks and stones at the victims. They also attacked them with sharp weapons.
- Wind flowing in AAP's favour, says Bhagwant Mann
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab chief ministerial candidate and MP Bhagwant Mann conducted an poll march at Machhiwara in favour of AAP candidate Jagtar Singh from the Samrala Assembly constituency.
- Ensure free & fair elections, say special observers
Special election observers appointed by the Election Commission of India to review the preparations for the Punjab Assembly elections held a meeting with election observers, district election officer, Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, and SSPs of Ludhiana (Rural) and Khanna through videoconferencing
- Miscreants set car afire in New Puneet Nagar
Some unknown miscreants allegedly set a car on fire in New Puneet Nagar here in the wee hours of this morning.
- Kin busy campaigning for candidates
Kin busy campaigning for candidates
- 29 fresh cases in Ludhiana district
As many as 29 fresh cases of Covid-19 from Ludhiana district have been confirmed on Wednesday. Besides, seven positive cases belong to other districts or states have also been reported.
- Now, top layer of newly installed paver blocks starts peeling off on 'Smart Street'
After a number of recently carpeted roads started breaking down within a short period, questions are now being raised over the quality of newly installed precast paver blocks under the Smart Street Project at junctions of Malhar Road here. The top layer of a number of paver blocks has started peelin
- Vote for Lok Insaaf Party for Punjab?s development: Simarjit Singh Bains
Making an appeal to voters to support the Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) in the Assembly elections, chief of the party Simarjit Singh Bains, along with his supporters, carried out a foot march from Dana Mandi to Dashmesh Nagar along with Gill Road here.
- Cong committed to ending drug menace in Punjab: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was in the city today to seek votes for Surinder Dawar, Congress candidate from the Ludhiana Central constituency.
- No campaign on electronic, social media in Punjab from 6 pm tomorrow
The poll campaign for the Assembly elections on electronic and social media will come to an end on February 18. The voting is scheduled on February 20 in the state.