- Lower steel prices will boost industrial production: Bizmen
The local businessmen have heaved a sigh of relief as their industrial units have started getting more orders for finished products. The development comes after the Government of India’s decision to impose 15 per cent duty on export of steel and iron ore. This led to reduction in price of stee
- Veteran athlete secures 3 gold medals in Pan India Masters Games
Jarnail Singh Garcha, a veteran athlete from the city, hogged the limelight as he secured three gold medals in the inaugural edition of the Pan India Masters Games held at Bengaluru, recently.
- Raikot SDM bans cutting of trees at public places
The environmentalists and volunteers of social and other local organisations have been planting saplings of shade and fruit trees on common land and premises of public undertakings, including educational institutes and government offices, to minimise environmental degradation.
- Man loses Rs 1L to snatchers
Snatchers waylaid two persons and took away Rs 1 lakh in cash and a mobile phone in separate incidents. However, the police arrested three thieves and recovered stolen material from them.
- Woman ends life, husband booked
Ludhiana: The police have booked Akash Badar, a resident of Ambedkar Colony, Khanna, under Section 306 of the IPC after his wife Pooja (31) committed suicide by hanging herself from a roof girder at her maternal house in Valmiki Colony, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, here, on Sunday. In a complaint lod
- Man held with gun, another booked for firing into air
The police have arrested a person with a countrymade pistol while another man has been booked for firing shots into the air. Rajan Kumar of Lohara was nabbed near the local bus stand by the police on Sunday on a tip-off that the suspect had purchased a countrymade pistol from UP and was going on his
- Summer season favourable for fish farming, says expert
According to an expert summer season is favourable for fish growth, but protection against temperature exceeding 35°C is important.
- Summer vacations in schools from June 1
The much awaited summer break in government schools will start from June 1 and continue till June 30. Expressing happiness over the break, students, parents and teachers heaved a sigh of relief it had become difficult for them to commute to schools in the scorching heat.
- MC fines 2 for illegally charging parking fees
The Municipal Corporation has caught two persons for ‘illegally’ charging parking fees from visitors on the road portion near MBD Mall on Ferozepur Road here.
- Work to instal rising main pipeline inaugurated
The work for the installation of the rising main, a sewer pipeline, has now started from Haibowal Chowk. The work would be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore, which is a part of Rs 650 crore Rejuvenation of Buddha Nullah Project.
- Bailable warrants issued against Improvement Trust SE
Taking a serious note of non-appearance of Buta Ram, Superintending Engineer (SE) of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), despite attachment of his salary through orders issued on previous hearing, the Court of Harsimranjit Singh, Civil Judge (Senior Division), has issued bailable warrants against
- Buy prospectus at agri varsity from tomorrow
The sale of prospectus for the 2022-23 session at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will commence from June 1.
- Tehsildar suspended
The state government on Monday evening ordered the immediate suspension of Tehsildar (East) Jeevan Kumar Garg on the charge of attesting land registrations without the mandatory no objection certificates (NOCs), a senior official has confirmed.
- Jagraon youth bags AIR 388
Umesh Goyal of Jagraon in Ludhiana district secured an All India Rank of 388 in the UPSC’s Civil Services Examination, 2021, the final results of which were declared today.
- Farm fires double than last season, but less than 2020, 2019 in district
As the current wheat harvesting season, popularly known as Rabi, officially drew to a close on Monday, farm fires almost doubled but remained less than the season’s cumulative count of 2020 and 2019 in Ludhiana district, the official figures have confirmed.
