Ludhiana, Punjab Business Information Directory

The Ludhiana police and NIA have been jointly investigating Thursday's blast at the Ludhiana district court complex, which killed one and injured six persons.

The Indian Express explains how the dismissed cop, as per the investigations of the anti-drug STF, was a part of a well-oiled drug racket that ran from Ludhiana Central Jail with a Nigerian national as its kingpin.

The DGP said the police had leads about persons he was linked with and preliminary investigations revealed that such “links were in jails in Punjab, Khalistani elements abroad, terror outfits, mafia outfits as well as narcotic smugglers”.

? 'He was dismissed from service after his arrest in August 2019 and spent two years in jail before being bailed out in September this year'

“The nature of explosives is still being ascertained as the blast caused a water pipe in the toilet to burst, washing away the explosives. Forensic teams are still working at the spot to pick up traces,” a senior security establishment officer said.

The Chief Minister also spoke about the blast at a Ludhiana court on Thursday, saying he had reached out to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for help in the investigation, and the Centre had sent teams

MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains in his application stated that the police has not yet concluded the probe in the case and hence the non-bailable warrants issued against him by the court were unjustified.

Ludhiana court blast: An advocate, who was present on the spot, said the blast occurred in the public washroom on the second floor.

Police said of the arrested trio, one was a woman, who with the help of two of her accomplices, used to smuggle beef into the city and sell it further.

Prof Kartar Singh is one of the few 'Gurmat Sangeet' legends, who pursued his career in teaching music.

? Every year thousands of devotees from all communities, the majority from Hindu community, attend the Rath Yatra which is organised by the ISKCON.

? Announces project in the name of Ambedkar, regularisation of sanitation workers

? Targets Badals, says dinosaurs might make a comeback on planet Earth, but won’t let ‘jeeja-saala’ to return to power

? In October this year, the project also ran into an unusual political controversy after the Ludhiana Improvement Trust proposed to rechristen and relaunch the project as 'Sahir Ludhianvi Apartments' - as a tribute to poet, lyricist and poet from Ludhiana.

? Police have registered an FIR against a man from Bihar for allegedly raping the girl.