Ludhiana, Punjab Business Information Directory

Railway officials are all set for floating tenders for redevelopment of the Ludhiana railway station, a project which envisages a new look for the st

Upset over inadequate and erratic power supply in the region, activists of various organisations of farmers protested against the alleged apathy of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited authorities towards demands of residents in general and paddy cultivators in particular.

April is observed as caesarean awareness month. In the district, the number of births held through C-section have jumped to almost double in the past three years (in private sector). Besides factors such as late marriages and complications, women preferring C-section over normal delivery is one of t

The Special Task Force of Ludhiana today conducted raid on the house of smuggler Deepak Kumar Deepu of the Tajpur road and recovered 315 gram of heroin, 20 gram of opium, two live cartridges and Rs 21,800 drug money.

Some unknown persons fired shots at the house of Akali leader Sandeep Singh at Dyalpura village in Samrala last night. The incident was also captured in CCTV cameras. The Samrala police have launched a probe.

The Municipal Corporation (MC) is going to launch a big drive to disconnect sewer connections of all illegal colonies located outside the MC limits. The connections of such colonies were joined with MC’s sewer lines without permission.

Under the ‘Meri Kalam Meri Taqat’ initiative of the district administration, around 1 lakh pencils were distributed among needy children at various orphanages, slums, etc.

The MC has formed teams to ensure 100 per cent recovery of Rs 5 crore from defaulters, who had not deposited disposal charges.

The Malaud police in Khanna district today nabbed a minor boy on the charges of raping an 11-year-old girl. The girl is a niece of the accused.

A major fire broke out in a garment washing shop at Meena Bazaar on early Thursday morning. Stock worth several lakhs of rupees was gutted in the fire.

Following guidelines of the government and the ICSE Council, Delhi, Sacred Heart Convent School, Sector 39, Urban Estate, Chandigarh Road, here, organised a mock drill and fire safety training which aimed at ensuring operational preparedness of students and staff of the school.

The police today nabbed three persons who had fled with a huge stock of ghee and other items of Sameer and Sapna Trading Company, Ladhowal. The trio had loaded goods in their Mahindra Pickup and instead of delivering the same at a specific place, they kept the stock with themselves.

If everything goes as per the plans in the coming three months, an initiative of the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate, ‘Fitness Challenge’, will surely help the pot-bellied cops and unfit policemen to get fit.

Gurmehar Singh cracked a double century (203 runs) and an invaluable contribution of 96 runs by Manish as Bathinda reached the score of 463 runs for the loss of nine wickets against Ludhiana on the third and penultimate day of the semi-final in the ongoing Inter-District (U-23) Cricket Tournament be

The fire is raging in the fields of Ludhiana. This seems apt to describe the current situation of stubble burning, which has gone up 12 times in the past week, the official figures have confirmed.