Say ban entry of outsiders on campus to avoid untoward incidents
Say ban entry of outsiders on campus to avoid untoward incidents
The Sadar Khanna police on Monday registered a case against two travel agents who duped a man of Rs 36.50 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad. The suspects were identified as Bhupinder Singh and his son Sandeep Singh,...
Armed miscreants abducted a vendor in a car and subjected him to torture, taking him to different locations and tortured him mercilessly. The police received information about the kidnapping and raided a house in Pakhar Colony, rescuing the victim from...
The PAU employee who faced suspension had caught an AAP leader with a girl in an objectionable state on university campus and raised the issue
A land dispute at Taraf Kotli village in the jurisdiction of the Sidhwan Bet police station turned violent when shots were fired, injuring one person. Gurpreet Singh, a friend of NRI Mandeep Singh, was hit by a bullet that passed...
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) bagged ‘Excellence in Smart and Sustainable Street Lighting Solutions’ for implementing ‘Smart LED street lights project’ at the Elets Urban Innovation Infrastructure Summit held in Panchkula, on Tuesday. Mayor Inderjit Kaur received the award during...
The Ludhiana police on Tuesday arrested two persons in separate cases and recovered opium and ganja from them. In the first case, the Police Division 6 nabbed Kaptan Singh, a resident of Dashmesh Nagar, and recovered 1 kg of opium...
Jaskaran Singh of Bhumaddi village in Ludhiana district has once again brought laurels to the region by achieving an All-India Rank of 240 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. During his third attempt, two years ago, he had cleared the...
Punjab Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian has issued a stern directive to 56 tehsildars and 166 naib tehsildars, recently transferred on April 21, to report to their new postings immediately or face strict disciplinary action. Expressing concern over the failure...
In the past four years, the pollution levels in terms of the Air Quality Index (AQI) have come down in Ludhiana, the industrial hub of Punjab, and it has certainly provided a much-needed respite to city residents. The Punjab Pollution...
An Orientation Programme was held for the parents of classes Nursery to V and IX to XII on 19th April, 2025, at Darshan Academy, Ludhiana. It was a productive morning that allowed parents and teachers to interact meaningfully. The major...
Environmentalists and residents across parts of the Malwa region have voiced strong concerns over unchecked environmental degradation and blamed successive governments for failing to initiate effective awareness campaigns and sustainable waste management practices. Locals lament that essential aspects of environmental...
SCD Government College, Ludhiana, honoured students for academic and co-curricular excellence during the annual prize distribution function held at the Sahir Auditorium. The event also marked the inauguration of the institution’s state-of-the-art Innovation Council (IIC) Centre that was established at...
Officials of Ludhiana Commissionerate Police organised a two-hour cleanliness drive called ‘Shramdaan’ on Sunday, demonstrating the Commissionerate’s commitment to fostering a clean environment. The drive saw enthusiastic participation from all staff members, who cleaned their workspaces, office areas, and ensured...
Farmers, led by office-bearers of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), have launched a protest against the visit of US Vice-President JD Vance. Rallies and meetings were held at villages falling under the jurisdiction of Ludhiana and Malerkotla districts in response...
Amargarh legislator Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra endorsed the demand made by office-bearers of several international service bodies to waive Goods and Services Tax (GST) on services provided without profit. The demand was raised during a function held to inaugurate two...
The Manna Singh Memorial Open Table Tennis Tournament concluded here on Sunday as the winners were awarded trophies by the organisers. As per the statement issued, in the U-17 girls category, Vani Sharma of Chandigarh stood first, followed by Sherell...
Ludhiana District Cricket Association, affiliated to Punjab Cricket Association, will hold trials to select players for the U-19 district cricket team on April 23 (Wednesday) at 9 am on GRD Academy cricket grounds, Hambram Road. Players born on or after...
Five officials to be stationed at each of 10 new huts across city
With an aim to expediting development works and resolving grievances at the earliest, Zonal Commissioner (Zone D) Jasdev Singh Sekhon held a meeting with councillors at the MC’s Zone D office in Sarabha Nagar here on Monday. Councillors Gurpreet Singh...
The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Amrinder Singh Shergill has sentenced Balwinder Kaur (51) and Jagdish Singh (48), both residents of Nichi Mangli, Chandigarh Road, here, to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each in a corruption case. The court...
Local Bodies, Water Supply and Sanitation departments among major defaulters
The Crime Branch-2 on Monday claimed to have nabbed a proclaimed offender (PO) wanted by the police in a criminal intimidation case and seized 100 gm of heroin and a .315 bore pistol along with two cartridges from his possession....
Payments worth Rs 397.30 cr made to farmers
Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma on Monday directed officials that whenever an application was marked to them for investigation, they must promptly probe and return the same directly to the district headquarters. This measure would prevent public inconvenience and...
The Tibba police on Sunday registered a case against two persons who stabbed a man to death on the Kakka Dhola road. The suspects were identified as Ranjit of Bihar and Ujja Ram of Uttar Pradesh. The complainant, Satinder Kumar,...
The ruling AAP government has recently started the “Sikhya Kranti” initiative by inaugurating several projects in state-run schools. Crores of rupees are being spent to revolutionise the education system. However, in the entire exercise, the government has apparently forgotten to...
Harmit Kaur Waraich, principal of Nanakana Public School, reflects on her 30-year journey in education field and the transformation she has witnessed over the years. Speaking with Shivani Bhakoo, she shares insights into evolving education system, the impact of NEP...
Limited seats in Indian medical colleges, better lifestyle and job satisfaction abroad are the main reasons behind undergraduate students opting for medical education abroad. A nationwide survey on preference of Indian undergraduate medical students to go abroad for higher studies...
The iconic Dr Mohinder Singh Randhawa Library at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is all set to undergo a major transformation inspired by the British library, one of the most renowned libraries in the world. This will be the first significant...