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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...

Hindi comedy play ‘Stand Up Mr Khurana’ brought to fore the humour of a dysfunctional family as the drama was staged at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan this evening. The play was organised by Ludhiana Sanskritik Samagam and the cast included...

The Association of United College Teachers (AUCT), Punjab and Chandigarh, questioned the lack of implementation of Panjab University’s letter which directed colleges to implement the 7th Pay Commission as per UGC guidelines within 21 days. AUCT spokesperson Tarun Ghai said...

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president and Cabinet Minister Aman Arora inaugurated the campaign office for the party’s Ludhiana (West) candidate and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora at Welcome Palace, Malhar Road, here on Sunday. Minister Arora said significant strides...

Students from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) delivered outstanding performances at ‘Vigyan Mahotsav-2025’, an event organised by Khalsa College for Women. Samarpita and Medhavi Goyal secured the second position in “Lab of Wonders” competition. Dilawer Singh Grewa and Gurleen Kaur Toor...

A delegation from Chamkaur Sahib Morcha met Rajya Sabha MP Balbir Singh Seechewal on Saturday on the banks of the Buddha Dariya to discuss the issue of a paper mill that is proposed to be set up between Dholran and...

A seminar was organised by the Communist Party of India at Isru Bhawan today on the ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ and ‘India’s Freedom Struggle and Challenges’. Dr Swaraj Bir Singh, the former editor of Punjabi Tribune, said the resentment that brewed...

Though the city witnessed winds and mild rainfall late on Saturday evening, farmers, who are ready to bring wheat to mandis, said the showers did not cause any harm to the crop, although there was some worry ragarding the weather...

Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), in collaboration with Lung Care Foundation (LCF), launched Ludhiana Forum for Clean Air at the DMCH. The forum aims to unite doctors, policymakers, environmental experts and citizens to drive awareness and action for cleaner...

An elderly couple was thrashed by their grandson, along with his accomplices, when the former asked the latter to shift upstairs from his present room downstairs. Both were rushed to the Civil Hospital with injuries last night. The elderly woman...

The Ludhiana rural police arrested eight alleged drug peddlers during a cordon and search operation carried out at Ghalib Kalan village near Jagraon. This operation was led by Senior Superitendent of Police, Ludhiana Rural, Ankur Gupta and Superintendent of Police...

A family in Ludhiana is confused and shocked after receiving an electricity bill of over Rs 48,000 for a house that has remained locked since February and consumed just 60 units of electricity. The house, located in Pink Park in...

Around five miscreants riding on two motorcycles opened fire at the house of gangster Puneet Bains near Cheema Chowk, on the back side of the Janakpuri police post, in the wee hours of Sunday. The miscreants first made a video...

Some shopkeepers allow vendors in front of their shops, take rent from them

The Hathur police have arrested four of the over 12 miscreants who had robbed cash and valuables of a transporter and his conductor after assaulting them with sharp-edged weapons four days back. The suspects identified as Gagi, Goli, Vicky (all...

The police claimes to have arrested two members of a gang involved in making ransom calls in the name of notorious gangsters. While two members of the gang, identified as Gurpreet Singh Gopi of Buani near Doraha and Lovepreet Singh...