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Education minister's inspection at Machhiwara school: Official suspended, 3 teachers get notices after surprise check

Ludhiana, Feb. 18 -- Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Tuesday suspended the block primary education officer (BPEO) of Machhiwara with immediate effect after he found that the majority o... Read More


Ludhiana: Haryana man lands in police net in rRs.r4.35-cr fraud case

Ludhiana, Feb. 18 -- A year after "no substantial evidence" was found against him by the Ludhiana cyber crime police station, a Haryana resident, accused in Rs.4.35 crore cyber fraud, has been arreste... Read More


Ludhiana: Speeding BMW gutted after hitting power transformer

Ludhiana, Feb. 18 -- Two occupants of a BMW car had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught flames after crashing into an electricity transformer near Pahwa Dharmshal in Upkar Nagar in the wee hours ... Read More


Bittu lays stone for rRs.r70-cr Doraha railway overbridge work

Ludhiana, Feb. 18 -- Union minister of state for railways and food processing industries Ravneet Singh Bittu laid the foundation stone for a railway overbridge (ROB) in Doraha here on Tuesday. The fou... Read More


Infidelity suspicion, obsession: Former live-in partner arrested for Dugri acid attack

Ludhiana, Feb. 18 -- The acid attack case on a 40-year-old woman in Dugri has been cracked with the arrest of her former live-in partner, officials said on Tuesday. It was a case of obsession and reve... Read More


Ludhiana: Dung flowing into Buddha Nullah a concern, says RS member

Ludhiana, Feb. 17 -- The discharge of dung into the Buddha Nullah continues to pose a serious challenge despite the ongoing efforts to clean the polluted stream. This came to light during a review mee... Read More


Ludhiana: 'Ghost school' identified, PSEB to withdraw recognition, says Bains

Ludhiana, Feb. 17 -- The Punjab government has identified a "ghost school" in Ludhiana and initiated measures to withdraw its recognition besides proceeding to file a criminal case. Disclosing the act... Read More


Ludhiana: HC orders FIRs in 3 days in 159 undervalued land deals

Ludhiana, Feb. 17 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has directed the Ludhiana police to register FIRs in connection with 159 out of 296 cases involving allegedly undervalued land transactions ... Read More


Ludhiana: Elderly man assaulted in Barewal, woman among 3 booked

Ludhiana, Feb. 17 -- The Sarabha Nagar police have registered a case against a photographer, his wife and their aide for allegedly assaulting a 69-year-old man and threatening him with a firearm follo... Read More


Ludhiana: Biker throws acid on 40-year-old woman

Ludhiana, Feb. 17 -- Panic gripped the Dugri area on Monday after an unidentified man allegedly threw acid on a 40-year-old woman labourer, leaving her with burn injuries on her face and eyes. The ass... Read More