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Ludhiana: Two MGNREGA officials sacked for rRs.r4.1 lakh fund bungling

Ludhiana, May 8 -- The village development and panchayat department has dismissed two MGNREGA, now Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), officials accused of "... Read More


Ludhiana: Domestic help flees with rRs.r4 lakh cash, jewellery

Ludhiana, May 8 -- Hired 10 days ago, a domestic help decamped with Rs.4 lakh cash and jewellery from the house of his employer, a factory owner, in Atam Park area. The family left home to attend a fu... Read More


Ludhiana:142 low-lying areas identified, flood control room from June 15 amid monsoon preparations

Ludhiana, May 7 -- Municipal corporation (MC) officials were on Wednesday directed to make all necessary arrangements well in advance to prevent waterlogging during the monsoon season. Mayor Inderjit ... Read More


Ludhiana: BDPO in vigilance net for rRs.r15,000 bribery

Ludhiana, May 7 -- A block development panchayat officer (BDPO) posted in Maloud block of the district has been arrested red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau st... Read More


Ludhiana: Car dealer gets rRs.r1-crore extortion threat from 'Godara gang'

Ludhiana, May 7 -- A city-based car dealer has complained that he received an extortion threat for Rs.1 crore through an audio message from an international number. Prabmohan Singh, who runs a car sal... Read More


Ludhiana: 25 sarpanches seek action over illegal mining

Ludhiana, May 7 -- Twenty-five sarpanches and representatives from nearly 50 villages of the Sahnewal Vidhan Sabha constituency, led by Punjab BJP spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal, on Wednesday sub... Read More


After 1.5 years, tiger roar returns to Ludhiana zoo

Ludhiana, May 7 -- After a prolonged silence in its big cat enclosure, Ludhiana Zoo has once again come alive with the arrival of a pair of Royal Bengal tigers. The zoo has acquired one male (Badal) a... Read More


Ludhiana: Waste from dairies not being processed as per contract, alleges senior deputy mayor

Ludhiana, May 6 -- The contractor engaged to collect waste from dairy units at the Haibowal dairy complex is not processing the waste as required under the contract and is instead dumping it at the wa... Read More


Ludhiana: Development works stalled as civic body awaits release of rRs.r56 crore

Ludhiana, May 6 -- Several development works in the city have stalled as the municipal corporation awaits release of Rs.56 crore sanctioned recently, delaying payments to contractors executing ongoing... Read More


72% voter mapping completed in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, May 6 -- The district administration has completed 72% voter mapping under the pre-special intensive revision (pre-SIR) exercise launched by the chief electoral officer, Punjab, additional d... Read More