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Ludhiana: Fake arrest threat used to extort rRs.r93,000 from teen, two booked

Ludhiana, Jan. 2 -- The PAU police have booked two men for allegedly blackmailing a 16-year-old schoolboy and extorting over Rs.93,000 from him by threatening a fake police arrest linked to the use of... Read More


Ludhiana: 57 drunk drivers fined rRs.r5,000 each on New Year's eve

Ludhiana, Jan. 2 -- The traffic police issued challans to 57 commuters for driving under the influence of alcohol during intensified checking across the city on the night of December 31, police said o... Read More


Ludhiana rings in the New Year with rain, chill; orange alert for fog till Jan 5

Ludhiana, Jan. 2 -- The New Year began on a rainy and chilly note in Ludhiana district, with the city recording 3.6 mm of rainfall on Thursday and dense fog reducing visibility. In view of the prevail... Read More


Ludhiana: 13-hour blackout grips parts of city as rain trips power feeders

Ludhiana, Jan. 2 -- Residents across the district faced prolonged power outages for nearly 13 hours after rain battered the city early on Thursday triggering widespread tripping of electricity feeders... Read More


Ludhiana: 18-year-old clinches double gold at gatka championship

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- Eighteen-year-old Gursewak Singh from Heran village has won two gold medals at the 9th Senior National Gatka Championship, which concluded on Tuesday at New Chandigarh, Mohali. Th... Read More


Ludhiana: 6-month-old dies at private hospital, kin allege negligence

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- A six-month-old female baby died under suspicious circumstances at a private hospital near Shingar Cinema here, triggering allegations of gross medical negligence by the bereaved ... Read More


Ludhiana: Short of staff, Punjab Roadways service affected, says union

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- Nearly 80% of regular posts in Punjab Roadways, a state transport undertaking, are lying vacant, triggering operational and administrative crisis, members of the Punjab State Mini... Read More


Ludhiana civil hospital to get 12 security guards

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- The Ludhiana civil hospital is set to get 12 security guards as the government has approved the deployment of 200 security guards across district hospitals in the state. According... Read More


Ludhiana: Gravel-laden truck overturns on shanty, 2 children dead

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- The last morning of 2025 turned tragic in Jagraon when a gravel-laden truck overturned onto a roadside shanty, crushing a sleeping family and killing two minors. Four others, incl... Read More


Ludhiana: Amid foggy weather, teachers call for revised school schedule

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- With dense fog and near cold wave conditions continuing across the district, teachers' unions and school heads have urged the authorities to either extend winter holidays or revis... Read More