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15 dengue, 44 malaria cases reported in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Aug. 12 -- The district has reported 15 confirmed dengue and 44 malaria cases so far this season, with the number of infections rising as the monsoon progresses despite intensified anti-larv... Read More


Ludhiana: Civic body defers blacktopping, road repair near Sagoo Chowk amid rains

Ludhiana, Aug. 12 -- Fearing another cave-in during the ongoing monsoon, the municipal corporation has deferred permanent repairs and blacktopping of the road near Onn Hotel at Sagoo Chowk, where a se... Read More


Ludhiana: Three held for assaulting garment trader e-rickshaw agency

Ludhiana, Aug. 12 -- A garment trader was allegedly held captive and assaulted by a group of 20 to 25 people at an e-rickshaw agency in Basti Jodhewal on Tuesday following a dispute over the return of... Read More


Ludhiana: 21 yrs on, NHRC begins probe into 'custodial torture' of Dalit woman

Ludhiana, Aug. 12 -- Nearly 21 years after a Dalit woman was allegedly tortured in police custody, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has opened proceedings into the case in Jagraon, recordin... Read More


Pending demands: Anganwadi workers protest at Mini Secretariat

Ludhiana, Aug. 11 -- Anganwadi workers and helpers staged protests outside the Mini Secretariat on August 10 in support of a nationwide agitation by farmers, labourers and other working-class groups, ... Read More


Ludhiana: Over 16k complaints pending amid contract workers' strike

Ludhiana, Aug. 11 -- As many as 16,718 power complaints remain pending across 19 divisions of the utility's central zone, PSPCL officials said. The backlog has accumulated since outsourced employees w... Read More


Ludhiana: MC plans rehabilitation of 50-yr-old sewer line

Ludhiana, Aug. 11 -- The municipal corporation is preparing a plan to rehabilitate a nearly 50-year-old brick trunk sewer running beneath several key areas of the city, following a series of road cave... Read More


Ludhiana: ASI transferred, probe ordered over allegations of negligence

Ludhiana, Aug. 11 -- Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Amrik Chand has been transferred to the Police Lines and a departmental inquiry ordered against him over allegations of negligence in handling an FIR... Read More


Ludhiana: Proclaimed offender among two held in bizman murder case, say cops

Ludhiana, Aug. 11 -- The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Ludhiana, and Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested two alleged members of the group involved in the murder of 25-year-old realtor and gar... Read More


Ludhiana: Addict held for murder of unidentified man in Tibba, say cops

Ludhiana, Aug. 10 -- Four days after a 24-year-old man was bludgeoned to death following a spat in Tibba, police have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in connection with the murder. The victim, however,... Read More