Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Contractual workers' stir leaves Ludhiana commuters in lurch

Ludhiana, Aug. 4 -- Hundreds of commuters were left stranded and forced to shell out extra money for private transport as the first day of the three-day strike called by contractual employees of PUNBU... Read More


Punjab: School of Eminence model reducing gap between rich & poor, says Mann

Ludhiana, Aug. 3 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday dedicated two new Schools of Eminence at Kidwai Nagar and Miller Ganj in Ludhiana, taking the district's tally to 16. The new campuse... Read More


Two employees booked for rRs.r97-lakh fraud at Ludhiana firm

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- Police have booked two employees of a prominent Ludhiana-based business firm for allegedly defrauding the company of nearly Rs.97 lakh through a series of fake credit card transact... Read More


Ludhiana: Garbage cleared on VIP route, but stench lingers in neighbourhoods

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- A day after the 10-day sanitation workers' strike ended, the municipal corporation's clean-up drive drew criticism from residents who alleged that roads linked to chief minister Bh... Read More


Ludhiana: Nine years on, this government school students continue to attend classes in corridor

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- Nearly nine years after its building was declared unsafe, 66 students of Government Primary School (GPS), A-1 continue to attend classes in a corridor of another government school ... Read More


3 booked for staging theft to 'bolster claim over police land' in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- Three persons have been booked for allegedly staging a theft in a bid to legitimise an encroachment on police land near Ludhiana Railway Station. Police alleged the accused orchest... Read More


Ludhiana: Broken roads, overflowing sewers residents' nightmare

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- For residents on Tajpur Road, basic civic amenities have become a daily struggle. Broken roads, overflowing sewerage, waterlogged streets, neglected parks, and poor sanitation have... Read More


AAP MLA's nephew among 7 booked for firing outside Ludhiana mall

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- A day after a gunfight between two rival groups outside a shopping mall on Ferozepur Road left two youths injured, the Ludhiana police on Saturday booked seven persons, including t... Read More


...relief on the cards as sanitation staff end stir in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- Ahead of chief minister Bhagwant Mann's visit to Ludhiana on Sunday, sanitation workers on Saturday called off their strike in the city following talks with the Punjab government, ... Read More


Ludhiana: After failed talks with CMD, PSPCL contract staff seek government's intervention

Ludhiana, Aug. 1 -- Representatives of the striking Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) outsourced employees on Saturday met Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria, seeking his intervention to... Read More