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Ludhiana: Doctor booked for trying to extort rRs.r25 lakh from neuro centre owner

Ludhiana, Jan. 17 -- A former doctor at a neuro centre has been booked on extortion charges for allegedly demanding Rs.25 lakh after issuing threats to the owner and her daughter. The FIR has been re... Read More


Ludhiana: Labourer found dead outside home, family alleges murder

Ludhiana, Jan. 17 -- A 35-year-old labourer was found dead under mysterious circumstances outside his house in Happy Colony of the Bhamian area early on Friday morning, triggering allegations of murde... Read More


Ludhiana: Victim beaten to death, set ablaze, 3 friends held: Cops

Ludhiana, Jan. 17 -- Eleven days after a charred and mutilated body was found dumped on the Kakka-Dhaula road, the Ludhiana police have solved the blind murder case with the arrest of three men, all a... Read More


Ludhiana: Residents fear disease outbreak as foul- smelling, muddy water runs from taps for second day

Ludhiana, Jan. 17 -- Foul-smelling and muddy water flowing from taps has thrown life out of gear in Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar on Chandigarh Road, where residents have been receiving contaminated water fo... Read More


Ludhiana: No respite ahead from cold wave

Ludhiana, Jan. 16 -- The city continues to shiver under a blanket of fog and cold wave-like conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), which had issued a red alert for the district for col... Read More


Ludhiana: Ward 93 man moves Lok Adalat over contaminated water

Ludhiana, Jan. 16 -- Troubled by the supply of contaminated drinking water, a resident of Ward 93 has approached the Permanent Lok Adalat (public utility services), Ludhiana, seeking directions to the... Read More


Ludhiana: Civil Lines unit blaze ravages hosiery goods

Ludhiana, Jan. 16 -- A major fire broke out at Goel Knits Private Limited, a hosiery unit located in Deep Nagar of the Civil Lines area, on Thursday afternoon, triggering panic among workers and nearb... Read More


Ludhiana: Another Bihar cyber fraudster in police net

Ludhiana, Jan. 16 -- Another cyber fraudster, who was allegedly involved in duping a city resident of Rs.20.77 lakh on the pretext of helping him in securing franchisees of a multinational pizza chain... Read More


Ludhiana: Day after 60 fall sick, health officials take samples

Ludhiana, Jan. 16 -- It took almost 24 hours for health officials to collect samples from the shop that had supplied "gajrela" for distribution as "prasad" at Gurdwara Thada Sahib in Ayali Khurd villa... Read More


Ludhiana: PPCB slaps rRs.r1.5 crore penalty on MC over waste dumping

Ludhiana, Jan. 16 -- The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has imposed an environmental compensation (EC) of Rs.1.54 crore on the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) for unscientific dumping of so... Read More