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Central team to inspect Ludhiana grain markets today, wheat arrival below normal

Ludhiana, April 14 -- A team from the food public distribution department, New Delhi, will visit Ludhiana on Tuesday to inspect select grain markets and field pockets, as unseasonal rain has delayed h... Read More


rRs.r23.83 crore recovered from 6k PSPCL violators

Ludhiana, April 12 -- : The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has recovered Rs.23.83 crore from 6,114 consumers for violations, such as theft, metre tampering and unauthorised power use a... Read More


Transformer thefts cripples supply in Ludhiana circles, PSPCL blames organised scrap nexus

Ludhiana, April 12 -- A surge in transformer thefts across Punjab State Power Corporation Limited's (PSPCL) Ludhiana circles has significantly disrupted power supply, with officials attributing the ri... Read More


Rain dampens wheat arrivals in mandis, slows procurement in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, April 11 -- Wheat procurement in Ludhiana has got off to a slow start due to recent rainfall, with government purchase operations confined to just two of the district's 108 mandis. While the... Read More


Govt offices' switch to smart meters gains pace in Punjab

Ludhiana, April 11 -- 38,000 of 52,000 govt connections covered since the rollout began on February 15 Punjab's transition to prepaid smart metering for government electricity connections has gathere... Read More


Ludhiana company booked in Punjab Roadways tender fraud

Ludhiana, April 10 -- An FIR has been registered against a Ludhiana-based firm in connection with alleged manipulation of a Punjab Roadways bus tender floated from its headquarters in Chandigarh. The ... Read More


Ludhiana: PSPCL recovers rRs.r251 crore from 1.29 lakh consumers in 3 months

Ludhiana, April 9 -- The PSPCL's operational wing has recovered a staggering Rs.251.72 crore from 1,29,948 defaulting consumers in the central zone between January and early April, underlining the sca... Read More


7 months on, dangling wires, a lurking threat in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, April 7 -- More than seven months after PSPCL launched its pilot project to remove dangling and low-hanging wires in Ludhiana, large parts of the city continue to remain buried under the sam... Read More


Punjab to roll out QR-based ration cards, fix PDS glitches

Ludhiana, April 2 -- Punjab will start distributing QR-based plastic ration cards from Thursday to overcome gaps and glitches which delayed the release of ration to beneficiaries. There are around 1.... Read More


Ludhiana: PSPCL rule change sparks protest among apprentice linemen over 6,000 ALM posts

Ludhiana, April 1 -- Anger erupted among apprentice linemen across Punjab after Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) uploaded its long-awaited notification for the recruitment of 6,000 Assis... Read More