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Punjab: Officials familiarised with QR-coded wheat bags

Ludhiana, April 29 -- A training session was on Tuesday organised for inspectors and field staff from the food and civil supplies department to familiarise them with the newly introduced QR codes on w... Read More


Noorwala outage sparks row: Power crisis brews in Ludhiana amid staff shortage, protest

Ludhiana, April 29 -- A severe staff shortage and a month-long 'work-to-rule' protest by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) employees have begun to affect power operations in Ludhiana, wit... Read More


Ludhiana: PSPCL faces flak as rural areas under prolonged power cuts

Ludhiana, April 27 -- The rural and suburban areas of Ludhiana, including Mullanpur and Dakha village, have been grappling with frequent and prolonged power cuts, adding to residents' woes amid scorch... Read More


Ludhiana: Contractual civil hospital workers to get salary hike

Ludhiana, April 26 -- As many as 85 contractual employees, who have been working for years at wages far below the prescribed district collector (DC) rates, will soon get a pay hike, officials said on ... Read More


Year on, civil hospital in Ludhiana runs without forensic expert

Ludhiana, April 25 -- The city civil hospital has been functioning without a forensic expert for nearly a year, forcing doctors to depend on external institutions like Dayanand Medical College and Hos... Read More


Power demand outpaces supply in Ludhiana by up to 2,000 MW; rural, suburban areas face frequent outages

Ludhiana, April 25 -- Ludhiana A widening gap of up to 2,000 MW between demand and supply is already straining Ludhiana's power system ahead of peak summer, triggering outages and raising concerns of ... Read More


Ludhiana: Private doctors fill-in as specialists' shortage cripples services

Ludhiana, April 20 -- A shortage of specialist doctors at the civil hospital here has disrupted patient care, forcing authorities to depend on empanelled private practitioners and deputation-based arr... Read More


Rural areas in Ludhiana report prolonged evening power cuts

Ludhiana, April 18 -- Residents in rural and suburban parts of Ludhiana have reported prolonged evening power outages over the past few days, with supply disruptions lasting several hours daily. Acco... Read More


Ludhiana civil hospital tops Punjab in Kayakalp assessment

Ludhiana, April 17 -- The Ludhiana Civil Hospital has jumped from the bottom to first spot in Punjab under this year's Kayakalp assessment. The Khanna Civil Hospital, which ranked 14th last time, is a... Read More


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