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Ludhiana: Stray dog that bit 10 people dies, test confirms rabies

Ludhiana, Dec. 18 -- A stray dog that went on a biting spree in Model Gram, attacking around 10 people on Sunday, has tested positive for rabies. The dog died on Monday, while the rabies test report w... Read More


1k houses sanctioned under PMAY 1.0 still incomplete in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Dec. 17 -- While applications for the Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Rural 2.0 have already been completed, there are around 1,066 houses in Ludhiana, sanctioned under PMAY 1.0, waiting fo... Read More


Cat bite cases surge six-fold, no sterilisation plan for strays in Ludhiana district

Ludhiana, Dec. 17 -- Even as Ludhiana has witnessed over a six-fold rise in cat bite cases between 2019 and 2025, the municipal corporation has no programme in place for the sterilisation or vaccinati... Read More


Ludhiana: At 39k, spurt in applications for PMAY 2.0 in rural areas

Ludhiana, Dec. 13 -- Ludhiana (rural) has recorded a big jump in applications (39,500) this time for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) 2.0. In 2018 (PMAY 1.0), the authorities had received only 1,200 ... Read More


Ludhiana: Agripreneurs hail PAU's biz boost role

Ludhiana, Dec. 11 -- Farmers who have turned entrepreneurs have hailed the School of Business Studies (SBS) at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) for guiding them in taking their value-added product... Read More


Ludhiana: Protest on for 2 months, demands must be fulfilled: PAU protesters

Ludhiana, Dec. 7 -- Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) students, who have been staging a protest for the past 72 days demanding recruitment to vacant positions in the agriculture department, said th... Read More


Ludhiana: Fast food joint's cooking oil fails quality test, say Health dept

Ludhiana, Dec. 4 -- A Burger King franchise in Mullanpur has been found using "used cooking oil" for frying, the local health department said. The department collected a sample of cooking oil from th... Read More


PRTC, Punjab Roadways contractual staff go on strike, commuters hassled

Ludhiana, Nov. 29 -- A ruckus erupted at the Ludhiana Bus Stand on Friday morning as contractual workers of Punjab Roadways, Punbus, and Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC)staged a protest, shutti... Read More


Ludhiana: 37 of 107 food samples still await test results

Ludhiana, Nov. 27 -- Of the 107 samples collected by the local health department in October during a campaign against adulterated food items, the reports for 37 are still pending. During these raids a... Read More


PHSC permits hiring of firemen at Ludhiana civil hospital after 1.5-year wait

Ludhiana, Nov. 24 -- After a delay of over a year and a half in securing necessary approvals, the Ludhiana civil hospital has finally received permission to hire the trained firemen required to operat... Read More