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BJP probables getting restless waiting for announcement

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As soon as the Congress announced nine candidates for the district, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket aspirants have become anxious about their party announcement. Most of them are eager to know whether they will get the ticket or not so that they could start campaigning...

60% of school students above 18 are not vaccinated

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Only 30% government school students who are above 18 are vaccinated. According to the data accessed by TOI, of the 8,504 students who are over 18 studying in government schools, 2,551 (30%) students have received a single dose of vaccine...

Students demand opening of colleges for fully vaccinated

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Even as students were insisting that colleges should be opened for those who have had two doses of vaccination, the state government has announced the closure of schools and other educational institutions till January 25...

Cong insiders allege some candidates are corrupt

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As soon as the Congress announced candidates on nine out of 14 constituencies in the district, lobbyists notched up their lobbying against some candidates in an attempt to get the party to reconsider decision before it is too late...

Man strangles wife to death, goes to sleep by her side

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A man thrashed and strangled his 42-year-old wife to death at their house in Phase V of Focal Point on Saturday evening. Police said accused Sooraj Bahadur Chetri, 50, did not intend to kill his wife Bishnu. Not realizing she had died, he went to sleep by her side...

Landlord held for rape bid on 4-yr-old

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The police arrested a 25-year-old man on Sunday afternoon for attempting to rape the four-year-old daughter of his tenant.Sub-inspector Davinder Singh said, “When the girl was playing with other children, the accused lured her with chocolates and took her to his room...

At 91.01%, dist’s Covid recovery rate hits seven-month low

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

With the Covid cases increasing, the recovery rate of the district has witnessed a drastic fall of more than six per cent since the beginning of January and is the lowest in the past around seven months...

Neighbour assaults 20-yr-old woman for feeding stray dogs

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The police on Saturday arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly beating up and harassing a 20-year-old woman neighbour for feeding stray dogs in Meharban. The woman said she is an animal lover, who feeds stray dogs despite her neighbours’ objections...

Teachers seek poll duty close to home stations

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News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A team from Democratic Teachers Front’s district unit met additional deputy commissioner (general) Rahul Chaba on Saturday here to seek that the teachers be assigned election duty close to their home or posting stations.Front’s district secretary Daljit Samrala led the delegation...

7k school leaders to attend CBSE’s online conference

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The Sahodaya Samiti of Gwalior will organise the 27th national conference of Sahodaya School Complexes under the aegis of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday and Tuesday in an online mode...

Untraceable for 1.5 years, murder accused finally held

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Almost one-and-a-half years after a liquor vend employee was killed by his co-worker in South City, the PAU police arrested the accused on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Subhash Jaiswal, 37, who used to work and live inside the liquor vend...

Six ’17 winners get Cong tickets for ’22

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Playing it safe, the Congress has banked on most of winning candidates of last assembly elections while declaring its nominees in nine out of 14 seats for assembly constituencies in Ludhiana district...

Punjab elections: First randomization for polling staff held in Ludhiana

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Randomisation process to classify officials for the ensuing Vidhan Sabha elections was done at the District Administrative Complex in Ludhiana on Saturday...

Hopes of MC sanitation staff for regularisation dashed

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The members of municipal corporation (MC) employees union are approaching mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu asking him about regularisation of sanitation employees who were promised the same a month ago...

Doraha man, MC worker die of accident injuries

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A 38-year-old man succumbed to his accident injuries on Thursday. Bhagwant Singh of Doraha and his mother Amarjeet Kaur were injured after a car hit their two-wheeler near Grain Market, Sahnewal, on January 10...

LIP to take a call on alliance soon

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) chief Simarjit Singh Bains on Friday said the party will take a decision on whom to ally with in the coming assembly elections in a day or two...

Mobile vaccination van for cops is likely to hit road next week

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As Covid case chart climbs, infection is spreading fast among police personnel, too. In the past five days, 18 cops have tested positive. The city police are now working on a mobile vaccination van, which will visit the cops on duty to administer them jabs...

IIT-Ropar device reduces fainting risk while donating blood

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar have developed an electronic massager for calf muscles that can reduce the risk of fainting among the blood donors during or after the blood donation...

Punjab assembly elections: It’s going to be ‘Sidhu Sarkar’ next, says Facebook page run by his team

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

‘Jittega Punjab’, a Facebook page run by Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu’s team and through which he has been communicating in the past, on Thursday posted that next would be “Sidhu’s Sarkar”...

Pregnant woman, kin hurt in attack

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Two persons, including a pregnant woman, were injured after their neighbour and his “accomplices” allegedly attacked their family on Rahon road on Wednesday evening. Cops claimed that they were probing the incident...

ICU admissions: Ludhiana worst affected in Punjab

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The health crisis arising due to the outbreak of the 3rd wave of Covid-19 might be heading for the worst in Ludhiana. Besides huge spike in cases, there has been a spurt in number of serious patients, including those on a ventilator support, in hospitals across the district...

Slaughterhouse loses edge

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

In the absence any enforcement against illegal slaughtering conducted across the city, the modern slaughter house at Hambran Road build at a cost of Rs 19.50 crores is running into losses as it is operating way below its capacity...

AAP volunteers, activists not shy away in saying they will name Bhagwant Mann as their leader in Punjab

3 days ago

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Punjab: Propaganda against Sikhs must stop, says Sikh Forum

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Stating that an attempt has been made to connect the Sikh community at large with the “condemnable security lapse due to administrative failure” during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on January 5, the Sikh Forum has issued a statement, signed by prominent Sikhs including former bureaucrats, Army officers and academics, urging home minister Amit Shah to intervene immediately for stopping “all such vicious propaganda targeting the Sikhs.”..

Staff +ve, vet varsity shuts OPD

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The veterinary hospital of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has closed its outpatient department (OPD) after more than 50 interns, resident doctors, and clinicians have contracted Covid-19 in the last two or three days...

Buddha Nullah rejuvenation only 30% complete in 1 year

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

In one year since inauguration, the Buddha Nullah rejuvenation project has progressed only 30%. As the drain remains polluted and black as ever, the officials claim that a second wave of Covid-19 last year slowed them down. Expect a further delay because the cases have increased once more...

Revolver stolen from locked house

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Two unidentified accused stole a .32 bore licenced revolver and Canadian dollars from a locked house in Golden Avenue at Hambran Road.Sukhdeep Singh, a farmer, said, “My family and I had gone out of town...

Jan casualty count is highest in six months

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As the coronavirus infection surges, it claimed lives of eight Ludhianvis in 11 days of the month—the highest after June last year. Experts say with increase in cases, casualties are likely to go up...

Punjab: Traditional food gur and popcorn missing from festivals

4 days ago

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Punjab: Congress-backed sarpanch shot in Patiala; 14 booked

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A Congress supported sarpanch of Vikas Nagar panchayat in Patiala district was shot by armed assailants on Tuesday morning when he was overseeing construction work of his new house in the locality...

Cong men gobbled up grants for poor, says BJP

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The BJP leaders have raised question marks over the distribution of grants under the Punjab Nirman scheme, alleging that the Congress MLAs gave away the cheques to their workers instead of the poor, for whom the grants were allocated...

MC forms 7 teams to remove mushrooming illegal hoardings

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As soon as the poll code of conduct was imposed, the municipal corporation started removing illegal political hoardings from the city roads. The civic body has formed seven teams to keep a tab and remove the hoardings...

Sanyukt Samaj Morcha joins hands with BAP

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

In a big boost for the newly-formed Bhartiya Arthik Party (BAP), farmers’ outfit Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) has joined hands with it. On Tuesday, both the parties held a plantation drive in which SSM president Balbir Singh Rajewal too was present...

SAD youth leader Gosha quits party via FB, joins BJP

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Youth Akali Dal leader and former president of the district unit, Gurdeep Gosha, joined the BJP on Tuesday after shared his resignation from the SAD on Facebook...

Khwajke murder: One gets life term, 3 others acquitted

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

In the sensational Rajwinder Singh aka Ravi Khwajke murder case of February 2016, the court of additional sessions judge RS Hundal has convicted Avtar Singh alias Tari of Dausanjh village for killing Khwajke and attempting to murder his friend Balwinder Singh at a wedding function...

16-year-old pregnant, man booked for rape

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A 24-year-old man was booked on Monday for raping a minor for a year and impregnating her. The 16-year-old girl is eight months pregnant.Investigating officer sub-inspector Rajinderpal Singh said, “The accused is married and lives in the neighbourhood of the minor...

1,963 receive booster dose in dist on Day One

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The health department started administering booster dose to senior citizens, healthcare and frontline workers in Ludhiana on Monday...

3 die of Covid; active cases rise to 2,931 as 806 more +ve

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Three residents of Ludhiana died of Covid-19 and 806 tested positive here on Monday.According to the health department bulletin, the three casualties included a 44-year-old man of Basti Jodhewal, a 59-year-old man of Machhiwara and a 55-year-old man of Jamalpur...

Poll code dashes regularisation hopes

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Since a model code of conduct for the coming assembly elections has come into force in Punjab, the residents who were hoping to benefit from the state’s one-time voluntary disclosure and settlement can no longer get their buildings regularised...

IMA chapter installsnew team

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The local chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) held an installation ceremony of its new team for 2022 on Sunday evening at the IMA House...

Shahi Imam Punjab demands six seats for Muslim members in state elections

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

National President of Majlis-e-Ahrar Islam Hind Party and Shahi Imam Punjab Maulana Usman Ludhianvi on Monday said that there is a need for taking up the problems of Punjab’s minorities...

Punjab: Rebellion starts in AAP, old leaders hold meeting

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Two days after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab affairs co-incharge Raghav Chadha faced protest from party workers when he came here to induct leaders from other parties and witnessed fisticuffs between old party workers and supporters of a new entrant, angry old party leaders and workers..

Engineers’ body accuses LIT chief of encroaching park

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The members of council of engineers have complained against Ludhiana Improvement Trust chairman for allegedly encroaching upon a park situated behind his residence by opening an illegal gate and parking cars and putting a generator set over there...

Cong aspirants ‘jittery’after poll dates announced

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

With just little over one month to go for February 14th, the day when Punjab goes to election, Congress ticket seekers and leaders are jittery as till now not even a single list of candidates has been released by the party...

Rain washes away city roads, leaves potholes galore

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Commuters driving through city roads are having a tough time due to potholes and uneven patches created after water logging and heavy rainfall...

Hot contest: Punjab’s problem of plenty making election outcome uncertain

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Punjab is facing a unique political scenario as there are not only plenty of players but also plenty of factors that will affect the outcome of the upcoming assembly elections...

Man strangles wife to death after fight

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Following a verbal spat, a man allegedly thrashed and strangled his wife to death in Anand Nagar of Haibowal late on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Simran, 27. Her husband, Vikrant Kumar, is on the run...

Family friend held for axing 65-yr-old worker to death

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

ludhiana the dehlon police claimed to have solved the blind murder of an elderly daily wager working in the divisional forest office with the arrest of his family friend shinder singh 65 was found murdered in a forest area near buttahari canal in dehlon area on december 23 he was attacked with his own axe which he used to carry on dutynow police have arrested shinder’s daughter bakhshish kaur...

Administration to ensure strict enforcement of model code of conduct in Ludhiana: DEO Varinder Kumar Sharma

8 days ago

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Expedite recovery of dues: MC chief

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Worried over the civic body finances, MC commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal held a meeting with staff for expediting recovery of property tax, water supply and sewerage dues...

BJP protests against Cong over PM visit security lapse

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The BJP district unit staged a protest outside mini secretariat on Friday against the Congress government for not providing proper safety cover to PM Narendra Modi during his Punjab visit on January 5 at Ferozepur...

11 travellers among 324 Covid +ve cases

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As many as 324 residents of Ludhiana, including 11 international travellers, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.With no death reported on the day, the district’s toll tally stands at 2,120 and that of outsiders here is 1,065.To date, 30,27,062 samples have been tested...

Vendor claims two shot at him, cops say cracker burst hurt him

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A street vendor claimed he had a narrow escape after two men on a bike opened fire at him during the curfew hours around 11pm near Pippal Chowk, Daba, on Thursday. The police, however, said it was not a firing incident, but someone burst a firecracker causing injury to the vendor...

PM Modi's 'life threat' gimmick to topple Punjab government, says CM Charanjit Singh Channi

10 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "life threat" gimmick was aimed at toppling the democratically elected government in the state, Punjab chief minister Charanjit Channi said in Tanda while addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of development works worth Rs 18 crore in the constituency on Thursday...

2 held for animal slaughter

10 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The Ludhiana commissionerate police claimed to have busted an inter-state gang involved in slaughtering of bovine with the arrest of two persons...

Footwear traders oppose GST hike, seek rollback

10 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The city’s footwear traders and manufacturers oppose the increase in the GST (goods and services tax) on this item from 5 to 12% since January 1, as they claim that it will cause them to lose sales and gain financial burden...

Punjab: 2 Covid deaths, 330 new cases reported in Ludhiana

10 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As per the health bulletin, two deaths, one from Patiala and other from Ludhiana district were reported from Ludhiana hospitals here on Thursday. The deceased from Ludhiana was a 42-year-old man from Millarganj...

After PM Modi returns, ‘repeat of 1984’ threats on social media

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not address a rally at Ferozepur and decided to return after his cavalcade got stuck on a flyover on the Moga-Ferozepur highway, threats of genocide and ‘repeat of 1984’ (massacre of Sikhs) were openly given on social media...

PSEB postpones its pending exams due to Covid situation

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Punjab School Education Board has postponed its pending examinations because of a rise in the count of Covid-19 cases in the state...

2 minors lodge rape complaints against kin

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Two minor girls alleged rape by their relatives on Tuesday.In the first case, the police, on Wednesday, arrested a man for raping his 17-year-old niece.The mother of the minor girl said, “The accused is the husband of my sister, who lives in a nearby locality...

Construction of int’l Halwara airport will be over by June: MP

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A piece of good news for the city residents. Construction of the international airport at Halwara is likely to be completed by June, after which civilian flights will start...

Barnala, Faridkot patients die, 203 residents test Covid +ve

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

In a major jump in Covid cases, 203 residents of the district tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. Two deaths were also reported on the day here.As per the health department bulletin, a patient from Barnala and another from Faridkot succumbed to the disease at Ludhiana hospitals...

Ludhiana: Construction of international airport at Halwara to be completed by June, says MP

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The construction of the international airport at Halwara in Ludhiana district is likely to be complete by June this year, Fatehagrh Sahib MP Dr Amar Singh said after he laid foundation stone of the terminal building of the airport on Wednesday...

Punjab: SAD, SGPC slam Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa for remarks on Badals & jathedar

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The SAD and the SGPC on Tuesday defended Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, saying he was conducting himself as per panthic traditions and home minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had no moral right to question his authority...

Shown American dream, cheated of large sum, 42-yr-old kills himself

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Upset over his relatives and a friend not returning the money borrowed from him, a man committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance in Jain Nagar, Shivpuri, on Monday. The police have registered a case against four accused, including a woman, for abetment to suicide...

Barnala patient dies, 103 residents contract virus

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As many as 103 residents of Ludhiana and 49 persons from outside the district tested positive for Covid-19 here on Tuesday. The day also saw a Barnala patient succumbing to the disease at a hospital here.The district’s toll tally stands at 2,119 and that of outsiders here is 1,062...

Man found murdered in Tibba

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A man was found dead at a vacant plot in Shadi Lal Colony, Tibba, on Tuesday.Police say the preliminary probe suggests that the man, who is yet to be identified and appears to be in his thirties, was murdered and his body covered with debris at the plot...

Mamta’s tweet slamming freebies to women creates flutter

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A day after Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Navjot Singh Sidhu promised a monthly cash of Rs 2,000 and eight LPG cylinders for women in Punjab as electoral promise, a tweet by Congress councillor Mamta Ashu criticising such freebies has created flutter in political..

Focal Point gets 40 MLD CETP

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A common effluent treatment plant (CETP) of 40 millions of litres per day (MLD) capacity for dyeing clusters of Focal Point, Ludhiana, was inaugurated by industries minister Gurkirat Singh Kotli on Monday. This CETP has been built at the total cost of Rs. 84...

Punjab: 41 nursing college students test positive for Covid-19 in Ludhiana

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As many as 41 students and an employee of a nursing college at Malakpur Bet in Ludhiana tested positive for Covid, as per the latest health department report...

Maheshinder Singh Grewal expresses concern over deteriorating law and order situation in Ludhiana

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The candidate of Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party from Ludhiana West constituency, Maheshinder Singh Grewal, has expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the city...

‘Victims of Cong strife’, teachersto protest on Manpreet’s turf today

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations (PFUCTO) on Monday accused the state government of making a mess of the higher education system by delinking their pay from the UGC (University Grants Commission) system...

Online cheats dupe transporter

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Online fraudsters allegedly duped a transporter of Rs 87,000 on the pretext of increasing his credit card limit...

Shiv Sena leader’s security reduced after his threat plaint

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A day after national vice-president of Shiv Sena (Punjab) Amit Arora allegedly received threatening calls from Pakistan numbers, the city police reduced his security on Monday...

Protesting staff lift road siege after meeting CM

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A day after contractual employees of various departments blocked the busy Ludhiana-Delhi National Highway at Khanna, they lifted the siege after meeting the chief minister...

198 aged 15-18 vaxxed on Day One

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Less than 200 teenagers, between 15 and 18 years, got vaccinated on the first day of the drive for them in the district on Monday. However, there was a rush of persons above 18 years at the vaccination centres here...

DEO’s insult: Teachers want LPA members held

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The schoolteachers’ unions protested for two hours outside the mini secretariat here to seek the arrest of the Ludhiana Parents’ Association (LPA) office-bearers who had garlanded district education officer (secondary) Lakhvir Singh Samra with shoes...

Man assures to take neighbour abroad, rapes her

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The police have booked a man for raping his neighbour after assuring to take her abroad.The woman said in her police complaint, “I had got married two years ago and my husband works as a security guard in Ludhiana...

3 die of virus, 1,144 test positive

3 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

As many as 1,144 residents of the district tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday. The disease also claimed the lives of six persons here, including three from Ludhiana...

Ludhiana reports 1,263 Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths

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Fresh faces overlooked for ticket, dejection among Cong aspirants

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

With the first list of Congress candidates announced on Saturday, those who missed out on the election ticket are dejected because they expected the party to try out more fresh faces...

Woman’s harassment complaint: Police take 2 yrs to register FIR against in-laws

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

The police took about two-and-a half years to lodge an FIR into a sexual assault case against a man whose daughter-in-law had lodged a complaint in the matter. The woman had been sexually harassed a few days after her marriage allegedly by the father-in-law in an inebriated condition...

Waiting for exam, Army aspirants turn protesters

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Traffic came to a halt around Jagraon bridge on Saturday afternoon as about 150 Army aspirants staged a protest for not conducting a recruitment exam. They blocked all the road on the main Jagraon Bridge chowk, which affected the traffic in nearby areas.The protest started at 11...

Punjab: Six Covid deaths, 1,409 new cases reported in Ludhiana

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A day after Ludhiana witnessed highest number of persons testing positive for Covid, 1,409 persons, 1,283 from the district, tested positive for the disease here on Saturday...

Covid spoiler on campaign: Nominees go door to door, distribute pamphlets for Punjab assembly elections

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Amid Covid-19 restrictions imposed on political rallies in Punjab till Saturday, candidates in the fray for the February 14 assembly elections have been running door-to-door campaigns...

Burglars steal 6L, jewellery

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

An elderly woman lost Rs 5.70 lakh and jewellery to burglars. The woman lived alone in Butahari village of Dehlon and was visiting her son in Delhi.The Dehlon police lodged an FIR on Friday against unidentified accused...

Elections bleed civic body’s coffers dry

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Due to assembly elections, most of the fund generation sources of the civic body are running dry and the officials are finding it hard to recover the dues...

FSI report: District’s forest area decreases by 6.20 sq km

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

There has been a decrease in the forest area of the district. As per the latest Forest Survey of India (FSI) report, which was released by FSI, Dehradun, the forest area of the district in 2021 was 52.72 square kilometres. As compared with the 2019 report, when it was 58...

SUV kills man in Moti Nagar

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

A speeding SUV killed an unidentified man in Moti Nagar on Thursday morning. Kamal Kumar, a tea vendor at Shiv Chowk, Moti Nagar, said in his police complaint, “I run a vend near Mohan Dai Hospital, close to Ludhiana-Delhi national highway...

Punjab elections: Poll code in place, CM Charanjit Singh Channi meets over 100 sadhus, mahants

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi said to have held a meeting with the members of Bhekh Khat Sadhu Samaj members at his new house in Morinda of Ropar district on Tuesday and allegedly assured them to meet their demands, including freeing the temples from the direct or indirect..

Busy in VVIP duties, cops have no time to start challan drive

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Ludhiana

At a time when guidelines to enforce Covid rules have been issued in view of huge spike in cases, the city police are yet to start challaning of people violating several norms, including wearing masks...