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Ludhiana: Riot police were deployed to a major national highway on Saturday after furious residents blocked traffic for two hours to protest against a prolonged municipal water and power failure that has left thousands without drinking water during a severe heatwave.The escalating gridlock in Punjab’s largest industrial hub underscores how crumbling civic infrastructure and a…
Ludhiana: A major fire tore through a forest area near Mand Jodhwal village on Saturday, destroying numerous trees and threatening local wildlife habitats.Alerted by rising smoke, firefighters rushed to the scene but were blocked from entering the dense interior by inaccessible terrain. Responders initially extended long hose lines deep into the woods, but when water…
The body of 29-year-old Punjabi singer and make-up artist Inder Kaur, popularly known as Yashinder Kaur, has been recovered from the Neelo canal in Punjab. This confirmation comes nearly a week after she was reported missing following an alleged abduction in Ludhiana. The discovery of her mortal remains on the morning of May 19 has…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a Ludhiana-based cloth trader after he admitted using artificial intelligence tools to draft the petition and could not explain complex legal terms used in it. According to news agency PTI, the exchange took place before a…
Punjab native Raghbir Singh Bharowal, 42, who lived in Surrey, Canada, has died in a motorcycle accident in Peru. BATHINDA: Punjab native Raghbir Singh Bharowal, 42, who lived in Surrey, Canada, has died in a motorcycle accident in Peru.Raghbir, a father of three, was a regulated Canadian immigration consultant. He was on a solo motorcycle…
Two policemen were shot dead inside a police outpost in Gurdaspur, Punjab, near the Pakistan border. GURDASPUR: Two policemen were shot dead by unidentified assailants inside a police outpost in Adhian village of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, barely a kilometre from the Pakistan border.On Sunday evening, posters attributed to an obscure outfit, calling itself Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan…
LUDHIANA: A gruesome murder in Ludhiana came to light after CCTV footage captured a couple transporting a dismembered body hidden in a household drum on a bike. The case revealed that a carpenter allegedly dismantled his friend’s body while his children played on the roof, with his wife allegedly assisting in the cleanup.Punjab Police confirmed…
Ludhiana jail chief attacked by prisoners, unconscious LUDHIANA: Prisoners went on the rampage in Ludhiana Central Jail on Tuesday, attacking several officials, including jail superintendent Kulwant Singh Sidhu, who collapsed unconscious and was rushed to hospital. Jail DSP Jagjeet Singh and some CRPF personnel were also wounded.Ludhiana residents realised something was wrong when police vehicles…
LUDHIANA: A 32-year-old businessman who was caught in a shootout between gangsters invited to a wedding in Ludhiana on Sunday night died trying to shield his wife and their three-year-old son. Vasu Chopra’s pyre was lit by the toddler Monday as the victim’s mother broke down: “ Mainu apne naal leja ,Vasu (Vasu, take me…
LUDHIANA: A local court has sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for poisoning a man to death and burying his body outside the house rented by her mother. The court of additional sessions judge, fast track court Sandeep Singh Bajwa also imposed a fine of Rs 12,000 on the convict.On Feb 18, 2016, division number…
