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Ludhiana: Ombudsman pulls up PSPCL over five-year billing dispute

Ludhiana, Dec. 15 -- The Punjab Electricity Ombudsman has pulled up Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for subjecting a Ludhiana-based industrial consumer to nearly five years of avoidable... Read More


Ludhiana: Miraculous escape: 3-yr-old survives after father throws him in front of train

Ludhiana, Dec. 15 -- A three-year-old toddler had a miraculous escape after his father threw him in front of a running train near the Ludhiana junction here late Friday evening. According to police, ... Read More


20-yr-old man kills self over failed attempts to go abroad

Ludhiana, Dec. 15 -- A 20-year-old man was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room here late Saturday night, police said on Sunday. The incident came to light around midnight when the deceased's... Read More


Ludhiana: Fire breaks out at mall, parked car ravaged in separate blaze

Ludhiana, Dec. 15 -- Two separate fire incidents were reported in the city on Saturday night. However, no injuries or casualties were reported in either case, fire officials said. In the first incide... Read More


Ludhiana: Oppn stages protest alleging voter list discrepancies in dist

Ludhiana, Dec. 15 -- Allegations of large-scale deletion of voters' names during the ongoing block samiti and zila parishad elections sparked protests by Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leade... Read More


Ludhiana: Over 95,000 cases settled at National Lok Adalat

Ludhiana, Dec. 14 -- The National Lok Adalat held at judicial courts in Ludhiana on Saturday resolved 95,902 out of 97,455 cases, including matrimonial disputes, criminal matters, cheque bouncing case... Read More


Ludhiana: Jagraon teachers caught off guard by last-minute election duty directive

Ludhiana, Dec. 14 -- A day ahead of the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections, educators in Jagraon and adjoining blocks were thrown into confusion following a sudden, late evening directive from r... Read More


Ludhiana: Gangster Amrit Dalam booked for attempt to murder, aide injured in police gunfire

Ludhiana, Dec. 14 -- A day after an exchange of fire at Chandigarh Road, the police on Saturday booked gangster Amrit Dalam, who is hiding abroad, for running an extortion racket and attempted murder ... Read More


Ludhiana: Three arrested for kidnapping youth, hunt on for fourth

Ludhiana, Dec. 14 -- Police have arrested three men involved in the kidnapping of a 27-year-old youth from the Ranjodh Park area of Haibowal Kalan, while efforts are on to trace their fourth accomplic... Read More


Ludhiana wakes up to season's first fog, yellow alert for dense fog

Ludhiana, Dec. 14 -- The city recorded its first foggy morning of the winter season on Saturday as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for dense fog. The IMD has sounded ... Read More