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Cracker explosion kills 14-year-old-boy in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Nov. 10 -- A 14-year-old boy was killed after a firecracker exploded near him during Diwali celebrations at New Abadi Akalgarh, situated along the Ludhiana-Bathinda highway. The deceased, i... Read More


9 shops gutted in Ludhiana; 75 incidents keep firefighters on toes

Ludhiana, Nov. 10 -- A spate of fire on Diwali night kept the fire department on its toes, with firefighters attending 75 fire calls across the city in 24 hours between November 8 and 9. Among the maj... Read More


Ludhiana: Stopped from picking sweet, customer, aide thrash shopkeeper; one arrested

Ludhiana, Nov. 10 -- A dispute over eating a rasgulla without permission turned violent at a sweet shop in the Rishi Nagar area, when a customer thrashed the shop owner and his brother along with his ... Read More


Hit by stray bullet, 8-yr-old boy hospitalised in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Nov. 10 -- Three gunfire-related incidents were reported in different parts of the city on Diwali night, leaving an eight-year-old boy injured by a stray bullet. Bullets also hit a former co... Read More


Ludhiana: Masked gunman fires six rounds at scribe-couple, chases car for 1 km

Ludhiana, Nov. 10 -- A masked scooter-borne assailant fired six rounds at a journalist couple - Navneet Kaur and Gagandeep Arora - before chasing their car for nearly a kilometre on the eve of Diwali.... Read More


Man spends Diwali night atop electricity pole, rescued in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Nov. 9 -- In a bizarre incident on Diwali night, a man climbed an electricity pole carrying live wires near the local girls' school and stood there for nearly nine hours before being rescued... Read More


Amid Diwali haze, farm fires, AQI plunges to poor category in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Nov. 9 -- The air quality in Ludhiana deteriorated after Diwali, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 296 (poor category) on Monday, compared to 216 on the corresponding day last week. ... Read More


Facing uncertainty, 9 from Ludhiana join 253 teachers' Dhuri protest

Ludhiana, Nov. 7 -- Nine master cadre teachers from Ludhiana district are among the 253 teachers facing termination by the Punjab School Education Board, prompting them to join a protest march in chie... Read More


Diwali cheer for over 700 people as Ludhiana police return stolen mobiles

Ludhiana, Nov. 7 -- For 717 people in Ludhiana, this Diwali brought an unexpected gift as the police returned their stolen, snatched and lost mobile phones on Saturday. Many recipients said they had g... Read More


Ludhiana: Autopsy report confirms suicide; accused's kin allege foul play

Ludhiana, Nov. 7 -- The post-mortem examination of a 22-year-old woman, who died on November 4, has confirmed that she died by suicide (hanging), officials said. A three-member board, comprising Dr Ha... Read More