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Ludhiana: Schools stop serving mid-day meals over pending vendor bills

Ludhiana, Oct. 13 -- Several government primary schools across the district have stopped serving mid-day meals to students because of months-long delays in payments to vendors, while others have warne... Read More


Ludhiana: MC House clears 51 civic projects amid row over voting procedure

Ludhiana, Oct. 13 -- The Ludhiana municipal corporation General House cleared 51 agenda items, including 34 listed and 17 table agendas, including the controversial Rs.82-crore mechanical sweeping pro... Read More


Ludhiana: Woman killed, spouse critical as speeding vehicle hits scooter

Ludhiana, Oct. 13 -- A 50-year-old woman was killed and her husband, a retired subedar, critically injured after an unidentified speeding vehicle rammed into their scooter on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur hi... Read More


Ludhiana: 2 bike-borne men open fire at visa consultancy, cops launch probe

Ludhiana, Oct. 13 -- Two unidentified motorcycle-borne men opened fire at a visa consultancy office in Ludhiana's Model Town Extension on Sunday night, police said. The owner of Rightway Immigration, ... Read More


Over 3 lakh names deleted from Ludhiana electoral roll after SIR

Ludhiana, Oct. 13 -- As many as 3,39,929 names were deleted from Ludhiana district's electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 exercise, taking the total number of registered vot... Read More


Ludhiana: Oppn to corner MC over sweeping project, 1,200 'ghost workers' at General House meet

Ludhiana, Oct. 12 -- The Opposition is set to target the Aam Aadmi Party-led Ludhiana municipal corporation over the proposed Rs.82-crore sweeping project and allegations of 1,200 ghost sanitation wor... Read More


45-yr-old Ludhiana athlete wins double gold, silver at swimming c'ship

Ludhiana, Oct. 12 -- A 45-year-old athlete from Ludhiana has clinched two gold and two silver medals at the 2nd asian masters swimming championship in Bengaluru. Abhipsha Thakur, born in Ludhiana trai... Read More


Ludhiana: Downpour effect on Games: Track & field events moved to November

Ludhiana, Oct. 12 -- Rain disrupted the state-level Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan games on Sunday, forcing baseball and cycling events to be suspended for the day. Meanwhile, athletics competitions have ... Read More


Mercury plunges to 7.4degC in Ludhiana after 20.2 mm rain

Ludhiana, Oct. 12 -- The city witnessed a sharp 7.4degC fall in maximum temperature on Sunday as 20.2 mm of rainfall lashed the district, triggering waterlogging in some areas and raising concerns amo... Read More


Ludhiana: 35-year-old man held for sexually assaulting 11-month-old girl

Ludhiana, Oct. 12 -- The Dehlon police have arrested a 35-year-old man on charges of sexually assaulting an 11-month-old girl who was alone at home after her mother left for work. According to the co... Read More