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Ludhiana MC demolishes illegal colony, constructions

Ludhiana, Sept. 13 -- The Municipal Corporation (MC) on Friday demolished an illegal colony and four other illegal buildings across different areas of the city. The action was carried out under the su... Read More


rRs.r12k crore in state's disaster kitty: Punjab govt's claim deflated by CAG report

Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged Rs.12,000 crore as already available in the state's kitty for disaster relief, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday dismissed ... Read More


Ludhiana: 19-year-old woman jumps into factory boiler, dies

Ludhiana, Sept. 13 -- A 19-year-old woman died by suicide on Friday after jumping into a factory boiler tank in the Dhandari Khurd area, with her family alleging harassment by a neighbour led to the i... Read More


Review: Nautch Boy by Manish Gaekwad

India, Sept. 13 -- I recently complained to a friend that Indian writing in English often uses a voice curated for the Western reader, overexplaining or exoticizing local phrases and idiosyncrasies. I... Read More


Pragati Apartments: DDA renames Kathputli Colony, phase 1 ready by this year

India, Sept. 13 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has renamed Kathputli Colony as Pragati Apartments, with officials saying that the first phase of the redeveloped slum rehabilitation colony is... Read More


Ludhiana: GLADA reserves 455 acres in Mattewara for afforestation

Ludhiana, Sept. 13 -- The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has earmarked 455.30 acres of forest land in Mattewara for various state departments to fulfill compensatory afforestation... Read More


'Naali could be this fancy': Indian woman shares cultural shock over Germany's centuries-old street runnels

India, Sept. 13 -- An Indian woman visiting Germany has sparked a lively debate on social media after expressing her surprise at how something as ordinary as a drain back home is celebrated as a charm... Read More


'Problem has always been with bilateral matches': Omar Abdullah on India-Pak match row

India, Sept. 13 -- Amid growing calls to boycott the upcoming India-Pakistan cricket match in the Asia Cup 2025, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that India's opposition... Read More


'Like a war movie': South Korean workers recount horror of Georgia immigration raid

India, Sept. 13 -- A group of South Korean workers who landed at Incheon Airport on Friday after being detained for a week in the United States described their horrific experience during what they cal... Read More


Butterflies, birds, fish, wildebeest: How the world's great migrations are dwindling

India, Sept. 13 -- The great migrations of the world are dwindling. The mule deer is stumbling upon new oil wells along its ancient route, and watching helplessly as the greenery it once chased retre... Read More