The deceased was identified as 50-year-old jasdev Singh Gola of jhar Sahib village, who was presently living in the united states of America. He had come to India to participate in the annual Kabaddi Cup at Samrala area.
Cotton yarn prices were down by 5 per kg in Ludhiana as demand was sluggish from the consumer industry. But the prices were steady in Delhi. Traders said the demand is poor because the garment industry is still reeling under reduced buying from consumers.
Four inmates were trying to smuggle mobile phones into the jail by stashing them in their rectum area. The jail staff recovered four phones from the possession of the accused while frisking them when they were brought back from a court hearing.
Ludhiana Municipal Corporation removes fish market functioning illegally on the roadside near Chand Cinema. Over two dozen meat and fish vendors had illegally established a fish market at the site due to which unhygienic conditions were prevailing in the area, officials said. Officials said the move disturbed the movement of traffic in area.
Two gangs of snatchers were busted with the arrest of four persons, and at least 90 mobile phones which they had allegedly snatched from people in the city, were recovered from them. Police said that it also recovered sharp edged weapons, a bike and a scooter from their possession.
Police have recovered as many as 90 mobile phones, weapons from their possession and also impounded a bike and a scooter. The same comes in the backdrop of a rise in snatching incidents in and around the city. A manhunt is underway for the arrest of his aide.
Two men on a motorbike snatched an iPhone X from the cyclist, Aspen, in Ludhiana. Aspen had told locals that he was speaking to someone on his phone when the two accused snatched his phone and fled. The phone cover also had his credit card and other documents. The stolen iPhone was handed over to Aspen at his office.
Ludhiana Police conducted surprise raids at 13 places in the intervening night of Monday, and arrested 82 persons. Police said that 44 FIRs have been registered for the offence. Police commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu said such raids will be conducted on a regular basis along with the drive against drunken driving.
A man stopped for checking on suspicion of smuggling illicit liquor assaulted a constable and snatched his mobile phone. The accused has been identified as Hardeep Singh alias Deepa. The ASI added that as constable Kamaldeep Singh approached the SUV, the accused thrashed him and fled.
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Veteran Punjabi actress Daljeet Kaur Khangura passed away on Thursday, November 17. She breathed her last at Kasba Sudhar Bazaar in Ludhiana, Punjab. She had stopped working in the industry after the tragic death of her beloved husband, Harminder Singh Deol.
Vendors have set-up their stalls on roadsides, leading to further traffic congestion. The civic body’s proposal to establish temporary parking sites near markets during festive season has failed to see the light of the day. A resident said it has become difficult to even enter markets in a car in the evening.
The lahore Book Shop and Lyall Book Shop are losing favour with customers. The two once-frequented spots have resorted to supporting themselves through publishing business and legacy networks. Founder lala Sunder Das was known for his patronage to students.
At least ten mobile phones and narcotics were recovered from the Ludhiana Central Jail on Thursday just hours after the visit of Jail minister Harjot Singh Bains. Aides of one of the inmates had thrown a packet containing six mobile phones over the compound wall of the jail. Three separate cases have been lodged by Division number 7 police.
Police booked five inmates lodged in the central jail for allegedly attacking a prison official. A mobile phone with a SIM card was recovered from one of the inmates, Ranbir Singh. The five were booked under Sections 186, 353, 323, 506, 148, 149 of the IPC.
The singer allegedly performed songs that were 'inappropriate' during a religious event in Ludhiana's Janakpuri. The event's organiser and BJP MLA's son Honey were also booked by the police.
Thalassemia is a congenital disease in which the patient’s body is unable to make blood by itself. He has to take blood transfusions and medication for the rest of his life without a bone marrow transplant.
The team was sent off by senior vice-president Punjab Basketball Association (PBA) MK Chopra and honorary secretary Anupam Kumaria. All the players were honoured by the senior dignitaries of the team.
The accused, Deepak Kumar of Giddarbaha, Muktsar, was deputed as a jail warden. He allegedly stole his phone and jumped out of the train at the Ludhiana station. The complainant managed to read the constable’s name on his uniform.
The Hawara Committee Release Front, on Thursday, submitted memorandums to four MLAs of Ludhiana, including one from Shiromani Akali Dal Badal, to urge the release of Sikh political prisoners. The panel also urged the MLAs to follow the example of the Tamil Nadu Assembly which passed a resolution in September 2018 in favor of release of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers.
Punjab government agrees to increase stipend of GADVASU interns to ₹15,000. Students have been on chain hunger strike from June 12, demanding hike in stipend. Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira also met the protesting students and extended support.
Manpreet Singh, 21, was found murdered at Manewal village in Macchiwara on Tuesday. Police arrested Beant Kaur, her brother Sarwan Singh and two aides Gurlal Singh and Kala. The accused said they administered drugs to him, following which he overdosed and died.
Ludhiana district added 700 additional fatalities to its tally of Covid deaths. The Supreme Court had ruled that the death of patients who succumbed a month after testing positive will be considered a Covid casualty. The apex court also said that all states are bound to settle all Covid ex-gratia payment of ₹50,000.
The Dakha police have booked two men for duping a resident of Butari village of Haryana of ₹6 lakh on the pretext of getting him a job in Indian Railways. The accused have been as identified as Ramandeep Singh of Purain village in Sidhwan Bet Tehsil. A manhunt is on for their arrest.
The 15-year-old boy was hacked to death at the emergency ward of Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital in Ludhiana. On July 16, police had arrested Sahil Birla alias Sahil and Abhishek Bidlan alias Khechu for the murder. The suspects were hiding at different locations in the city in a bid to avoid arrest.
A 16-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a house in Upkar Nagar. The deceased was reportedly found hanging from a ceiling fan. The incident triggered an angry protest by migrant labourers outside the house and the girl’s parents demanded the arrest of the owner and other members of the family.
Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) has failed to find a solution for the stray cattle menace. Officials cited the shortage of space to shelter the stray animals. Over 1,500 stray cattle have been handed over to different gaushalas in and around the city. MC has been collecting cow cess since 2017 and has recovered around ₹30.95 crore.
Gaurav Kumar alias Gora and Gurpreet Singh alias Rajan are accused of robbing a Jammu-based trader and pushing him into the Sidhwan Canal near Jaspal Bangar bridge on July 8. Police have recovered the machine, ₹1,800 and the victim’s mobile phone from the suspects.
240 players from local colleges, affiliated with Panjab University, participated in the trials held by the state sports department at Guru Nanak Stadium here. Players, including 224 boys and 16 girls, gave trials for 18 games, including hockey, judo, football, cycling, badminton, gymnastics, table tennis, etc.
Ludhiana Improvement Trust established two rainwater harvesting wells in a park at Gol market in Model Town. The move has been undertaken on the recommendations of area councillor Parvinder Lapran. The department is currently working to attach the drain lines of the area with the pits, half of which have already been attached.
A grocer, who runs his shop in Nanak Nagar near the old vegetable market, was arrested on Monday for allegedly selling sub-standard salt by labelling it as an iodized salt of a reputed Indian multinational company. The police recovered 6.22 quintal of salt from him.
Two students interning with GADVASU who were on hunger strike for the past few days were referred to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital on Monday evening. One of the interns was rushed to civil hospital on Sunday after his condition deteriorated, but he resumed hunger strike on Monday. By evening, he, along with another intern Satnam, was referred to DMC Hospital.
A team of anti-narcotic cell-1 of Ludhiana police commissionerate arrested a 60-year-old man with 1-kg opium. The accused has been identified as Jagdish Singh alias Baba of Jawaddi Kalan. Baba has been peddling drugs for the past 10 years.
Four men were arrested for alleged illegal mining on the Sutlej riverbed near Ladhowal. The tippers’ association staged a protest outside the police station on Sunday. The members of the association alleged that the raid was illegal, claiming that the said area came under the jurisdiction of Ludhiana rural police.
The accused have been identified as ajay Kumar alias Munny of Mohalla Manoj Colony on Jassian Road. A motorcycle without number plates was also seized from the duo.
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG ) exam was scheduled from 2 pm to 5:20 pm at four centres in the district where over 1,600 students took the exam. The National Testing Agency had issued clear directions to the candidates to reach before 1:30 pm or they would not be allowed to take exam.
The corporation has served zero amount bills to 460 industrial and commercial consumers in Mohali, Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts. The corporation is working on updating its software to ensure correct bills are issued post July when domestic consumers start getting the benefit of the free 300 units per month.
Seven patients from Ludhiana district have been diagnosed with the sub-variant of Omicron. Four patients found infected with the variant were received a few days back. The district health department got three of them on friday.
A PCR team will be deputed at the emergency ward for 24 hours in two 12-hour shifts. A group of assailants had on Thursday night hacked a 15-year-old boy to death. The victim had gone to the civil hospital to get a medico-legal report. Police have registered a murder case against Vishal, Sahil, Abhishek, Ankur, Manu, Vikas and their 10 aides, who are yet to
Two miscreants robbed a newspaper vendor of 7,500 on a motorcycle. The victim, Rajesh Sharma of Durgapuri, said the incident took place at 4.30 am. He was heading towards Clock Tower from his house on his scooter.
252 students took the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) at two designated centres in Ludhiana on Saturday. The exam was conducted in two shifts at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) and Central Tool Room (CTR) 113 candidates appeared for the examination, including 73 at GNDEC and 40 at CTR.
Gang of burglars broke into the bank on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. They failed to steal valuables but entered the bank after breaking the windowpane. The bank did not have a theft alarm and a security guard hadn’t been deputed.
The munjal Birmingham City University Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MBCIE) organised a virtual start-up colloquium in a bid to build a supportive community. A large number of players discussed issues related to starting-ups in the state. She inaugurated a state of the art lab on the occasion.
Snatchers sell their mobile phones to shop owners across the city. Shopkeepers have to maintain a register in which they will keep records of people selling second-hand mobile phones.
Nitin Goyal said he received at least 40 WhatsApp calls from an international number. When he answered, the caller introduced himself as gangster Neeraj Bawana. The caller said he had been offered ₹17 lakh to kill him, but as he had learnt that Goyal was a “good person” he was willing to spare his life.
Posing as an official of the home department of the United Kingdom, an unidentified caller duped a London-based woman of ₹2 lakh. The complainant, Milan Singla of Kitchlu Nagar, said his daughter, Palak, received a call from an unknown number on July 8. The caller said they would deport her unless she paid them the cash.
Police Commissionerate’s anti narcotic cell in a joint operation with counter intelligence team, nabbed as many as five persons in two separate cases and recovered a total of 3.5 kg opium and ₹25,000 worth of drug money. The team also impounded a Datsun car in which the accused were travelling.
The 15-year-old boy was killed in the emergency ward of the busy civil hospital on Thursday evening. Civil surgeon Dr SP Singh met the staffers – doctors, nurses and paramedics – who were on duty when a mob vandalised the hospital and killed a teenager. The staffers raised their concerns regarding their safety, and sought round-the-clock security.
The four-year-old victim had gone missing in Bhanohar village of Mullanpur Dakha on Thursday. The victim’s mother, Babita, 45, of Uttar Pradesh, claimed that the boy had last been seen playing outside their house. CCTV footage shows Babita making her way through village with a gunny sack on her head.
A group of assailants hacked a 15-year-old boy to death after barging into the emergency ward of Lord Mahavira civil hospital, Ludhiana, on Thursday night. The victim, Sawan Kumar of EWS Colony, along with his elder brother Sumit, had gone to the civil hospital to get a medico-legal report following a scuffle with the accused.
The crime investigation agency (CIA-1) team arrested three members of the Pankaj Rajput gang and recovered a country made.32 bore pistol, along with four live cartridges and two sharp-edged weapons, from their possession. The police have also seized a motorcycle and a scooter.
The number of fire tenders in the state’s industrial hub has gone up to 27. The new vehicles have been purchased at a cost of ₹6 crore. The advanced rescue tender is equipped with a generator set, hammers, cutters etc to deal with emergency situations.
Municipal Employees’ union has been on a chain hunger strike for the last nine days. Local MLAs arranged a meeting between the unions and local bodies’ minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar in Chandigarh. The unions have been struggling with their long-pending demands, including regularisation of employees.
The ministry of power, Government of India, in association with the state government, is going to organise programmes under Ujjwal Bharat, Ujwal Bhavishya Power as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava in each district of Punjab. The theme will also include the power scenario in the year 2047.
In the first case, a 24-year-old resident of New Shivpuri ended his life when he was alone at home. The matter came to light when his younger brother returned home and discovered his lifeless body. In the second incident, a 28-year old resident of Kirpal Nagar killed himself when his family members went to Jalandhar to attend a wedding.
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed United India Insurance Company Ltd to reimburse a medical claim of ₹3, 65,064, along with compensation. Narinder Kumar Batra of New Kidwai Nagar had submitted a complaint against the aforesaid insurance company.
Simarjeet Singh Bains was brought to the court complex two hours in advance and heavy police force was deployed there to prevent his supporters from creating ruckus. Bains, who had surrendered before court in a rape case on Monday, was again produced in court after his remand ended. The 44-year-old complainant had stated that Bains had raped her multiple times.
An altercation took place between AAP Ludhiana South MLA Rajinder Pal Kaur Chinna and ACP Jyoti Yadav over a scheduled search operation. Chinna asked why she wasn't informed about this in advance. She insisted that the Police Commissioner had directed that MLAs of the respective areas should be taken along during search operations.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Ludhiana south, Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina, was rattled over not being informed about the police search operation. Congress was quick to take a jibe at the episode and accused the MLA of interfering in police investigation. The main purpose of the operation was to keep check on those involved in illegal activities.
A 12-year-old boy allegedly ended his life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his house in Machhiwara. The deceased’s father told police that he works as a mason and was at work when he received a call from his brother-in-law telling him that his son had committed suicide. The boy's family members said his mother committed suicide two year ago by consuming poison.
