Ludhiana

Personally Against Death Penalty, Says Amarinder Singh On Balwant Rajoana

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday differed from a party MP's stand on the commutation of terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana's death sentence, saying he is against capital punishment. Ludhiana Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, who is the grandson of former chief minister Beant Singh, who was killed, has questioned the centre's move, saying...

Punjab Man Kills Relative Suspecting Affair With Wife, Arrested: Police

Ludhiana News | ANI | Friday September 27, 2019

A man has been arrested by the Ludhiana Police for murdering his relative. The accused suspected that the victim was having an affair with his wife, police said. The incident took place on September 23.

Doctors Remove Huge Hairball From Teen Girl's Stomach In Punjab

Ludhiana News | ANI | Thursday September 19, 2019

A 19-year-old girl underwent a surgery for the removal of a huge hairball from her stomach on Wednesday at the Mahavira Civil Hospital in Ludhiana city of Punjab.

On Camera, Man Caught Trying To Kidnap Sleeping 4-Year-Old In Punjab

Ludhiana News | Reported By Mohammed Ghazali, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Wednesday September 18, 2019

A man caught on CCTV trying to kidnap a four-year-old child when she was sleeping with her mother outside their home in Punjab's Ludhiana has been arrested.

Ludhiana Police Directs Owners Of Restaurants, Bars To Close By 11:30 pm

Ludhiana News | ANI | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Ludhiana Police on Monday directed the owners of restaurants, dhabas and bars in the city to close down their shops by 11.30 pm. In a meeting conducted on Monday, senior police officer Rakesh Aggarwal gave instructions to bar and restaurant owners not to serve hookah post 11.30 pm.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Ludhiana Baker Makes Eco-Friendly Chocolate Ganesha To Feed Underprivileged Kids

Sakshita Khosla | Tuesday September 3, 2019

Ganesh Chaturthi: A Ludhiana-based chocolatier shared a picture of a beautiful chocolate Ganesha idol made from over 100 Kgs of Belgian chocolate.

Muslim Artist Makes Ganesha Idol With 106 kg Belgian Chocolate In Ludhiana

Cities | ANI | Monday September 9, 2019

In an example of harmony set during this Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, a Muslim man, under the guidance of a Sikh bakery owner, has prepared a Ganapati idol with 106 kg Belgian chocolate in Ludhiana.

Punjab: Army Choppers Airdrop Food Packets In Flood-Hit Areas Of Ludhiana

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Helicopters of the Indian Army were pressed into service on Wednesday to airdrop food packets in flood-hit villages of Punjab's Jalandhar district as they remain inundated because of breaches in the earthen embankments of the Sutlej river.

North India Floods Updates: At Least 58 Dead After Heavy Rain In 5 States

India News | Tuesday August 20, 2019

At least 58 people have died due to heavy rain in the northern states and several thousands have been evacuated. Landslides were reported in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, leaving many tourists and residents stranded in the area.

Ludhiana On Alert After Heavy Discharge Of Water In Sutlej In Punjab

India News | ANI | Monday August 19, 2019

The Punjab government put a precautionary alert in areas around the Sutlej river in Ludhiana city today after water was released from the Ropar Headworks in the river.

One Killed, 11 Injured In Steel Furnace Blast In Ludhiana

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday July 26, 2019

One person was killed while 11 more sustained burn injuries, two of them severely, in a steel furnace blast near Ramgarh village on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh Road on Friday, the police said.

1 Killed, Many Injured In Ludhiana Jail Clashes Live-Streamed On Facebook

Ludhiana News | Reported By Mohammed Ghazali, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Thursday June 27, 2019

One prisoner was killed and more than 30 people, including several policemen, were injured in clashes that broke out between the inmates and cops at the Ludhiana Central Jail in Punjab this morning.

10 Injured As Inmates Clash At Ludhiana Jail

Ludhiana News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 27, 2019

At least 10 inmates of a jail in Punjab's Ludhiana city sustained injuries on Thursday in a clash between two groups, police said.

Dalit Brutally Thrashed In Haryana Village, Accused Yet To be Arrested

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday June 25, 2019

A case has been registered against two members of the upper caste community in connection with the brutal thrashing of a Dalit at Bajana Kalan village in Haryana's Sonipat village two months ago. The police took this step after a clip of the incident, which has been in circulation on social media for over two weeks, finally came to their notice.

"When Are You Quitting Politics?": Posters In Punjab Ask Navjot Sidhu

India News | ANI | Saturday June 22, 2019

Posters asking Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to keep his promise of quitting politics if Rahul Gandhi lost the elections from Amethi were seen in Ludhiana on Saturday.