24-hr ‘thikri pehra’, ₹1-lakh fine: Hansi village tighten noose on drug peddlers
It took around 35 days to residents of Rajthal village of Hansi district to put 99% check over the drug peddlers in their village, where a...
Senior SAD leader Bhundar rules out alliance with BJP
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) secretary general Balwinder Singh Bhundar on Thursday clarified that no talks for an alliance were going on with the Bharatiya Janata Party...
Ludhiana: In central jail, gangster extorts ₹2 lakh from two inmates
Ludhiana: ‘Gangster’ Harsimran Singh Mand, who is lodged in the Ludhiana central jail, has been booked along with his four aides for allegedly thrashing two inmates,...
Ludhiana: Amanat Sidhu’s double medals steal the show at district games
Athletes delivered strong performances in the district-level Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan competitions, with results announced in athletics, netball, badminton, handball and weightlifting. At Guru Nanak Stadium,...
Ludhiana: Teachers await full pay for drug census work
Government school teachers deployed for drug census duties in Ludhiana East are still waiting for their full remuneration nearly two months after completing the work, with...
Ludhiana: Labourers overpower three men during theft at defunct factory
Three men barged into a defunct factory in Phase 8, Focal Point, in the early hours of Wednesday to steal copper pipes but were overpowered by...
Book documenting Punjab’s democratic history released
A comprehensive research book documenting Punjab’s democratic history was released at a literary event organised by the Progressive Writers Association, Ludhiana, in collaboration with the Punjabi...
Spice of life | Gen X vs Gen Z: Making sense of a clash of worlds
My generation is parenting a generation that recently captured headlines. Yes, I mean Gen Z, the generation that has made parents, teachers and psychologists collectively wonder:...
Police bust inter-state arms racket in Gurdaspur, 4 held with 7 pistols
Amritsar: Punjab Police have busted an inter-state arms smuggling module with the arrest of four key operatives, including three residents of Uttarakhand, director general of police...
Private school bus overturns near Hoshiarpur; 45 children rescued, driver flees
Hoshiarpur: Around 45 children had a narrow escape when their private school bus overturned into a field near Muradpur village in Hoshiarpur district on Thursday. A...