Everything you need to know about Ludhiana: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Ludhiana: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) With the procurement season in full swing, government agencies in Punjab and Haryana have procured over 150 lakh tonnes of wheat, food and supplies officials said here Tuesday.
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) An ambitious Rs.2,332-crore project to clean the rivers of Punjab would be completed by December 2013, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here Friday.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan-based fashion house Sefam, which already has a store in the capital's Greater Kailash market, is planning to expand its network in India with 200 stores in the next five years.
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Ludhiana, Apr.7 (ANI): Designers from several parts of the country came under one roof to showcase a bouquet of colours and designs at a three-day exhibition here.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Fifteen minors who were being taken to Ludhiana in Punjab as child labour were rescued Thursday from the Old Delhi Railway Station and five people, including one from Nepal, were arrested, police said.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Fifteen minors who were being taken to Ludhiana in Punjab as child labour were rescued Thursday from the Old Delhi Railway Station and five accused, including one from Nepal, were arrested, police said.
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) After T20 cricket, T20 football is here! Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, brand ambassador of Pepsi, has urged the youth to be part of the new sport format, which he feels could give a boost to football in the country.
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Army Chief General V.K. Singh on Friday said that dependence on foreign firms must be reduced.
New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K Antony on Thursday said that six companies - four foreign and two Indian - have been blacklisted from the defence procurement process for 10 years for alleged involvement in a multi-crore ordnance factory scam.
New Delhi, Feb.14 (ANI): Jan Myrdal, the well-known communist writer and friend of Indian Maoists, concluded his visit to India on February 13th. He addressed gatherings of Maoist front organizations in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ludhiana and Delhi during his visit between January 26 and February 13.
Ludhiana/Patiala, Jan 30 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party and People's Party of Punjab (PPP) activists over vote buying accusations on Monday.
Chandigarh/Dehradun, Jan.30 (ANI): Brisk polling was reported in the assembly constituencies of Punjab and Uttarakhand on Monday, despite the presence of heavy security.
Ludhiana/Patiala, Jan 30 (ANI): Slamming the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government in Punjab, Congress has said that the people are ready for change and want to get rid of the ruling alliance.
After concluding the voting in Manipur on Saturday, today voting exercise went on in two states - Punjab and Uttarakhand as a part of assembly election. According to official sources, as much as 65% of voting is registered in Punjab while the....
After concluding the voting in Manipur on Saturday, today voting exercise went on in two states - Punjab and Uttarakhand as a part of assembly election. According to official sources, as much as 65% of voting is registered in Punjab while the....
Chandigarh/Dehradun, Jan.30 (ANI): Brisk polling was reported in the assembly constituencies of Punjab and Uttarakhand on Monday, despite the presence of heavy security.
Ludhiana/Patiala, Jan 30 (ANI): Slamming the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government in Punjab, Congress has said that the people are ready for change and want to get rid of the ruling alliance.
Ludhiana/Amritsar, Jan 24 (ANI): Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Captain Amarinder Singh has accused the Parkash Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Government for poor governance in the state.
Ludhiana/Amritsar, Jan 24 (ANI): Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Captain Amarinder Singh has accused the Parkash Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Government for poor governance in the state.
Ludhiana, Jan 22 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal, today said that IT based education would be made compulsory in the state with the motive to make rural youth more employable.
Ludhiana/Gurdaspur, Jan 21 (ANI): The Congress Party has blamed the ruling Akali Dal -BJP government in party in Punjab for the rampant unemployment in the state and accused it of looting public money.
Ludhiana, Jan 19 (ANI): Ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab, the woollen industry of Ludhiana is catching up with the election fervor as manufacturers imprint party symbols on sweaters and jerseys in large numbers.
Ludhiana, Jan 19 (ANI): Ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab, the woollen industry of Ludhiana is catching up with the election fervor as manufacturers imprint party symbols on sweaters and jerseys in large numbers.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): With assembly elections round the corner, there is a possibility of the usage of drugs in poll-bound Punjab. ccording to a senior official from the Narcotics Department, huge quantity of 'Dodachura of opium' is coming from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to Punjab through the bordering districts.
Ludhiana/Bhatinda/Amritsar, Jan 14 (ANI): Police seized huge cache of liquor and arrested people involved in such nefarious activities on Saturday from various districts of Punjab, ahead of the assembly polls, scheduled to take place at the end of the month.
Ludhiana, Jan 4 (ANI): Poster business in Ludhiana, Punjab has taken a beating after the Election Commission laid down strict guidelines to ensure that polls are conducted in a free and fair manner.
Ludhiana, Dec 23 (ANI): Family members of Indian student, Nitin Garg, who was murdered, expressed their contentment over the verdict of the Australian court that has sentenced the accused up to 13 years of imprisonment.
Ludhiana, Dec 19 (ANI): The fall in value of rupee in the international market has dented the hosiery industry in Ludhiana.
Ludhiana, Dec 19 (ANI) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj launched an attack on Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over the government's perceived 'failure' in tackling the issues of graft and price rise.
Ludhiana, Nov 3 (ANI): The creche and nursery school set up by the authorities of a women's prison in Ludhiana is providing education for children of prisoners to become educated and learned as any other child in the society.
Ludhiana, Sep 27 (ANI): Authorities in Ludhiana struggle to curb the alarmingly high cases of dengue fever.
Ludhiana, Sep 3(ANI): Former Punjab Chief Minister captain Amarinder Singh has said that the Central government must withdraw the notification issued in 2003 which prevents Sehajdhari or non-baptised Sikhs from participating in the elections to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
Ludhiana, Sep 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has asked the Congress-led Central Government to refrain from interfering in Sikh religious matters.
Kanpur/Amritsar/Keonjhar/Ranchi, Aug 22 (ANI): People from all walks of life came out in support of veteran social activist Anna Hazare, whose fast for a strong Lokpal Bill entered the seventh day on Monday.
London, July 25 (ANI): Baptized Sikh cricket fan Gurdev Singh was denied access to the Lord's cricket ground on Sunday after he was found to be carrying a traditional Kirpan (dagger).
Ludhiana, July 17 (ANI): A team of American police and social scientists, who are currently on a study tour of India, have praised the Indian prison system after visiting a jail here on Saturday.
Ludhiana, May 31 (ANI): The continuous rise in mercury-level has reeled Punjab under oppressive heat wave.
Ludhiana, Mar 26(ANI): A police station in Ludhiana has been declared as the best in the country by Altus Global Alliance, which works with the United Nations (UN) for enhancing public safety measures.
Ludhiana, Mar. 5 (ANI): A product tested by the Pune-based National Aids Research Institute (NARI), is reported to be working wonders on patients suffering from HIV-AIDS.
Ludhiana, Mar 3 (ANI): The excise duty proposed to levied on 130 items by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Budget 2011-12, has not gone down well with the industrial sectors in Punjab.
Ludhiana, Feb 11 (ANI): World Cup fever has boosted the sales of cricket merchandise in India.
Ludhiana, Jan 22(ANI): A herbal company in Punjab, Nixon Biotech Private Limited, has claimed to have found a herbal cure for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Ludhiana, Dec.8 (ANI): A freight train derailed causing hours of disruption for rail traffic here on Wednesday morning.
Ludhiana, Dec.8 (ANI): A freight train derailed causing hours of disruption for rail traffic here on Wednesday morning.
Ludhiana, Dec.4 (ANI): A two-day flower exhibition was organized here, showcasing varieties of chrysanthemum.
Ludhiana, Nov.27 (ANI): The All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), one of the largest bodies of truck operators in the country, declared an indefinite nationwide truckers' strike will be carried out across India on December 5 to focus on toll scam.
Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov.27 (ANI): Foreign students, especially from Africa, are getting enrolled in large numbers for various courses offered by universities and educational institutions in Punjab.
Ludhiana, Nov.12 (ANI): Designer Charu Parashar showcased unique Punjabi outfits in combination with Pakistani styles at a three-day long fashion extravaganza in Ludhiana.
Ludhiana, Sep. 23 (ANI): The Hosiery industry is doing a brisk business here and has created a place for itself in domestic as well as foreign markets.
Ludhiana, Sep.13 (ANI): About 20 fire tenders had to be pressed into service here after a power grid station was up in flames on Saturday night.
Ludhiana, Sep 4 (ANI): Attractive designer jewellery pieces lured lifestyle enthusiasts at a jewellery exhibition here which concluded yesterday.
Ludhiana, Sep 1 (ANI): There has been a outbreak of gastroenteritis in Ludhiana and around 34 people have been admitted to local hospitals.
Ludhiana, July 24 (ANI): The police recovered 21 magazines of AK-47 and ample quantity of bullets from a canal near Gurudwara Rara Sahib in Punjab's Ludhiana city.
Chandigarh, July 19 (ANI): Police in Punjab arrested four Sikh militants, belonging to the banned Babbar Khalsa International extremist group and recovered arms and explosives from them in the state's Ludhiana District.
Ludhiana, July 11 (ANI): Bollywood actor Dharmendra has said that he wanted to quit politics.
Ludhiana, June 23 (ANI): A gang led by a doctor was arrested here on Tuesday for smuggling rare snakes.
Ludhiana, June 22 (ANI): Banana cultivation is gaining popularity among the farmers in Punjab, as it is considered a viable and alternate crop than the typical wheat and rice.
Ludhiana (Punjab), June 18 (ANI): The family members of Indian accountancy graduate Nitin Garg, who was stabbed to death in Melbourne earlier this year, want the teenaged Australian accused punished by law.
Ludhiana, June 16 (ANI): Lashing out against the government's decision to sack them, AIDS outreach workers staged a highly charged agitation here on Tuesday.
Ludhiana (Punjab), June 14 (ANI): Material worth millions was gutted after a major fire broke out at a textile mill here on Sunday.
Patna, June 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh on Sunday hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by saying the BJP's tie-up with the Janata Dal (United) party was not a compulsion.
Ludhiana, June 11 (ANI): With the shortage of migrant workers in Ludhiana, the farmers here are a worried lot and flock the railway station to find labourers to work in their fields.
Ludhiana, Apr 14 (ANI): Special Branch and Anti-Narcotics Cell Police personnel in Ludhiana seized drugs worth 12.5 million and arrested a person, suspected of drug smuggling.
Ludhiana, April 12 (ANI): Indian Kabaddi players brought cheers to its fans across the country as it defeated its arch rival Pakistan by 58-24 score in the final match of the World Cup Kabaddi 2010 played here on Monday.
Ludhiana, Apr 11 (ANI): Golf is gaining in popularity in Ludhiana, with the opening of new golf course.
Ludhiana, April 5 (ANI): The ongoing 'Luxury Lifestyle Showcase' in Ludhiana city is fascinating large number of people from small towns and different cities of the country.
Ludhiana, Mar. 31 (ANI): A Ludhiana-based businessman who started off with aero modelling as a hobby has designed a 'half scale' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Ludhiana, March 29 (ANI): In a major embarrassment to the Indian sports, at least 13 of the 29 Kabaddi players have tested positive during a tests conducted by officials of the World Anti-Doping Authority (WADA) in Punjab state.
Ludhiana, Mar 20(ANI): While declining water table in Punjab is causing worries to farmers and environmentalists, it has also become a major profit making opportunity for companies that manufacture submersible pumps.
Ludhiana, Mar 12(ANI): Three labourers died and nearly a dozen others were injured when the roof of a building under construction caved in Ludhiana on Friday.
Ludhiana, Feb 11 (ANI): Punarjot Eye Bank Society, a non-governmental organization in Ludhiana has been working towards generating awareness on eye donation in Punjab.
Ludhiana, Feb 11 (ANI): Eminent agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan commended government's decision to defer the cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) Bt brinjal in the country.
Ludhiana, Feb 9(ANI): The Punjab Agricultural University recently organized a workshop in Ludhiana, which focused on making the cooperative movement in the state effective in agriculture sector.
Ludhiana, Jan 31 (ANI): To revive the traditional 'Dhaba', a star rated hotel in Ludhiana has organised a 12-day long feast aptly named 'Dhaba Food Festival'.
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (ANI): Union Minister of state for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh informed here on Friday that before taking a final decision on Bt Brinjal, his Ministry would try to bring a common consensus on the basis of public consultations across the country.
Ludhiana, Jan 26(ANI): Punjab Government is trying provide better health care facilities in rural areas of the state with the help of the National Rural Health Mission (NHRM).
Amritsar, Jan 13(ANI): With north India freezing with the onset of winter season, the over two centuries old Amritsar Shawl industry is experiencing a boom in the domestic as well as international market.
Jammu/ Ludhiana, Jan 13 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel celebrated the 'Lohri' festival at the India-Pakistan border in Jammu here.
Ludhiana, Jan 13 (ANI): Tigers at the Tiger Safari Zoo in Ludhiana have been provided with blowers to keep them safe from the biting cold.
Ludhiana, Jan 10(ANI): The Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), a premier institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Ludhiana, recently unveiled the latest food processing technologies to produce green chilli powder, guava bars and peanut milk.
Jagraon (Punjab), Jan 5 (ANI): The killing of Nitin Garg, a 21 year-old Indian student living in Australia has shocked his family members, who insist that the attack was racist in nature.
Ludhiana, Dec.24 (ANI): A premier institute of post harvest research in Punjab is promoting the setting-up of small units of agro products among farmers by providing them with technological know-how.
Ludhiana/ Amritsar, Dec 21 (ANI): Today's business environment in the country is favourable for both trade and investment, and Punjab is cashing in on this opportunity through international tie-ups and trade shows.
Ludhiana, Dec 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader L.K Advani has said that his party continued to enjoy immense support across the country, despite a change of guard.
Ludhiana, Dec 14(ANI): Rapid urbanisation and industrialization in the 21st century has propelled a massive rural urban migration and labour mobility, and Punjab, which is among the fastest growing economies, has become an epicentre for the migrants looking for better job prospects.
Ludhiana, Dec.8 (ANI): Legislators of ruling Akali Dal and the opposition Congress party got into scuffle with each other in the State assembly of Punjab over the racial violence in Ludhiana city.
Ludhiana, Dec 8 (ANI): After three days of violent protests by radical Sikh outfits, the situation is under control here and returning to its usual, after the administration relaxed the curfew that had been imposed in the region.
Ludhiana/Patna, Dec 8 (ANI): Following the failure of the state police to provide them with security after ethnic clashes, the skilled and unskilled migrant workers from other parts of India were seen leaving Ludhiana.
Amritsar, Dec.7 (ANI): Supporting the public call to observe closure across Punjab, thousands of activists of various Sikhs organizations set ablaze effigy of Ashutosh Maharaj, the controversial sect leader, who heads the Nurmahal-based (near Jalandhar) Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan, on Monday.
Ludhiana, Dec 7 (ANI): Five miscreants, allegedly belonging to a biker gang, were thrashed by a furious mob near Ludhiana on Sunday.
Ludhiana, Dec 6(ANI): Authorities imposed curfew in Ludhiana on Sunday following violence by a large number of Sikhs protesting the holding of a public discourse by Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan leader Ashutosh Maharaj.
Ludhiana, Dec 5 (ANI): One man was killed and twelve others were injured, when the police opened fire at the members of the protesting Sikh organisations. The protestors were pelting stones at the police.
Ludhiana, Dec 5 (ANI): The members of several Sikh outfits took to the streets here today, protesting against the arrival of a controversial religious leader Ashutosh Maharaj, who has not found favour with the Sikh groups for allegedly preaching against their religion.
Ludhiana, Dec 4 (ANI): Hundreds of labourers blocked the Ludhiana-Ambala highway and burnt vehicles here today.
Ludhiana, Nov.27 (ANI): Punjab Police seized at least one kilogram of cocaine worth 100 million rupees from Sahnewal village in Ludhiana district of Punjab state on Friday (November 27).
Ludhiana, Nov 22 (ANI): Police in Ludhiana have recovered three and a half kilograms of heroin from a fruit consignment.
Ludhiana, Nov 16(ANI): A unique nation-wide initiative is underway to motivate the youth towards 'Sikhi', a way of life, which is based on the spiritual wisdom of Guru Granth Sahib.
Ludhiana, Nov 16(ANI): Diversification is the buzzword for progressive farmers in Punjab, and banana farming, which started in 2006, is now emerging as a 'viable' and alternate form of farming in the State.
Ludhiana, Nov. 15 (ANI): Ornithologists and forest officers in Punjab have expressed concern over the dwindling population of some popular birds, including the house sparrow.
Ludhiana, Nov. 11 (ANI): People in Punjab can now adopt wild animals and birds in major zoos of the state after the introduction of a new government scheme.
