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Ludhiana police commissioner Kaustubh Sharma said that he has directed JCP-rank officer to find out the details of the incident as they have not received any complaint yet .

ACP’s video of thrashing man goes viral; ‘can’t tolerate abuses for force’

September 25, 2022 02:31 IST

In the video, the ACP can be seen thrashing the man incessantly with a stick even as two other cops present there try to intervene. He hits the man so hard that the stick breaks into two pieces.

Even as the second day of the fair at both state universities in Ludhiana was washed away by heavy rainfall, heavy footfall was witnessed as the fair was held physically after a gap of two years due to the pandemic.

Kisan, livestock fair concludes at PAU, rain plays spoilsport

September 25, 2022 02:14 IST

During his address, PAU V-C Dr Satbir Singh Gosal appealed to the farmers to shun stubble burning and excessive use of urea which not only cripple soil health, but also pollute air and water.

Shops remained closed for the day and residents faced a lot of inconvenience. (Express photo)

Rain, waterlogging bring parts of Punjab to a halt, markets closedSubscriber Only

September 25, 2022 11:54 IST

Mansa was the worst affected as heavy rainfall started early in the morning and by 9am, most markets were water logged. Shops remained closed for the day and residents faced a lot of inconvenience.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann (File)

Baba Farid Univ to get specialist doctor as V-C who’ll be good administrator: MannSubscriber Only

September 24, 2022 23:21 IST

Bhagwant Mann was addressing a gathering on the occasion of Baba Farid Aagman Purab in Faridkot. This year Faridkot is celebrating 50th Aagman Purab Mela, which started on September 19 and will conclude on September 28.

Nijjar said that the 7.92 km area of Nabha will be covered under the sewerage project, which will benefit a large number of people. (Representational image)

Nijjar asks officials to complete Nabha sewage project by Dec end

September 24, 2022 23:15 IST

Varinder Sharma, chief executive officer of Water Supply and Sewerage Board, said that the STP with latest technology will be based on sequential batch reactor.

The same court has also rejected the anticipatory bail plea of executive Buta Ram of LIT in the corruption case related to sale of plots.
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Anticipatory bail of commission agent rejected in food grain scam

September 24, 2022 00:35 IST

Surinder is from Mullanpur Dakha and his brother Krishan Lal Dhoti Wala is also an accused in the case.

Ludhiana: Anticipatory bail of commission agent rejected in food grain transportation scam

September 23, 2022 23:35 IST

The counsel for the applicant argued “he was not named in the FIR, no tender was given to him and he did not misappropriate the wheat and rice at any point of time.”

However, the process to resolve the matter of computer teachers is underway. He said that school education was the core area of concern of government. (Representational image)

Services of education providers to be regularised in 3 months: Punjab Education Minister

September 23, 2022 23:32 IST

Bains said that the employees working with education department will be made regular when the necessary conditions for regularisation are fulfilled in pursuance with the decision.

A statement released by the university on Thursday said, "It was an unfortunate incident", and that Rohtash Kumar, who was a daily-wager, "died under mysterious circumstances".

Punjabi University employee found dead on campus, cops claim suicide

September 23, 2022 15:21 IST

Kumar, police said, was working at the university as a helper in the mess since 2016. He was a native of Haryana and is survived by wife and a one-year old daughter.

Experts said that maize, with less than one-third water requirement than rice, is a potential crop to diversify the area under kharif rice. (Representational image via Unsplash)

To make maize popular in Haryana, ICAR-IIMR organizes ‘Makka Diwas’

September 23, 2022 08:31 IST

Farmers already growing maize in Haryana have informed that they could get a good crop with just 1-2 irrigations, while rice required continuous irrigation under patchy rainfall of this year.

Punjab: After fading into obscurity following jail term, Vijay Singla rises from the ashesSubscriber Only

September 23, 2022 07:37 IST

Vijay Singla was shown the door by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann when allegations came to the fore that he had been demanding commission for tenders passed by health and family welfare department.

Security has been beefed up on PAU campus ahead of the Punjab CM's visit. (File)

PAU Kisan Mela: CM to be chief guest; campus turns fortress

September 23, 2022 07:26 IST

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will be the chief guest while Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, NRI Affairs, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and Laljit Singh Bhullar, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development, will be the guests of honour.

A glimpse from the rail roko protest by BKU Ugrahan at Maur in Bathinda.

In rail roko protests across state, a message for AAP: ‘Meet demands or face more stirs’Subscriber Only

September 23, 2022 11:09 IST

Thursday's protest by farmers interestingly went ahead despite Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit having thwarted the AAP regime's plan to summon a special Assembly session for passing a trust vote in favour of the government.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA in Punjab Labh Singh Ugoke’s father was hospitalised after he allegedly attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance, according to police. (File Photo)

Punjab: AAP MLA Labh Singh Ugoke’s father hospitalised, MLA denies ‘suicide attempt’

September 22, 2022 18:50 IST

According to Ugoke, his father was admitted to hospital due to some heart condition. But party sources said that Singh attempted suicide after a family dispute.

Punjab MLA axed from cabinet over ‘graft’ active again, AAP says ‘matter sub judice’Subscriber Only

September 22, 2022 22:42 IST

Out on bail, Mansa MLA Vijay Singla says he is eager to help people who are approaching him, given 'the gap in development work'.

Ludhiana: Posing as PA to Congress MP Ravneet Bittu, man dupes local of Rs 2.50 lakh

September 22, 2022 13:27 IST

The police registered an FIR against the accused identified as Sandeep Sharma of Dhamotia colony.

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NGO visits three CETPs of dyeing units, finds contaminated water at two outletsSubscriber Only

September 22, 2022 04:25 IST

Bahadurke CETP has capacity of treating 15 million litres per day (MLD) while focal point dyeing CETP's capacity is 40 MLD. They have been installed by dyeing associations in collaboration with the Centre as well as the state government.

Three days after alleged assault, a man and his mother-in-law succumbed to their injuries. (File Photo)

Ludhiana: Three days after assault, man, his mother-in-law die; murder charge added

September 21, 2022 08:19 IST

Inspector Gurpreet Singh, SHO, Sadar police station said that section 302 of IPC was added to the FIR.

An FIR in the matter was registered under the section 22 of NDPS Act and 52 of Prisons Act at STF police station, Mohali. (Representational/File)

Drug racket inside Ludhiana jail busted: Punjab police cop, two inmates among 4 booked

September 21, 2022 09:37 IST

STF officials said that the ASI and the tea-stall owner used to supply drugs inside the jail when inmates would come for hearings at the court complex. They would sell drugs to other inmates inside jail and the two booked inmates would act as their couriers, said STF.

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Postponed again: Now Bhagwanpura sugar mill to be auctioned on Oct 10Subscriber Only

September 21, 2022 08:03 IST

Sources revealed that September 10 to 25 is being considered inauspicious for making any new purchases, which may have made interested parties hesitant to make any bids.

Amritpal Singh Randhawa, a farmer from Hoshiarpur’s Fuglana village, will also be given an award for crop diversification. Having pursued his M.Sc. in Horticulture from PAU, he has set up a processing plant where he processes raw turmeric into powder and a cold store (1,800 metric tonnes) for the storage of raw and ripen potatoes. (File)

PAU to honour 5 farmers excelling in crop diversification

September 21, 2022 07:35 IST

Vice Chancellor Dr Satbir Singh Gosal said that the awards are aimed at encouraging progressive and small farmers.

At Bhagwant Mann's native village Satoj (Express Photo/Gurmeet Singh)

Row over alcoholism: At his native village Satoj, Bhagwant Mann finds solace and support in ‘his men’Subscriber Only

September 21, 2022 08:19 IST

While the opposition has left no stone unturned to call out the CM for his “alcoholic past and present”, in Bhagwant Mann’s native Satoj village, in Sangrur district, villagers still stood by their “own son”.

Sidhu, who is currently lodged at Patiala Central jail, was summoned by the trial court of chief judicial magistrate Sumit Makkar as a witness in the case against Ashu because it was during his tenure as local bodies minister that Ashu had allegedly issued threats on phone to Sekhon who was investigating the CLU scam of Ludhiana. (File)

Harassment case against Ashu: ‘If Sidhu can visit PGI for treatment, he can also appear as witness in court’Subscriber Only

September 21, 2022 08:00 IST

Sidhu had filed the revision petition challenging the trial court’s order which declined his two applications seeking expungement of being called as a witness.

2 NREGA workers run over by train: 6 days later, families get Rs 5 lakh relief each, finally cremate bodies

September 21, 2022 07:49 IST

The families of the two labourers, Avtar Singh (55) and Ram Lubhaya ( 65), were handed the cheques by Varinderpal Singh Bajwa, additional deputy commissioner (development) Jalandhar.

The 21-member task force was constituted to discuss and create an enabling mechanism for off-take of FOM (File photo)

PAU to check feasibility of using fermented organic manure for agriculture

September 20, 2022 09:37 IST

Discussing ways and means to utilize FOM, the ministers asked the 21-member task force, to work on every possibility of using it to come up with a permanent solution to stubble management

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