LUDHIANA NEWS - Page 20

Moga: 22 receive burn injuries in fire incident at gas crematorium

September 20, 2022 09:24 IST

Village residents said that the cremation of a man was ongoing at the electric crematorium in the village when suddenly there was probably some leakage from LPG cylinder and blaze spread.

CLU scam: Sidhu’s revision plea dismissed

September 20, 2022 07:26 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 in the case.

A woman protester shouted that she wanted to ask Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann if this was really Aam Aadmi's sarkar “wherein daughters are being beaten up on roads”. (Screengrab)

‘Shortlisted’ assistant professors on way to minister residence lathi-chargedSubscriber Only

September 20, 2022 12:39 IST

The incident took place when the protesters started walking towards Hayer's house in the evening after they got no response for a meeting with the minister, who is also the Barnala MLA.

The bodies of the two workers haven’t been cremated till now and are lying in the mortuary of Phillaur civil hospital and the dharna outside the SDM office entered day 5 on Monday. (Express file photo)

‘Shocked at Rs 25K ex gratia to NREGA worker who dies on job, seven labour unions to block highway’Subscriber Only

September 20, 2022 07:16 IST

They will block the Ludhiana-Jalandhar highway near Phillaur bus stand on Tuesday, seeking compensation for the death of two NREGA workers who were run over by a train on September 14.

Meanwhile, a local Ludhiana court extended the remand of Krishan Lal Dhoti Wala, a commission agent who was arrested earlier, till Tuesday. (File)

Grain-lifting tender scam: Four more, including two officials, named as accused

September 20, 2022 06:26 IST

SSP Vigilance Ludhiana range Ravinder Pal Singh Sandhu said that four people including two officials have been nominated in the FIR.

Lal was sent to a three-day police remand on Friday after his arrest on September 15. (Representational)

Ludhiana foodgrain transportation scam: 4 rice shellers of arrested commission agent raided

September 18, 2022 01:46 IST

The vigilance said that huge quantities of grain bags (bardana) with UP government stamp for 2020-21 season were recovered.

Sources said that some tussle regarding fund management has been going on between the two groups. (file)

Fight over gurdwara control on shrine premises turns ugly; 9 booked, 3 arrestedSubscriber Only

September 18, 2022 00:20 IST

Police have registered an FIR against nine people and arrested three persons. Further investigation is on, said deputy superintendent of police Jasmeet Singh.

The dharna outside SDM Phillaur's office. (Express Photo)

2 farm labourers run over by train: Dharna outside Phillaur SDM office enters third day; bodies yet to be crematedSubscriber Only

September 18, 2022 15:50 IST

The train incident happened on the night of September 14 when the farm labourers, who had staged a state-level dharna outside Dreamland Housing Colony in Sangrur where Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has a house, were returning to their villages.

The arrested accused have been identified as Jagdeep Singh alias Deepa (30), and Jaspreet Singh alias Jassa (27) of Katahri village. (Representational/File)

Two ‘friends’ held for injecting man with narcotics, killing him

September 17, 2022 23:08 IST

Sub-Inspector Amrik Singh, who is the SHO of Payal police station, on Saturday said that the victim, identified as Lakhvir Singh alias Lucky (22) of Lapran village, had died due to a drug overdose and the arrested men, both friends of the victim, had injected the same in his veins.

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Senior Akali leader Jagmeet Brar resigns as Maur in-chargeSubscriber Only

September 17, 2022 04:38 IST

This comes days after the entire SAD leadership in Maur passed a resolution against Brar seeking his expulsion from the party on August 10. Brar's announcement also comes a day after SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the names of district observers in which Brar had no mention.

Former SAD councillor Dhaliwal was also the spokesperson of Youth Akali Dal.

8 from Ludhiana, including 2 Cong councillors, former SAD councillor, join AAP

September 17, 2022 04:19 IST

AAP said that their joining was a major jolt to Congress and SAD ahead of municipal corporation polls in Punjab scheduled early next year.

Long-term agriculture policy must for Punjab: Farm workers’ panel chiefSubscriber Only

September 17, 2022 03:59 IST

In a conversation with The Indian Express, the eminent agro-economist said the commission would frame an agricultural policy in consultation with the state government and Punjab Agricultural University to enhance the profitability of farming system in the state.

Protesters board the police bus that remains stationed near the Bargari gurdwara. Express

A protest with no slogans, no dharna, but 30,000 arrests and countingSubscriber Only

September 17, 2022 02:13 IST

The men in khaki make the group sit in a waiting police bus, and drive them to the police post. Once at the police post, an makes a diary entry stating that the five were detained after courting arrest. Immediately after making the entry, the group is told that it can leave.