LUDHIANA NEWS - Page 23

The vehicle used by the accused has been captured in the CCTVs installed outside the house. (Representational/File)

Khanna: Posing as I-T sleuths, four rob farmer of Rs 25 lakh

September 5, 2022 00:56 IST

Sajjan Singh, owner of the house, said that four men barged into his house around 5 am on Sunday. “They said they have information that we have hidden black money, locked us in a room and snatched our mobile phones,” said Sajjan.

Baldev Singh Bath shows his fields that have Pusa-44 variety of paddy planted. (Express photo by Anju Agnihotri Chaba)

This farmer grows a non-recommended paddy variety, but saves water & doesn’t burn stubbleSubscriber Only

September 5, 2022 00:37 IST

Farmer Baldev Singh Bath is growing Pusa-44 by T-DSR.

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ICAR-IIMR releases first low phytic acid maize hybrid

September 4, 2022 04:25 IST

The hybrid has been developed through marker assisted selection for a naturally occurring mutation leading to low phytic acid in maize grains.

Man strangles woman to death for refusing his marriage proposal

September 4, 2022 04:14 IST

The accused, identified as Sukhdeep Singh, 26, of Nangal Kalan village has been arrested from near Narangwal and booked for murder.

Local MLAs also participated and took feedback from students and their parents in Inspire PTM. (Twitter/@harjotbains)

Inspire PTM: Parents, teachers, AAP leaders come together at 19,000 govt schools across Punjab

September 4, 2022 13:01 IST

In many schools, local MLAs also participated and took feedback from students and their parents on the functioning of government schools and how things could be improved.

PAU hails appointment of its scientist as chairman of farmers’ body

September 3, 2022 05:53 IST

A principal economist and former head of the Department of Economics and Sociology in the university, Dr Sukhpal has worked extensively on tracking farmer indebtedness-related suicides.

PAU recommends new wheat, oat varities for cultivation

September 3, 2022 05:44 IST

The new wheat variety, PBW 826, has been approved for cultivation in the Punjab state under irrigated timely sown conditions. Its average grain yield is 24.0 quintals per acre.

Day after, Mann stays away from mediaSubscriber Only

September 3, 2022 04:53 IST

CM Mann, who had reached Bathinda on Thursday, is putting up at a hotel with his wife and mother.

Police have recovered two bullet shells from the spot. (Representational/File)

Man opens fire after argument over pet defecating in front of house escalates

September 3, 2022 02:47 IST

Police said that the neighbor of the man had objected after the man's dog defecated near his house on Thursday night, which led to an argument.

Dr Satbir Singh Gosal (Express/Gurmeet Singh)

New V-C sets ball rolling for beautification of PAU campus

September 3, 2022 02:42 IST

Citing the example of the pristine alley lined by Cassia fistula (Amaltas) trees on which the College of Community Sciences is situated, Gosal said that the former V-Cs envisioned PAU campus as a medium to celebrate the beauty of nature.

Minutes before ending his life, Malhotra allegedly had a telephonic conversation with his son, who lives in another city, police said.

Ludhiana: Owner of Society Cinema found dead with bullet wound to head, police say suicide

September 2, 2022 23:26 IST

The body of Tejeshwar Singh Malhotra alias Raja (52) was found inside his residence in Panchsheel Colony of Ludhiana on Friday, with a bullet wound to the head that investigators stated was self inflicted with Malhotra's licenced pistol.

Approximately 1,45,000 litres of unclaimed lahan was recovered and destroyed on the spot outside the river banks, said the official spokesperson (Twitter/@HarpalCheemaMLA)

1.45 lakh litres of lahan destroyed in Ludhiana, drone used in search op

September 2, 2022 22:15 IST

An official spokesperson of the excise department said that the teams have conducted combing operation in an area of 27 kilometres approximately

As per the latest survey conducted by the entomologists of PAU, stunted plants have been observed in rice and basmati fields. (File)

Farmers shouldn’t fear dwarfing disease, avoid spraying insecticides unnecessarily, advises PAU

September 2, 2022 09:34 IST

The scientists at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) had earlier decoded the mystery blaming it on ‘Southern Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus’ (SRBSDV), named after Southern China where it was first reported in 2001.

An FIR against the suspects was registered at Doraha police station for murder.

Ludhiana: Nihang Sikh stabbed to death, two of his acquaintances booked

September 2, 2022 09:31 IST

Police said that the body of Gurmail Singh (50) was found at his shanty on Thursday morning.

The special NIA court,however, had then adjourned further hearing in the case till September 1. (Representational image)

Ludhiana blast case: 2 accused remanded in police custody till September 5

September 2, 2022 05:45 IST

The two accused — Surmukh Singh Sammu and Dilbagh Singh Baggo — were produced in the NIA court on Thursday, which after hearing arguments, remanded them in police custody.

Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Aman Arora (Image: Facebook @amanarorasunam)

Illegal colonies to be thing of past, new policy in September: Aman Arora

September 1, 2022 03:02 IST

He also assured that colonisers developing approved colonies would be promoted by the state government.

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CLU scam: Bailable warrants issued against Patiala jail official for failing to produce Navjot SidhuSubscriber Only

September 1, 2022 01:21 IST

Sidhu, who is currently lodged at Patiala Central jail, was summoned by Ludhiana court as a witness in the case against Ashu because it was during his tenure as local bodies minister that Ashu had allegedly issued threats to Sekhon who was investigating the CLU scam of Ludhiana.

Bharat Bhushan Ashu being produced in court. (File)

Grain-lifting tender scam: Former Punjab minister Ashu sent to Patiala jail due to ‘security reasons’Subscriber Only

September 1, 2022 00:10 IST

Ashu was arrested by Punjab vigilance bureau on August 22 after a probe found that some contractors were bribed to bag tenders for lifting foodgrains from mandis in Ludhiana district during his tenure as food and civil supplies minister.

Three wheat varieties of Punjab Agricultural University to be released at national level

August 31, 2022 18:31 IST

The wheat variety PBW 826, possessing bold grains with higher hectolitre weight, was ranked first for grain yield in the zone during all three years of testing.

PAU students end agitation after ‘AAP govt accepts demands’

August 31, 2022 04:54 IST

Students were demanding that the vacant posts be filled on priority basis and students who have obtained graduation and postgraduation degrees in agriculture from the varsity, should be recruited.

Rajya Sabha member Vikramjeet Singh hands over the cheque to trainee pilot Kulveer Kaur. (Express photo)

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Punjab Scholarship: Rajya Sabha member gives first cheque for Rs 5.8 lakh to trainee pilot

August 31, 2022 04:43 IST

Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh said Kaur, who will now be a commercial pilot in two months, will be a role model for all deserving students who can’t fulfill their dreams because of lack funds.

The cases against former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and the ‘missing files’Subscriber Only

August 31, 2022 08:50 IST

In both cases—the harassment case filed against Ashu by sacked DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon in alleged CLU scam and grain-lifting tenders scam— the trial court in Ludhiana has been informed that these files are "missing" and "untraceable."

Kulwant Kaur, the widow of Balwinder Singh, being presented a cheque for Rs 3 lakh at her house in Raike Kalan village on Tuesday. (Express Photo)

Bathinda farmer suicide at dharna: FIR filed against landlord; Rs 3 lakh compensation given to farmer’s kinSubscriber Only

August 31, 2022 04:13 IST

Balwinder was said to be under stress after a court had issued a 'kurki' notice for his land over a pending loan that he had taken from the village landlord.

On the basis of an investigation report prepared by the bureau, a case has now been registered against the accused. (Representational/File)

Vigilance Bureau books Punjab Police S-I after video of him accepting bribe goes viral

August 30, 2022 23:45 IST

A spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said that in September last year, a video clip purportedly showing S-I Jagandeep Singh had gone viral on social media.