Harshraj Singh

Historical Chhapar Mela turns into political battleground: Political parties spar, allegations fly thick and fast

At the ruling Congress’ rally, blaming the SAD-BJP regime for bringing “economic terrorism” during its tenure in Punjab, local bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said, “The name of Badals’ family would be inscribed in black letters on the pages of history as it has indulged in loot of Punjab and its people.”

Ludhiana: Law takes the backseat for CM Amarinder’s welcome on September 6

In blatant disregard for the law, Congress leaders have splashed city roads with vinyl banners without MC approval

Now, Grand Walk Mall file goes missing from Ludhiana MC record

Punjab and Haryana high court had on Thursday stayed demolition notice against illegal construction on sixth floor of the mall.

20,000 Aadhaar numbers leaked on Punjab govt website

Ludhiana’s urban development website publishes list of those who applied for low-cost houses, displaying their names, their father’s name and their Aadhaar numbers. Links were removed later but PDF files remained online on Tuesday, a day after being pointed out.

‘Tax evasion’: GST commissionerate to issue show-cause notice to Fastway

The Fastway management has written to the chief commissioner of central excise and service tax, Chandigarh zone, saying that the complaint filed by Bains was false and the figures were twisted.

Earthquake-prone Ludhiana at risk from unauthorised constructions

Ludhiana: Rain brings along bumper crop of potholes

A 30-year-old man sustained injuries on the leg and arm after he lost balance of his motorocycle on the potholed Sua Road from Phullanwal to Jawaddi on Monday morning.

5% GST on raw hide: Ludhiana skinners threaten to dump dead cattle outside govt offices

On Tuesday, the staff of Shri Govind Gau Dham, one of the major gaushalas of the state, had also expressed displeasure against 5% GST on raw hide, asking the government to roll back its decision.

‘First gau rakshaks, now GST’: Animal skinners go on strike in Ludhiana

According to a survey by the MC five years ago, there are 70,000 cattle in the dairy complexes. Of these, at least 50 cattle, mostly calves, die every day. Dead animals have reportedly not been lifted from some gaushalas (cow shelters) too, and the situation is bad in rural areas as well.

41 new diarrhoea cases surface at Giaspura, 18 hospitalised

On Sunday, 90 patients, including 33 children of aged group 0-10 visited the medical camp until 4 pm. Of them, 41 patients were suffering from diarrhoea while remaining patients were reeling under the fever, acidity and other health problems.

Diarrhoea outbreak in Giaspura: 9 admitted, 56 children among 105 cases

Nine-year-old and three teenagers among those hospitalised; Makkar Colony and Samrat Colony residents complain of contaminated water; health team collects water samples for testing, examines 86 patients

Ludhiana: Firefighters risk own lives, but sans fireproof suits, safety kits

Promotion of 14 MC superintendents in Punjab revoked

Earlier posted as superintendents in various civic bodies in state, they were made secretaries ahead of assembly polls.

Phoolka promises to raise issues faced by ‘common man’ in assembly

Ludhiana MC unsealing illegal marriage halls, say residents; seek probe

Unauthorised marriage palaces that were sealed last month on the directions of Punjab and Haryana high court have reportedly been unsealed, raising an eyebrow here and there.

Over 15 hurt as 500 slum dwellers clash with MC staff, cops in Ludhiana

Tension gripped Rajiv Gandhi Colony on Friday morning after an infuriated mob started pelting stones on police and Ludhiana MC officials during an anti-encroachment drive in the city.

Ludhiana mayor, Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria, admits to ‘rehri mafia’; promises action

Validating the consistent claims of some street vendors that ‘rehri mafia’ is one of the main reasons behind the delay in setting-up of vending zones in the city, mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria admitted that such a mafia is indeed active in the city.

HS Phoolka launches mobile office van in Dakha

In a first-of-its-kind initiative by an elected representative in the state, Dakha MLA and leader of the Opposition HS Phoolka introduced ‘MLA at your doorstep’. The mobile office was launched in Chak Kalan village and claims to redress public grievances and bring government services and schemes to the public at their doorstep.

Another year, another crore: Ludhiana MC to start cleaning Buddha Nullah soon

Another year, another crore will go towards desilting the Buddha Nullah. The Ludhiana MC cleared a budget of Rs 1,316 crore for the financial year 2017-18 on Saturday, of which Rs 1 crore was allotted to cleaning the drain into which solid waste, untreated sewage and industrial waste are dumped daily.

Women councillors reduced to rubber stamps in Punjab civic bodies

A reality check reveals that most of the existing women councillors in the state are either fielded as dummy candidates by their male relatives or made it to the House because of the latter’s political influence. This is despite the fact that women constitute 49% of the total number of voters, and even outperformed men when it came to exercising their franchise in the recently held assembly polls.

PM Modi’s security dog gets treatment at Ludhiana vet varsity

The nine-year-old labrador, who has been trained to detect explosives and is generally taken to search various places before the PM’s visit, underwent a surgery. A team led by Dr Arun Anand, associate professor at the university, took one-and-a-half hours to remove a tumour.

After 4 years, Ludhiana Improvement Trust seals 2 disputed community centres

Officials pushed and manhandled by members of welfare societies of Blocks C and H-1; Akali leader Harpreet Singh Bedi, lawyer Bhupinder Singh among those who tried disrupting procedure; work finished with help from police

Ludhiana civic body struggles to meet Rs 4 crore advertisement revenue target

Just like previous years, it seems that in this financial year too municipal corporation (MC) will miss its budgetary target of generating income of Rs 4 crore from advertisements.

Kila Raipur games: ‘Fan’ gets bullock cart tattoo on arm

A resident of Kila Raipur, Satinder Singh is a bullock cart jockey who owns four bulls and has won multiple medals in the races. He got inked, “Kitia bapu ne sab reejhan purian (My father has fulfilled all my wishes)” along with a bullock cart tattoo on his arm. 

Punjab: Kila Raipur games to start without bullock cart race

Vet tourism: Dog flown in from France, treated for Rs 10,000 in Punjab

Three-and-half-year-old Eva, a female Gull Terrier and a pet passport holder of France, was unable to keep her injured leg on the ground for the past three months as she suffered from anterior cruciate ligament rupture, a knee injury that is also common in football and hockey players.

Farmers, NRIs take part in AAP’s jumbo tractor rally in Ludhiana district

As farmers and NRIs, dressed in colourful clothes, marched in a battery of over 100 tractors across various villages in Dakha on Friday, the residents, including a large number of women, came on the roads to witness the spectacle.

Controversy over Ludhiana Improvement Trust allotting 73 plots to its employees

Ludhiana Improvement Trust’s (LIT) move to allot 73 plots to its employees, just before upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections, has triggered a controversy as some people have claimed that despite the orders of the Punjab and Haryana high court, LIT conducted a draw to allot plots to the employees in an illegal manner.

‘Repaired’ Basant Nagar road in Ludhiana has manholes wide open

Due to lack of coordination between MC’s operations and maintenance (O&M) cell and buildings and road (B&R) wing, the road in Basant Nagar has been constructed without repairing the damaged manholes.

Kejriwal attacks Modi govt, terms demonetisation a scam of Rs 8 lakh crore

With just two months left for the state to go to polls, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, attacked the Modi government’s demonetisation move claiming it was a scam of Rs 8 lakh crore at a rally in Samrala on Friday.