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Sumeer Singh

Sumeer Singh

Sumeer Singh is a staff correspondent at Ludhiana. He covers industry, transport, district courts and sports.

Articles by Sumeer Singh

Ludhiana factory collapse: Owner’s errand man who had served in factory for 22 years among 13 dead

Family members of Bahadur (top) in an inconsolable state. He was among the 13 who died in the tragedy.

Updated on Nov 23, 2017 10:28 IST

Ludhiana factory collapse: Govt-run ambulances collapse; 12 out of 13 bodies ferried by private ones

An 108 Ambulance near the factory site in Ludhiana on Wednesday.

Updated on Nov 23, 2017 09:29 IST

Ludhiana disaster: When firefighters used wet sacks as ‘safety suits’

Police, NDRF and Army personnel carrying out the rescue operation after a multi-storey building collapsed in Mushtaq Gunj area near Suffian Chowk, Ludhiana on Monday.

Updated on Nov 21, 2017 16:41 IST

HT Impact: Capt Amarinder seeks report on shortage of tyres for Punjab roadways buses

Citing Hindustan Times’ story, Capt Amarinder Singh tweeted, “I have taken note of this, asked concerned dept for a report. Won’t allow people to be put at risk will ensure action”.

Updated on Oct 28, 2017 11:34 IST

Punjab Roadways buses plying on worn-out tyres, old parts

The state transport department allocated merely 54 tyres in September for a fleet of 1,870 buses (including PUNBUS) plying from 18 depots.

Updated on Oct 26, 2017 11:53 IST

GST a heavier burden than demonetisation, say Ludhiana sweet shop owners

There are around 2,500 sweet manufacturers in the state of which 350 are in Ludhiana alone

Updated on Aug 3, 2017 10:24 IST

Draft industrial policy unveiled; Ludhiana traders demand subsidy, revamp of basic infrastructure

Joint secretary (industries) KS Brar, secretary, industries and commerce, Punjab, Rakesh Verma at a meeting of the state’s draft industrial policy in Ludhiana on Saturday.

Updated on Jul 23, 2017 10:37 IST

80 fuel stations in Ludhiana district run dry as transporters go on strike

The state had around 900 HPCL outlets. Amid the chaos, some commuters were seen rushing to other petrol pumps and filling the fuel tanks of their vehicles to full capacity to stock up.

Updated on Jul 22, 2017 09:57 IST

GST effect: Fate of Ludhiana plywood industry hangs in balance

Workers at a plywood manufacturing unit at village Hambran in Ludhiana on Tuesday.

Updated on Jul 19, 2017 18:36 IST

Weddings get grander with GST

The Indian wedding market is the second highest market in the world after the US and is growing at a rate of 20%.

Updated on Jul 9, 2017 11:33 IST

40,000 cloth artisans in Ludhiana stare at job loss as they fall out of GST chain

Workers at an embroidery unit in Ludhiana on Thursday.

Updated on Jul 7, 2017 04:04 IST

Layoffs by Hero Cycles spark protest, workers to gherao owners’ house

Laid off employees of Hero Cycles intensified their protest by removing their clothes in Ludhiana on Saturday.

Updated on Jun 24, 2017 14:04 IST

Hero Cycles lays off 312 workers from Ludhiana plant ‘for not keeping pace with tech’

Hero Cycles employees along with workers unions protest outside Hero Cycle office at NH-1 in Ludhiana on Friday.

Updated on Jun 24, 2017 04:13 IST

World Environment Day: Ludhiana’s pollution level continues to soar

Garbage dumped in Buddha Nullah near Haibowal Bridge in Ludhiana on Sunday.

Updated on Jun 5, 2017 07:39 IST

CBSE Class 12 Boards: Stretch marks? Ludhiana ‘rubber man’ scores 91.2%

17-year-old Jaspreet Singh Kalra of Ludhiana

Updated on May 29, 2017 07:20 IST

Wheat straw burning cases drop by 70% in Ludhiana district this year: Pollution control board

A total of 496 notices have been issued between April 10 and May 10 to farmers who were burning wheat straw.

Updated on May 11, 2017 07:37 IST

4,200 employees of Punjab Roadways await regular jobs

Satnam Singh, 35, has been working as a conductor with Punjab Roadways for nine years.

Updated on Apr 23, 2017 10:50 IST

SC ban, delayed auctions trigger inter-district smuggling of liquor

Inter-district smuggling is rampant especially among small scale liquor contractors who are trying to compensate for losses incurred from the ban and sluggish tendering process.

Updated on Apr 21, 2017 07:13 IST

Hero to replicate popular cycle brands of UK, says its chairman

Pankaj Munjal, chairman cum managing director, Hero Cycles.

Updated on Apr 20, 2017 08:22 IST

Congress govt picks PRTC revival man Manjit Narang as new managing director

After assuming power, the Congress announced to take around 7,400 private buses off the road to make public transport more efficient.

Updated on Apr 3, 2017 12:20 IST

Two-wheeler dealers run out of stocks in Ludhiana

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 08:50 IST

Indo-Asian exhibition in Ludhiana: Border tension spooks traders from Pakistan

Visitors having a look at clothes during the IndoAsian Wedding and Lifestyle Exhibition in Ludhiana on Saturday.

Updated on Mar 26, 2017 06:53 IST

Ludhiana: NPAs have grown, banks need to levy service charges, says RBI regional director Nirmal Chand

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), regional director Nirmal Chand.

Updated on Mar 25, 2017 08:15 IST

New airport announced, fate of existing Sahnewal airport hangs in balance

If the new airport is built at Macchiwara, 40 kilometres from Ludhiana, it is possible that operations from the Sahnewal airport, which is 15 kilometres away , will be shifted to the new facility.

Updated on Mar 24, 2017 06:47 IST

Congress leaders in Ludhiana place bulk orders for ‘laddoos’

Owners of some sweetmeat shops in the city have their hands full as they are receiving orders in bulk for ‘motichoor laddoos’ and other sweets from leaders of different political parties.

Updated on Mar 12, 2017 13:48 IST

Hero, TI cycles pull out of international cycle expo

Owing to demonetisation and dip in sales by 30%, Hero Cycles has taken a decision to not take part in the expo.

Updated on Feb 26, 2017 12:13 IST

Hit by note ban, vote of Ludhiana industry, migrant workers split between Congress, AAP

Migrant labourers in a queue to vote in Ludhiana on Saturday, February 4.

Updated on Feb 7, 2017 15:00 IST

Jallikattu effect: Will bullock cart races return to Kila Raipur?

Bullock cart races were the most popular feature of the Kila Raipur Games till 2014 when they were withdrawn after the Supreme Court ban.

Updated on Jan 23, 2017 06:02 IST

Demonetisation fallout: Sewing machine makers suffer 50% drop in sales, exports

A sewing machine manufacturing unit in Lakkar Bazaar, Ludhiana. Seeing a substantial drop in sales, owner Ravi Arora laid off half a dozen workers and is now managing with just three workers in the assembling section.

Updated on Jan 9, 2017 06:21 IST

Service tax evasion: DRI recovers Rs 3 crore from production firm in Ambala

A DRI official, on condition of anonymity, said raids were conducted at commercial premises of the PJ Productions at Model Town area in Ambala.

Updated on Dec 17, 2016 05:47 IST

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