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Schools reopen to thin attendance in Punjab amid Covid pandemic
By Deepa Sharma Sood | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 04:41 PM IST
On Day 1, confusion among school heads over requirement of written consent from parents; strength expected to improve in coming days after today’s PTM.

Head constable booked for raping woman at police post in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 11:27 PM IST
Search on for absconding policeman following 24-year-old woman’s complaint of sexual assault to police commissioner

8 UK returnees have new strain of Covid, 7 of them isolated in Lok Nayak Hospital
By Anonna Dutt and Abhishek Dey | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 12:35 AM IST
The 2,000-bed Lok Nayak Hospital was designated as the nodal centre for isolation of people who are suspected to have the new variant of the viral infection — those who have either returned from the UK between November 25 and December 21 or those who have tested positive after coming in contact with UK returnees.

PM Modi inaugurates New Bhaupur-New Khurja stretch of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Deepali Sharma | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 12:36 PM IST
The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is a 1875-km stretch that connects Punjab’s Ludhiana to Dankuni in West Bengal.

Covid-19 vaccination dry run kicks off in 4 states
By Rhythma Kaul | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 05:02 AM IST
The exercise was carried out in Sonitpur and Nalbari districts in Assam, Rajkot and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr) in Punjab and Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh. Further drills will be held on Tuesday.

Closure of Pakhowal road: Locked in, Ludhiana shopkeepers fume over traffic curbs, seek diversion plan
By Harsimran Singh Batra | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 28, 2020 12:42 AM IST
The project being taken up under the Smart City mission is set to be completed in August 2021

Retired BSF personnel dupes 10 of Rs 34.5 lakh on the pretext of army recruitment in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 11:09 PM IST
In 2018, the families approached SSP rural, and demanded action against the accused; after a two- year- long inquiry, the police registered a case against the accused trio

Ludhiana civic body heads for choppy waters as garbage-lifting company hands its notice
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 11:03 PM IST
The company will continue to meet its obligations till February 4, after which the MC will be on its own

Evicted tenant dies by suicide in Ludhiana ; 4 booked
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 10:59 PM IST
The victim recorded incident on phone and sent it to family; accused on the run

Tamil Nadu farmers lend support to Singhu protesters, say ready to join agitation
By Anvit Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 12:10 AM IST
The leaders said that hundreds of farmers from the south Indian state have planned to drive to Delhi in tractors by next week, educating people about the lapses and harms of the new farm bill on their way to join the movement in Delhi.

IRS officer creates vertical gardens in Ludhiana with waste plastic bottles
By Asian News International | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | Ludhiana
PUBLISHED ON DEC 21, 2020 10:10 AM IST
Additional Commissioner in the Income Tax Department Rohit Mehra said he has set-up vertical gardens in schools, colleges, gurudwaras, churches, police stations, government offices and railway stations

Punjab-based tattoo artists ink protesting farmers for free at Singhu border
By Asian News International | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 20, 2020 09:45 AM IST
The group reached the Delhi-Haryana border on Friday morning carrying ink, tattoo machines, needles, and stencils.

Trident Cup T20 cricket tournament: Ludhiana, Jalandhar continue winning spree on Day 2
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 10:50 PM IST
Ludhiana 11 defeated Mohali Legends by 7 wickets on the second day of the ongoing Trident Cup T20 cricket tournament

PSPCL jumps on social media bandwagon
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 10:46 PM IST
Now, one can contact the state power corporation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, and through the customer care email and mobile app

Mehak Kawatra : Celebrity makeup artist redefining the face of bridal makeup
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 04:59 PM IST
Mehak has been reigning over the bridal makeup industry since 6 years.

Fog chills Punjab, Haryana with Amritsar coldest at 2 degrees Celsius
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON DEC 16, 2020 05:28 PM IST
The minimum temperature of Chandigarh fell to 6.2 degrees on Wednesday, a 3.4-degree fall as compared to Tuesday.

Virus claims 5 lives, 70 fresh cases surface in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 01:11 AM IST
Active cases in the district stand at 640

Addict enrolment jumped from 2.8L to 6L after virus outbreak: Punjab minister
By Mohit Khanna | Hindustan Times/Dakha, Dakha
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 01:00 AM IST

Farm reform bills: Protesters lay siege to Ferozepur Road in Ludhiana
By Mohit Khanna | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 12:46 AM IST
Say Centre is maligning farmers, press for rollback of contentious farm laws

Suicide pact: Ludhiana teen succumbs a day after mother’s death
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 12:40 AM IST
The teenager and her mother had hung themselves on the first floor of the house on Saturday night

2 booked for bailing out drug peddler on fake identity in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 12:36 AM IST
Later, the police found that a builder named Naveen Bhatia was developing a colony near the village and the accused used this information to forge documents in his name.

At Singhu border, banners ask protesters to uphold dignity of stir
By Fareeha Iftikhar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 05:37 PM IST
Another banner read, “The farmers are conducting peaceful protests in different parts of the country. Kindly cooperate with them to uphold the dignity of their movement. They (farmers) are innocent and responsible for providing food to the nation.”

Farmers to fast for a day, gathering at Singhu swells
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 03:55 PM IST
Farmer unions disassociate themselves from a delegation that met Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

Ludhiana ASI succumbs to injuries in Raikot hit-and-run
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2020 12:43 AM IST
The ASI was hit while waiting for a bus near Barnala chowk on December 10

Pasta, pizza, ‘pinni’…Ludhiana villages spoil farmers for choice
By Mohit Khanna | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2020 04:38 PM IST
Residents of Barmi and Boparai Kalan villages have started a ‘langar’ of pizza and pasta for the protesters at Singhu border.

Singhu border: Farmers protest by day, watch religious films by night
By Kainat Sarfaraz | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2020 01:53 AM IST
On Wednesday, an 8x12-feet LED screen was set up near a langar spot a few hundred metres away from the green United Farmers Front stage set up at the Singhu border.

7 protesters have died so far, 2 begin hunger strike
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON DEC 10, 2020 05:18 AM IST
While three protesters died of cardiac arrest and three of different illnesses, one was burnt alive while he was sleeping in a car at the Tikri border.

Farm bills: Ludhiana passengers left in the lurch as Punjab Roadways staff stage strike
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 12:34 AM IST
They protested from 12am to 1pm and raised slogans against the central government.

1 booked for billing ₹20K loan instalments to Ludhiana woman’s account
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 12:20 AM IST
The complainant was being billed for a loan of ₹20, 335 for purchasing an inverter, although she had applied for no such loan.

Ludhiana man held for raping 17-year-old on pretext of rituals
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 12:17 AM IST
Threatened to kill victim’s family using his ‘powers’ should she reveal the sexual abuse