Ludhiana

Women in Ludhiana to get police vehicle on call

11:27 pm December 1, 2019

Ludhiana: City Police has launched a free ride scheme under which woman, travelling alone in odd hours and not able to find a vehicle to go home, can call the police helpline numbers and request for a cab. The vehicle of the nearby Police Control Room or the Station House Officer will drop her safely […]

Major fire at hosiery unit in Ludhiana

7:28 pm November 30, 2019

Ludhiana: A major fire broke out at a hosiery unit located in Wait Gunj — one of the most congested markets of the city — on Saturday, fire brigade officials said. As many as 13 fire-fighting engines of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation struggled hard to douse the flames, they said. The cause of the fire […]

Govt will emphasize on public participation to reduce air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

Air quality ‘very poor’ in Punjab, Haryana

6:50 pm November 16, 2019

Chandigarh: The pollution level continued to remain a cause of concern in Haryana and Punjab on Saturday, with several districts reporting air quality indices in the ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’ categories. Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana were the worst-affected cities, reporting air quality index (AQI) at 372 and 369 respectively, according to the Central Pollution […]

Reports of over 50 bird deaths received by Delhi govt, samples sent for testing, say officials

37 migratory birds found dead in Rajasthan’s Khinchan

11:48 pm November 7, 2019

Jodhpur: Thirty-seven demoiselle cranes were found dead at Khichan in Phalodi subdivision of Jodhpur on Thursday morning. Three of the carcasses were sent to a vet dispensary at Machia Biological Park for a medical examination to ascertain the cause of their death. According to Sevaram Mali, a bird lover, the migratory birds were found dead […]

Rakhis made by schoolchildren to be sent to soldiers

8:17 pm August 8, 2019

Ludhiana: Rakhis and greeting cards made by schoolchildren will be sent to the security personnel deployed at the border and remote areas by the Punjab Income Tax Department. The department’s Additional Commissioner Manav Bansal said under the programme, ‘Ek Rishta School Se Sarhad Tak’, rakhis would be sent to soldiers for protecting the country. These […]