TNNLudhiana: More than three months after two “impersonators” were allegedlycaught writing a Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB)recruitment examination on behalf of original candidates, the Ludhianapolice registered a cheating case against the two Haryana-based aspirants.As per police, the case pertains to the Group D recruitment examinationconducted by the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) onApril…
40% of voters data digitised under SIR; 98% enumeration forms distributedLudhiana: Nearly 98% of the enumeration forms have been distributed and nearly 40% of the voter data has been digitized as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of the electoral rolls continues in the district.Deputy election commissioner, ECI, Bhanu Prakash Yeturu and chief electoral officer, Punjab,…
Ludhiana: Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian Tuesday defended the state’s decision not to implement the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in its present form, arguing that the scheme needs to be made more farmer-friendly before it can benefit Punjab’s cultivators.His remarks come amid criticism from Union ministers, including agriculture minister Shivraj Singh…
Chandigarh: Services of three assistant professors serving in DAV institutions in Chandigarh and Punjab have been terminated after Panjab University (PU) withdrew approval to appointments made on the basis of PhD degrees obtained from CMJ University, Meghalaya.The faculty who faced the action include an assistant professor of computer science at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh,…
Hidden GPS tracker, a representational image Ludhiana: Three alleged thieves led by a dismissed cop tore apart a luxury rental car’s tracking electronics, but missed the one beacon that doomed them. Illegal guns and a hospital escape were next episodes of the drama.Police intercepted and arrested the trio — Vikas, a sacked constable from Ferozepur,…
Chandigarh: The CBI’s Chandigarh unit has registered a case against two Northern Railway employees of the Ferozepur division and an unidentified official for allegedly demanding a Rs 60,000 bribe to provide relief in disciplinary proceedings.Complainant Pawan Kumar, a senior clerk at the DRM office, Ferozepur, alleged that technician‑I Vijay Kumar and senior section engineer Dharmveer…
Ludhiana: The Khanna police have rescued four missing girls, including three minor sisters, within 24 hours of their disappearance. Following a swift, multi-state technical investigation, the Maloud police located the girls in Ambala, Haryana, and reunited them with their families.The incident unfolded on Tuesday around 12.30pm, when the four girls left their homes without informing…
AI-generated representational image of a car accident Ludhiana: Three members of a family were injured on Monday when their vehicle veered out of control and plunged off a bridge on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur national highway near Jagraon.Baljinder Singh, his wife Navjot Kaur, and their daughter Seerat Kaur were travelling towards Ludhiana when their Swift sedan crashed…
After arresting two alleged hitmen on May 17, the Ludhiana cops and counter-intelligence units on Saturday seized two hand grenades and arrested two more suspects linked to a major foreign-based terror-gangster syndicate plotting these high-profile assassinations Ludhiana: A counter-intelligence investigation has exposed how offshore terror masterminds are deploying low-paid local couriers to run dead-drop weapons…
After arresting two alleged hitmen on May 17, the Ludhiana cops and counter-intelligence units on Saturday seized two hand grenades and arrested two more suspects linked to a major foreign-based terror-gangster syndicate plotting these high-profile assassinations Ludhiana: The interception of a “hit squad” in Punjab has exposed the reach of a deadly diaspora crime network…
