‘Posh’ Kitchlu Nagar road caves in days after repair Ludhiana: A large portion of the road caved in at Kitchlu Nagar’s B Block on Joginderpal Pandey Marg on Thursday. The incident occurred just three days after part of the same road collapsed and was subsequently repaired. This time, the collapse occurred only a few steps…
Ludhiana: Taking cognisance of a complaint, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has issued a notice to the Ludhiana municipal corporation commissioner, directing him to examine allegations of unauthorised commercial use of residential properties and illegal de-sealing of sealed structures in the city.The commission instructed the civic authority to verify the facts, take appropriate…
Ludhiana: Traders in Ludhiana faced a double whammy on Thursday. In the morning, shops, particularly in the old city, were flooded with rainwater. When the water drained out, protesting sanitation employees and their union leaders made rounds, asking them to close their shops. At places, shutters were downed forcibly.Tension in crowded areas near Chaura Bazaar,…
A civic body official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, revealed that large companies are reluctant to step in due to the upcoming assembly elections and fierce opposition from local garbage collectors’ unions, who fear losing their livelihoods if door-to-door collection is privatised Ludhiana: City residents questioned the municipal corporation’s new “Mission Clean Punjab” awareness…
Ludhiana: Cracking down on unauthorised structures, Ludhiana municipal corporation teams targeted five illegal constructions on Tuesday, including an entire colony. The operations spanned multiple locations falling under the jurisdiction of MC Zones A and D.In Zone A, a building branch team led by assistant town planner Kapil Dev demolished an under-construction colony and a commercial…
