Shariq.Majeed@timesofindia.comLudhiana: Snakebite cases have been reported at the civil hospital amid the hot weather, with over 10 persons reporting for treatment. Hospital staff assured that they have adequate stock of anti-snake venom.A few cases of snakebite have been received at private hospitals of the district.According to the data related to snakebites gathered from the civil…
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,…
Ludhiana: A local court has halted the autopsy of a Ludhiana Central Jail inmate who died by suspected suicide after authorities failed to locate any trace of his family.Security staff had found the body of Sukhwinder Singh, of Batala, Gurdaspur, inside a prison washroom at about 6.30am on Tuesday and claimed it hanged from a…
Aspiring Amarnath pilgrims reporting for a mandatory medical examination in Ludhiana on Monday Ludhiana: A govt flying ban grounding all helicopter services for the season has plummeted medical registrations for the annual pilgrimage to Kashmir’s Amarnath cave shrine by nearly 20% in Punjab.At the Ludhiana civil hospital, 4,825 prospective pilgrims underwent the mandatory health clearance…
Ludhiana: A labourer has been arrested for allegedly attacking his neighbour with a spade and assaulting the latter’s sister after a dispute over playing loud music in Jodhewal.The injured man suffered a head injury and is undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital.Based on a complaint by the victim’s 28-year-old sister, police registered an FIR under Sections…
Ludhiana: The gas tragedy reported on RK Road that claimed three lives on Monday clearly indicates the lack of checks on the factories when it comes to managing and disposing off the effluent waste. The respective unit was getting the effluent tank cleaned illegally and without proper safety gears, which also indicates that such practice…
Representational image of a drug deaddiction centre Ludhiana: Police have raided a clandestine drug rehabilitation facility operating out of a village shed, arresting three men for allegedly running an unlicensed operation that charged vulnerable families premium rates while allowing inmates to use drugs in public.The operation in Kutbeawal village, off Humbran Road, was exposed after…
Ludhiana Central Jail, where the incident was reported Ludhiana: A high-security gang rivalry boiled over inside the city’s Central Jail on Monday when five inmates allegedly stabbed a rival drug-trafficking suspect hours after he requested a ward transfer for his safety.Manroj, who was jailed 20 days ago under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)…
