Ludhiana: Paramilitary troops and local police will secure the city’s 15 examination centres this Sunday as more than 5,300 students retake India’s high-stakes medical entrance test following a nationwide paper-leak scandal.The National Testing Agency (NTA) invalidated the initial May 3 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) amid widespread irregularities. Candidate enrolment in the district has since grown…
Sports hub under a Ludhiana flyover Ludhiana: An urban renewal project designed to turn derelict spaces beneath the city’s flyovers into youth sports arenas has collapsed into neglect, leaving the sites overrun by garbage and criminal elements.Built under the central Smart City initiative, the courts — including prominent sites near the Lakkar Bridge and the…
Ludhiana: Nearly seven months after the announcement of a sub-tehsil, the Ludhiana North sub-tehsil became operational on Tuesday. Punjab revenue minister Hardeep Singh Mundian inaugurated the newly constructed sub-tehsil complex in Ludhiana (North). The govt had announced the formation of the new sub-tehsil in Oct.Though the complex had been set up months ago, the appointment…
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…
