Punjab to pay for transporting bodies of gurdwara victims
August 7th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) The Punjab government Tuesday said it would bear the entire expenditure of transporting the bodies of those who were killed when a gunman opened fire at ... Read more...
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India’s largest industrial solar plant operational in Punjab
July 29th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) With a capacity for evaporation and condensation of one lakh litres of waste water per day, India's largest industrial solar plant became operational in Punjab's Ludhiana ... Read more...
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Spate of honour killings shakes up Punjab
July 14th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) Like the horrific honour killings in neighbouring Haryana, Punjab, one of the country's most affluent states, has in the last few months witnessed a ... Read more...
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Suspected ‘honour killing’, three held (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, July 4 (IANS) A Dalit man was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by his girlfriend's family members in Punjab's Ludhiana district, police said Monday.Gagandeep Singh, 21, of Lamma Jattpur village ... Read more...
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Suspected honour killing in Punjab
July 4th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, July 4 (IANS) A Dalit man was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by his girlfriend's family members in Punjab's Ludhiana district, police said Monday.According to police, the 21-year-old from Jattpur ... Read more...
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Punjab procures 110.50 lakh tonnes wheat
June 2nd, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh June 2 (IANS) Punjab has achieved a new benchmark in wheat procurement as various government agencies and private traders have together procured over 110.50 lakh tonnes wheat this year, ... Read more...
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CBI probe into central schemes in Ludhiana
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, Jan 23 (IANS) The union ministry for rural development and panchayati raj has recommended a CBI investigation and CAG audit into all central schemes being implemented in Ludhiana parliamentary constituency.The ministry's ... Read more...
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Indian Army’s scrap munition disposal a learning experience
November 30th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov 30 (IANS) An Indian Army operation - so far its biggest exercise to destroy scrap munitions - is proving to be a great learning platform for defence ... Read more...
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Indian Army’s munitions disposal to take three months
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 22 (IANS) An Indian Army operation to dispose off 17,000 pieces of scrap ammunition of unknown origin weighing some 50 tonnes begun earlier this month will last three months, an ... Read more...
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Illegal immigration: Punjab youth dies in Turkey, two jailed
July 20th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) In yet another instance of the illegal immigration racket being run in Punjab going haywire, a youth from Punjab lost his life on the Turkey-Greece border, two others ... Read more...
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Punjab police arrests four Sikh militants
July 19th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, July 19 (ANI): Police in Punjab arrested four Sikh militants, belonging to the banned Babbar Khalsa International extremist group and recovered arms and explosives from them in the state's Ludhiana District.Harminder ... Read more...
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Badal wants farm science institute in Punjab
February 24th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set up the proposed Borlaug Institute for South Asia at Ladhowal, in Punjab's Ludhiana ... Read more...
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Home they brought the braveheart dead, for son’s first glimpse
January 28th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Ludhiana, Jan 28 (IANS) Gurinder Singh, 10, had always yearned to meet his father Sukhwinder but not the way he finally did. Sukhwinder, described as a "hero" by British ... Read more...
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Punjab promotes fish farming
January 18th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by ANI
By Karan KapoorLudhiana, Jan 18(ANI): Many small and marginal farmers in Punjab have switched to integrated fish farming, and among them is Rajvinder Pal Singh of Mullanapur in Ludhiana district, who ... Read more...
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Curfew on in Ludhiana, no incident on Sunday (Lead)
December 6th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, Dec 6 (IANS) Sealed from the rest of the state by a heavy police presence, Ludhiana, Punjab's largest city and a major industrial hub, remained tense Sunday as curfew continued in ... Read more...
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Couple dupes two in Chandigarh of over Rs.10 mn
October 31st, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 31 (IANS) A case has been registered against a couple for duping two men of over Rs.10 million by promising to sell the same piece of land to them, police ... Read more...
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Police foil bid to smuggle hashish, drugs into Punjab jail
October 4th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, Oct 4 (IANS) A bid to smuggle contraband and intoxicants into the central jail in Punjab's Ludhiana district was foiled and one man was arrested, officials said Sunday.
According to police, a ... Read more...
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Adulterated edible oil seized in Punjab
September 27th, 2009 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, Sep 26 (IANS) Punjab officials seized 68,350 litres of sub-standard edible oil hoarded in a storehouse here Saturday.
"We had got a tip-off that some people are running a business of ... Read more...
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High court dismisses case against Punjab cricket body
January 8th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Jan 8 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a public interest suit against the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), seeking the recovery of entertainment tax collected from the ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana paddy procurement crosses 16.1 mn tonnes
November 10th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) Heading towards a record this year, the procurement of paddy in Punjab and Haryana has already crossed 16.1 million tonnes, officials from both states said here Monday.Punjab has ... Read more...
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For Ludhianas dog lover, life turned beautiful by a New Year gift
December 30th, 2007 - 6:23 pm ICT by admin
Ludhiana, Dec.30 (ANI): Kulbir Singh of Khanna-Khori Village in Punjabs Ludhiana District has learnt how sometimes a New Year gift can make a difference in ones life besides offering a reason to ... Read more...
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