Police foil bid to smuggle hashish, drugs into Punjab jailOctober 4th, 2009 LUDHIANA - 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 man was arrested late Saturday evening while he was trying to smuggle hashish in tins of desi ghee (clarified butter) and around 5,000 intoxicant tablets in a bag of rice.
Rahul travels by train to LudhianaSeptember 15th, 2009 LUDHIANA - Congress general secretary and parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi reached this industrial city of Punjab from New Delhi in an air-conditioned chair car of the Shatabdi Express Tuesday, a day after party president and his mother Sonia Gandhi travelled economy class on a flight from the national capital to Mumbai. Rahul Gandhi made the four hour journey from New Delhi to Ludhiana as an ordinary passenger, eschewing the executive class coach as part of the austerity drive announced by India's ruling Congress party in view of the drought situation in the country.
One killed, two injured in firing incident at Ludhiana rly stationAugust 25th, 2009 LUDHIANA - One person was killed and two security personnel injured when an unidentified person opened fire at Ludhiana Railway Station on Tuesday morning. The accused has been arrested.
Ludhiana farmers confident of a good harvest despite scanty rainsAugust 19th, 2009 LUDHIANA - While farmers in different parts of the country are anxious due to delayed or deficient monsoon, farmers in Ludhiana are confident of reaping a good harvest despite everything. Monsoon rains have been 29 percent below this year and affected cultivation of crops such as rice and sugarcane and triggering a sharp rise in food prices.
Ludhiana has air-conditioned taxi serviceJune 22nd, 2009 LUDHIANA - An air-conditioned Radio taxi service has been introduced in Ludhiana, which makes it the third city after Mohali and Amritsar to have such a facility in Punjab. Air-conditioned radio cabs will now ensure a comfortable journey in Ludhiana.
International drug racket busted in LudhianaJune 6th, 2009 Jalandhar, June 6 (ANI): Police claimed to have busted an international drug racket with the arrest of three persons in Ludhiana. Police recovered heroin worth 200 million rupees, a revolver, 6 live cartridges and nine lakhs of rupees from their possession.
Delhi-Lahore bus stopped, curfew imposed in LudhianaMay 25th, 2009 LUDHIANA - The Delhi-Lahore bus service 'Sada-e-Sarhad' was stopped by authorities in Punjab's industrial city of Ludhiana Monday following large-scale violent protests by Dera Sachh Khand sect followers in the state, opposing the attack on sect leaders in the Austrian capital Vienna. The bus, on its way from Delhi to Lahore, was stopped at a police station in Ludhiana for security reasons, government sources said here.
Ludhiana rally proves NDA is formidable: AdvaniMay 11th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Monday said the successful rally by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Ludhiana a day ago had shown that it was a formidable force and would form the next government at the centre.
Campaign in Ludhiana to motivate women to voteMay 5th, 2009 LUDHIANA - A women's club in Ludhiana has initiated a door-to-door campaign to motivate women, especially housewives, to exercise their franchise during the general elections. Members of 'Basan Avenue Lady's club' are going door-to-door making other women realise the importance of vote and motivating them to cast their vote this year.
Jayaprada files nomination papers from RampurApril 21st, 2009 RAMPUR / LUDHIANA - Actor-turned-politician and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Jayaprada has filed her nomination from Rampur seat in Uttar Pradesh
She was accompanied by SP General Secretary Amar Singh, actors-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt and Jaya Bachchan. "Amar Singh said come and join us.
Ludhiana youth claims ear-lifting recordApril 4th, 2009 LUDHIANA - A Ludhiana youth is claiming the world record for lifting 110 kilograms with his ears. Rakesh Kumar, a former bodybuilder, now says that he is planning to visit London to get his name registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Rains damage crops in LudhianaMarch 26th, 2009 LUDHIANA - Torrential rains have damaged Rabi crops in Ludhiana, causing huge losses to local farmers. Distraught farmers in the city say surprise rains and hailstorms have ruined their wheat crops.
Fog delays Punjab governor at Ludhiana R-Day functionJanuary 25th, 2009 LUDHIANA - Authorities in this industrial city of Punjab had some embarrassing moments Monday when Governor S.F. Rodrigues reached a little late at the venue of the state-level Republic Day function to unfurl the national flag.
Bubblegum company told to pay Rs.300,000 compensationJanuary 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A well-known bubble-gum company has been directed by a consumer court here to pay a compensation of Rs.300,000 to a customer who was not given a Trip to America prize nearly eight years ago. The Union Territory (UT) consumer disputes redressal commission, while upholding the 2002 order of a consumer court in Ludhiana city in Punjab, said the bubblegum company, Perfetti India, which manufactures the Big Babool brand of bubblegum, had resorted to unfair trade practices by denying the Ludhiana resident, Jeevan Kumar, his prize.
Rs.1.3 mn stolen from Ludhiana farmerDecember 30th, 2008 LUDHIANA - A farmer from this industrial city of Punjab Wednesday fell prey to a thief's prank and lost nearly Rs.1.3 million. The farmer, Iqbal Singh Gill, and his son took out money from a bank on the Mall Road here.
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