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Caught on camera: 26 OnePlus smartphones stolen from Ludhiana shop
India

Caught on camera: 26 OnePlus smartphones stolen from Ludhiana shop

According to the owners of the showroom, they have incurred a loss of approximately Rs 6 lakh, although the exact loss is yet to be confirmed

Punjab: Paddy crop over 34,000 hectares hit by dwarf disease
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Punjab: Paddy crop over 34,000 hectares hit by dwarf disease

This is the first time that southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV), which is also known as the dwarf disease, has been detected in Punjab. It was first reported in 2001 from Southern China

Watch: Ludhiana Police chase away mediapersons gathered to get info about shooting incident
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Watch: Ludhiana Police chase away mediapersons gathered to get info about shooting incident

The media gathered outside the police station to get information about a shooting incident, in which Vishal Gill, a criminal, along with his accomplices allegedly attacked the car of his rival

Ludhiana Court Blast Updates: One dead, five injured after explosion in district court complex; MHA seeks report from Punjab govt
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Ludhiana Court Blast Updates: One dead, five injured after explosion in district court complex; MHA seeks report from Punjab govt

Ludhiana Court Blast Updates: The home ministry also asked the Punjab government to inform it about the findings of the initial investigation and who could be possibly involved in the explosion, the officials said

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 4.79 percent in August
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Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 4.79 percent in August

The All-India CPI-IW (consumer price index-industrial workers) for August 2021 increased by 0.1 point and stood at 123 points.

Jimmy Shergill, 36 crew members of SonyLIV show Your Honor booked for violating curfew in Ludhiana
Entertainment

Jimmy Shergill, 36 crew members of SonyLIV show Your Honor booked for violating curfew in Ludhiana

The police filed an FIR against the team of #YourHonor for shooting during curfew in Ludhiana.

Punjab Police arrests Ludhiana-based paint store owner accused of supplying spurious liquor
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Punjab Police arrests Ludhiana-based paint store owner accused of supplying spurious liquor

Cops apprehended 12 others, including two businessmen, in connection with the distribution of spurious liquor that resulted in 111 deaths in the state

How Ludhiana's Buddha nullah, once 'centre of social life, became Punjab's most toxic water body
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How Ludhiana's Buddha nullah, once 'centre of social life, became Punjab's most toxic water body

The Buddha nullah picks up toxic effluents in massive quantities and around 200 MLD of untreated sewage a day before it meets the Sutlej river

Migrant worker dies after being hit by car near Ambala while walking from Punjab to Bihar; was unable to register for Shramik train
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Migrant worker dies after being hit by car near Ambala while walking from Punjab to Bihar; was unable to register for Shramik train

A migrant labourer from Bihar was killed while another seriously injured when a car hit them on the Ambala-Jagadhri highway near Ambala Cantonment

'Won't betray Hippocratic oath': In the face of deficient PPE kits, spike in cases, Punjab doctors put up tough fight against coronavirus
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'Won't betray Hippocratic oath': In the face of deficient PPE kits, spike in cases, Punjab doctors put up tough fight against coronavirus

Doctors in Punjab say that apart from testing their endurance, PPE kits, if faulty, pose a grave danger of exposure. Returning home amid a lack of accommodation facility at GMCH Amritsar also causes worries about their families' safety

Coronavirus Outbreak: Ludhiana ACP Anil Kohli dies due to COVID-19; official was to receive plasma therapy
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Ludhiana ACP Anil Kohli dies due to COVID-19; official was to receive plasma therapy

ACP Anil Kohli had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 13 and had been undergoing treatment in the Satguru Partap Singh (SPS) Hospital in Ludhiana

Man arrested in Chandigarh after confessing to girlfriend's murder on live television, was on bail in 2010 murder case
India

Man arrested in Chandigarh after confessing to girlfriend's murder on live television, was on bail in 2010 murder case

Chandigarh Police arrested a man from a news channel’s office, minutes after he confessed on live television on Tuesday that he had killed his girlfriend at a city hotel on 31 December, 2019

CBI arrests ADG of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Rs 25 lakh bribery case; search ops conducted in Delhi, Noida, Ludhiana
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CBI arrests ADG of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Rs 25 lakh bribery case; search ops conducted in Delhi, Noida, Ludhiana

The CBI on Wednesday arrested an Additional Director General of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Chander Shekhar and a middleman in connection with Rs 25 lakh bribery case, officials said.

Newborn girl’s body found at abandoned plot in Punjab’s Ludhiana; police appoint probe team, remains sent for post-mortem
Sports

Newborn girl’s body found at abandoned plot in Punjab’s Ludhiana; police appoint probe team, remains sent for post-mortem

A body of an infant girl was found in an abandoned plot in Punjab's Ludhiana, police said on Saturday

Farmers in Punjab's Ludhiana continue to burn stubble as AQI remains 'severe'; Amarinder Singh says action initiated against 2,923 farmers
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Farmers in Punjab's Ludhiana continue to burn stubble as AQI remains 'severe'; Amarinder Singh says action initiated against 2,923 farmers

Farmers in Punjab's Ludhiana continue to burn stubble in Kot Mana village near Sidhwabet Ludhiana.

Punjab floods: Captain Amarinder Singh writes to Narendra Modi seeking Rs 1000-crore relief package for state
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Punjab floods: Captain Amarinder Singh writes to Narendra Modi seeking Rs 1000-crore relief package for state

In wake of the flood situation in the state, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking Rs 1000 crore special relief package to address the losses.

North India grapples with heavy rains over weekend, toll climbs to 42; Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand worst hit
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North India grapples with heavy rains over weekend, toll climbs to 42; Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand worst hit

The northern states grappled with the aftermath of the heavy rain during the weekend with damaged roads still to be repaired, flooded fields, rivers in spate and more bodies of victims being recovered.

Highways blocked in Punjab as Dalits stage protests against demolition of Delhi's Ravidas temple
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Highways blocked in Punjab as Dalits stage protests against demolition of Delhi's Ravidas temple

Normal life was affected at many places in Punjab on Tuesday as demonstrations and dharnas were held by Dalits to protest the demolition of a temple dedicated to Guru Ravidas in New Delhi's Tughlakabad

Haryana, Punjab continue to reel under intense heat wave conditions; Hisar, Patiala and Ludhiana record over 45 degrees Celsius
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Haryana, Punjab continue to reel under intense heat wave conditions; Hisar, Patiala and Ludhiana record over 45 degrees Celsius

Haryana and Punjab Tuesday continued to be under the grip of severe heatwave as maximum temperatures hovered close 45 degrees Celsius at most places. Hisar in Haryana and Patiala in Punjab sizzled, recording identical maximums of 45.5 degrees Celsius, up by four and seven notches, respectively, a Meteorological Department report said here.

Congress to decide on prime ministerial candidate after Lok Sabha election results on 23 May, says senior leader Harish Rawat
Politics

Congress to decide on prime ministerial candidate after Lok Sabha election results on 23 May, says senior leader Harish Rawat

In Ludhiana to campaign for Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Ravneet Singh Bittu, Rawat on Sunday said, "Our leader has said it clearly we'll decide after election results that who will be the Prime Minister."