Attack on tehsildar: state govt invites flak from all corners

Saturday 20 June '09

The attack on Ludhiana (Central) Tehsildar Gurjinder Singh Benipal on Friday morning, allegedly by supporters of SAD councillor Kanwaljit Singh Karwal, has invited flak for the state Government from various corners.

Grounded

Wednesday 17 June '09

It was in December 2004 when city cricketer Gagandeep Singh had made it to the Indian national cricket team for the Bangladesh tour.

Vikas Nagar becomes first colony in city to have CCTV surveillance

Monday 15 June '09

Owing to the increase in the number of snatching incidents in the area over the last six months, the governing body of the welfare society of Vikas Nagar has installed one closed circuit television camera on trial basis.

Once DC’s villa, now a dance studio

Tuesday 9 June '09

In the heart of the city, on the Mall Road, stands a palatial bungalow which earlier used to be the officialresidence of the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner.

City police may bring Rajiv Raja to Ludhiana on production warrants

Monday 8 June '09

With the arrest of notorious gangster Rajiv Raja alias Lucky by the Haryana Police, the city police also have heaved a sigh of relief.

Thieves on a roll, cops fail to trace vehicles

Sunday 7 June '09

The recent incident of snatching of a woman’s car from the posh Sarabha Nagar locality highlights that vehicle lifters and snatchers are having a field day in the city.

Sutlej toll tax barrier bears mob fury again

Tuesday 26 May '09

It seems there is a jinx on the toll tax barrier on the Sutlej river near Laddowal village on the Jalandhar road after it was relocated a year ago from Doraha.

Pulse of the city

Tuesday 19 May '09

Now, one of the most densely populated areas, there was a time when Field Ganj used to be the pulse of the city.

Cong breaches SAD bastion

Monday 18 May '09

Ludhiana West constituency, which was once considered the stronghold of the Congress, provided the biggest lead to the party candidate Manish Tewari over SAD-BJP candidate Gurcharan Singh Galib in the Ludhiana Lok Sabha elections.

Barring winner Tewari and Galib, all lose security deposits

Monday 18 May '09

Except Congress candidate Manish Tewari (who won the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat) and SAD-BJP candidate Gurcharan Singh Galib...

I will not quit active politics: Galib

Monday 18 May '09

A day after Manish Tewari put SAD’s Gurcharan Singh Galib to rout in the general elections, the defector from Congress is in no mood to gracefully accept his defeat.

All roads lead to BRS Nagar, the winner’s home

Sunday 17 May '09

Though the results could not be announced till the evening owing to a technical snag in a few electronic voting machines (EVMs), celebrations were all pervasive at Tewari’s residence in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar.

Women turn up in large numbers

Thursday 14 May '09

The fairer sex seems to be getting increasingly interested in the poll process. The Newsline team found female voters queuing up outside polling booths to exercise their adult franchise.

Voter turnout jumps 15 per cent in Ludhiana

Thursday 14 May '09

The polling for the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat went off in a peaceful manner in the urban and the rural areas of the constituency.

COUNTDOWN OVER, TIME TO VOTE

Wednesday 13 May '09

After hectic electioneering in the last two months, a majority of the candidates including SAD-BJP's Gurcharan Singh Galib and Congress candidate Manish Tewari took a sigh of relief as the canvassing ended last evening.

PM at a loss for words, Tewari comes to aid

Tuesday 12 May '09

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh fumbled when the Newsline asked him about the status of the Ludhiana Metro rail project.

NDA gaining strength, UPA disintegrating: Advani

Monday 11 May '09

Claiming that the NDA was gaining strength day by day, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate LK Advani today said the Congress-led UPA was disintegrating.

5 yrs on, black flag bearer turns Advani acolyte

Monday 11 May '09

Much has changed since L K Advani’s last election visit to the city five years ago. So much so that the person who had shown him black flags was now felicitating the BJP veteran.

City poll scene sees defections aplenty

Sunday 10 May '09

Call them turncoats, defectors, deserters or the opportunists, they are in every party and the process of owing and disowing of the allegiances starts as soon as parties gear up for campaigns ahead of elections.

Galib-Tewari war of words gets hotter

Friday 8 May '09

With the poll day drawing near, the fight between SAD-BJP leader Gurcharan Singh Galib and Congress candidate Manish Tewari is getting more intense with each passing day.

Sunny Deol panics as crowd goes hysterical, sticks to car

Tuesday 5 May '09

In his blockbuster Gaddar, Sunny Deol causes terror among the crowd which was about to attack him. But in real life, the Punjab da Puttar panicked after seeing hordes of people lined up to catch the glimpse of the star.

Congress came to power by default in 1992, says Tewari

Saturday 2 May '09

In what may snowball into a major embarrassment for the Congress in Punjab, party spokesperson and Lok Sabha candidate from Ludhiana, Manish Tewari, today said the 1992 government in Punjab was “formed by default”.

Mayawati holds court in Ludhiana

Wednesday 29 April '09

Addressing her first election rally in the state prior to the 2009 Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, Bahujan Samaj Party chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati called upon the people to vote her party to the Centre.

SAD to complain against Capt for using foul language against Badals

Thursday 23 April '09

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said that his party Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) would make a complaint against the Congress leaders, particularly Capt Amarinder Singh, for using foul language against his family.

Galib takes his army along to file nomination for Lok Sabha polls

Thursday 23 April '09

The violation of the guidelines of the Election Commission (EC) was witnessed today when SAD-BJP candidate Gurcharan Singh Galib filed his nomination papers before Deputy Commissioner Vikas Garg in the Mini Secretariat.