New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Ludhiana marked a major milestone in its aviation and infrastructure journey on Friday as the inaugural flight landed at the newly operational Halwara Airport, a long-pending demand of the region aimed at boosting trade, connectivity, and industrial growth in Punjab.Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu shared the development in a post on X, calling it a historic moment for Ludhiana and Punjab’s economy.“Ludhiana Take…
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Amritsar, May 14 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday announced the redevelopment of the Amritsar railway station to a world-class station with an estimated cost of Rs 402 crore. It will transform the station into a modern, passenger-friendly, and future-ready transport hub. In addition, Rs 100 crore has been sanctioned for reconstruction and augmentation of additional five platforms. Thanking Prime minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishn…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The best performance in the CBSE Class 12 Board examination results has been recorded by the Trivandrum region of Kerala. Trivandrum secured the top position in the country in terms of pass percentage.Notably, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday declared the Class 12 Board examination results.According to the CBSE Board, in the region-wise results across the country, Trivandrum secured first place with a pass percentage of 95.62 per cent. Tamil N…
Chandigarh, May 10 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Sunday warned AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal against disturbing the atmosphere of Punjab and said the BJP would never allow AAP’s attempts to turn the state into “Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal” to succeed. In a message on social media, Jakhar wrote: “Arvind Kejriwal-ji, listen carefully — Punjab will not be allowed to become Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal.” “In the name of a protest in Balachaur in Nawanshahr, your MLA S…
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) With the arrest of Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora on Saturday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) following a search operation at his official residence here in an alleged money laundering case, State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Sunil Jakhar accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of shielding corruption and defending individuals involved in alleged land-related scams. Jakhar said that ED raids on the Punjab Minister are not aimed at targeting priva…
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) Punjab Intelligence and Preventive Unit has dismantled an organised fake billing network with the arrest of one for orchestrating a massive Rs 15.56 crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud involving the wrongful availment of fake Input Tax Credit on bogus transactions of Rs 85.4 crore, Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said on Friday.Ludhiana-based API Plastic Recyclers Private Ltd Director Paramjeet Singh has been arrested.Detailing the investigation, the minister said th…
Kuala Lumpur, May 8 (IANS) India’s Pukhraj Singh Gill stayed on the top of the leaderboard despite a mid-round wobble when he dropped three shots in a space of three holes at the Players Championship. The Indian ace, who plays on the Indian Premier Golf League (IGPL), carded 2-under 70 and moved to 13-under and held a one-shot lead over Filipino Sean Ramos (67), who is 12-under.Thanawin Lee of Thailand (73) was third at 9-under. Of the other Indians, Khalin Joshi (71) was T-33, while young Kar…
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Textile manufacturer Vardhman Textiles Limited on Thursday reported a 22.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 2026 (Q4 FY26).The Ludhiana-based textile group reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 185 crore for the January-March quarter, compared to Rs 237 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter previous financial year (Q4 FY25), according to its stock exchange filing.The company’s revenue from operations…
Ludhiana, May 6 (IANS) Punjab BJP spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal along with 25 sarpanches and representatives from nearly 50 villages of the Sahnewal assembly on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana, demanding halt to illegal mining activities in the area. Later addressing the media, Baliawal said despite AAP’s promises of ending illegal mining in Punjab, mining activities are continuing openly day and night under the government’s watch. He said the pe…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India’s steel sector sustained its growth trajectory during April with a 5.8 per cent increase in crude steel production to 14.09 million tonnes, from 13.31 million tonnes in the same month of the previous year while the domestic demand momentum stayed robust on the back of continued buoyancy across infrastructure and manufacturing, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.Domestic steel prices also extended their recovery during the month across all major…