The snatchers have suffered injuries, while the brother of the woman also suffered injuries as his car hit an SUV parked on the roadside. Locals rushed all of them to a hospital and alerted the Ludhiana police

The victim, Ravideep Singh, 45, of Kothe Pauna village, Ludhiana, said he was wearing a muffler around his neck otherwise the plastic kite string would have slit his throat

Vigilance has, however, named seven accused in the FIR, including Ludhiana RTA secretary — who had been on January 6 arrested for running an organised criminal racket collecting money as bribes

Attributing the fall in the attendence of students in government schools in Ludhiana to harsh weather conditions, teachers said as most of the students belong to economically weaker sections, they do not have warm clothes and prefer staying at home, while many students presumed that the vacations would be further extended

Industrialists in Ludhiana demanded that the PSERC should forestall any increase in the power rates and provide a 50 per cent rebate on night tariff

Police booked a labourer for allegedly molesting his neighbours’ seven-year-old daughter in Haibowal

Three police uniforms, two forged joining letters, Punjab police recruitment forms, and ₹1 lakh was recovered from them

Adding to the woes of Ludhiana residents, reeling under the cold weather, the air quality index (AQI) plunging to 326 points to fall in the very poor category

The condition of the injured, who are undergoing treatment at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, were stated to be in a critical state