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Barricade duty at 5 am to birthday song at midnight: All in a Covid workday for Punjab Police

ThePrint followed Ludhiana Sub Inspector Madhu Bala for a day to get a peek into the Punjab Police’s work during lockdown to ensure the move serves its purpose of controlling the pandemic.

What’s ailing Punjab’s jails — dreaded gangsters, understaffed prisons & idle inmates

The two violent incidents in less than a week have once again exposed the notoriety of Punjab’s prisons.

Gangsters clash violently in Ludhiana Central Jail killing one, injuring 35, police open fire

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered a magisterial inquiry by the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner and said that strict action will be taken against culprits.

How the Khalistan Liberation Force ‘planned and executed’ the murder of an RSS activist

The NIA, in its chargesheet, has accused two sharpshooters, multiple NRIs operatives of the KLF, as well as British national Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi.

NIA to investigate killings of RSS leaders in Punjab

3 cases of murder of Right-wing Hindu leaders have been reported from the state so far; killers are still at large and suspects include militants, Pakistan.

RSS leader’s murder: Punjab cops clueless despite six similar cases in 18 months

No arrests have been made in any of these cases; assailants adopt similar modus operandi; all murders have taken place in and around Ludhiana.

Ludhiana auto parts traders fear they won’t survive post-GST crash

Manufacturers of bicycle parts, auto parts and fasteners have been hit hard by drop in demand, rising costs, and problems in sourcing raw materials.

Ludhiana hosiery industry coming apart at the seams, 30 per cent jobs lost

Daily labourers are worst affected, but permanent employees could also lose jobs as GST hits 12,000 hosiery units in the Ludhiana area.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.