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Payal Dhawan

Ludhiāna

Principal Correspondent at The Times of India

Principal Correspondent, The Times of India. Cover crime, prisons, police administration. Contact on [email protected] [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

    Ludhiana: With the beginning of the electoral list revision process, Congress leaders claimed that "suspicious" persons were trying to manipulate the voter list. On Saturday, Congress leaders claimed to have caught a few persons asking residents about their votes and crossing the names of a few voters in the list in Ghumar Mandi and Prem Nagar.

  • 2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

    NewsCity Newsludhiana NewsTragic incident: BBA student at Ludhiana girls college allegedly commits suicideTrendingLudhiana: A 19-year-old undergraduate student was found dead in a college classroom on Wednesday afternoon here in a suspected case of suicide, prompting shock and grief across the campus. No Warning, no goodbye — just questions hanging in the air. The incident occurred on the third floor of the institute, where the student's body was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan.

  • 2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

    In a tragic incident in Ludhiana, a first-year BBA student of Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday afternoon. The 19-year-old girl, Jaspreet Kaur, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a classroom located on the third floor of the college campus. According to sources, shortly before taking the extreme step, Jaspreet sent a message to one of her friends stating that she was going to end her life.

  • 2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan

    NewsLudhiana police to review security for political leaders amid rising attacks in PunjabLudhiana: In the wake of a grenade attack on the house of BJP's former Punjab minister Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar, the district police have initiated a city-wide security review for political leaders and members of various outfits, amid growing criticism from local BJP members who claim their prior warnings went unheeded.

  • 2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Payal Dhawan |Neel Kamal

    NewsCity Newschandigarh NewsIn Punjab, an abduction bust reveals trip to MP occultist and a conspiracy to sell a child: Doc, Asha worker, robbery accused arrestedTrendingLudhiana/Bathinda: Punjab Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the April 4 abduction of a two-year-old boy from a slum near Barnala grain market, tracing the child to a private hospital in Ludhiana and blowing the lid off a conspiracy in which he was to be sold to a childless couple.

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Payal Dhawan @payaldhawanTOI
3 Apr 25

The walk against drugs led by Punjab CM @BhagwantMann and @AamAadmiParty convener @ArvindKejriwal left Ludhiana city choked. Roads leading to the venue, Aarti Chowk, were blocked for the commuters; shops at Ghumar mandi market were made to shut for the walk. @timesofindia https://t.co/CYxKxWO85R

Payal Dhawan
Payal Dhawan @payaldhawanTOI
3 Apr 25

New Ludhiana top cop @SwapanSharmaIPS introduces new Emergency Response System (ERS) that integrates traffic police, PCR and city’s control center under one roof for quicker reactions to emergencies @timesofindia @TOIIndiaNews @DGPPunjabPolice @PunjabPoliceInd @Ludhiana_Police https://t.co/rIZFstaRcr

Payal Dhawan
Payal Dhawan @payaldhawanTOI
2 Apr 25

TOI Exclusive: Ludhiana Central Jail exceeds capacity, not to accept new inmates for two months. Having capacity of 3200 inmates the Ludh jail is currently accommodating 4700 inmates, for which they have less than 100 security personnel to guard. @timesofindia @TOIIndiaNews https://t.co/41sZn47L86