Ludhiana, Mar 26 : Torrential rains have damaged Rabi crops in Ludhiana, causing huge losses to local farmers.

Distraught farmers in the city say surprise rains and hailstorms have ruined their wheat crops.

"For last three to four days there is a strong wind blowing accompanied by rain. As a result of this, there are clouds in the night due to which our wheat crop is getting damaged. We have lost one fourth of the wheat crop due to the rains," said Harcharan Singh.

Ludhiana, Mar 21 : With million of new cars hitting Indian roads every year, high-end car gizmos are making a zipping entry into Punjab, where people are extremely enthusiastic about using sophisticated gadgets.

The trend is gaining momentum as Punjabis get interested in devices that allow not just listening to music but also watching TV, playing video games, charging laptops and talk effortlessly on the phone while driving.

Ludhiana, March 3 : Ludhiana recently played host to a special contest that aimed at promoting cultural values and revisiting the Punjabi spirit by showcasing how one can enjoy modernism of western culture and still stay linked to his or her culture.

The `Gursikh couple'' contest was a fun-filled and inspirational event for a lot of couples who converged here.

It is well-known that in Punjabi culture, a true Sikh, male or female, is the one who wears a uniform to unify and bind them to their commitment to the true, universal, social and temporal principles defined and amplified by the ten Sikh Gurus.

Ludhiana, Feb. 16 : Having contributed his bit as an Olympian, Hardeep Singh Grewal, who used to play as India''s center-half in the team, is helping a new crop of youngsters to rise in hockey.

Hardeep believes the success of Indian hockey at the international stage depends training a new crop of motivated youngsters.

Ludhiana, Feb 9 : For the first time ever in India, Sikh couples walked down a ramp in a couple contest in Ludhiana.

Donning both exquisite traditional and western outfits, around 170 couples participated in the contest titled "Guru Sikh Couple Contest" out whom ten contestants were chosen as the best.

Gurpreet Singh, one of the organisers of the contest, said the purpose of the event was to send out a message to the younger generation to keep their cultural values intact while professing modernity.

Ludhiana, Jan. 29 : Sikh preacher Bhai Pal Singh is today mentioned in social circles as the man who objected to the State ban on the wearing of turbans in schools of France terming it as an attack on the religious freedom of Sikhs.

Today, Bhai Pal Singh travels around the world propagating Sikh customs and beliefs. Recalling his initial days, Singh remembers how on February 24, 1978, he started his journey by road to reach Germany on May 21.