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Ludhiana the largest city of Punjab is also known as the as the "Manchester of India" because it is the industrial hub of Punjab.

The Ludhiana has 8 large integrated knitwear factories, roughly 6,000 small to medium sized knitwear factories , 10 big hosiery yarn mills and 150 small- to medium-sized worsted and woolen yarns.Due to wide expansion of industry Ludhiana is counted in high capita income cities of India.
Ludhiana has most Mercedes cars as compare to other cities of India. Ludhiana is also known as "Merc City".
Ludhiana's status as a large industrial hub is cited as a reason for another international airport in Punjab after Amritsar.
Ludhiana has a wide network of Punjabi, Hindi and English dailies that cater to the city that has a population of 1,395,053 people. These dailies gives the people an insight into the intricate life of the people of this city situated on the banks of the River Sutlej.
Ludhiana has an average literacy rate of 70% making the Ludhiana news very important. Male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 68%. In Ludhiana, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Dotted with Gurudwaras and forts, the industrial town, Ludhiana offers its tourists a great day-long excursion with annual Rural Olympics being popular. Other prominent tourist attractions are Lodhi Fort, Maharaja Ranjit Singh War museum and rural museum displaying workmanship of local artisans.
The news from this city holds special importance for the tourists from all over the world come to this place making.
Ludhiana also has a very sound primary education system with a couple of notable primary and government schools imparting quality education. Ludhiana also takes pride of having the Panjab University Extension Library which has a huge collection of Books, Periodicals, Journals and Newspapers for the enthusiasts.

The World Bank ranked Ludhiana as the city in India with the best business environment in 2009. Ludhiana is also home to the Ludhiana Stock Exchange Association.
Ludhiana is well connected by air and rail as it is on main Delhi-Amritsar route and is an important railway junction with lines going to Jalandhar, Ferozepur, Dhuri and Delhi . The city is very well connected with daily or weekly trains to most places in India including the major cities of Jammu, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Mukerian, Pathankot, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. For administrative reasons the station is under Ferozepur Railway Division. There is also a proposal to construct a railway line between Ludhiana and Chandigarh. The government has even passed a dedicated freight track between Ludhiana and Kolkata.
Ludhiana is connected by air with Delhi. Air India and Kingfisher flies daily between New Delhi and Ludhiana Airport.
Moving inside the city is done mostly by mini-buses, auto-rickshaws, and pedal rickshaws, loosely licensed by the Municipal Corporation. The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Delhi for construction of a Ludhiana Metro.
Although Punjabi is the official language of the city, but, as people from different cultures and different liguistic backgroud have settled the Ludhiana Hindi news and Ludiana English news dailies caters to them.

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<h1>Ludhiana the Manchester of India</h1> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Dainik Vhaskar.aspx'>Dainik Vhaskar</a> The Ludhiana has 8 large integrated knitwear factories, roughly 6,000 small to medium sized knitwear factories , 10 big hosiery yarn mills and 150 small- to medium-sized worsted and woolen yarns.Due to wide expansion of industry Ludhiana is counted in high capita income cities of India. 
Ludhiana has most Mercedes cars as compare to other cities of India. Ludhiana is also known as "Merc City".
Ludhiana's status as a large industrial hub is cited as a reason for another international airport in Punjab after Amritsar.
Ludhiana has a wide network of Punjabi, Hindi and English dailies that cater to the city that has a population of 1,395,053 people. These dailies gives the people an insight into the intricate life of the people of this city situated on the banks of the River Sutlej. 
Ludhiana has an average literacy rate of 70% making the Ludhiana news very important. Male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 68%. In Ludhiana, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. 
Dotted with Gurudwaras and forts, the industrial town, Ludhiana offers its tourists a great day-long excursion with annual Rural Olympics being popular. Other prominent tourist attractions are Lodhi Fort, Maharaja Ranjit Singh War museum and rural museum displaying workmanship of local artisans. 
The news from this city holds special importance for the tourists from all over the world come to this place making. 
Ludhiana also has a very sound primary education system with a couple of notable primary and government schools imparting quality education. Ludhiana also takes pride of having the Panjab University Extension Library which has a huge collection of Books, Periodicals, Journals and Newspapers for the enthusiasts.

The World Bank ranked Ludhiana as the city in India with the best business environment in 2009. Ludhiana is also home to the Ludhiana Stock Exchange Association.
Ludhiana is well connected by air and rail as it is on main Delhi-Amritsar route and is an important railway junction with lines going to Jalandhar, Ferozepur, Dhuri and Delhi . The city is very well connected with daily or weekly trains to most places in India including the major cities of Jammu, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Mukerian, Pathankot, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. For administrative reasons the station is under Ferozepur Railway Division. There is also a proposal to construct a railway line between Ludhiana and Chandigarh. The government has even passed a dedicated freight track between Ludhiana and Kolkata.
Ludhiana is connected by air with Delhi. Air India and Kingfisher flies daily between New Delhi and Ludhiana Airport.
Moving inside the city is done mostly by mini-buses, auto-rickshaws, and pedal rickshaws, loosely licensed by the Municipal Corporation. The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Delhi for construction of a Ludhiana Metro.
Although Punjabi is the official language of the city, but, as people from different cultures and different liguistic backgroud have settled the Ludhiana Hindi news and Ludiana English news dailies caters to them. About the Author: This article is written on behalf of Bhaskar.com the largest <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bhaskar.com">Hindi news</a> portal. Bhaskar.com is the online edition of Dainik Bhaskar, No.1 Hindi news paper & largest Hindi daily. Find all News, Hindi News, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/ludhiana/">Ludhiana News</a>, Ludhiana Hindi news, National News, News Headlines, Breaking News, Daily News, Hindi News Paper, Local News in Bhaskar.com. Article Source: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Ludhiana-the-Manchester-of-India_54041.aspx'> http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Ludhiana the Manchester of India_54041.aspx</a>

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