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Nod given for framing rules for prevention of AIDS

Chandigarh, Oct. 13 -- The cabinet gave nod to framing state rules under sub-section (1) of Section 49 of the Haryana Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention a... Read More


Denied 'safe seat' by NC, Congress opts out from contesting RS polls

Srinagar, Oct. 13 -- In a major development, Congress local leadership in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday decided to not contest in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on an "unsafe seat" after it could no... Read More


BJP names 3 candidates

Srinagar, Oct. 13 -- The BJP on Sunday announced names of three candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections in J&K slated to be held on October 24, while the party MLAs in J&K held a meeting in Srinagar ... Read More


2.6-crore apple boxes traded this yr: HP govt

Shimla, Oct. 13 -- Despite challenges, a total of 2.60 crore (2,60,83,458) apple boxes were traded this year, officials said on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday, as per the Himachal Pradesh State Agri... Read More


Virbhadra's statue to be unveiled today

Shimla, Oct. 13 -- Finally, after nearly 4 years of his death, a 6-feet tall bronze statue of late Virbhadra Singh, who remained the CM for six times - made by renowned sculptor Ram V Sutar and his so... Read More


Mehbooba Mufti slams central govt for 'embracing' Taliban

Srinagar, Oct. 13 -- People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday criticised the BJP-led central government's 'contradictory' policy of 'embracing Taliban' while allegedly ignori... Read More


Haryana cabinet okays ordinance to decriminalise 164 provisions

Chandigarh, Oct. 13 -- The Haryana Council of Ministers, which met under the chairmanship of chief minister Nayab Singh Saini here on Sunday, approved the proposal to introduce Haryana Jan Vishwas (Am... Read More


Polio drive targets nearly 16 lakh children across 13 Punjab dists

Patiala, Oct. 13 -- Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh on Sunday launched a state-level pulse polio immunisation drive at the community health centre in Chanarthal Kalan of Fatehgarh Sahib. Under ... Read More


Punjabi varsity develops non-invasive method to detect early skin cancer

Patiala, Oct. 13 -- Researchers at the department of electronics and communication engineering in Punjabi University claimed to have developed a non-invasive method for the early detection of skin can... Read More


Beyond books, a grandtheatre of contradictions

India, Oct. 13 -- Every October, the sleepy town of Kasauli wakes up from its torpor and prepares for its social gala masquerading as a LitFest. Yes, the Khushwant Singh LitFest, held at the venerable... Read More