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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


Bihar CEO records show unexplained deletions

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Official records from the Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) revealed that out of 366,742 names deleted from the draft electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR... Read More


Asian team TT: Indian men lose to Hong Kong in quarter-finals

Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- The new-look and young men's team could not cash in on home turf as India lost to Hong Kong 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the Asian Table Tennis Team Championships in Bhubaneswar on ... Read More


chidambaram's comments on op bluestar fan political row

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Former Union minister P Chidambaram stirred a debate on Saturday as he said Operation Bluestar was carried out in the "wrong way" and former PM Indira Gandhi "paid with her life ... Read More


BSF downs five drones in Tarn Taran, Amritsar; recovers 2.1 kg heroin, arms

Amritsar, Oct. 13 -- The BSF seized five drones carrying narcotics and arms in separate incidents along the India-Pakistan international border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts. A BSF spokesperson... Read More


Two Bambiha gang operatives held in Barnala, 6 pistols seized

Barnala, Oct. 13 -- The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Barnala police, arrested two operatives of the Davinder Bambiha gang and seized six pistols from their possess... Read More


Four nagar kirtans till Anandpur Sahib planned

Chandigarh, Oct. 13 -- Punjab tourism and cultural affairs minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Sunday announced that the state government will commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Teg Bah... Read More


Satta Naushehra gang member held after encounter

Tarn Taran, Oct. 13 -- A gangster allegedly linked to the Satta Naushehra gang was arrested following an encounter near Fatehabad town in Tarn Taran district on Sunday, while his accomplice managed to... Read More


Car hits road-roller in Sonepat, 4 dead

Rohtak, Oct. 13 -- Four persons were killed when their car collided with a road-roller parked on the Jammu-Katra expressway near Rukhi toll plaza in Sonepat on Saturday night, police said. The decease... Read More