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$100k H-1B fee not for stay extensions, status changes: US

Washington, Oct. 22 -- The US government exempted foreign students from its controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee on Monday, bringing relief to thousands of graduates - including from India who make up... Read More


72% decline in farm fires amid delayed paddy harvest

Patiala, Oct. 22 -- Punjab has recorded a 72% decline in paddy stubble fire incidents as compared to last year's count during the same period. On Tuesday, the state reported 62 new farm fire cases, ta... Read More


Jathedar bats for reopening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor

Amritsar, Oct. 22 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, in his Bandi Chhor Divas address on Tuesday, advocated normalisation of ties between India and Pakistan, stating that reopen... Read More


Canada-based man booked for CM Mann's doctored video

Chandigarh, Oct. 22 -- The Cyber Cell of the Punjab Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Canada-based resident Jagman Samra in connection with alleged doctored videos of chief minister Bhagwant... Read More


As Punjab awaits relaxation in norms, farmers forced to sell crops below MSP

Chandigarh, Oct. 22 -- As the Punjab food and civil supplies department is awaiting a relaxation for discoloured paddy grain more than the permissible limits of 5% from the Centre, farmers in the stat... Read More


Post-Diwali air quality deteriorates in Punjab

Jalandhar, Oct. 22 -- The air quality in many parts of Punjab slipped to the poor category on Tuesday with Ludhiana recording the worst AQI of 282 the morning after Diwali celebrations due to the burs... Read More


Sangrur farmers allege shortage of stubble mgmt machines

Sangrur, Oct. 22 -- As the paddy harvesting season gathers pace, farmers in Sangrur have alleged an acute shortage of Crop Residue Management (CRM) machinery on the ground, forcing many to resort to s... Read More


Nominations for Bihar Ph-2 end, Oppn yet to finalise deal

Patna, Oct. 22 -- Nominations for the crucial second phase of assembly elections in Bihar closed on Tuesday as it became clear that the Opposition Grand Alliance had fielded more than one candidate on... Read More


Canadian solo paraglider found dead in kangra

Dharamshala, Oct. 22 -- A Canadian solo paraglider who crash-landed in the Dhauladhar mountain range in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh was found dead on Monday, officials said, adding that an Austrian solo ... Read More


4 dead, 10 injured as blaze rips through Vashi tower

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- A fire blazed through a 12-storeyed building, Raheja Residency, in Vashi on Tuesday, killing 4 people and injuring 10 others. The deceased include a couple and their six-year-o... Read More