Punjab Congress leaders meet governor
Chandigarh : A Punjab Congress delegation on Thursday met Governor Banwarilal Purohit urging him to press the Centre to release Rs 10,000 crore to compensate the losses suffered by the state due to heavy rains…
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Gurmeet Ram granted 30-day parole
Chandigarh : Dera Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak district on Thursday after he was granted a 30-day parole. He came out of the prison…
New Guidelines Issued for Mid-Day Meals in Punjab Govt Schools to Promote Healthier Cooking
Chandigarh: The Education Department of Punjab has recently issued a set of comprehensive guidelines concerning the mid-day meal program in government schools across the state. In response to the recent heavy rains and subsequent flooding,…
Man gets life term after 26-day trial for raping step-daughter
Mathura: A special POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura has awarded life term to a 40-year-old man for raping his 10-year-old step-daughter. The verdict was announced on Wednesday after a 26-day trial. The first 10…
Agreement will expand access to key drug for resistant TB (By: Chris Dall, MA)
An agreement between the Stop TB Partnership and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will expand access to a key component of the shorter drug regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Under the agreement, which was…
Study shows dogs can detect COVID-19 faster, better than most PCR tests (By: Stephanie Soucheray, MA)
A new review of literature on COVID-19–sniffing canines shows dogs outperformed or matched reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests or antigen tests in detecting the novel coronavirus among humans or patient samples containing sweat, saliva, or urine.…
Bus crash in southern Algeria leaves 34 dead and a dozen injured
Algiers : Thirty-four people were killed and 12 injured when a bus and pickup truck collided on a highway in southern Algeria on Wednesday, prompting a huge fire, the Algerian Civil Protection service said. The…
Fence-Sitters: NDA & Congress Alliances Revealed
New Delhi : While 65 parties have joined either the BJP or the Congress-led coalition, there are at least 11 more with a total 91 members in Parliament who have chosen to stay neutral for…
Faridkot DSP arrested in Rs 20 lakh bribery case
Faridkot: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested DSPSushil Kumar of Faridkot in Rs 20 lakh bribery case. The police had registered a case in this regard on June 2 under the Prevention of Corruption Act…
3 crore Income Tax Returns filed till July 18
New Delhi: Around three crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) have been filed till July 18, the Income Tax (I-T) Department said on Wednesday. “Grateful to our taxpayers & tax professionals for having helped us reach…