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New Delhi, September 13 A parliamentary committee has recommended the Union Health Ministry “audit deaths due to oxygen shortage”, especially during the Covid second wave, in coordination with states to enable robust documentation of the mortalities. The committee said it was “disturbed” by the ministry’s “unfortunate denial” of COVID-19 deaths…

New Delhi, September 13 A parliamentary committee has recommended the Union Health Ministry “audit deaths due to oxygen shortage”, especially during the Covid second wave, in coordination with states to enable robust documentation of the mortalities. The committee said it was “disturbed” by the ministry’s “unfortunate denial” of COVID-19 deaths…

New Delhi, September 13 Indian and Chinese armies carried out a joint verification of the disengagement process at Patrolling Point 15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area in eastern Ladakh after withdrawing their troops and dismantling temporary infrastructure from the friction point, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday. Both sides…

New Delhi, September 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif are likely to have a meeting during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which is scheduled to be held on September 15-16 at Samarkand, Uzbekistan. If it materialises, then this would be the first meeting between…

New Delhi, September 13Satish Chandra Verma, a senior IPS officer who had assisted the CBI in its investigation into the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat, was dismissed from the service on August 30, a month before his scheduled retirement on September 30, officials said on Tuesday.However,…

Kolkata, September 13Parts of Bengal turned into a battlefield on Tuesday as BJP activists clashed with the police during a protest march to the state secretariat.Several police officers and saffron camp members, including leaders Mina Devi Purohit and Swapan Dasgupta, were reportedly injured in the melee.Leader of Opposition in Bengal…

Howrah, September 13 Roads around the 19th century iconic Howrah Station resembled a battleground on Tuesday with brickbats aimed at police personnel flying thick and fast, and drenched protesters hit by water cannons limping to the safety of nearby alleyways and shops. BJP agitators brought in by special trains…

Chandigarh, September 13 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to bring down its government in Punjab by wooing its MLAs. Addressing a press conference here today, Punjab’s Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema alleged that BJP was using central agencies as well as money…

Chandigarh, September 13 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to bring down the Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab by wooing its MLAs. The Punjab BJP dubbed the allegations as “baseless” and “bundle of lies” and said AAP is trying to divert attention of…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 13 Four key anti-cancer drugs and four patented antivirals used in the treatment of tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis C are set to get cheaper with their inclusion in the latest edition of National List of Essential Medicines, 2022, published on Tuesday. The list features…

Ahmedabad, September 13 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised to provide the people of Gujarat a “corruption-free” government if the Aam Aadmi Party comes to power in the state currently governed by the BJP. The AAP’s national convener announced that if his party is voted to power in…

Chandigarh, September 13 The Punjab government will give monthly stipend to state sportspersons, who will claim first three positions in national championships. Health insurance for state sportspersons and other schemes were also announced by sports minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer. The stipend will be given for a period of one…

Chandigarh, September 13 Three members of a family were killed on Phagwara-Chandigarh road on Monday afternoon after a loaded trailer lost balance and fell on its side, crushing the car on the spot. The tragic mishap was captured by a CCTV camera. The incident took place at Behram on the…

Gurugram, September 13 A hoax bomb call triggered panic at the Leela Ambience hotel in Gurugram on Tuesday. All the staff members and guests stood outside the hotel as the bomb disposal squad and the Gurugram Police searched the hotel premises. Staff and guests of The Leela Ambience hotel…

Chandigarh, September 13 A fire broke out in a showroom in the furniture market at Zirakpur’s Baltana on Tuesday. The staff on the first floor rushed out of the building as it caught fire at around 10am. Six fire tenders from Dera Bassi were pressed into service to douse the…