Every second Chandigarh resident has fatty liver: PGI study

Chandigarh : A whopping 53 per cent of the population in Chandigarh (every second person) is suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), states a study of the PGI. Dr Ajay Duseja, Professor in the Department of Hepatology, PGI, said a sedentary lifestyle was the lead cause of overweight and obesity and excess fat accumulation […]

Bargari sacrilege: SIT arrests 4 dera followers

Faridkot : A special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police, probing the three-year-old sacrilege incidents at Burj Jawahar Singh Wala and Bargari villages of Faridkot, has rounded up four Dera Sacha Sauda followers, suspecting them to be the prime accused in the case. The SIT has nabbed Mohinder Pal Bittu, state committee member of […]

Shiromani Akali Dal delegation meets PM, thanks him for CGST exemption on ‘Langar’

CHANDIGARH: A delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal led by the party president Sukhbir Singh Badal today called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s New Delhi residence this morning to express thanks for the Union the government’s “unprecedented and decisive” initiative in exempting Guru Ka Langar (Community Kitched) from the GST regime, […]

Punjabis dominate Ontario poll horizon

Jalandhar : A large number of Punjabis are participating in the June 7 Ontario provincial polls again and in a big way. All three major political outfits — the Liberals, National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Progressive Conservative Party (PC) — are not only banking heavily on South Asians in general and Punjabis in particular, […]