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Amritsar, Sep 19 : Ignoring the fact that India has a Sikh Prime Minister in Dr Manmohan Singh, who is also a Congress Member of Parliament, Pakistan Radio’s ‘Punjabi Darbar’ programme has been broadcasting programmes which accuse India, especially the Congress Party, of adopting a discriminating attitude towards the Sikh community.

New Delhi, Sept 19 : Defence Minister A K Antony today underlined the need to strengthen and consolidate the overall capabilities of the Coast Guard to meet the growing challenges to the country’s maritime zones.

Addressing the 26th Coast Guard Commanders’ Conference here, he said there is an urgent need to keep India’s vast maritime zones under ‘round the clock surveillance’ by employing surface and air efforts.

Amritsar, Sept. 19 : In an effort to make Amritsar free from drugs and tobacco, the Khalsa Action Committee (KAC) will undertake an Anti-Tobacco and an Anti-Drug march on Thursday.

“We want to declare a full-scale war on these enemies of society and humanity. It is our earnest desire that the holy city of Amritsar should be rid of drugs and tobacco related products,” said Kawarnpal Singh, a spokesperson of the KAC.

Nainital (Uttarakhand), Sept.19 : In a bid to clean the waters of the famous Naini Lake and to restore its eco-system, lake development authorities in Nainital have begun an aeration project.

Washington, Sept 19 : Researchers at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio have identified a panel of 15 genes that could serve to predict lung cancer.

If enough of their collective activity becomes ‘too quiet’, it could mean they are being suppressed by other factors in the cell, a step that may lead to cancer.

According to lead researcher, James C. Willey, M.D., a test for these genes, in normal cells sampled via bronchoscopy, could serve as a technique to identify those individuals genetically at risk for lung cancer.