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10:11 amBihar boat capsize: Raghopur death toll rises to 13; state administration launches probe into incident
10:05 am‘Deeply unfortunate’: Sheikh Hasina on Bangladesh skipping India-hosted BRICS summit
10:04 amSugarcane growers block roads at various places in Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag districts
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10:02 amCentre invites bids for two offshore mineral blocks in Andaman Sea
9:51 amKarnataka Health Minister urges public to use alternatives as 108 ambulance workers threaten strike from October 14 night
9:46 amAndhra Pradesh to hold three regional conferences ahead of CII Partnership Summit

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Punjab anti-drug activist murder: Main accused nabbed from Rajasthan, says sources

Reported by The Hindu 14 Oct 2026, 8:49 am IST 1 min read

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Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was murdered in broad daylight on October 13 after confronting the accused, who was running a medical shop, for allegedly selling drugs to an elderly man

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Section: India
Topics: Crime & safety
Places: Punjab, Rajasthan
First reported by: The Hindu
Published: Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 8:49 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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