National

Kashmiri Pandit shot at in Kashmir’s Shopian

Terrorists fired upon a man in Chotagam Harmain area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. A police officer said militants fired upon a Kashmiri Pandit, Sonu Kumar Balaji, a resident of Chotagam.Sonu, a medical shop owner, has been shifted to nearby hospital for treatment and his condition is stated to be stable.Meanwhile, whole area […]

Tricity

Chitkara International School welcome students to Academic Session 2022-2023 by hosting “The Carnival Kingdom”

To welcome the dynamic students of the Senior Wing on the first day of their academic journey, Chitkara International School (CIS), Chandigarh today organised a fantastic event “The Carnival Kingdom-Embrace the first day of the Academic Session 2022-23 with Joy and Magic!”. Enchanted- Relishing the fascinating Art of Magic! The school’s premier event comprised a […]

Regional

HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF TASK FORCE FOR INCREASING SUGARCANE FARMERS’ INCOME

Punjab Cooperation and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, on Monday, announced formation of a task force to work out for the comprehensive plan to increase the income of sugarcane farmers. Divulging more, Cheema informed, representatives of Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore, Punjab Sugarfed and experts from all […]

Regional

PUNJAB MANDI BOARD ESTABLISHES CONTROL ROOM TO RESOLVE WHEAT PROCUREMENT ISSUES

On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Mandi Board has set up State Control Room at Mandi Board Headquarter in Mohali to facilitate the farmers and Arthiyas during Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) commenced from April 1 in the state. The Board also issued contact numbers to promptly address the issues of farmers […]

National

‘Pradhan Mantri jan dhan loot yojana’: Rahul Gandhi’s jibe on fuel price hike

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday renewed his attack on the BJP-led central government over the surge in fuel prices. Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader presented a graphic depicting the data on the cost of petrol and diesel to vehicle owners and the current expenditure. Gandhi tried to make a ‘then and now’ comparison […]

Delta
National

Omicron variant less severe than Delta for children younger than 5 years: Study

Children younger than five years who are infected with Omicron have less risk of severe health outcomes than those infected with the Delta variant of coronavirus, according to a study. The research, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, is the first large-scale study to compare the health outcomes of coronavirus infection from Omicron and Delta […]

National

Lucky Ali comments on halal row in a Facebook note: ‘With love, understanding’

Singer Lucky Ali has commented amid the boycott calls for products linked to halal meat as the latest political controversy brews in Karnataka, which is already dealing with the issue of hijbas (headscarves) in classrooms. Lucky Ali, who had last year clarified that he wanted to stay away from politics, has made an attempt to […]

World

Sri Lanka names new ministers as old team quits amid crisis

Sri Lanka named a new finance minister as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa began reworking his cabinet amid the nation’s worst economic and political crisis in decades. Ali Sabry will take over from Basil Rajapaksa as the head of finance, while G.L. Pieris will continue as the foreign minister, Sudewa Hettiarachchi, director general of the Presidential Media […]

National

BSF seizes Pakistani fishing boat from Indian territory near border in Gujarat’s Kutch

The Border Security Force (BSF) seized a Pakistani fishing boat from the Harami Nala creek area near the Arabian Sea in Kutch district of Gujarat close to the Indo-Pakistan border, it said on Monday. During the operation on Sunday night, some fishermen managed to flee into the Pakistani territory with another boat, the BSF said.The […]

Business

HDFC to merge with HDFC Bank in largest merger ever

In the biggest merger in corporate history, India’s largest housing finance company HDFC Limited will merge with country’s largest private lender HDFC Bank to create a banking behemoth. Once the deal is effective, the HDFC Bank will be 100 per cent owned by public shareholders, and existing shareholders of HDFC will own 41 per cent […]