Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday urged the company secretaries to look beyond corporate governance and play an important role in bringing together the organised as well as unorganised sectors in the country. Virtually addressing the three-day 49th national convention of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) an apex body of company secretaries […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday briefed President Ram Nath Kovind on the security breach that stalled his Punjab visit and the government indicated that some “big and tough decisions” will be taken after the Union Home Ministry gathers information. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi claimed that what happened in Ferozepur wasn’t a security […]
Facing flak from the BJP over the “security lapse” during the prime minister’s Punjab visit, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday alleged that Narendra Modi’s “gimmick” of “threat to his life” was aimed at “toppling a democratically elected government” in the state.Channi further said the prime minister is a respected leader of the nation […]
Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday said there should be no hindrance in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. The Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch said it is the responsibility of the state where the PM goes to ensure his safety.In a “major security lapse”, Modi’s convoy was stranded on a […]
The Chandigarh Administration on Thursday decided to impose night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am in view of the rising Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant. Movement of individuals for all the non-essential activities shall remain prohibited between 10 pm to 5 am. However, essential activities including emergency services, medical health, transport of […]
Chandigarh on Thursday reported 331 new cases of Covid-19 as the cumulative number of infections reached 66,824.The number of active cases has risen to 979 up from 665 a day before.As many as 229 cases of Covid were reported on Thursday.No new death was reported today as the toll remained 1,080. A positivity rate of […]
The Union health ministry on Wednesday said home isolation of COVID-19 patients will end after at least seven days from testing positive and no fever for three successive days, in revised guidelines for home isolation of mild or asymptomatic cases. Also, there is no need for re-testing after the home isolation period is over.Earlier, the […]
Strict lockdowns in the Chinese cities of Xian and Yuzhou are taking their toll on the population and healthcare systems, according to residents, with complaints of food shortages and dangerous delays in accessing medical care, The Guardian reported. Xi’an, a city of 13 million people, has been under strict lockdown for nearly two weeks now, […]
Chief Electoral Officer Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju on Wednesday handed over the final published Electoral Rolls for the Assembly Elections-2022 to the representatives of recognised Political Parties here in the form of DVDs. Giving further details, Dr Raju said that the process of final publication of the photo electoral rolls has been concluded on […]