Chandigarh on Monday reported 75 new cases of Covid-19 taking the total number of infections to 66,136. A positivity rate of 6.91 per cent was recorded today as 1,085 samples were tested.The number of active cases has risen to 383 as 13 patients were discharged, including persons from home isolation who have completed 10 days […]
In the wake of steep rise in Covid-19 cases, the Chandigarh Administration has decided to close down Rock Garden and Bird Park till further orders. The UT Administration had yesterday decided to close all activities, including boating, at Sukhna Lake from Monday to Saturday.The administration, however, had given a few hours relaxation for morning and […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ferozepur, Punjab on 5th January, 2022 and at around 1 PM, will lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 42,750 crore. These projects include Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway; four laning of Amritsar – Una section; Mukerian – Talwara New Broad Gauge railway line; PGI Satellite Centre […]
The Supreme Court on Sunday decided to conduct all hearings in virtual mode for two weeks starting from January 3, in view of the rising number of cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Supreme Court administration issued a circular announcing the decision on Sunday evening.It stated that an earlier circular prescribing standard operating […]
The BCCI has started clearing the long-standing dues of the domestic cricketers who suffered financially after the 2020-21 season was curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Many Indian cricketers struggled financially after the Ranji Trophy was not held last year for the first time in its history. The women’s T20 games were also curtailed due to […]
The West Bengal government on Sunday said that it would restrict flights from New Delhi and Mumbai, the two cities witnessing the largest surge in Covid-19 infections in recent weeks, to just twice a week in a measure to combat the spread of the pandemic in the state. Travel agents believe this will cause a […]
Hitting out at the previous government in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said earlier criminals and the mafia used to play their games, but now the Yogi Adityanath government is playing “jail-jail” with them. Addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation stone for the Major Dhyan Chand Sports University here, Modi […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.The University will be established at Salawa and Kaili villages on the outskirts of the Sardhana town of the district at an estimated cost of about Rs 700 crore. The sports university will be […]
The Haryana government on Sunday banned physical classes for students in schools, colleges, and universities in view of the rising Covid-19 cases in the state. CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced the decision via his Twitter handle. “In view of the increasing cases of Omicron, the Haryana government has banned physical classes in the universities of […]
India’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 has been one of the most successful and largest in the world, the Union health ministry said on Sunday and termed as misleading some media reports that claimed the country has missed its COVID-19 inoculation targets.Since the start of the national COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16 last year, India […]