In a drive to check illegal smuggling and distribution of liquor in wake of forthcoming Vidhan Sabha elections in Punjab, a gang involved in illegal smuggling of liquor from neighbouring states of Chandigarh and Haryana was busted. Giving the details, Sh.Naresh Dubey Jt. Excise Commissioner, Punjab informed that Under the guidance of Rajat Agarwal Excise […]
The present status of COVID patients and COVID Vaccination was reviewed by Dharampal, Adviser to Administrator today. Yashpal Garg, Secretary Health informed: Presently about 125 active positive cases and most of them are in home isolation being asymptomatic. Weekly positivity rate in the UT Chandigarh is about 1.2% There is a sudden increase in the […]
Chitkara University, Punjab, has secured the 2nd rank in the prestigious Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements 2021 (ARIIA 2021) released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in the University & Deemed University (Self Finance / Private) category across India. ARIIA is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government […]
Panjab University (PU) has bagged the first national rank in Innovation, Start-up and Entrepreneurship Development among the government and aided (state-run and deemed) universities in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA). The announcement was made in Delhi today.ARIIA is the official ranking of the Government of India to rank all the major […]
India had another terrific day in the first Test against South Africa as the tourists’ now needed six wickets to breach Fortress Centurion on day five. After setting a target of 305 for the hosts’, India took out four wickets, including two from a brilliant Jasprit Bumrah in the last 20 minutes of day four […]
Mumbai, Delhi and Gujarat on Wednesday recorded a big spike in fresh COVID-19 cases–their highest since the May-June period–while Punjab reported the first case of the Omicron variant to take the country-wide tally of the new strain past 900. According to data from the Centre and the states, the total number of COVID-19 cases in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first half of next month has been postponed, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. The prime minister was scheduled to visit the strategically important Gulf nation around January 6, they said.The people cited above said the visit has been […]
On the first day of the New Year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 10th installment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), transferring an amount of over Rs 20,000 crore to more than 10 crore beneficiary farmer families. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the money transfer is in line […]
A Haryana BJP legislator’s SUV was set afire by an unidentified person when the vehicle was parked in the high-security Haryana MLA Hostel complex here, police said on Wednesday. The incident, occurred on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, was captured by CCTV cameras.The arsonist, whose face was not visible in the video, is […]
