Indian boxer Akash Kumar’s sensational run at the 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships ended with a bronze medal after he suffered a heartbreaking loss in the semi-final in Belgrade, Serbia on Thursday. Akash endured a 5-0 loss against Kazakhstan’s Makhmud Sabyrkhan in the 54kg category.It was India’s seventh medal at the world’s one of […]
The Indian government on Wednesday reduced taxes (excise duty) on petrol and diesel in a bid to improve consumer sentiment, as Asia’s third-largest economy recovers from the damages by coronavirus. The excise duty on petrol has been reduced by Rs 5 per litre, and that on diesel by Rs 10 per litre, the government said […]
The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh on Wednesday unanimously appointed Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Men). The former India captain will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand. The BCCI had invited applications for the said position on October 26 to appoint Ravi […]
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday issued order to conduct a thorough probe into the incident involving a prisoner of Barnala Jail. S. Randhawa took notice after Karamjit Singh, a prisoner of Barnala jail during his hearing at Mansa court alleged that the jail staff had written objectionable words on his body. S. […]
Taking strict cognisance of the news published in media regarding the recruitment of non Punjabis in Punjab Police by ignoring the rules, the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has sought detailed report from Director General of Police (DGP). The Deputy Chief Minister has asked the DGP Mr Iqbalpreet Singh Sahota to furnish all the […]
To mitigate sufferings caused due to loss of livelihood of construction workers in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced another instalment of interim financial relief of Rs. 3100 each for all construction workers registered with the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board. Making this announcement on […]
The Chandigarh Housing Board is going to sale its vacant units through E-Tender. The salient features of the e-Tender process are as under:The Reserve Prices of the Units will be the same as were in the previous tender finalized on 19.10.2021: The E-Tender process is open for all the citizens of India as well as […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered a setback in Himachal Pradesh where the Congress has grabbed all three assembly seats where voting for bypolls was held on October 30. In the Lok Sabha seat of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Pratibha Singh, the wife of late chief minister Virbhadra Singh, was ahead by a comfortable margin […]
As the India Colts prepare to defend their coveted title at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar later this month, young defender Yashdeep Siwach; who is a part of the Indian Junior Men’s Core Probables Group for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup, took a moment to reflect on […]
The Punjab MLAs and the Ministers on Tuesday rose in unison to express heartiest gratitude to the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for his recent path breaking decisions aimed at the welfare of every section of the society. These leaders especially thanked the CM Channi for his bold initiatives in terms of deciding to convene […]