Prime Minister Narendra Modi was warmly greeted by his British counterpart Boris Johnson upon his arrival at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the opening ceremony of the COP26 climate summit where he delivered a much-awaited national statement.Modi, who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday night from Rome, was received by Johnson and UN Secretary General […]
Australia’s medicines and medical devices regulator on Monday formally recognised India’s Covaxin, a vaccine against the coronavirus as the country’s border was reopened for the first time in nearly 20 months.Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covishield are the two widely used vaccines in India.Australia has already recognised Covishield.“Today, the Therapeutic Goods […]
Prof Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh received Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2020 on behalf of the Panjab University from Hon’ble Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Thakur today at a felicitation/handover ceremony held at The Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi. PU VC was accompanied by Prof. Prashant Gautam, Director, Sports, PU […]
Extending India’s winning momentum, Sanjeet and Nishant Dev registered excellent come-from-behind victories to enter quarter-finals at the 2021 AIBA Men’s Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.Joining Akash Kumar (54kg) and Narender (+92) in the Last-8 stage, the current Asian champion Sanjeet and Nishant showcased splendid show in their matches played late on Sunday night to ensure […]
In a bid to ensure financial assistance to farmers for laying of underground pipeline system for irrigation in the state, Horticulture, Soil & Water Conservation Minister, Rana Gurjit Singh, on Monday directed Director Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Punjab to release Rs. 10.00 Cr. to the Chief Conservator of Soils, Punjab immediately to implement approved projects […]
In a big bonanza for the youth of the State on ‘Punjab Day’, the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday handed over appointment letters to 747 candidates as part of the recruitment on compassionate grounds in the Punjab State Cooperative Bank, Sugarfed and the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the […]
Playing regular matches against their Senior compatriots who are housed in the same campus at SAI Centre, has helped the India Colts prepare for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar. Vivek Sagar Prasad who is eligible to participate in the Junior Men World Cup stated that getting insights from seniors on playing […]
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab, Dr S Karuna Raju, IAS held a meeting today with the representatives of political parties with the commencement of Special Summary Revision -2022. Published copies of draft electoral roll (voter list) were presented to the political parties as part of the special drive to enroll the unenrolled eligible citizens and […]
In a major relief to the farming sector of the State, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi accompanied by the Deputy Chief Minister S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and the Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, on Monday decided in a meeting with the private sugar Mill owners that the 30 percent of the increased Rs. […]
The Sports and Youth Affairs Minister S. Pargat Singh today visited a private hospital here at Badungar to enquire after the health of International Boxer Kaur Singh. Notably, Kaur Singh has won Gold Medal for the country in 1982 Asian Games besides another Gold at Asian Championship. The renowned boxer was also honoured with Padma […]