The Indian Women’s team reached Dubai, UAE on Thursday, for their upcoming friendlies in the UAE and Bahrain, which get underway on October 2. These friendlies have been planned as part of the team’s preparation for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, which is set to take place in India next year. The Indian Women’s Team […]
Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister Dr. Raj Kumar Verka has announced to make Punjab a model state in the field of health. Addressing the first meeting of the department at the Punjab Bhawan today after assuming office as the Minister of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Verka said that a state of art government […]
Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Aruna Chaudhary, on Thursday, while presiding over a maiden review meeting of the top officials, directed to expedite the functioning of the department and finalize the process for providing government jobs to the family members of the farmers died during the farmers’ struggle. “Complying with the instructions of […]
The junior India Shooting team is expected to win a rich haul of medals on Thursday, competition day two, of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship, currently underway in the Peruvian capital of Lima. Qualification rounds of six individual events, all Olympic disciplines, took place on opening day on Wednesday, where as […]
Hockey India congratulated veteran defender Birendra Lakra, who on Thursday called time on his illustrious career with the Indian Men’s Hockey Team. Lakra was the joint Vice-Captain of the Indian men’s hockey team that clinched the historic Bronze at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics 2020. A product of SAIL Hockey Academy Rourkela, Lakra has represented […]
Scotching speculation to the contrary, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday made it clear he was not joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but had no intention of continuing in the Congress, which he said was going downhill with senior leaders completely ignored and not given a voice. Denying any move to […]
FC Goa eked out a narrow 7-6 victory after a sudden-death tie-breaker over Bengaluru FC (BFC), to make it to their maiden Durand Cup final in a gripping second semi-final played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), Kolkata, on Wednesday evening. The game ended 2-2 after extra time. They now come up against local […]
In view of the considerable improvement in the Covid situation across the State, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday ordered relaxation in restrictions from 150 to 300 on indoor and 300 to 500 on outdoor gatherings in the State. He however, said that the Covid protocol restrictions would be adhered to strictly despite […]
In a significant decision to provide a major relief to the economically weaker sections of the society, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced to waive off the entire outstanding default amount of domestic electricity bills upto 2 KW load. Acceding to the long pending demand of people whose electricity connections were […]
Promoter Standard Life Investments on Wednesday divested a 5 per cent stake in HDFC AMC for a little over Rs 3,060 crore through the open market transaction. According to bulk deal data available with the BSE, the promoter sold a total of 1,06,50,000 shares, representing a 5 per cent stake, of the asset management company. […]