A 1988-batch IPS officer, Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota on Saturday assumed the additional Charge of Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) Punjab . According to the orders issued by the state government, Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota would also continue to hold the charge of Special DGP, Armed Battalion, Punjab. After assuming charge, newly […]
In order to ensure better coordination between the government and people’s representatives, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday said that he would meet the Ministers, MLAs and other political functionaries every Tuesday in his office from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that […]
Bengaluru FC (BFC) registered a comeback 3-2 win against Army Green in the final quarterfinal encounter of the 130th Durand Cup, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) on Saturday afternoon. They now come up against FC Goa in the second semi-final scheduled for September 29, at the same venue. Wungngayam Muirang, Leon Augustine and Namgyal […]
Tenacious, yet skillful midfielder Neha Goyal formed an integral part of the first ever Indian Women’s Hockey Team that reached an Olympic Semi Final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Though the team narrowly missed out on a medal after pushing Great Britain to the edge in the Bronze Medal match, the 24-year-old from Sonepat has […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Joe Biden at the White House in his first bilateral meeting with the US President. The two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of priority issues, including combating Covid-19, climate change, economic cooperation as well as Afghanistan. While the two leaders have met earlier when Biden was the […]
Sudhanshu Pandey, IAS, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, visited Punjab to review the procurement arrangements during upcoming season. The review meeting was attended by the Mr. Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, IAS, Secretary, Food & Supplies Punjab, RK Kaushik, IAS, Managing Director Punsup, Arshdeep Singh Thind, IAS, General Manager FCI, Varun Roojam, […]
Union Public Service Commissions has released the results of Civil Services Examination 2020. 761 candidates have been recommended for appointment into IAS, IPS, Central Services. Shubham Kumar has secured the 1st position. He has graduated in B Tech (Civil Engineering) from IIT Bombay. Jagrati Awasthi is the topper among the women candidates securing an overall Second rank. […]
Ed-tech startup from Chandigarh- SchoolPad organised a seminar “School Education- Going Forward” in association with TiE CHANDIGARH Chapter, at Hyatt Regency, Chandigarh, to gain insights from education stalwarts and policy makers on the trends in school education. The keynote address was delivered by Palika Arora, Director, School Education & Higher Education, Chandigarh Administration, and a […]
Following the instructions of the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has constituted a committee to implement the roster register. Disclosing this here today, Mrs. Tejinder Kaur, Chairperson, Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes said that the employees belonging to the Scheduled Castes of Punjab Vidhan Sabha had complained to the […]
Indian Prime Minister Modi described India and America as “natural partners” in his meeting with Vice President Harris on Thursday at the White House during which they decided to further cement the Indo-US strategic partnership and discussed global issues of common interest, including threats to democracy and in the Indo-Pacific. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted […]