High-jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu was on Tuesday replaced by shot-putter Tek Chand as India’s flag-bearer for the Paralympics opening ceremony in Tokyo this evening after coming in close contact of a COVID positive person during his flight to Tokyo. A total of 54 para-athletes from India across nine sports disciplines will be featuring in the Paralympic […]
The Indian Army on Monday granted time scale Colonel rank to five women officers after completion of 26 years of reckonable service, according to the defence ministry. The five women officers selected for Colonel time scale rank are Lt Col Sangeeta Sardana from the Corps of Signals, Lt Col Sonia Anand and Lt Col Navneet […]
A panel set up by the central government, in its latest report, has warned that a third wave of Covid-19 pandemic could peak around October. A committee of experts under the panel has demanded better medical preparedness especially for children who might be at risk just as much as adults this time. The report of […]
Anindita Mitra, a 2007 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer, joined office as Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner on Monday. She joined the office on an inter-cadre deputation from the Punjab cadre to AGMUT cadre (Chandigarh) segment. Mitra is married to Dr SK Raju, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Punjab. Mitra, who will have a three-year tenure, […]
Lionel Messi bid an emotional goodbye to his former club Barcelona. During his farewell speech, when Messi broke down into tears, his wife Antonella had given the football star a tissue to wipe his tears off. According to media reports, the used tissue has been priced at $1 million (Rs 7.5 crore) for an auction […]
Chitkara University announced its collaboration with Adobe to offer advanced creative skill-based training to its students and faculty. The agreement was signed at a virtual event by Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro Chancellor, Chitkara University and Girish Balachandran, India Director, Digital Media Business, Supreeth Nagaraju, Head, Education Vertical India, Digital Media Business, Aman Soni, Enterprise Account Manager Education, Digital […]
The Punjab State Inter-District Senior Tournament for Katoch Shield Tournament has been started on 19th August, 2021. The first round of League Matches (Day1) were played at various District Headquarters and detailed results are as under: Barnala vs Bhatinda Barnala vs Bhatinda was played at Cops Club Bathinda, Bathinda. Barnala won the toss and opted to bat first. Batting first […]
A day after visiting his hometown Panipat, Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra arrived in Chandigarh on Wednesday to meet Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The Indian javelin thrower was received by state Sports Minister Sandeep Singh. He had skipped the state government’s honouring ceremony held on August 13 in Panchkula due to high […]
Dr Preethi John, Director, Chitkara Global Health Institute has been chosen for the 2021 Cohort of Harvard LEAD Fellowship for promoting women in Global Health. In an effort to support the development of a diverse pool of women leaders in global health, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the Women and Health Initiative (W&HI) […]
To promote Women Cricket in the state, PCA today started with the Punjab State Inter District Sr. women’s Tournament.2021. Eight teams namely Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Ludhiana, Barnala, Moga, Zone-A and Zone-B are taking part in the tournament. The Tournament is being played 50 overs a side on league basis. Teams are divided into two groups. […]