The Punjab State Inter District T20 Cricket Tournaments for Senior Team is being played in full swing at different District Headquarters in Punjab. As many as eight matches were scheduled for Wednesday. However, the match between Barnala and Sangrur was cancelled due to heavy rain. Patiala beat Bathinda by 10 wicketsThe first match inter district T-20 tournament for senior […]
Karnataka has become the first Indian state to set aside government jobs for transgenders by giving the community 1 percent reservation. The quota will be applicable to transgender candidates in all categories—general, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. The state government had recently submitted a report to the Karnataka High Court, saying a […]
Haryana government has decided to reduce 30% syllabus for secondary and senior secondary classes for the academic session 2021-22. The new syllabus is available on the official website of the board. Giving this information, Board President Prof Jagbir Singh said that this year also the syllabus of both the classes has been reduced by 30%. […]
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Wednesday recorded the first bird flu death in the country for this year after an 11-year-old boy undergoing treatment for H5N1 Avian influenza died at its paediatric department. The entire staff at AIIMS, New Delhi, has been placed in isolation as a preventative measure. Sources […]
Mohali achieved a magnificent victory over Amritsar by 8 wickets while Patiala beat Hoshiarpur by an innings and 152 runs to reach finals of Dhruv Pandove Trophy. The First semi-final of Punjab State U-19 years Tournament 2021-22 was played at Gandhi Grounds Amritsar between Mohali v/s Amritsar from 17th -20th July, 2021. Amritsar won the […]
Chandigarh administration has provided more relaxations in the Covid restrictions after holding a war room meeting presided by UT administrator VP Singh Badnore on Tuesday. After detailed discussions in the War Room, the following decisions were taken:- (i) Strict action be taken by the Chandigarh Police against the violators of the Covid protocol, particularly for […]
Schools for Classes 10, 11, and 12 in Punjab are all set to open from July 26, with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announcing further relaxations, including increase in the number of people in indoor gatherings to 150 and outdoors to 300, subject to an upper limit of 50% of the capacity. Taking […]
Recently, you might have come across the news of Israeli spyware Pegasus hacking into people’s mobile phones and being able to read their messages and tap calls. There have been reports that accused several governments including India spying on key public figures using this spyware. In India, at least 300 people are believed to have […]
Between April 2020 and March this year, India witnessed 18.5 million lightning strikes, marking a significant 34% increase in 13.8 million bolts from the blue in a similar period the previous year, a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down to Earth found. Some of the states that have been at the […]
The Chandigarh Administration transport department is in the process to update all the local CTU buses Smart under the Intelligent Support System. The transport department will start issuing smart cards to commuters. The Chandigarh administration issued an order concerning the revised rates/ E-Sampark facilitation charges/printing cost-per-card basis. Moreover, Chandigarh’s first electric bus will reach here […]