Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), South Asia’s largest hospitality company, announced that its iconic brand, Taj, has been rated the Strongest Hotel Brand in the World by Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand valuation consultancy in its annual ‘Hotels 50 2021’ report. This report recognizes the most valuable and strongest hotel brands across the globe. Incorporated […]
Mohali is being developed as a medical hub, said Balbir Singh Sidhu, Health and Family Welfare Minister, Punjab, while announcing that Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has allotted 8.72 acres of land for construction of a New Civil Hospital in Mohali. The 42,204.8 sq yds land in Sector 66, Mohali, valuing over Rs 18 […]
In the wake of the decline of the Covid-19 cases in Chandigarh, the UT administration has extended the timings of shops till 9 pm instead of 8 pm. Shopkeepers will, however, ensure that COVID appropriate behaviour is followed meticulously. In a war room meeting presided by Chandigarh Administrator VP Singh Badnore, it was decided to […]
With cases of Delta Plus variant coming to light, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered extension of the Covid restrictions till July 10, with certain relaxations, including opening of bars, pubs and ahatas at 50% capacity, beginning July 1. Skill Development Centres and universities have also been allowed to open conditional to […]
Rotary International District 3080 announced the plantation of 15 lakh trees in the District, informed the Kurukshetra born business person, Rtn Ajay Madan, who will take over as District Governor on July 1. Ajay Madan, addressing over 500 Rotary leaders here today at the virtual Rotary District Training Assembly, informed that nearly 3,500 Rotarians in […]
One of Stephen Hawking‘s most famous theorems has been proven right, using ripples in space-time caused by the merging of two distant black holes. The theorem was first proposed by Hawking in the year 1971. It claimed that it was impossible for a black hole to decrease in size over time. The theorem was based […]
In his poll-bound visit to Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) head and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the state is getting ready for a new dawn. Taking to Twitter, he said, “Punjab is getting ready for a new dawn.” The Delhi CM made major announcements in Chandigarh during his press conference. […]
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order against the privatisation of Chandigarh electricity department, clearing the decks for the process. The matter was listed before the bench of Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice V Ramasubramanian. On November 9, 2020, the UT Engineering Department had invited bids for the privatisation […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures on Monday in a bid to provide relief to individuals as well as businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. The government announced eight major economic relief measures and Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for the sectors affected by the pandemic. An additional sum of ₹ […]
Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari on Monday regained the number one position in global rankings for recurve women following her hat-trick of gold medals at the World Cup Stage 3 in Paris on Sunday. The 27-year-old from Ranchi, who had achieved the top spot for the first time in 2012, on Sunday claimed gold medals […]