For hard work and leading from the front in the battle against Covid-19, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Patiala Range, Vikram Jeet Duggal, was acknowledged with a Certificate of Commitment from the World Book Records, London, for serving the society during pandemic. Jasvir Singh Shinda, Adjudicator and Punjab Vice President World Book of Records, […]
A Mizoram man believed to have headed the world’s largest family died at Aizawl on Sunday. Ziona Chana, 76, suffered from diabetes and hypertension. Chana, a resident of Baktawng Tlangnuam village in Serchhip district of the small north-eastern state had 38 wives and 89 children and a large number of grandchildren “With a heavy heart, […]
Former Indian women volleyball team captain Nirmal Kaur, wife of Milkha Singh, died at a Mohali hospital due to complications related to Covid-19 infection she had contracted last month. She was 85 and is survived by her husband, three daughters: Mona Singh, Aleeza Grover, Sonia Sanwalka and son Jeev Milkha Singh. “We are deeply saddened […]
Did you know that spam emails, unread emails, and unwanted emails all contribute to carbon emissions? At first glance, digital messages appear to save resources. Unlike traditional letters, no paper or stamps are required and nothing needs to be packaged or transported. Most of us assume that using mail requires little more than the electricity […]
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on June 12 released a state-wise tally of doctors who lost their lives during the second wave of COVID-19. As per the list, a total of 719 doctors died in the line of duty, with the highest number of fatalities being recorded in Bihar. In Bihar, 111 doctors lost their […]
Researchers from Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of New Mexico have discovered an exoplanet named ‘TOI-1231 b’ orbiting an M dwarf star – otherwise known as a red dwarf. Located 90 light-years away from Earth, it has a potentially rich atmosphere that may contain water clouds. Nasa said that the newly discovered exoplanet […]
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in a statement said that it is soon going to launch a new facility in which the LPG customers will have a choice deciding which distributors they want their cylinders to refill from. The new facility will help the customers to choose their “Delivering Distributor” from the list […]
Google honoured Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack with a doodle on her 99th birth anniversary on Saturday. She had discovered the asteroid 8558 Hack, which was named in her honour. Today’s Google Doodle shows Hack looking into her telescope while sitting on a chair. The asteroid 8558 Hack can be seen rotating in the animated doodle. […]
Chandigarh’s first Material Recovery facility (MRF)-cum-garbage transfer station was inaugurated by UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore at Industrial Area, Phase 2, on Friday. Around 150 vehicles will carry garbage to this centre for disposal. Two more facilities are being constructed in Phase 1 and Dadu Majra which will become operational by the end of the […]
The International Sikh Martial Arts Council (ISMAC) will setup free Gatka training Centres (GTC) in every district of Punjab to save the youth from falling prey to drugs and other bad habits. In this regard, education related to Gurmukhi, Gurbani, Gurmat besides health and hygiene would also be imparted to the children thereby connecting them […]