Adopting a graded approach to reopening, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered extension of Covid restrictions in the state to June 15 with certain relaxations, including opening of shops till 6 pm and private offices to function at 50% strength. Night curfew will remain in force from 7pm to 6am on […]
In an effort to combat the pandemic and stabilise the healthcare infrastructure Trident Ltd on Monday handed over a total of 100 oxygen concentrators to Tej Partap Singh Phoolka, DC of Barnala, at Barnala to aid the government in the fight against Covid-19. Padma Shri recipient Rajinder Gupta, chairman of Trident Limited, said, “We believe in […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted around 32 domestic flights going from Chandigarh Airport to other cities. In summer, 44 domestic flights were to operate from Chandigarh instead of 35, but due to the continuous decline in the number of passengers due to Covid, only 12 flights are operational. Moreover, out of these 12 flights, one […]
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank approved the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for states and Union Territories (UTs) in which Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kerala got the highest grade (A++). Five states and Union territories scored more than 90% for the first time and reached Level-2 or Grade I++ in […]
A sero survey will be conducted in Chandigarh from next week to detect the prevalence of Covid-19 among residents by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) and Government Medical College & Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32. The sero survey will help prepare for the third wave by assessing the spread of infection in […]
Underlining the importance of trees on World Environment Day, Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday announced that 80 acres of ‘Oxi-van’ (a forest) will be created in Karnal district for people to visit. “We have announced many projects today. One of them is setting up of a forest called ‘Oxi-van’ which will […]
Italian artist Salvatore Garau, 67, recently auctioned an ‘invisible sculpture’ that is literally made of nothing. The “immaterial” artwork is unusual in that it is ‘nothing’, meaning it literally does not exist in the material world. The ‘invisible sculpture’ was estimated to be sold between €6,000-9,000 (Rs 13, 33,459.70). Garau said that the artwork titled […]
Facing criticism over alleged diversion of Covid vaccines to private hospitals at hefty margins, the Punjab government on Friday issued an order for taking back Covid vaccines from private hospitals with immediate effect. The Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that instruction of providing one-time limited vaccine doses to private hospitals has been withdrawn by […]
Punjab Government on Friday postponed the implementation of 6th Pay Commission report and extended the term of the Commission till August 31, 2021. Finance Minister Manpreet Badal had announced to implement the Pay Commission recommendation from July, 1, 2021. The decision of state government to extend the term has triggered wide spread resentment among the […]
A group of researchers from Singapore are exploring the question what’s the longest life that could be lived by a human system. The researchers from Singapore-based biotech company Gero point to an underlying “pace of ageing” that sets the lifespan between 120-150 years. In the journal which is named as “Longitudinal analysis of blood, markers […]