Chandigarh Traffic Police has started a special initiative for senior citizens in the city so that they do not face any kind of inconvenience on the road. On the lines of learner driver ‘L’ stickers, the Chandigarh traffic police will provide special stickers with hologram to senior citizens to alert other road users. “Two stickers […]
After minor job losses in February and March, India’s second wave of Covid pandemic has taken a heavy toll on employment and crashed the labour market, crippling businesses. The number of employed people fell to 375.45 million in May from 390.79 million in April, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). At least […]
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has announced its updated guidance to allow mixing and matching approved Covid-19 vaccines in most scenarios. Four vaccines, developed by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, have been authorised for use in Canada to date. For Canadians who have had a first dose of Moderna or Pfizer, […]
Class 12 board exams will not take place this year for CBSE and CISCE students, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday after a high-level meeting. “Government of India has decided to cancel the Class XII CBSE Board Exams. After extensive consultations, we have taken a decision that is student-friendly, one that safeguards the health […]
A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. The man, a resident of the city of Zhenjiang, was hospitalised on April 28 after developing a fever and other symptoms, […]
Appreciating Trident’s organizational culture, the 4.0 Leadership Summit & Awards 2021 during a recently held virtual event, awarded Trident Group with three prestigious awards – ‘Valuable Employer during COVID 19 Award 2021’, ‘Best Workplace for Women Award 2021’ and ‘Employer of Choice Award 2021’. The 4.0 Leadership Summit & Award 2021 was organized by Morpheus […]
Mohali administration on Tuesday decided to lift the restrictions of staggered rotation (odd-even pattern) of opening of shops. Mohali Deputy Commissioner (DC) Girish Dayalan announced that all shops can open till 5 pm on weekdays. However, proper Covid guidelines have to be followed in all the shops, he said. Also, the market welfare associations are […]
Tests on mixing doses of vaccines and the effectiveness of a single dose of Covishield will begin soon in the government’s new strategy at a time of shortage of Covid shots. All the vaccines currently authorised for use in India — Covishield, Covaxin and Russia’s Sputnik V — are two-dose vaccines. Sources say a study […]
The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of Covid-19, first identified in India have been named as ‘Kappa’ and ‘Delta’, respectively, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced. The organisation decided to refer to the most worrisome variants known as ‘variants of concern’ by letters in the Greek alphabet. “Today, @WHO announces new, easy-to-say labels for #SARSCoV2 Variants […]
Chandigarh administration on Monday provided certain relaxations in the Corona Curfew restrictions. In a war room meeting presided by UT administrator VP Singh Badnore, it was decided to continue the existing restrictions until 6am on June 9, 2021 with following modifications:- (a) All shops will be allowed to open from 9 am to 4pm. (b) […]