As a second wave of Covid-19 rips through the country, the government has advised people to wear masks inside their homes as well. Even as vaccinations continue to be administered, the only way to fight the virus is through preventive measures. One of the best ways to do that apart from handwashing and hygiene is […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned all victory processions and celebrations after the results of the state elections in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Puducherry, West Bengal, and Kerala come out on May 2. The decision has been taken to check the spread of Covid-19. This comes a day after Madras High Court came down […]
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) councillor Balwinder Kaur was elected as the new president of the Nayagaon Municipal Council on Monday. Contesting from Ward no 5, Balwinder Kaur has been elected for a period of 20 months. The elections for the Nayagaon municipal council were held on February 14. SAD had won 10 seats out of […]
The health department of Chandigarh has fixed the treatment charges for Covid patients at private health institutes. The department classified the hospitals into two categories – NABH accredited hospital and Non-NABH accredited hospital. As per the health department, the sickness of any patient has also been divided into three categories – moderate, severe and very […]
In a bid to effectively combat the Covid-19 emergency situation across the state, the Punjab Cabinet gave approval to allow the recruitment of 473 posts of staff nurses in Rajindra Hospital, Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, attached with Government Medical Colleges of Patiala and Amritsar respectively by taking these posts out of the […]
As many as 318 oxygen concentrators arrived at Delhi airport on Monday from the United States to fight against the crisis of Covid-19 cases surge in India. Union Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, in a tweet, said, “All efforts to strengthen India’s fight against the pandemic are on. 318 Philips Oxygen Concentrators on @airindiain flight from […]
The 14th edition of the much-awaited BAJA SAE 2021 series concluded with much fanfare at Chitkara University at Rajpura on Monday. For the first time, the event was held in the virtual format amid the disruption caused by the pandemic wherein the teams participated from their respective regions. In the conventional m-BAJA, Team Piranha Racing […]
The remembrance segment of the 93rd Academy Awards or Oscars, In Memoriam, included the beloved Irrfan Khan and costume designer Bhanu Athaiya. Like every year, the In Memoriam section paid tributes to filmmakers and artists who departed the world in 2020, and not surprisingly, the list was a long one. Oscar nominee Angela Bassett gave […]
Amid surging Covid-19 cases in the country, Shri Hemkunt Sahib Yatra in Uttarakhand was postponed on Sunday. The Yatra was slated to commence from May 10. Last year, the yatra was delayed by three months due to the pandemic. Hemkund Sahib, the highest Gurudwara of the Sikhs, is located at an altitude of 4329 mts […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday ordered shutdown of operations in the state’s iron and steel industries to divert Oxygen for medical use, along with immediate establishment of Oxygen Control Rooms at the state and district levels amid the escalating Oxygen crisis in the state. He has also directed DC Amritsar to […]