Given the surge in Covid cases, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh has sought postponement of the Class 10 and 12 board exams, in order to allay the uncertainty among students and their parents. The CM has written to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, pointing to the prevailing situation and stressing that “it would […]
Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NRLDC), Delhi, has refused to provide additional power to Punjab citing technical reasons. NRLDC is the apex body that ensures integrated operation of the power system in the Northern Region. Due to this decision, power cuts in the region can increase by 25% this summer. There was no need to […]
Under the Punjab Government’s Ghar Ghar Rojgar Yojana, the School Education Department has started the recruitment process for 3,142 new posts. According to a spokesperson of the school education department, the process for recruitment of various posts has been started following the directions of Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla. Applications have been invited to fill […]
Punjabi entertainment industry is all set to witness a transformation in artist management with the launch of Niraa Talent, a talent management agency that focuses on North Indian talent to become pan-India stars. With its base in Mumbai and regional office in Chandigarh, the agency is founded by Rajit Kumra, a celebrated name for talent […]
The second wave of coronavirus infections and the measures to contain it can weaken the economic recovery in India, said credit rating agency Moody’s said on Tuesday. Saying that the second wave presents a risk to India’s growth forecast, Moody’s said the Indian economy is still likely to grow in double-digits in 2021. Moody’s expects […]
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Tuesday said that it is speeding approvals for foreign-produced Covid-19 vaccines that have been granted the Emergency Use Authorisation (EAU) in other countries. This is likely to help expand the basket of jabs available for domestic use and speed-up the nationwide vaccination exercise. India, now the […]
The Japanese government has decided to release treated radioactive water that has been accumulating at the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean a decision that has angered neighbouring countries, including China and South Korea and local fishermen. The government will hold a meeting of related ministers as early as this week to formally decide on […]
Tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh will not be “harassed” for a coronavirus negative test report on the state’s borders, said chief minister (CM) Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday. Days after the state government announced making it mandatory for people coming from seven worst-affected states to show a COVID-19 negative test report on entering the state, Thakur […]
In view of surging Covid-19 cases in India, Ministry of Civil Aviation on Monday announced that no meal will be served on flights with a duration of 120 minutes to minimise the spread of infection. As per the amended existing standard operating procedure (SOP), no meals can be served in the domestic sectors flights wherein […]
The government on Monday approved Sputnik V, the vaccine against Covid-19 developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia. This is the third vaccine to be approved by India after Serum Institute’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. This will boost India’s vaccination drive as more and more cases are being reported […]