CBSE Board exams for Class 10 will not be held this year and the students will be promoted on the basis of an internal assessment, said Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday. The government has postponed Class 12 examinations which were scheduled for May. The situation will be reviewed on June 1 and revised […]
As many as 219 health workers of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) have been infected by Covid-19. Of these, nine doctors are admitted to the Covid Hospital while 210 health workers are placed in home isolation. According to the PGI administration, those infected include doctors from different departments, nursing officers, technical […]
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 […]