With surge in Covid cases in the state, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a total ban on political gatherings till April 30 and said that violators, including political leaders, will be booked under the DMA and Epidemics Act. The CM also announced an extension of night curfew from 9pm to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law paving the way for him to run for two more presidential terms, potentially extending his rule until 2036. Putin, who turns 69 this year, is currently serving his fourth presidential term. The new legislation could allow him to serve two more six year terms, should he choose […]
Chandigarh Administration has decided to set-up a Help Desk in Chandigarh Housing Board for the Covid-19 active patients in home isolation. Its objective is to have regular interaction with the Covid active patients who have been advised home-isolation and assist them medically in case of an emergency. As per the administration, the Help Desk will […]
As many as 15 Indian shooters have qualified for Tokyo Olympics 2021, making it the country’s largest contingent at any Games. This year, hopes are high as three of the shooters belong to the tricity. Chandigarh’s first female shooter Anjum Moudgil will take part in 50m Rifle 3 position; Yashaswini Singh Deswal of Panchkula will […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the possibility of transmission of COVID-19 from human beings to animals like dogs, cats, tigers etc. The WHO representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic made the statement on April 5. She said that COVID-19 normally transmits between humans but new evidence has proved human to animal transmission. “The Covid-19 […]
To address the problems faced by the students regarding admission in government schools, the education department has issued new guidelines and directed to the school heads not to refuse admission to any student on the basis of documents. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the school education department said that following the directions of Education Minister […]
In yet another major data breach, personal details of nearly 533 million Facebook users from more than 100 countries, including India, were leaked online and uploaded on low-level hacking forums. The breach was first highlighted by Alon Gal, the co-founder and chief technical officer of cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock, who found the cache of leaked […]
India recorded an all-time high of 1,03,558 Covid-19 cases in a single day, pushing the nationwide tally to 1,25,89,067 on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17 last year, making it the highest since the pandemic began in […]
On September 16 last year, India recorded its highest daily Covid-19 cases at 97,860. After hovering around 90,000+ zone for a some days, the cases started declining. On October 1, India recorded 81,785 Covid-19 infections. Now, after a gap of six months, India is back in the 80,000+ zone. What is an added concern is […]