An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries after a car crashed into a security barrier on Friday. Capitol Police shot dead the driver after he jumped out of the car and lunged at them with a knife. Authorities said the […]
Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday settled the dispute over the Panjab University’s (PU’s) senate elections. The High Court in a strongly-worded judgement has directed the varsity’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Raj Kumar to conduct the Senate elections within two months by all means. PU’s Professor Keshav Malhotra and others had filed a petition in the […]
A portable, pocket-sized Covid-19 testing machine that takes just minutes to deliver the results has been developed by researchers at the Salk Institute in California. The portable test ‘NIRVANA’ can also simultaneously test for other viruses like influenza that might be mistaken for the coronavirus. At the same time, they can sequence the virus, providing […]
The steam engine of the first passenger train that plied between Mumbai and Thane in 1853 will be installed at Thane railway station premises, said an official. Thane MLA Sanjay Kelkar said it was apt to install the engine at Thane, where history was created several years ago. Similarly, all historical monuments in the city […]
Bharatiya Janata Party’s MP from Chandigarh and renowned actress Kirron Kher is suffering from multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, and is currently undergoing treatment in Mumbai. Chandigarh BJP president and Kirron’s colleague, Arun Sood revealed the same at a press conference on Wednesday (March 31). Sood further added that Kirron Kher is recovering […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has released a new list of hiked toll tax which will be applicable from April 1. With this, the toll tax on Kundli–Ghaziabad–Palwal (KGP) Expressway or National Expressway 2 has been increased by ₹15 for a car and ₹100 for a truck. The new charges of the KGP […]
Women in Punjab will get to travel for free in all the government-run buses within the state from Thursday (April 1), announced chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh earlier this month. He had announced the free travel scheme in the Vidhan Sabha on March 5, as part of his government’s efforts to empower women and […]
According to Dr Kular delivery of the food to a distant part in the intestine generates higher hormonal response to carbs and sugar thus resulting in much better control of diabetes. Metabolic surgery also controls cholesterol apart from making diabetes better. Ludhiana , 31st March 2021: According to Dr KS Kular obesity should not be taken lightly. He […]
As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues, another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity as it has increased from 99.5 years to 135.6 years. The effects will be felt in the long-term, according to the World Economic Forum, which in its annual Global Gender Gap Report found that the goalposts […]
Following the instructions of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India, the UT health department also expanded the Covid Vaccination Drive to include all persons aged 45 years and above from April 1, 2021. As per the health department, the vaccine is available free of cost at all the government facilities. On the other […]