As many as 19 employees of Hard Rock Cafe in Sector-26 were found Covid positive, after which the municipal corporation (MC) team sealed the cafe for 48 hours. MC officials said that most of the infected employees are from Punjab and Haryana. The health department has been informed and MC’s team will also speed up […]
In a major recruitment drive, Punjab Government has initiated the process to hire 1,318 engineers in various government departments under the “Ghar Ghar Rozgar and Karobar Mission.” Announcing this, Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan disclosed that the requisition for engineering posts in various government departments has been sent to the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), which […]
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked Cadbury India Private Limited (now known as Mondelez Foods Private Limited) for corruption. The FIR is an outcome of a preliminary enquiry, which showed that the company allegedly “paid bribes, misrepresented facts and manipulated records to fraudulently avail area-based exemption benefits (Central Excise and Income Tax) in Baddi, […]
Amid the rising Covid-19 cases in Punjab, chief minister (CM) Capt Amarinder Singh announced to extend the time period of night curfew from Thursday night. The curfew will begin at 9pm instead of 11pm in the eight districts where it has been imposed. He was addressing the media at a function to mark four years […]
The Himalayan Queen toy train will now run at the speed of 30km per hour on the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway narrow gauge track. The final trial was conducted with eight modified coaches to increase the speed of the train by a team from Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow. RDSO is yet to submit […]
Archie Singh, 22, scripted history by becoming the first Indian to be awarded the title of second runner-up at the Miss International Trans beauty pageant organised in Cartagena, Colombia. She took to Instagram and shared some moments from the memorable event. Archie Singh shared pictures from the crowning ceremony while expressing her sincere gratitude and […]
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (March 16) passed a Bill that allows abortion up to 24 weeks “for special categories of women”, from the existing 20 weeks gestation period. The passage of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in Rajya Sabha would ensure an increase in the upper limit for abortions from 20 […]
Moderna Inc has begun testing its Covid-19 vaccine on children and infants between the ages of six months and 12-year-old in a study, as the pharmaceutical company seeks to expand approval for its vaccine to children, the company said on Tuesday. The phase 2-phase 3 trial is being conducted in conjunction with the National Institute […]
To diagnose Cushing’s syndrome, a novel imaging modality ‘Ga 68 CRH PET-CT’ has been developed by the Endocrinology Department of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh, in collaboration with Department of Nuclear Medicine. The technique has been developed for the first time in the world and PGIMER has already applied for its […]
Ludhiana became the first city in India to extend Covid vaccination to the people beyond the priority group listed by the Centre. In a decision taken on late Monday evening, the district administration of Ludhiana allowed ongoing vaccination programme to all the employees of all government/private banks, government/private schools, staff of food grain agencies, judicial […]