The Supreme Court directed that the vacant seats in first year BDS course for the year 2020-2021 shall be filled up from the candidates who have participated in the NEET (UG) courses for the year 2020-2021 after lowering the percentile mark by 10 percentile. Pertinently, Dental Council of India has approached apex court seeking lowering […]
Just two days after the arrest of Sukhdev Singh, Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu in Zirakpur for his alleged involvement in January 26 violence in the national capital. “Deep Sidhu, an accused in 26th January violence case arrested,” Delhi Police Special Cell said on Tuesday. The investigation into the Republic Day violence […]
In a rather interesting turn of events, Italian mafia has ordered ambulance drivers in Naples to stop using their sirens and flashing lights because they confuse drug-dealers. Mafia in the southern city of Naples have been targeting ambulance crews because the sirens and lights from the vehicles can be mistaken for that of police cars. […]
In good news for the eco-tourism of Punjab, the number of Indus dolphins in Beas river is increasing. This specie of dolphins was on the verge of extinction. The number of Indus dolphins, which was first spotted around 13 years back, is now 12. With this news, the forest department has increased the patrolling in […]
Philanthropist Darshan Lal Jain, who dedicated his life in the search of river Saraswati, passed away on Monday afternoon. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, in 2019 for his contribution to social work. He is known for his efforts to educate young girls and financially troubled children. When Narendra Modi […]
The Indian government has asked Twitter to remove over a thousand more accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation and provocative content in connection with the farmers’ protest. It has said that the 1,178 listed handles have Pakistani and Khalistani users, official sources have said. The social media site is yet to completely comply with the order, […]
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has said that Daleep Singh, the Head of the Markets Group at the bank is set to join US President Joe Biden’s administration as deputy national security adviser. According to a February 5 statement by the New York Fed, Singh will be leaving the bank in mid-February to […]
PCA approved cricket tournament organised to promote game at the District level throughout Punjab. Chandigarh 7th Feb 2021: Punjab level Trident Inter District Cricket tournament Cup, 50 over’s each side one day tournament, started today in various districts of Punjab as part of a campaign started by Padma Shri Rajinder Gupta, Chairman of Trident Group and Chairman […]
Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested an accused in the Republic Day violence in the national capital, Sukhdev Singh, from Chandigarh on Sunday. Police arrested the accused, who had ₹50,000 reward on his head, from Chandigarh after a 100 km chase. As per the reports, Delhi police was trying to trace the accused for the past […]
A low-intensity quake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred in Bathinda, Punjab, and Gulmarg of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning, according to National Centre for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the quake took place at 6:48am, 100 kilometers south-west of Bathinda at a depth of 24 kilometeres. “Quake of Magnitude: 3.5, […]