Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon, Founder, CODSILS (Centre for Obesity, Diabetes & Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) Chandigarh : 09 February 2021: Dr Amit Garg, while interacting with media persons here in Chandigarh explained why obesity should not be taken lightly. He Shared, “Recent studies show that Obesity has been seen to be an independent risk factor for severe Covid-19 […]
Only six companies have submitted their bids for privatisation of the electricity department in Chandigarh, including Sterlite Power, ReNew Wing Energy, NESCL (NTPC), Adani Transmission Limited, Tata Power and Torrent Group. The Engineering Department had issued the Request for Proposal (RFP) to 20 intended bidders and February 8 was the last date to submit the […]
Rishi and Randhir Kapoor’s younger brother Rajiv Kapoor passed away on Tuesday, February 9. He was 58 years old. He suffered a massive cardiac arrest, following which Randhir Kapoor rushed him to Inlaks Hospital, which was the closest medical facility near their residence in Chembur. The doctors declared him dead on arrival. Sister-in-law Neetu Kapoor […]
The Nyay Seva Kendra is going to be inaugurated on Wednesday to provide facilities to women prisoners in Burail Jail. The Nyay Seva Kendra will be inaugurated by the Punjab and Haryana High Court judge and State Legal Services Authority co-executive chairman Jaswant Singh, CJM cum secretary of District Legal Services Authority Ashok Kumar Mann […]
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) is planning to install electronic sensor chips in its vehicles to track information regarding petrol/diesel consumption. This chip will be connected to a server that will track the amount of petrol/diesel, kilometres covered by the vehicle and all other information. This way, chances of diesel being stolen will reduce from the […]
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 […]