Twitter is a gift that keeps on giving. Just a day after the controversy of Indian government, Bollywood actors and international personalities, Bear Grylls has drawn flak on social media for sharing his photo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi having a cup of tea at the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. He tweeted, “One […]
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started the registration process for the January 2021 session. Students who wish to apply for the admission to courses offered by the varsity are advised to visit the official website: ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in – to check the details. The programmes will be offered both in open and distance (ODL) mode. […]
Investigating the ‘toolkit document’ uploaded on a social media handle, which the Delhi Police believe scripted the January 26 violence in the capital, the police are now writing to Google to know the IP address from where the toolkit was uploaded. Over 300 social media handles are also under scanner. This means the Delhi Police […]
4G internet services were restored in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, after being suspended for nearly two years. J&K administration Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal took to Twitter to announce that 4G internet services have been reinstated in the union territory. Kansal, in a tweet, wrote, “4G mobile internet services being restored in entire J&K.” The […]
Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who rose to fame for his critically-acclaimed film ‘The Sound of Music’, died at the age of 91 on Friday. Christopher Plummer died at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side and longtime friend and manager Lou Pitt. His wife, Elaine Taylor, said the cause was […]
Farmers have announced a nationwide ‘chakka jam’ on Saturday from 12 noon to 3pm. In view of this, the borders of Chandigarh, including Zirakpur, Mohali border, Mullanpur, Hallomajra Chowk will be blocked by the farmers and their supporters. Also, the intelligence agencies including Chandigarh Police are on alert. The maximum number of protesters gathering on […]
As many as 20 companies have showed interest in the power privatisation in Chandigarh, despite employees staging protests against it. It is to be seen how many of these companies actually submit their bids. Administrative officials say that the number of interested companies will increase as the last date of application has been fixed for […]
Ahead of the February 6 ‘chakka jam’ by agitating farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the nationwide protest will be peaceful and added that there will be no ‘chakka jam‘ in Delhi. “We have been protesting peacefully and the ‘chakka jam’ will also be held peacefully across the country on […]
Pfizer has decided to withdraw its application for regulatory approval of its Covid-19 vaccine under emergency circumstances in India, nearly two months after approaching authorities here for this permission. The US-based pharma company, which was the first drugmaker to apply for emergency use authorisation of its vaccine in the country, had a meeting with India’s […]
To increase the number of beneficiaries in the Corona Vaccination Campaign, the Chandigarh Health Department is preparing to set up a ‘Mobiliser Cell’, through which direct contact will be made with them. The councillors and psychiatrists involved in this cell will call the beneficiaries and try to persuade them to get vaccinated by clearing their […]