E-commerce website Myntra has decided to change its logo after a complaint was filed by a Mumbai-based NGO alleging that it was ‘offensive towards women.’ Naaz Patel of Avesta Foundation filed a complaint in December 2020, seeking action against the online store, for the ‘offensive logo.’ “We found that the logo was offensive in nature […]
Professor VR Sinha from the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, has been appointed as the dean of university instructions (DUI) and professor Rajesh Gill of the department of sociology as dean research. Both of them will take charge of office from February 1 for a period of one year. Prof Sinha has been […]
The process of filing nominations for the Mohali MC elections began on Saturday. On the first day of filing nominations, leader of Azad Group, former Mayor Kulwant Singh, was the first to reach the District Election Office. Leaders of other political parties are set to file nominations by Monday. Elections are to be held for […]
The Union Home Ministry has temporarily suspended the internet services at Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri borders areas to maintain law and order situation amid the farmers’ protest against the newly-enacted farm laws. “.. it is necessary and expedient to order the temporary suspension of internet services in the areas of Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri, and […]
India is the internet shutdown capital of the world. Internet services were suspended for the longest period of time in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir and now, the same is happening in Haryana and Delhi borders due to the farmers’ agitation. But thanks to technology, there are various apps that help communicate in case […]
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha had announced that farmers agitating against the Centre’s new agricultural laws will observe ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’ on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary on January 30 and hold a day-long fast. “A fast will be observed from 9am to 5pm at borders and protest sites across India on the martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi […]
Punjab Animal Husbandry Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa disclosed that Punjab is almost safe from Bird Flu and that 99.5% of the poultry farms in the state were free from bird flu, out of the total samples tested so far at Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Jalandhar. He said that only 0.5% of the farms have […]
Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Friday said that following the conditional approval of state government, all government, aided and private schools were set to reopen for class 1 and 2 and pre-primary classes from February 1. He said that the parents supported the decisions of the state government on reopening of schools. […]
Haryana government on Friday suspended telecom services in 14 districts till Saturday evening after clashes between protesters and a group of men claiming to be locals at Singhu border. The Haryana government has ordered the suspension of mobile, internet, and SMS services in Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Jind, Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Charkhi […]
On 27th January 2021, at Punjab Raj Bhawan, His Excellency Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh and the Lady Governor Mrs. Alka Singh released a book titled Evaluation and Management of High-Risk Pregnancies: Emerging Research and Opportunities authored by Dr. Sapna Nanda, Principal, Government College of Yoga Education and Health under Chandigarh Administration. […]