additional classrooms
Regional

372 Additional classrooms to be built in govt schools of Punjab

In view of the record admissions in the schools of Punjab, additional classrooms will be built in government schools. The first phase has identified 372 government schools in 21 districts of Punjab and construction of 391 classrooms has commenced. For this project, ₹1 lakh has been released by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development […]

drones
Tricity

Drones, low-flying objects banned in Chandigarh

Chandigarh DC Mandeep Singh Brar has banned flying the drone in the city. According to the order, not only drones but low flying objects have also been banned. According to UT administration officials, such things can prove dangerous given the safety of the people, due to which DC Mandeep Singh Brar has imposed a restriction […]

bird flu
Regional

First time in Haryana Hisar-based company to develop vaccine for bird flu

Vaccine is being prepared for the first time in Haryana for poultry farm operators who are battling bird flu. Indovax, a Hisar-based company, has started research and will soon start production of the vaccine.  So far more than 5 lakh chickens have died in Panchkula due to the avian flu and more than 50,000 culled. […]

moving upstream: ganga
Tricity

Special Screening of documentary film ‘Moving Upstream: Ganga’ held for the students of Chitkara University

The ‘Moving Upstream: Ganga’ Film is directed by Shirdhar Sudhir, an NID Alumnus and Industry Mentor at Chitkara Design School Chandigarh 17 Jan 2020: Chitkara University organised an exclusive Movie Screening for a Feature length documentary film ‘Moving Upstream: Ganga’ directed by Mr. Shirdhar Sudhir, an Industry Mentor at Chitkara Design School and NID Alumnus. […]

snowshoe
National

1st-ever snowshoe run organised in Srinagar to boost winter sports

A snowshoe run and interaction programme was held in Srinagar for the first time during the heavy snowfall season in the state. The event was organised by the Snowshoe Federation of India to boost winter sports in the Kashmir region. The game that is usually played in regions of Europe attracted athletes from various parts […]

g7 summit
National World

UK to host G7 Summit in Cornwall from June 11, India invited as guest country

The leaders of the seven world’s leading industrial nations (G7) will meet from June 11-13, 2021, in the English coastal county of Cornwall to address shared challenges such as the recovery from Covid-19 crisis, climate change, technological change and scientific discovery. “The Prime Minister will use the first in-person G7 summit in almost two years […]

first voter
Regional

At 103, India’s first voter cast his vote in Himachal panchayat polls

Despite his aching knees, India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi reached his polling booth in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur to exercise his vote in the Panchayat polls on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa honoured Negi with a Kinnauri ‘topi’ and shawl. He was also given a warm welcome by laying a red carpet by the district […]

bharat biotech
Regional

Bharat Biotech to pay compensation if Covaxin causes side-effects, read about the 2 vaccines here

Amid the rollout of the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here are a few things that you need to know about the two vaccines—’Covaxin’ (Bharat Biotech) and ‘Covishield’ (Serum Institute)—selected by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). So far, the government has procured 1.1 crore Covishield and 55 lakh […]

drive-in cinema
Tricity

In a first, Sunset Cinema Club to organise drive-in cinema in Chandigarh

Chilly nights, stars in the sky, cozy cars and an evergreen movie! Do you dream about watching movies with your loved ones in an open theatre, just the way we have seen in English films? Well, luckily for the residents of Chandigarh, this dream is about to come true as Sunset Cinema Club is organising […]

chinese companies
National

Xiaomi & 8 other Chinese companies get blacklisted in USA

Xiaomi Corporation has been branded a “Communist military company” and blacklisted by the Donald Trump-led US government. In addition to Xiaomi, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has also blacklisted 8 other Chinese companies including China’s third-largest oil company as well as the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC). The US government alleges that […]