BJP’s councillor Ravi Kant Sharma became the new Chandigarh Mayor on Friday. He got 17 votes of the 24 polled, while Congress candidate Devinder Singh Babla got only five votes. City MP Kirron Kher and councillor Heera Negi couldn’t attend the election because of poor health. After Ravi Kant Sharma was declared Mayor, all five […]
Facebook has suspended US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely in wake of the violence that broke out at Capitol Hill ahead of the certification of the Electoral College votes. In a post, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, wrote that the account blocks have been placed indefinitely and “for at least two weeks […]
The Haryana government on Thursday extended the tenure of director general of police (DGP) Manoj Yadava till further orders. An order issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Rajeev Arora, said that Yadava’s term had been extended by the Governor beyond February 20 this year, when his tenure was scheduled to end. Yadava, a 1988 batch […]
Punjab on Thursday launched a slew of welfare projects, including Dheeiyan Di Lohri, free sanitary pads for high school and college girl students in the state. Dheeyian Di Lohri The CM dedicated January to the girl child as ‘Dheeiyan Di Lohri’ and in a symbolic gesture, he blessed five girl children, along with their mothers, […]
Chandigarh Police is preparing to install cyber desks in different police stations of the city to deal with the increasing cyber crime. These cyber desks which will investigate and resolve cases on cyber frauds will be started by February. Now, a victim can go to the cyber desk of his area’s police station and lodge a […]
In the first phase of Corona vaccination drive, the central government will give 25,000 doses of Covishield vaccine to Chandigarh. According to sources, this Covishield vaccine stock will reach the city in two to three days. First, the frontline workers of Health Department and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) will be […]
Renowned fashion designer C Paul, 78, died at the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore on Wednesday. Satya Paul’s son Puneet Nanda and founder of Isha Yoga Centre, Sadhguru, announced the news of the fashion designer’s death on Thursday. In a Facebook post, Nanda wrote, “He (Satya Paul) had a stroke on December 2 and as he […]
Amid tight security, thousands of farmers on Thursday held a tractor-march from protest sites against the three agriculture bills. The tractor march started from four different points – Singhu to Tikri Border, Tikri to Kundli, Ghazipur to Palwal and Rewasan to Palwal. According to the protesting farm unions, this is just “rehearsal” for their proposed […]
In view of the unpredictable and threatening weather conditions around Kullu-Manali and Lahaul-Spiti, an advisory to tourists was released stating visitors and locals should avoid venturing into high altitude areas. After the recent snowfall left hundreds of tourists stranded at Atal Tunnel, the Lahaul-Spiti administration, observing the large crowds in spite of the bad weather, […]
As schools in Punjab are set to reopen from today, the state’s School Education Department on Thursday issued detailed fresh guidelines for educational institutes in areas outside containment zones to ensure students’ safety amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Wednesday had informed that schools in the state for classes […]