Former Union Home Minister and dalit stalwart of the Congress party Buta Singh passed away on Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. He was 86 and is survived by two sons and a daughter. The senior leader Buta Singh was in a coma since October last year when he was admitted to the All India […]
Former Eastern Railway general manager Suneet Sharma was on Thursday appointed the new Railway Board Chairman and CEO upon the completion of the term of incumbent V K Yadav. Yadav was given an extension in January this year. Suneet Sharma joined the Indian Railways in 1979 as a Special Class Apprentice while he was studying […]
New Year is marked with the approval of the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The expert panel at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has given authorisation for the emergency use of the vaccine. More than 5 crore doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have already been stockpiled by its local manufacturer, […]
Property registration in Haryana is set to become convenient for the citizens from April 1. Chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar said the state government was working towards facilitating one-stop property registration within a district. This means that citizens will have the liberty to get the property registered at any tehsil in the district. He […]
Several borders of the national capital continue to remain closed due to the ongoing farmers’ protest against the Centre’s farm laws, including the Tikri, Dhansa, and Singhu borders, said Delhi Traffic Police. “Traffic Alert: Tikri Border, Dhansa Border are closed for any Traffic Movement. Jhatikara Border is open only for cars, light motor vehicles, two […]
To provide a platform to youngsters, a tricity-based event management company ‘NFMG’ organised an auditions for Mr & Miss India International Star at Mohali Club. As many as 200 participants participated in it and 100 were selected for the semi-finals. Before the auditions of were held in Mohali, as many as 1,000 participants gave an […]
Chandigarh recorded the lowest minimum temperature of this winter season on the last day of 2020. The minimum temperature dropped to 2.7°C (three notches below normal) making it the coldest night of December. The night was even colder than Shimla, which recorded the minimum temperature of 3°C. Last year winter, the lowest minimum temperature was […]
Much like the reel-life dog from the Bollywood film ‘Entertainment’, a pet dog in Madhya Pradesh’s district has inherited his master’s wealth, or at least a part of it. In an unusual incident, Om Narayan Verma, a farmer from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, has named his pet dog as the legal heir of his ancestral […]
Now, residents of tricity can get organic vegetables at their door steps as Punjab Agro brand Five Rivers has decided to formally launch its facility on New Year. Disclosing this, Manjit Singh, MD, Punjab Agro Industries, said, “We are starting this service for tricity residents and it will be a gift for them on New […]