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 […]
In a bid to ensure sustainable protection and management of environment, Punjab Biotechnology Incubator (PBTI) and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will jointly establish Environment Resource Centre (ERC) in Knowledge City at Mohali. An agreement to set up Environment Resource Centre (ERC) at the cost of Rs 7.5 crore was signed by Dr Ajit Dua, […]
With at least 13 clubs and bars found flouting the hookah ban in the past two months, the Chandigarh administration on Wednesday issued an order that will invoke strict penal provisions against the violators. The orders issued by the chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority, UT, said that if the violation of the prohibition […]
Punjabi Singer Jazzy B on Wednesday reached Singhu border to express solidarity with the farmers, who have been protesting for over a month against the new agriculture laws, and to celebrate New Year with them. “I am going to celebrate New Year here with the farmers. This is a great place to be here. I […]
The government on Wednesday extended the deadline to file income tax return (ITR) for individuals by 10 days to January 10, 2021. The deadline for filing tax returns by businesses too has been extended till February 15, the finance ministry said in a statement. The extension of the deadline till January 10 is for filing […]
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, IBPS is expected to release the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 results today. As per the official notification, the results are scheduled to be released on December 31, 2020. Once declared, the ibps result would be available on the official website ibps.in. Candidates who have appeared for the examination are advised […]
Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar and his son Vikram Sharma have been admitted to the Fortis Hospital, Mohali, on Wednesday as a precautionary measure, a day after Kumar’s wife Santosh Shailaja succumbed to Covid-19, an official said. Santosh Shailaja breathed her last on Tuesday at the age of 83 […]