After being postponed twice, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has decided to conduct the Punjab State Talent Search Examination (PSTSE) on January 3, 2021. The State Talent Search examination was earlier scheduled for December 13 but was postponed by the council due to Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day that falls on […]
Haryana government has decided to start the process of recruiting 7,298 posts for police constables, wherein 5,500 will be for men and 1,100 for women. Moreover, for the first time in the state, 698 lady constables for Haryana’s First Women Battalion named Durga-One Battalion will also be recruited. Candidates who are from the financially weaker […]
There is a 16.05% increase in women personnel in police force this year, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR-D) observed in the Data on Police Organizations (DoPO) released for the year 2020 on Tuesday. As per the official release, this is for the first time in the history of BPR-D that DoPO for a […]
The Chandigarh Administration has categorically stated that there is no new Covid-19 patient in Chandigarh who has arrived from the United Kingdom. In a statement, the Administration said that any person who has returned from the UK between November 25 to December 23and is visiting or staying in Chandigarh and has not informed Chandigarh Administration […]
The country’s first pollinator park with over 40 species of butterflies, honeybees, birds and insects has been set up at Nainital’s Haldwani. Spread over four acres, it was developed by the research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department. The park was inaugurated on Tuesday by renowned butterfly expert Peter Smetacek, from Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal. […]
With declining number of Covid-19 cases, Chandigarh administration on Tuesday decided to not impose any additional restrictions, including the night curfew, on New Year’s eve. Governor of Punjab-cum-Administrator, UT, held a review meeting in this regard with Principal Secretary of Health, Director General of Police and Deputy Commissioner. DC Mandip Brar has asked the hotel […]
Now, “Best before date” will have to be mentioned in Hindi and Punjabi too. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had made display of “Best before date” on non-packaged/ loose sweets, container /tray holding sweets at the outlet for sale mandatory with effect from October 1, 2020. As most of the shopkeepers […]
Northwest India is bracing for a chilly New Year eve as the minimum temperatures are likely to fall in the region by 3°C to 5°C during the next three days. Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions in isolated to some pockets are likely over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and north […]
Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth, who was recently discharged from a hospital, has announced that he won’t be entering politics citing health reasons. Discharged from the Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad on Sunday after being treated for blood pressure fluctuations, the Tamil mega-star said that he will continue to work for people. Taking to Twitter, Rajinikanth said that he […]
The second edition of the International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE-II) will be organised by the Gender Park in partnership with UN Women at Kozhikode in February 2021. As per an official release of Kerala government, given the prevalence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the three-day conference, beginning on February 11, will be held at the […]