Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned against loans being offered by unauthorised digital platforms, mobile applications promising a quick and hassle-free process. Three people killed themselves in the past few weeks after alleged harassment from debt collectors following which 17 people have been arrested from Delhi, Gurugram and Hyderabad. “There have been reports about […]
Government of India (GoI) has chosen Punjab to conduct the dry run of CoViD-19 vaccine on December 28 and 29. Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar have been selected as the two districts where the dry run for Covid-19 vaccine shall be carried out and five sights would be identified in each district, disclosed Health […]
School education minister Punjab Vijay Inder Singla, on Thursday, informed that Punjab government has declared winter vacation from December 25 to December 31 in all government and government-aided and private schools. The cabinet minister said that the schools will re-open on January 1. Vijay Inder Singla said that in view of the winter season, the […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in the country from the New Year. Addressing a virtual function, the Minister said that FASTag will be enforced from January 1, 2021. Enumerating its benefits, he said, it is useful for the commuters as they will not need to stop […]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday appointed former pacer Chetan Sharma as the chairman of the national men’s selection committee panel. The BCCI in a release stated that Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Madan Lal, Rudra Pratap Singh and Sulakshana Naik on Thursday met virtually to select three members of […]
Punjab Reds Vs Punjab Blues , Amandeep Cricket Club Vs Jalandhar XI to meet in the Semi finals of Trident T 20 Cricket Tournament IPL player Abhishek Sharma scored a power packed century 115 runs of 85 balls studded with 09 fours and 09 sixes and shared an opening partnership of 139 runs with another […]
To maintain the teacher-student ratio, Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, is preparing to recruit 26 assistant professors by March. In addition, 21 contractual teachers may also be hired. However, a final decision is yet to be taken. The process of checking the applications for permanent teachers is expected to start in January. Moreover, Panjab University (PU) […]
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has extended the cutoff date of admissions for all engineering, diploma courses in Punjab to 31st December. This announcement was made by Dr MP Poonia, vice chairman, AICTE & professor, during the Shiksha Utthan Samvad organised by Federation of Self Financing Technical Institutions (FSFTI) & Punjab Unaided Colleges […]
On the lines of metro, from late January 2021, Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) buses will also get the facility of smart recharge cards. Residents will be able to travel on all routes by recharging this card. Trial has been started in some buses on behalf of the Transport Department. Work is on under the Intelligent […]
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana expressed pride as his film ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’ became the first Indian film to complete the entire shooting during the Covid times. The 36-year-old actor took to Instagram to share pictures from the shoot wrap celebrations. He also penned a short note on how he feels proud that his film ‘Chandigarh Kare […]