old registration numbers
Regional

Punjab to discontinue use of old registration numbers on new vehicles

Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered the discontinuation of 2 digit or old registration numbers of vehicles running in the state to stop their misuse by owners as status symbol, often tricking police not to check them. The chief minister asked the Transport Department to stop the practice of transferring special and […]

High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP)
National

Delhi Traffic Police to fine vehicles without High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP), colour-coded stickers; check steps to apply

Delhi Traffic Police has started fining violators a hefty amount from December 15 in the national capital if a vehicle is found without the High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) and colour-coded stickers. The violators should be fined of ₹10,000 under the amended Motor Vehicle Act, however, the fine has been compounded to ₹5,500. At least 250 […]

human bite force
Tricity

Panjab University develops human bite force measuring device

Design Innovation Centre (DIC), UIET, Panjab University (PU), has developed a human bite force measuring device which will measure the human-biting force capacity, said Prashant Jindal, principal investigator of the project on Thursday. A team of a multidisciplinary students from UIET- Vijay Kumar, Ashish Khar, Prashant Gupta and Navudhay Pratap Singh, mentored by Dr Prashant […]

cold wave
Regional

Cold wave alert for Punjab, Haryana for next 2 days: IMD

Cold wave conditions are very likely in some pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and other regions for the next two days, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. The IMD has issued an orange alert on Thursday and Friday. Cold wave is declared when minimum temperature falls 4.5- 6.4°C below normal after going below […]

ntse
National

NCERT announces new date for NTSE Stage 2 Exam, check here

The second stage of the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2019-20 will now be held on February 14, 2021.  Earlier, the exam was scheduled for February 7, 2021. “All those candidates who want to seek a change of exams centre due to any reason are required to submit their request to Head, Educational survey division […]

digital driving license
Regional

Punjab govt extends last date for upgrading digital driving license till Jan 15, 2021

Punjab Transport Department has extended the last date for digital driving license upgradation till January 15, 2021. Transport Minister Razia Sultana said that in order to empower people to upgrade their manual driving licenses to digital driving license, a special campaign was launched by Transport Department in November, 2020. The objective of the campaign is […]

wildlife sanctuary
Regional

Harike Wildlife Sanctuary opens for visitors again after long Covid-19 lockdown

Visitors can now visit the Wildlife Sanctuary and Wetland at Harike Pattan which was reopened by Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Minister of Forest, Social Security and Minorities, Punjab, on Tuesday.  It was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic as a precautionary measure. He said, “The Harike Wildlife Sanctuary has been a source of attraction for the […]

hockey india
National

Hockey India calls applications for online coaching course for coaches/potential coaches ‘Basic’ & Level ‘1’

Hockey India (HI) on Wednesday announced that it will conduct the HI Coaching Education Pathway Level ‘Basic’ coaching course through the virtual medium and interested applicants can enrol via the open forum. This course is targeted at coaches/potential coaches who have not attended any HI Level ‘Basic’ & Level ‘1’ Coaching Course in the past. […]

tttarakhand
National

Uttarakhand Health Secretary tests Covid-19 positive

Uttarakhand Health Secretary Amit Negi has tested positive for Covid-19. The information was provided by RS Uniyal who is his private secretary on Wednesday. The secretariat management officer has been informed in this regard. Two other officers working at the Uttarakhand Secretariat along with the Health Secretary have tested positive for COVID-19. “All three officials […]

reappear exams
Tricity

PU to conduct reappear exams online in January, NSS enrolment starts for 2020-21 session

Panjab University (PU) has decided to conduct the reappear exams in online mode for all the pending cases of BSc (honours) choice-based credit system and the old system. A university official said, “There was a demand from the students to hold the reappear exams.” The exams that were delayed due to the Covid pandemic will […]