In a bid to intensify the ongoing protests at Delhi borders, farmers will block the Delhi-Jaipur road on December 12. Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) [BKU (R)] chief Balbir Rajewal said, “We will block the Delhi-Jaipur road on December 12 and will stage a sit-in protest in front of District Collector offices, houses of Bharatiya Janata […]
Amid complaints of mass violations of Covid curbs at weddings and parties, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered restriction of 100 on indoor and 250 on outdoor gatherings in the state, with extension of night curfew in all cities and towns till January 1, 2021. He also directed Director General of […]
Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leader and Haryana Deputy chief minister (CM) Dushyant Chautala said he will resign from his post in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government if he is unable to ensure minimum support price (MSP) for the procurement of farmers’ crops. “Our party’s national president already made it clear that minimum support price […]
Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill, who may be the only man to have served in all three defence services — the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force — turned 100 years old on Friday. He served during World War-II and the 1965 India-Pakistan War. Colonel Gill led a unique military career in […]
E-auction of leftover fancy numbers or special registration numbers of the previous series will be conducted by UT Transport Department from December 19 to 21. Registration for participation in e-auction of the leftover fancy numbers/special registration numbers of previous series: CH01CC, CH01CB, CH01CA, CH01BZ, CH01-BY, CH01-BX, CH01-BW, CH01-BV, CH01-BU, CH01-BT and CH01-BS will start from […]
Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) has 350 posts vacant for Assistant Lineman. Youth who have passed class 10 and have ITI certification of electrician or wireman from a recognised institute can apply online for this post on the official website of: pstcl.org/recruitindex.aspx All the details can be checked out on here: https://pstcl.org/PDF/rec/2017_O/2020120811271854.pdf The last […]
A total of 55,000 school students will collectively recite 19 verses from the Bhagavad Gita at this year’s international Gita Mahotsav in Haryana, said an official statement. The international Gita Mahotsav -2020 will be held from December 17 to 25. The recitation in Gita Mahotsav will be conducted through online mode at 12 noon on […]
Due to on-going farmers’ agitation over the rollback of three Farm Bills, the Railways have cancelled, short terminated, short originated and diverted certain trains. Read about the list here: Cancelled trains: 02379 Sealdah – Amritsar express special train JCO 11.12.20 will remain cancelled. Consequently, the 02380 Amritsar – Sealdah special train JCO 13.12.20 will also […]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that Real Time Gross Settlement System or the RTGS facility will now be available to the public for round the clock transactions from December 14, 2020. This comes within one year of operationalising the National Electronics Funds Transfer (NEFT) 24×7. In a statement, the top bank informed that […]
In an endeavour to facilitate the passengers, Chandigarh International Airport has installed an in-line baggage screening system, informed Vini Mahajan, Punjab Chief Secretary, after its inauguration on Thursday. The in-line system will reduce the baggage handling time to half with respect to standalone screening. It can handle 1500 bags/hour. With new system in place, passengers […]