Vivek Atray
Regional

Vivek Atray elected as chairman of Public Relations Council of India for the year 2020-21

Former IAS Vivek Atray has been elected as chairman for the Chandigarh Chapter of Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) for the year 2020-21. Vivek Atray was associated with PRCI since 2010. Other office bearers for the Chapter include Professor Jayant Pethkar from PU’s School of Communication Studies as vice-chairman. Sudeep Rawat has been elected […]

Neetu Kapoor
National

Neetu Kapoor tests positive for Covid-19, was shooting for film in Chandigarh

Senior actor Neetu Kapoor,, who had been shooting for Raj Mehtaa’s ‘Jug Jug Jeeyo,’ in Chandigarh, on Thursday revealed that she tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week. The actor took to Instagram to share the statement about her diagnosis: “Earlier this week I tested positive for COVID-19.” She assured her fans that she is […]

new parliament
National

PM Modi lays foundation of new Parliament building today

PM Modi lays foundation of new Parliament building, read about its features here Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building, which is expected to be completed by 2022 at an estimated cost of ₹971 crore. However, no construction can immediately begin as various pleas against the […]

city beautiful
Tricity

Chandigarh diaries: Trees of City Beautiful- Part 1

Chandigarh diaries : The way northern lights cover the sky of Scandinavia, the trees of City Beautiful Chandigarh have the same effect on our beautiful roads. In India, only a few cities have been systematically planned and we are fortunate to be living in one that was designed with such perfection by Le Corbusier. He […]

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
Tricity

Tarandeep Singh Grewal takes charge as the new Prabhari of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh of Punjab and Chandigarh units

Tarandeep Singh Grewal, general secretary of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), has been appointed as the new Prabhari (in-charge) of BMS (Contractual and Outsourced Workers) of Punjab and Chandigarh units, during a meeting held at Sector-41 Community Centre. Other members of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Chandigarh Unit) who were appointed at different positions in BMS, Chandigarh Unit […]

Public Bike Sharing
Tricity

Governor launches Public Bike Sharing system today in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, December 10:- Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh launched first phase of the Public Bike Sharing System being developed under Chandigarh Smart City Limited, from Docking Station located at Rock Garden, Chandigarh here today in presence of Sh. Manoj Kumar Parida, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator and Smt. Raj Bala […]

oxygen generation
Regional

Jalandhar: Civil Hospital to become 1st in Punjab to have oxygen generation plant

To strengthen the healthcare infrastructure, Jalandhar Civil Hospital will become the first government health facility in Punjab to have an oxygen generation plant within the next three months. Ensuring the speedy completion of the oxygen generation plant with 700-LPM (litre per minute) capacity, tenders worth ₹88.20 lakh have been given to a Jalandhar-based private firm […]

hafed
Regional

Farmers’ products will now be sold at Hafed outlets in Haryana

The Haryana government has decided to make products of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) available to consumers through Hafed’s outlets /sales centres.  A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited and FPO at the Hafed Corporate Office in the presence of Haryana Cooperative Minister Dr Banwari Lal. The […]

Shooting range
Tricity

Shooting range in Sector 25 to soon open for residents, sportspersons

The Shooting Range located in Sector-25 will soon be opened for the residents and sportspersons. On the directions of UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore, it is being converted into an international shooting range. Badnore visited the range to review the ongoing work. He directed the officers to complete the work of the range as soon […]

recruitment
National

Candidates can now apply for change in centre for EFPO’s recruitment test

The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the recruitment test for Enforcement Officer, Accounts Officer in the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on May 9, 2021, all over India. Keeping in view the large number of candidates and requests received from candidates to change their centres and to open centres in Kolkata and Jaipur, […]