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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Wicket-keeper-batsman Parthiv Patel, 35, on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. “Today, I announce my retirement from all forms of cricket, and as I bring down the curtains on my 18-year-long career, I feel heavier with gratitude towards many. The BCCI showed a generous amount of confidence and faith in a 17-year-old […]
In the backdrop of a long-running conflict over Mount Everest‘s height, Nepal and China jointly announced the revised height of the world’s highest peak as 8,848.86 metres— 86 cm higher than what was recognised since 1954. The decision to re-measure the peak was taken by the government of Nepal, as prominent geologists were of the […]
Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, also known as Chhatbir Zoo, which remained closed since March 17 due to the Covid lockdown, is all set to reopen for public from December 10. Link for booking online tickets is available: chhatbirzoo.gov.in Officials said the Chhatbir Zoo would reopen with strict guidelines and only online booking and cashless payments […]
Odia short film ‘Mask’ directed by senior officer of the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) Sweta Kumar Dash won the International People’s Choice Award at the Quarantine Image Film Festival-2020 in Argentina. Among 3,000 entries, the jury members adjudged ‘Mask’ as the best awareness film on COVID-19. The 7-minute film revolves around the struggle of a […]
Researchers of University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering claim to have developed an ultrasensitive test using a paper-based electrochemical sensor which is capable of detecting presence of Covid-19 in five minutes. The Researchers team was led by professor Dipanjan Pan. The new study shows the possibility of detecting Covid-19 through a rapid method with […]