Breakdancing is among four sports that have got the green light to be part of the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. The International Committee ratified the inclusion of breakdancing along with surfing, skateboarding and sports climbing on Monday, IOC President Thomas Bach said. The move from the IOC comes at a time when the Olympics […]
To reduce the pressure of growing number of vehicles in Chandigarh, the administration has implemented a new parking policy which emphasises on promoting cycling. The parking policy was hanging in the balance for almost three years due to several deficiencies. The Punjab-Haryana High Court had also reprimanded the Chandigarh administration regarding this. Read all the […]
Jathedar Tara Singh was unanimously elected as the chairman in the meeting of the Chandigarh Samuh Gurdwara Parbandhak Sangathan, an organisation of gurdwaras in the city, was held on Monday at Gurdwara Sahib, Sector 34. He was honoured with Siropa (robe of honour) on behalf of the Sangat. The newly elected chairman Jathedar Tara Singh […]
Arun Kumar Bajaj of Patiala, also known as the ‘Needle Man’, has announced to return the President’s Award. He share a video on social media in this regard. https://www.facebook.com/bajaj.mintu/posts/177894426893584 In the video, Arun Bajaj said that he is taking this step to support the farmers. “Before being a Hindu, Muslim or Sikh, I am a […]
Chandigarh administration has agreed to give Punjab Engineering College (PEC) the status of National Institute of Technology (NIT) or other Central Institute. The UT administration has asked for a new proposal from PEC which will make a report assessing the facilities and budget of IITs and NITs. The report will be ready in ten days. […]
Japan Foundation New Delhi launched the Fourth edition of Japanese Film Festival (JFF) 2020 in India on December 4, 2020. The ten-day digital Film Festival will be held till December 13 and entails 30 of Japan’s most acclaimed films of varied formats and categories including animation, feature drama, romance, thriller, classic and documentary. The Fourth […]
Hina Khan is letting temperatures soar with her sizzling images from Maldives where she is enjoying her vacations. The actress is making the most of sun, sand and clear skies as she is really chilling out in Maldives. https://www.instagram.com/realhinakhan She is regularly posting her pictures with a lot of oomph on her instagram followers and […]
‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ fame actress Divya Bhatnagar, 34, passed away on Monday after battling Covid-19 for the past few weeks. The television actress was hospitalised since November after contracting the virus. She was reportedly on the ventilator over the past few days. Apart from ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’, Divya Bhatnagar had also […]
In a bid to increase revenue, Municipal Corporation (MC) is preparing to build CNG stations at both its petrol pumps. This was decided by UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore at the inauguration of the petrol pump in Sector-51. The MC is currently facing financial crisis and has tried to raise some revenue by opening petrol […]
In a step to prevent bullying and hate on its platform, YouTube has introduced a new feature that will warn users when they post offensive comments. YouTube will prompt them before posting a comment to be more respectful with this new feature. Johanna Wright, vice-president of Product Management at YouTube, said, “We know that comments […]