Known for her fusion of different genres and cultures, Mumbai-born and New York-based singer, Priya Darshini, has been nominated for the 63rd edition of the annual Grammy Awards in the Best New Age Album category. Darshini got international recognition for her debut album Periphery, that reflect her south-Indian roots living in New York with dash […]
The government has conditionally waived the penalty provisions for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions for a period of four months from December 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, for issuing invoices without mandatory dynamic QR code by the registered persons with a turnover exceeding ₹500 crore, said the Department of Revenue (DoR), Ministry of Finance. DoR sources […]
The construction work for the new Secretariat building of UT administration and Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) officials is going full steam these days. According to sources, both the buildings will be ready by June 2021. The construction work of the new building of the UT Secretariat is being handled by the Engineering Department of Chandigarh […]
The foundation stone of the project to enhance city’s water storage capacity in the Water Works, Sector-39, will be laid by the UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore next month. Under the project, the water supply capacity in the city will increase from half-a-day to one day and there will be no problem of low pressure. […]
Making significant changes in the roadways buses, Haryana Transport Department is preparing to install panic buttons in the buses for safety of women and other passengers. Along with this, the buses will be equipped with GPS so that the headquarters-level officer and depot general manager can trace the location of any bus. Shatrujeet Kapur, the […]
Canada announced an extension of restrictions on international travelling to prevent the spread of Covid-19. In a news release issued on Sunday, Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced that travel restrictions on US citizens to enter Canada will be extended until December 21, and restrictions on travellers arriving from other […]
A Chandigarh-based visual artist has made an optical illusion portrait of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on the eve of 551st Prakash Parv of the first Sikh Guru. The portrait is kept at Gurdwara Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib, Sector-34, Chandigarh. The artist, Varun Tandon said, “I made this portrait using 551 ‘Ek Onkar’ (opening […]
On the occasion of the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore will inaugurate a unique environmental landmark in Chandigarh- the Museum of Trees. Conceived and curated by ex-IAS officer and author DS Jaspal, the Museum of Trees is a sacred grove created out of genetically true replicas of sacred […]
India’s first moss garden has been set up in Lingadhar village, Khurpatal area of Nainital district. The garden, developed by the state forest department’s Research Advisory Committee under the CAMPA scheme, was inaugurated by renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh—also known as the Waterman of India. The moss garden, which is built in an area of […]