Surgery facility has started in Civil Hospital in Sector-22. Now, patients coming to this hospital will not need to go to Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, to get operated. Keeping in mind the convenience of patients, the Health Department has also deployed orthopaedics and surgeons in the hospital. After getting these specialists, surgeries will […]
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UAE suspends visitors visas for Pakistan & 11 countries
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to visitors for Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice. Besides Pakistan, the UAE government suspended the issuance of visit visas to Turkey, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Kenya, and Afghanistan among others. However, the suspension would not apply on […]
10 NSS volunteers selected for training camp for R-Day Parade
Ten NSS volunteers from various colleges of Chandigarh and Punjab University have been selected for the pre-Republic Day parade. They have been selected by NSS Cell, Chandigarh, considering their talents. State Liaison Officer Bikram Rana announced the names of the selected volunteers, which consists of five girls and five boys. These ten volunteers will be […]
Punjabi University VC BS Ghuman resigns
Punjabi University vice-chancellor (VC) BS Ghuman has resigned after remaining a little over three years on the post. He submitted his resignation to Punjab governor VP Singh Badnore, who is the chancellor of the university. Badnore forwarded the resignation to the Punjab chief secretary and the chief principal secretary to the CM. The development was […]
After schools reopen in Haryana, 150 students test positive for Covid
More than 150 Haryana government schools student have tested positive for Covid-19 in Jhajjar, Jind and Rewari districts since the educational institutions reopened after eight months for Classes 9 to 12 on November 2. As many as 78 students of government schools were found infected in Rewari, at least 30 in Jind and 34 in […]
Punjab govt to introduce a scheme for physically challenged
The state government on Wednesday cleared a new scheme, the Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna (PDSY), in a virtual cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh. It will be implemented in a phased manner with its first phase aimed at strengthening the existing programmes to ensure their benefits reach people with […]
8th edition of Chandigarh Lit Fest from Nov 20
The eighth edition of Chandigarh Lit Fest “Literati 2020” opens on Friday in its virtual avatar with noted author, and former CEO of Procter & Gamble, Gurcharan Das, featured in the opening plenary session. Dr Sumita Misra, chairperson of Chandigarh Literary Society (CLS), said that this time also, the three-day fest shall feature some of […]
Apple working to launch its first foldable iPhone in 2022
According to supply chain reports, Apple’s long-term assembly partner Foxconn is testing a foldable iPhone for Apple and the device might start shipping in September 2022. It is said to be actively in discussions with material suppliers from Taiwan – Hon Hai and Nippon Nippon – for the foldable iPhone. Hon Hai is reported to […]
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij offers to become first volunteer for Covid 19 vaccine trial
As the third phase of clinical trials for Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is about to begin in Haryana on November 20, state Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday offered to become the “first volunteer” for the vaccine trial. “Trial for third phase of Covaxin a coronavirus vaccine product of Bharat Biotech to start in […]
Dates for stenography, typing test announced by Chandigarh Administration
According to the update on the Clerk Recruitment Examination on the website of Chandigarh Administration, the stenography test will be conducted on December 5 and for clerks, the date for computer typing test has been fixed from March 21 to 23. The computer typing test will be conducted on December 6, 12, 13 and 14, […]










