As different parts of Himachal Pradesh have started receiving snow, the number of passengers travelling in the Himalayan Queen running on the Kalka-Shimla Heritage track has started increasing. On Monday, 91 passengers were booked to travel from Kalka to Shimla, out of which 79 enjoyed the journey. Railways estimate that there will be an increase […]
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, during his address at the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) virtual summit on Tuesday, said, “Terrorism is the biggest problem in the world today. We have to ensure that the countries that support the terrorists are held accountable and this problem is tackled in an organised manner.” The summit is taking place […]
“Chandigarh de nazaareyaan ne patteya” | There is just something in the air of Chandigarh that makes it irresistible. Not just the tricity people, even the production houses at Bombay could not resist the charms of City Beautiful. Since time, famous Bollywood and even Hollywood movies have been filmed here! Go on to read about […]
Former Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Tulsi Ram passed away after a brief illness on Monday night. He was 76. The cremation will take place at his native village in Bharmour. He was undergoing treatment for a kidney-related ailment at a private hospital in Kangra. He was first elected to the state assembly in 1990 […]
Independent School Association has issued directions to all private schools in city to commence regular classes. All schools have been asked to conduct a survey among parents for sending children to school for five days. President of the Independent School Association HS Mamik said that they are planning to start regular classes, but the final […]
The sudden wave of Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed people’s way of living and working. Earlier, employees were needed to come into the office daily, but now, it has been replaced with the work-from-home models and we heavily rely on online transactions and exchange of information. HDFC Bank Ltd on Tuesday launched “Mooh Band Rakho” […]
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s private company SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station. This is National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) first full-fledged mission involving sending crew into orbit through a privately-owned spacecraft. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover, and Soichi Noguchi from Japan were sent into orbit aboard a […]
Chandigarh Administration has imposed a ban on sale of goods related to the army, police and paramilitary without an identity card. This step was taken in view of various terrorist incidents. Deputy commissioner (DC) Mandeep Singh Brar issued the orders in this regard which will come in force from Wednesday to January 16, 2021. The […]
Election Commission of India (ECI) has given his consent to appoint actor Sonu Sood as state icon of Punjab to make aware people about ethical voting. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Punjab, S Karuna Raju said that his office had sent a proposal to ECI in this regard and the ECI approved the same. This appointment […]
UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore on Monday decided to re-open Rock Garden, State Museum, Tagore Theatre and other places of touristic importance, subject to observance of strict Covid protocol. He gave the directions will presiding over War Room meeting. Dr Jagat Ram, Director of PGIMER, informed that they have 107 covid patients, out of which […]