Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has announced 30% reduction of secondary and senior secondary-level syllabi for the final examination of 2020-21 academic session. The Education Board Chairman Prof (Dr) Yograj announced the decision after a meeting with academic section of the Board. He said that as syllabi of various classes and subjects except Punjabi and History […]
With Diwali approaching, a high number of intercity bus ticket bookings are being registered on redBus, an online ticketing platform. Booking had already started 15 days in advance before the festival on November 14. Around 1,900 plus private buses and 17 state regional transport corporations are gearing up to cater to the year’s peak travel […]
UT administration has issued a tender to privatise the electricity department of the city. The administration has placed bid security of ₹10 crore and interested people can apply before 4pm on 31 December, 2020. Whichever company will be appointed by the administration will be responsible for distribution and retail supply of the city’s electricity. The […]
The European Council for Nuclear Research, also known as CERN, is conducting a free online course on the basics of quantum computing that can be taken by anybody who is interested to learn about the subject. A series of weekly lectures on the subject will be broadcast through webcast which started from November 6, 2020. […]
Six-year-old Arham Om Talsania from Ahmedabad has entered Guinness World Record as the World’s Youngest Computer Programmer by clearing the Python programming language. Talsania, who studies in Class 2, cleared the Microsoft certification exam at Pearson VUE test centre. “My father taught me coding and I started using tablets when I was 2 years old. […]
Haryana government has increased the price of sugarcane by ₹10 per quintal and now farmers will get ₹350 per quintal. “The rate of sugarcane is the highest in the country,” said chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday. He said that the government is taking every decision in the interest of farmers. The power […]
School Education and Public Works Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Monday handed over appointment letters to 83 employees on various posts on compassionate grounds. On the occasion, 2 master cadre and 2 elementary teacher training (ETT) teachers, 1 library restorer, 9 clerks and 69 class IV employees were also given appointment letters. The cabinet minister […]
As Covid 19 cases are rising again, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) on Monday warned that the prevailing low humidity promotes evaporation of viral particles and aerosol formations that can increase the airborne spread of the disease. “With the Covid 19 positive numbers consistently rising for the past one week, it is […]
For completing 51 years in the film industry, one of Amitabh Bachchan’s fans gifted him a special rangoli on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) 12 to commemorate the milestone. Bachchan made his big screen debut with Saat Hindustani in 1969. The actor took to Instagram to share a glimpse of this special gift […]
The final list of elected office bearers was declared by the Election Returning Officer. Ludhiana 7 Nov 2020: Officials of the Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA), an affiliate body of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), were elected unopposed on Friday. The elections of LDCA, which were being conducted after a gap of 17 years under […]