UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore will inaugurate municipal corporation’s (MC’s) petrol pump located in Industrial Area, Phase 2, on Wednesday. This is the second petrol pump of MC, which will be operational in a month. In a crucial move to increase its revenue, MC hopes to earn the target of ₹3 crore annually through these […]
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Punjab allows green fire crackers for 2 hours on Diwali, Gurpurab, X-Mas
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a two-hour window for use of green fire crackers on Diwali, Gurpurab and Christmas across the state, except in Mandi Gobindgarh, where a total ban has been imposed from the midnight of November 9-10 till November 20-December 1 midnight on account of its poor AQI […]
PSEB reduces syllabi by 30% for final exam of 2020-21 session
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 limited trains, demand for bus rises in festive season
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 […]
Administration issues tender for privatisation of electricity department
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 […]
European Council for Nuclear Research offers free online course on quantum computing
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. […]
6 yr-old-boy from Ahmedabad enters Guinness World Record as youngest computer programmer
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 govt increases price of sugarcane by ₹10 per quintal
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 […]
Education minister hands over appointment letters to 83 persons
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 […]
‘It is high time that we raise our guard’, PGI warns of Covid 19 spread
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 […]