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 […]
The change happened at Oxford following a petition with over 30,000 signatures After facing a lot of criticism, Oxford University Press (OUP) has changed the definition of the word ‘woman’. The change happened following a petition with over 30,000 signatures which claimed that the dictionary was sexist. The words ‘bitch’ and ‘bint’, are no longer […]
Application deadline for Executive MBA Programme is Jan 31, 2021 Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Amritsar, has invited applications for its two-year non-residential Executive MBA Programme (EMBA 2021-23). The Executive MBA programme intends to prepare working executives for advancing in their careers and transitioning smoothly into leadership roles. It also aims at equipping the entrepreneurs […]
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Monday, banned the sale and use of firecrackers till November 30 in places with ‘poor’ air quality across the country in the interest of public health and environment. The NGT said there will be a total ban against sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the NCR […]
The UT administration is building the main control room of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) at Sector 43. A tender of ₹20.53 lakh has been passed for this. The control room will have a fire sensing system, networking and conferencing system. Though UT administration has implemented Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in buses, but the work […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday launched Mission Shat Pratishat (Mission 100%) for the year 2020-21 to empower schools to achieve 100% results despite the Covid crisis. He also virtually inaugurated 1,467 smart schools in the state and distributed 2,625 tablets to students in 372 primary government schools. Pointing to the challenges […]
Punjab Engineering College (PEC) will conduct the end-term examinations of first semester of the 2020-21 academic session from November 22. The exams will be conducted on campus and are optional for students. The students will be called in a staggered manner and 300 students will be able to attend the exam in one shift. If […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the 51st mission of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Saturday afternooon. The carrier was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 3.12pm. Earlier, the launch time was at 3.02pm. The carrier vehicle PSLV C49 will deliver 10 satellites in all with EOS-01 […]
Panjab University (PU) has extended the date of filling the examination form to November 27. Earlier, the date was November 10. Panjab University had collected examination fees from students last year, but the exams could not be conducted in May due to the Covid pandemic lockdown. They were conducted in September, but they were held […]