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 […]
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 […]