Tricity

Temporarily closed Covid wards reopened in GMSH 16

In view of the increasing number of Covid patients in the city, temporarily closed isolation and Covid wards in Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, have been opened again. The Covid wards staff has been alerted and instructed to be alert for 24 hours duty in view of the impending danger. Director of Health, Dr […]

BSNL
Regional

BSNL’s Chandigarh office expands its scope

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has merged Secondary Switching Area (SSA) Ropar, Patiala, Derabassi and Zirakpur to Chandigarh SSA. Chandigarh SSA general manager MC Singh said that this system came into effect from November 1. The new business office of this has been built in the BSNL telephone exchange office in Sector 34. Now, the […]

universities
Regional

Colleges, universities in Punjab to reopen from Nov 16

Punjab Government has decided to re-open universities and colleges in the areas outside the containment zones from November 16. Disclosing this on Thursday, an official spokesperson said that all higher education, medical education, research and technical education institutions including all universities and colleges in areas outside containment zones in the state would be allowed to re-open […]

projects smart city
Tricity

3 new projects to start under Smart City in Chandigarh

Three new projects will be started this month under the Smart City. This includes 10 water ATMs in Chandigarh, 24*7 drinking water supply in Manimajra and a sanitary landfill project in Dadumajra. Despite five consecutive tenders, no company has forward for Manimajra 24*7 water supply project. So, this time some changes are being made to […]

computing
National

NIT Warangal offers computing course for students

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal has announced an online course- Next Generation Computing: Machine and Deep Learning Applications. The course will cover the following topics – artificial intelligence, machine learning concepts, types of learning, as well as applications of machine learning and deep learning. The programme is open to the faculty and student participants […]

typing test
Tricity

UT administration gives green signal for typing test

Chandigarh administration has written a letter to the Panjab University (PU) and approved to conduct the typing test. After the recruitment exam in UT administration, around 3,000 applicants had been waiting for past several months for the typing test, which had not been held due to the pandemic. Candidates who had passed the examination were […]

thinner
Tricity

Ban on sale of thinner, fluid for next 60 days in Chandigarh

The UT administration issued an order on Wednesday banning the sale of thinner and fluid for the next 60 days. The administration has taken this step to curb the growing drug business in the city. These orders will come into force from November 5 and will remain in effect till January 3, 2021. These substances […]

Rafael Nadal
Sports

Rafael Nadal becomes 4th player to win 1,000 matches

Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has added yet another feather to his already illustrious cap by becoming only the fourth tennis player to register 1000 Open Era single wins. On Wednesday, Rafael Nadal defeated Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to reach the third round of the ongoing Paris Masters. The Spaniard is the […]

e-rickshaws
Regional

PU research scholars raise demand for e-rickshaws to operate

As the researchers have arrived at Panjab University (PU), e-rickshaws may start operating on the campus. Many researchers raised the demand to operate e-rickshaws as they face difficulties in reaching their departments. PU will form a committee in this regard and guidelines will also be prepared. According to sources, only two people will be able […]

national green tribunal
National

National Green Tribunal (NGT) issues notices to 23 states, UTs on imposition of ban on firecrackers

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued notices to 23 states and Union territories (UTs) regarding the imposition of a ban on firecrackers in a bid to protect the health of people amid the pollution crisis and Covid pandemic. A batch of pleas in the matter sought their stand on whether the firecrackers be banned […]