Police has geared up for the upcoming festive season as Chandigarh markets will be crowded from Karvachauth to Diwali. In such a situation, police personnel will be deployed in plain clothes in different places to deal with eve teasers, snatchers, pickpockets, etc. Apart from this, the markets will be monitored by drone cameras. Police will […]
Paying rich tributes to the freedom fighter Shaheed Udham Singh, Punjab government renamed two government schools of Sunam Udham Singh Wala town after his name. School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla said that the state government, paying its respect to Shaheed Udham Singh, has renamed two government schools of district Sangrur after his name. “Now, […]
Punjab School Education Department on Tuesday fixed the dates for the evaluation of pre-primary students. This assessment will be conducted from November 18 to November 21, 2020. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the school education department said that the students of pre-primary and Classes 1 and 2 are examined thrice a year to evaluate their […]
With Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 adventure coming to an end, top Australian all-rounder Shane Watson on Tuesday announced his retirement from competitive cricket. The 39-year-old Shane Watson retired from international cricket in 2016 and bid adieu to the Australian Big Bash league last year. “It all started as a dream […]
Adventurers looking to scale Nepal’s Himalayan peaks and trek its mountain trails can finally do so after a gap of seven months, as the country reopens to foreigners. The country is home to the eight of the 14 highest mountains in the world, including the tallest, Mount Everest. Nepal heavily depends on its tourism and […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that he will lead a relay dharna of MLAs at Delhi’s Rajghat on November 4 to highlight the state’s power crisis and critical essential supplies situation amid the Centre’s adamant refusal to allow movement of goods trains. The CM said he has decided to hold […]
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju virtually inaugurated Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) new Regional Centre in Zirakpur, Punjab, on Monday which will now act as one of the main SAI centres for the northern belt of India. During the event, Kiren Rijiju congratulated the coaches and athletes who would be training […]
As part of its ongoing initiative to foster social well-being and reach out lesser privileged sections of society, Chandigarh-based Hartek Group has associated with Sood Charity Foundation run by Bollywood actor Sonu Sood. Sood has been providing free education and medical facilities to children and creating employment opportunities for the needy in the wake of […]
It is difficult to imagine life without an ATM/debit card in today’s digital world, especially in these testing times of corona. But what if you lose or misplace your ATM-cum-debit card? Country’s top lender State Bank of India (SBI) in a tweet informed its customers that blocking and re-issuance of their debit card has become […]
Despite declining cases, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered expanding the contact tracing of positive patients to 15 persons. He also made it mandatory for hospitals and radiology labs conducting CT scans to report such patients to the state administration in case of suspicion of Covid. Further, to streamline and prioritise […]