snowfall
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Himachal receives season’s first snowfall, Rohtang Pass to close if snowfall continues

Himachal Pradesh, one of India’s most visited hill states, received season’s first snowfall on Sunday morning. Set at a high altitude in the Himalayas, Keylong was covered in a thick white blanket. According to the weather department, the minimum temperature recorded in Keylong was minus 0.8 degree Celsius. Parts of Koksar area in Lahaul-Spiti district […]

one nation-one ration card
Tricity

Helpline number released for One Nation-One Ration Card scheme

Central Government’s One Nation-One Ration Card scheme has been implemented in the city. During a programme on Sukhna Lake, UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore launched helpline number 14445 for the scheme. Also, to get information related to the scheme, a window has been opened in the Department of Food and Supplies, Sector 17. If someone […]

education admission
Tricity

Education dept increases seats for those seeking admission to Class 11

Education Department is going to give one more chance to students who have passed Class 10 passed from government schools of Chandigarh for admission to Class 11 by increasing the number of seats. This time, the Education Department had drawn 12,815 seats for the four streams: arts, science, commerce and vocational. As many as 350 […]

no tobacco day
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Punjab declares Nov 1 as ‘Punjab State No Tobacco Day’, week-long drive launched

Punjab Government has initiated a drive to eradicate tobacco use to save children and for tobacco-free workplaces. Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that Punjab is the first state in the country to celebrate a state specific “Punjab State No Tobacco Day” on November 1. The theme of the campaign is “Tobacco Free Workplaces”. The […]

post-matric scholarship
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Punjab CM launches post-matric scholarship scheme

Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday formally launched the recently announced Dr BR Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme. He also virtually laid the foundation stone of projects at Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal (Ram Tirath), Amritsar, to mark the occasion of the Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti. On the occasion, the CM gave away Post Matric […]

covid 19 test
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Covid 19 test gets cheaper in Haryana

Haryana government has once again set the rate of Covid 19 test in view of expert’s opinion and public interest. Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department Rajiv Arora said that RT-PCR test will now be done for ₹900 and Rapid Antigen Test will be done for ₹500. The new rates are effective immediately. Earlier, the […]

pracheen kala kendra
Tricity

Pracheen Kala Kendra, sector 35, to host Bhajan Sandhya on Sunday

After a huge gap due to the lockdown, Pracheen Kala Kendra, Sector 35, is now going to host programmes instead of online ones. Covid guidelines and protocols will be taken care of and fewer people with social distancing will be allowed. The first episode begins with Bhajan Sandhya on Sunday where Yogamaya Bhattacharjee will present […]