Chandigarh emerged as the best governed union territory (UT) in the category of UTs with 1.05 PAI points, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre (PAC Ranking) in Bengaluru on Friday. In its annual report, the not-for-profit organisation, headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Kasturirangan, said […]
In a major relief to bus operators in Punjab, chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered 100% tax waiver on Motor Vehicle Tax till December 31 for all stage carriage, mini and school buses, while deferring payment of arrears of taxes, without interest and penalty to March 31, 2021. The tax waiver move […]
After a huge gap due to Covid lockdown, boating will start from Sunday (November 1) on Sukhna Lake. According to the new unlock guidelines, the Chandigarh administration has approved conditional boating at Sukhna Lake. However, it has not been decided whether to open the play area. On March 18, the Chandigarh administration stopped boating at […]
Students from the economically weaker section studying in Class 8 can apply for a scholarships provided by the Central Government till November 6. Students studying in Class 8 in government and government-aided schools of the city can submit the application form till 6 November at the office of State Council of Educational Research and Training […]
Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh, has decided to open the outpatient department (OPD) from November 2. GMCH has adopted PGI’s model and doctors will see patients only after registration through telephone. Patients must call the medical college numbers first. After that, the doctor will decide which patient to call in OPD […]
New Zealand has voted to legalise euthanasia in what campaigners call ‘a victory for compassion and kindness’. It will allow terminally ill people, with less than six months to live, the opportunity to choose assisted dying if approved by two doctors. “New Zealand has provisionally voted to legalise euthanasia but is on course to reject […]
New Air India flight from Chandigarh International Airport will fly from Chandigarh to Delhi from 14 November. A 70-seater ATR aircraft with flight number 9817/9818 will fly four days a week: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Chandigarh to Delhi and return from there. The departure time of this flight from Delhi will be at […]
Water sports, which were stopped earlier due to Covid-19 lockdown, have commenced at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, while maintaining safety precautions against the virus. Water-sports such as swimming, canoeing and kayaking are on in full swing at the world-famous lake. Moreover, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated Water Sports Centre under PMDP scheme at Nehru […]
Single-use plastic and polythene bags will be banned in Ambala from November 1, said the Secretary of Municipal Corporation, Ambala City. “Awareness is being created among people and announcements are also being made. Polythene and single-use plastic are lethal,” he said. “Single-use plastic and polythene are being banned from November 1. Shopkeepers are being requested […]
Prior to the release, makers renamed Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ to ‘Laxmii’ on Thursday. Amid the backlash on the title, film critic and movie trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed that the title has been changed to ‘Laxmii’. “NEW DEVELOPMENT… #LaxmmiBomb title changed… New title: #Laxmii… Premieres 9 Nov 2020 on #DisneyPlusHotstarVIP… Stars #AkshayKumar and […]