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 […]
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 […]
Manohari Gold Tea, a famous tea produced by Manohari Tea Estate, was auctioned at ₹75,000 per kg at Guwahati Tea Auction Centre creating a record for the third successive year. In the year 2018, this rare variety of Assam tea was sold for ₹39,001 per kg for the first time in history and again in […]
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 […]
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 […]