The Health Ministry’s e-Sanjeevani OPD (Out Patient Department) was launched in April. It is a consulting scheme for citizens of the country, especially for those with high blood pressure, diabetes, etc, and cannot be rushed to the hospital for OPD. e-Sanjeevani supports two types of telemedicine services- doctor-to-doctor (eSanjeevani) and patient-to-doctor (e-Sanjeevani OPD). This service […]
Canadian government in conjunction with Alberta are launching a pilot programme to cut down quarantine time for international travellers by testing them for Covid-19 at the point of entry, said the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs in a statement. “A joint pilot programme from the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada – the first […]
A five-member committee has been constituted in Mohali by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Girish Dayalan to redress the grievances against promoters/builders for non-provision of basic amenities. Divulging details, the DC informed that the committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Mohali. The committee shall meet on every Wednesday at 3:30pm for […]
Celebrating 25 years of Bollywood’s iconic film ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ (DDLJ), the distributors have decided to re-release the film across the world on Thursday. Confirming the announcement, Nelson D’Souza, associate vice-president of International Distribution, said, “DDLJ is a film that made people fall in love and has constantly won hearts whenever it has been […]
The validity of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) and various state TETs has been extended to lifetime by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Earlier, the validity of various TET certificates was seven years from the date of issue. The decision to extend the validity was taken by the NCTE at its 50th General […]
Chandigarh: In view of the traffic jams and parking problems faced during the festive season, the traffic police will implement one-way traffic system from October 24. Also, 33 parking areas have been identified in different sectors for Dussehra for the convenience of people. These parking spaces have been temporarily built around the markets where parking […]
Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette ‘INS Kavaratti’ was commissioned into Indian Navy by Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, on Thursday. The ship was designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design(DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata. It has state-of-the-art weapons and sensor suite capable […]
Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam have discovered set of salivary glands in the upper part of the throat. This can pave way for techniques that could improve the quality of life for people who receive radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck. The new glands have been labelled as tubarial […]
Bar Council of India has released a new schedule for All India Bar Examination XV. The exam will be held on January 24, 2021. The exam was earlier scheduled to be conducted on August 16 this year, but the present pandemic-induced lockdown and the rise in the number of Covid cases had forced the Bar […]
In Chandigarh, 54 cases Covid were reported on Wednesday, taking the case tally to 13,795. With 118 patients discharged today, the number of active cases came down to 744. The death toll stands at 206. In Mohali, 79 positive cases and two deaths were reported, taking the total positive count to 11,880 and total deaths […]