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 […]
Wing Commander (Retd) Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first woman commissioned officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), has died at the age of 96. Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, a recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), died peacefully due to old age ailments on Sunday evening. Born in February 1924, Vijayalakshmi, an obstetrician and gynaecologist by training, […]
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that one family member each of 50 martyred police personnel would be provided a government job under the ex-gratia scheme of the state government by November 1, 2020. The CM said that at present, only 50 cases of ex-gratia are pending in the police department. He […]
First and second year students who were staying in hostels of Panjab University (PU) will have to pay rent from July. PU administration is not going to make any concessions. However, exceptions can be made for students facing financial crisis. PU has 20 hostels which have the facility to accommodate more than 8,000 students. Due […]
The toy train, also known as the Himalayan Queen, will once again be heard on the Kalka-Shimla railway track. After a gap of about seven months due to the lockdown, the Kalka-Shimla Express special train will ply on the heritage railway track from October 21 till November 30. The train will take 42 trips in […]
Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) Goa, Kharagpur, Madras and Palakkad are organising a 13-week online course on ‘High-Performance Computing’, which is open to all. The three-month course is open to anyone who has an interest in the subject and is scheduled to start in November 2020. For students from any institution, the course is priced […]
A NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday, grabbing a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system to bring home. The minivan-sized OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, unfurled its 11-foot (3.35 m) robotic arm toward a flat patch of gravel near […]
This year, to contain the spread of Covid and to maintain social distancing, number of firecrackers’ sites will be increased. According to sources, people will be able to apply for a temporary license of fireworks from October 26. Officials of the administration said that this time too, licenses will be given at the same time […]