With declining Covid cases in the state, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered resumption of normal outpatient department (OPD) service and elective surgeries, with extensive precautions in place, but warned against any complacency given the projections of a possible second wave of the pandemic. The CM, who was chairing a virtual […]
First batch of 250 Girls to Join from 17th October Ludhiana 15th Oct 2020: Stepping further towards strengthening its vision of empowering women, Trident Group is collaborating with Punjab government for Ghar Ghar Rojgar Yojana under which they will be hiring 2500 females in a span of 10 months. The target population will be young women […]
Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has decided to suspend its weekly ratings of TV news channels for a period of three months, covering all Hindi, regional, English news and business news channels with immediate effect. BARC measures TV viewership on behalf of broadcasters, advertisers and advertising agencies. BARC will not publish the weekly individual ratings […]
After being postponed from April 29 due to the pandemic, Billboard Music Awards 2020 was finally aired live. Hosted by Kelly Clarkson, the prestigious music ceremony was hosted at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards function did not see many singers participate (even digitally) in the show. Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles […]
Dr. Bhim Singh from India and Dr Aaesha Alnuaimi from United Arab Emirates won the Kalpana Chawla Haryana Solar Awards for their contribution in the field of solar energy. Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal announced this at the third Conference of International Solar Alliance organised through video conferencing at Haryana Bhavan in New Delhi. […]
Experts say that if one complains of vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain, it is important to get tested for Covid as these are also symptoms of the infection. Prof of Gastroenterology Department of PGI, Usha Dutta, said that corona infection is slowly affecting other parts of the body as well. In such a situation like […]
Video sharing platform YouTube said that it will remove videos containing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organisation. In a blog post, YouTube said that this would include removing claims that the vaccine will kill people or cause infertility, or that microchips will be implanted in […]
After a gap of seven months, cinema halls and multiplexes will reopen in several parts of the country today with 50% capacity. However, Punjab government has decided not to open cinema halls in the state yet. “Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government decides not to open multiplexes, cinema halls and entertainment parks in the state yet,” chief […]
Former New Zealand skipper John R Reid, the country’s oldest surviving Test player, died in Auckland on Wednesday. He was 92. Reid, who was the 1959 Wisden Cricketer of the Year, made his debut for New Zealand against England in Manchester in 1949. The right-handed batsman was the first captain ever to score 500 runs […]
Punjab Government has provided an opportunity to the people to purchase property on the occasion of Navratri and Dussehra. The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is conducting e-auction of more than 100 sites for IT, hotel, hospital, industrial, commercial and residential at Mohali, New Chandigarh and Rajpura. The e-auction commenced at 9am on October […]