Punjab government has decided to give 33% reservation to women at the direct recruitment in the Punjab Civil Services (PCS). The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the Punjab Civil Services (Reservation of Posts for Women) Rules, 2020, to provide such quota for women for direct recruitment to posts in government, as well as recruitment to […]
The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to grant three months extension/re-employment to doctors and medical specialists wef October 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020, in view of the Covid pandemic. The decision comes amid escalation in Covid cases in the state, which currently accounts for more than 1.25 lakh of India’s nearly 72 […]
State government on Wednesday approved the Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Bill, 2020, to meet the demand of potato farmers for quality seed potato, and enable the development of the state as export hub for seed potato in the country. To boost potato farmers’ income, Punjab government has decided to allow production of quality […]
Tokyo is planning to hold an international gymnastics meet next month that will exempt non-Japanese athletes from a 14-day quarantine period, an approach that might foreshadow planning for next year’s postponed Olympics. International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced in a release, “As part of the return to international competition, the FIG will hold a unique Artistic […]
Apple launching four iPhone 12 devices, all equipped with 5G on Tuesday night (IST). The series includes the iPhone 12, a smaller iPhone Mini, larger iPhone Pro and Pro Max. The new phones will be available for consumers in India from October 30. Apple also announced HomePod Mini at ₹ 9,900. The iPhone 12 and […]
Chandigarh residents can now apply for installation of rooftop solar plants in residential areas at zero cost under Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model. The detailed information of the scheme is available on the web portal: www.solarchandigarh.com. RESCO model is a zero-investment model in which the consumer pays only for the electricity generated, while the […]
To ensure fairness and transparency in allotment of government houses in the general pool to eligible government employees of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh Administration has adopted online bidding process for the vacant houses from the 1st to 8th of each month on the basis of vacant houses list which will be uploaded […]
In a meeting of Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana held under the chairmanship of Karanjit Singh, it was decided to cancel the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association elections, which were scheduled to be held on October 24. As a result, the nomination process fixed for October 14 has been called off. In […]
As many as 29 of the 31 agitating farmers’ organisations in Punjab on Tuesday decided to attend a meeting called by the Centre to discuss the farm bills in Delhi on Wednesday. The decision to meet the Central government was taken by the farmers’ unions after a meeting with the state government representatives led by […]
State Bank of India (SBI) core banking services have been hit, the lender informed in a tweet. But not everything is down as users can still access ATMs and POS machines for transacting money. The top lender, in the tweet, confirmed that it has been facing some connectivity issues. “Intermittent have delayed making our Core […]