Chandigarh witnessed 71 Covid cases and five deaths on Tuesday, taking the total count to 13,331 and death toll to 194. With 109 patients discharged today, the number of active cases came down to 1,127. In Mohali, 44 positive cases were reported, taking the total cases to 11,517. The active cases stand at 914 and […]
Today marks the 33rd death anniversary of legendary singer, actor, and music composer, Kishore Kumar. He was an iconic artist and a powerhouse of talent who managed to woo every generation with his movies and songs. He died on October 13, 1987, following a heart attack in Bombay (now Mumbai) at 4:45 in the evening, […]
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria unveiled a ‘chip’ made of cow dung on Tuesday and claimed that it reduces radiation from mobile handsets and has been scientifically proven. Addressing at the launch of a nationwide campaign ‘Kamdhenu Deepawali Abhiyan’, which is aimed at promoting cow dung products, Kathiria said, “Cow dung will protect […]
The Supreme Court (SC) issued a directive wherein it stated that candidates who could not appear for the NEET 2020 exam conducted on September 13, can now take the exam on October 14. The apex court stated the exam is being conducted for those candidates who either had Covid 19 or their test centres fell […]
Manoj Parida, advisor to Chandigarh Administrator, has directed DC Mandeep Singh Brar to ban hookahs in the city. This instruction was given to curb the spread of Covid as crowds gather in the clubs and discotheques of the city. Parida said that smokers are more prone to the infection and they may already suffer from […]
In a review meeting, Chandigarh Administrator VP Singh Badnore ordered the Director of Health Department to deploy additional doctors in dispensaries located in different sectors of the city so that people don’t need to visit OPD of Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, or Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI). The administrator said […]
Punjab government has decided to reopen schools and coaching institutions in a graded manner after October 15, subject to some conditions such as online/distance learning shall continue to be the preferred mode of teaching. Apart from this, students of only classes 9 to 12 are permitted to attend schools/institutions with parental consent of each pupil […]
An exceptionally rare, “fancy vivid purple-pink internally flawless” World’s largest pink diamond from Russia will be sold at Sotheby’s auction on November 11. The 14.83-carat diamond, named “The Spirit of the Rose”, is the largest vivid purple-pink diamond to be ever offered at auction and it is estimated to be worth USD 23-38 million, according […]
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared results of compartment exams for class 10 on Monday. According to CBSE, the pass percentage for the exam was at 56.55%. Out of the total 1,46,604 students who appeared for the exam, 82,903 passed it. Last month, Supreme Court had asked CBSE to declare the compartment results as […]
The Nobel Prize 2020 in Economic Sciences was awarded to Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” “This year’s Laureates, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, have studied how auctions work. They have also used their insights to design new auction formats for goods and […]