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Tricity

High Court Bar Association elections called off

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 […]

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Regional

Protesting farmers’ unions accept Centres invitation for meeting

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 […]

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National

SBI core banking services hit by connectivity issues

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 […]

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Tricity

Tricity witnesses 132 Covid cases

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 […]

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Kishore Kumar’s 33rd Death Anniversary: Facts you should know

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, […]

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National

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog unveils cow dung ‘chip’, targets production of 33 crore eco-friendly earthen lamps for Diwali

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 […]

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Second round of NEET exam on Oct 14

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 […]

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Tricity

Hookah bars to be banned in Chandigarh

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 […]

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Tricity

‘Deploy additional doctors in dispensaries to reduce crowd at PGI’

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 […]

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Regional

Punjab govt issues guidelines for Reopening schools, swimming pools, functions

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 […]