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Tricity

Drive-through Covid-19 testing facility launched in Mohali

Punjab Youth Development Board chairperson Sukhjinder Bindra inaugurated a drive-through Covid-19 testing facility and three special open-air testing centres in Mohali. The drive-through facility has come up at the sports stadium in Sector 78. “The drive-through testing is easy and hassle free facility started by Mohali Administration”, said Bindra after getting his Covid test done […]

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Regional

Punjab issues guidelines for opening of schools from Oct 15

Department of Education, Government of Punjab, has proposed the following guidelines for opening of schools from October 15 onwards. Students of only classes 9 to 12 will be allowed initially, with not more than 20 students per section. The final decision on these guidelines will be taken by Punjab government before October 15. The guidelines […]

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School education dept announces dates, talent search exam on Dec 13

The Punjab school education department announced the dates for the State Level Talent Search Examination (Stage-1), which will be held on December 13, 2020. According to a spokesperson of the school education department, the director state council for education research and training (SCERT) has prepared a detailed blueprint for the Talent Search examination to be […]

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High court Justice Rajiv Sharma retires

Justice Rajiv Sharma of the Punjab and Haryana High Court retired on Wednesday.  He was third senior most judge at the court. He was born in Shimla and completed his studies at Himachal Pradesh University. He enrolled as advocate in the year 1982 and was elevated as judge in Himachal Pradesh high court in 2007. […]

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Tricity

Tricity reports 242 cases, Admn further reduces Covid testing charges

In Chandigarh, 127 cases and two deaths were reported on Wednesday, taking the total count to 12,820 and death toll to 179. There are 1,448 active cases in the city. Chandigarh administration reduced the Covid testing charges to ₹1,200 for RTPCR and ₹650 for Rapid Antigen testing. As many as 62 positive cases and one […]

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Prince Khullar takes charge as senior vice chairman of Punjab Youth Development Board

Prince Khullar took the charge of senior vice chairman of Punjab Youth Development Board (PYDB) on Wednesday at Municipal Bhawan, Sector-35. Punjab Sports & Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi expressed hope that he will take full responsibility of his new assignment and serve the youth of the state diligently. Prince Khullar is also […]

commerce
Tricity

Punjabi Chamber of Commerce to launch Chandigarh chapter

Punjabi Chamber of Commerce (PCC) will launch Chandigarh Chapter on Thursday (October 8). This will be their fifth chapter in North India after Delhi, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar. Chandigarh chapter will be headed by Param Kalra, an entrepreneur, and Sukhwinder Singh Brar, a business leader and technology enthusiast. PCC founder and trustee Gurpreet Pasricha said, […]

cbse
Tricity

CBSE board exam 2021: Oct 15 is last date to register

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has commenced registration process for CBSE Board examinations 2021 for all schools under its aegis. The CBSE Board 2021 registration includes filling up the exam forms for students of classes 10 and 12 as well as registrations for students of Class 9 and 11. For classes 10 and 12, […]

chandigarh
Tricity

It’s Chandigarh’s birthday today!

Chandigarh, the first planned city of India, was formally inaugurated by India’s first president, Rajendra Prasad on this day at Rajendra Park, the area between the Secretariat and Punjab Engineering College. ‘The Governor and Council of Ministers of Punjab request the pleasure of the company of… on the occasion of the inauguration of the Capital […]