Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Tuesday halted the enforcement of compulsory high-security number plates (HSRPs) and colour-coded till further orders. The decision came after the minister held a meeting to resolve issues faced by vehicle owners in getting the new number plates. After the meeting, Gahlot directed manufacturers and dealers of high-security number plates […]
Workers in India are facing increased burnout due to lack of separation between work and personal life as well as concerns of contracting Covid-19, according to Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index report released on Wednesday. Surveying over 6,000 information and first-line workers across eight countries including Australia, Japan, India and Singapore, the Microsoft study found […]
Central government has appointed Justice (retd) SS Saron as the new chief commissioner, gurdwara elections. His appointment has been approved by the appointments committee of the cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The appointment letter says the tenure will be two years from the date of assuming charge, extendable by one year. The […]
Managing Director, State Bank of India (SBI), Dinesh Kumar Khara has been appointed as the chairman of the bank for tenure of three years effective from today (October 7). Khara replaced State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar, whose three-year term ended on October 7. On August 28, Bank Board Bureau had recommended the appointment […]
The Union Health Ministry issued a series of standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Tuesday for the upcoming festive season. According to the SOP, events should be planned with staggered timings and restricted entries. Physical distancing, marks on floors, sanitisers and thermal guns must be ensured by festival organisers during the festive season. Pre-identification of space/site […]
Panjab University (PU) has reopened its website for candidates to register for the admission in postgraduate courses under PU-CET (PG). The varsity has scrapped PU-CET (PG) this year due to pandemic. An official communique on Tuesday said, “Panjab University has re-opened the website with the last date of registration for PU-CET (P.G.) up to October […]
Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their research on black holes. The physicists were selected “for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole,” the Nobel Committee said. Andrea Ghez is just […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that a new scholarship scheme will be introduced for Scheduled Caste (SC) students to give them an opportunity to pursue higher learning in various streams, which they were deprived of due to withdrawal of post-matric scholarship scheme by the government. He said the state government […]
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu and Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. Balbir Singh Sidhu, who has been isolated at home, said that he was not feeling well since morning and got himself tested for Covid-19. The health authorities said that his close contacts would also be tested […]
As a part of Unlock-5, Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday released the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for cinema halls and theatres, which are reopening from October 15. According to the new guidelines, cinema halls are allowed to operate with 50% occupancy so as to maintain adequate physical distance between people. “Seats not to […]