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 […]
A delegation from France arrived in Chandigarh on Monday for a five-day tour to study the 24*7 water supply project of smart city. Due to Covid, only some French Embassy officials have come, while other officials joined the online project review meeting. On the first day, officials gave a presentation and said that the French […]
The country’s ‘cheapest’ diagnostic facility will start functioning at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in December and an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) will cost just ₹50, according to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC). A dialysis centre is also being set up at Guru Harkrishan Hospital on the gurdwara premises. It will start functioning next week. […]
Due to drop in of Covid-19 occupancy at level-1 facilities, Punjab Government has decided to close all the care centres in the state with immediate effect. According to the orders issued by Health Department, these centres have been told to shift Covid-19 Level-2 patients to government hospitals and volunteers who were recruited on a temporary […]
Fourteen Sanjh Services, related to Department of Home, will be available with immediate effect at all Sewa Kendras of the district, informed Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan on Monday. These services are acknowledgment of complaint, information of action taken on complaint, copy of FIR or DDR, copy of untraced report in road accident cases, copy of […]
In Chandigarh, 133 cases and three deaths were reported on Monday, taking the total count to 12,578 and death toll to 174. There are 1,604 active cases in the city. In Mohali 63 positive cases were reported, taking the total tally to 10,963. With 169 recoveries, number of active cases came down to 1,431. As […]
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, mosquito-borne diseases have witnessed a declined according to government data. Lowest number of dengue, malaria and chikungunya cases were reported in 2020 compared to last six years. According to the Health Department, only 13 cases of dengue and only six cases of malaria have been recorded till August this year, whereas […]
DRDO India successfully tested the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha on Monday. All mission objectives, including missile flight upto the range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, the release of Torpedo and deployment of Velocity Reduction Mechanism (VRM), were met perfectly in the flight […]