The Punjab State Election Commission office, Sector 17, has been closed for two days after a staffer tested positive for Coronavirus. State Election Commissioner Jagpal Singh Sandhu disclosed that a superintendent has tested positive for Covid-19. Earlier, his wife had tested positive. The office has been closed for two days, ie 17 and 18 September […]
Chandigarh Mayor Raj Bala Malik tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. In a tweet, she said, “Was not feeling well since 2 days so I got tested for Corona and the report came out positive today. I request everyone who came in contact with me during the last 3 days to kindly isolate themselves and […]
The construction of the 9.2 km-long Atal Tunnel connecting Manali with Leh, which is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet, has been completed in a span of ten years. “Atal Tunnel, connecting Manali to Leh, is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet. The estimated period for completion of this tunnel was […]
Three members of the gang that murdered members of cricketer Suresh Raina’s family in Punjab’s Pathankot last month, during a reported robbery, have been arrested, said Punjab chief minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Wednesday, as he declared the case ‘solved’. Eleven other accused are yet to be arrested, said DGP Dinkar Gupta, giving details of […]
In view of increasing Covid cases in Chandigarh, a special team deployed by the Central Government submitted its report to the Chandigarh Administration. Prof PVN Laxmi of Community Medicine, PGI, and Sahil Goel, Deputy Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), were the members of the Central team. In the report, the experts have advised […]
A set of three idols of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana, stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu decades ago, were restored to the Indian government after a collector voluntarily offered to hand it back on discovering their true history. The theft dates back to 1978 and led to an investigation by the Idol Wing […]
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted central Nepal on Wednesday morning. The epicentre of the tremor was was 48 km east (E) of Kathmandu at Ramche of Sindhupalchok district. No damages have been reported yet from the epicentre of the earthquake. “An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred around Ramche of Sindhupalchok […]
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani has given permission to Serum Institute of India to resume clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country while revoking its earlier order of suspending any new recruitment for phase two and three trial. The DCGI, however, put certain conditions like taking […]
Chandigarh recorded 347 Covid-19 cases and one death on Tuesday. The total cases stand at 8,592 with 2,991 active cases and 96 deaths. As many as 202 patients have been discharged. In Mohali, 188 positive cases and three deaths were reported, taking the toll to 7,125. There are 2,330 active cases and the death toll […]