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 […]
India is ‘’very serious about issues of sovereignty and territorial integrity” and the country is ready for “all contingencies” to ensure that it is maintained, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Tuesday. He warned that any serious situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is bound to impact the bilateral […]
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has increased the vacancies to 2,557 for IBPS Clerk recruitment 2020. A notification regarding this was uploaded on the institute’s official website. Earlier, the number of vacancies notified was 1,557. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions online at ibps.in on or before September 23, 2020. […]
WhatsApp may soon launch new animated sticker packs. The Facebook-owned messaging app was spotted testing a new ‘Usagyuuun’ animated sticker pack. The new ‘Usagyuuun’ stickers are currently available on the beta version 2.20.200.6 Android app to a limited number of users. The update spotted by WABetaInfo reveals that these set of WhatsApp animated stickers are […]