As the high-speed ferry traffic has paused due to Covid in Hong Kong, threatened species of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins has made a comeback and their numbers have increased. Marine scientist Lindsay Porter of the University of St Andrews said, “The mammals, also known as Chinese white dolphins and pink dolphins, were moving back into parts […]
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Pawan Kumar Bansal gets important position in AICC
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed former MP of Chandigarh Pawan Kumar Bansal as the Incharge of Administration in AICC. He got the important position in the wake of a shakeup done by Congress President which also led to some existing General Secretaries getting removed. He has been appointed as AICC Incharge (Administration) as well […]
Indian Railways to start 80 new special trains today
The Indian Railways will be running 80 more special trains from Saturday, booking of which started from September 10.Ministry of railways tweeted, “Indian Railways to run additional 40 pairs of more special trains w.e.f. 12th September 2020. These will be fully reserved train. Ticket can be booked from 10th September, 2020.”These trains will be in […]
Chitkara University launches Funky Friday Event series: Stand-up comic Zakir Khan performs for Students.
12 Sept 2020 | Chandigarh Chitkara University hosted prominent Indian stand-up comic Zakir Khan as a part of its Funky Friday initiative. Keeping student’s holistic emotionalwellbeing during these months at the fore, Chitkara University hosts celebrities and entertainers under its ‘Funky Friday’ Initiative, every Friday. Chitkara University, a pioneer in offering industry-led courses, e-learning based […]
SDM Kharar tests positive; Chd cases cross 7,000 mark
Chandigarh recorded 305 Covid cases and 3 three deaths on Friday, crossing the 7,000 mark with 7,292 case. The city has 2,606 active cases and 269 have been discharged. In Mohali, one person lost the battle to Covid-19 and 204 new cases were reported on Friday, taking the tally to 6060 and total deaths to […]
Facebook announces ‘Facebook Campus’ for students
Facebook announced a new section on the site called ‘Facebook Campus’ which is dedicated specifically to students. According to the announcement, Facebook Campus will utilise new profiles, separate from the one users already have on the main platform. To create a Campus profile, students need to provide their college email address and graduation year. Facebook […]
Centre releases ₹6,195 crore as devolution of taxes, Punjab receives ₹638 crore
The Central government on Friday released ₹6,195.08 crore to 14 states as the sixth equated monthly installment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant (PDRDG) as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission. The 14 states that received funds are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand […]
Kangana Ranaut questions Sonia Gandhi’s silence, asks her to intervene
Actor Kangana Ranaut on Friday sought Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi’s intervention and her asked to take note of the ‘treatment’ being meted out to her by the Maharashtra Government, in which her party is a coalition member. “Dear respected honourable Congress president Sonia Gandhi ji being a woman aren’t you anguished by the treatment […]
Rhea Chakraborty’s bail rejected
Actor Rhea Chakraborty’s bail was denied on Friday by a special court in Mumbai after her arrest over drugs charges linked to the probe by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) into the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The bail pleas of her brother Showik Chakraborty and four other accused have also been rejected by the […]










