In the unlocking of activities, Government of India is planning partial resumption of schools for students from classes 9 to 12 on a voluntary basis, which would be allowed from September 21, 2020. This standard operating procedure (SOP) outlines various precautionary measures to be adopted and all states/union territories are expected to comply with the […]
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday became the second men’s player to reach 100 international goals as he guided his side to victory against Sweden. Ronaldo reached the milestone just before half-time of Tuesday’s Nations League match. The 35-year-old had 99 goals under his belt when he took the field during the team’s Nations League […]
To improve the air quality in Chandigarh, UT Administration has submitted its action plan to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). On Monday, International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies was celebrated across the country. The purpose of celebrating this day was to make people of every section aware that clean air and sky […]
With Covid-19 spreading its tentacles in the UT Education Department, tests for coronavirus were to be conducted on Tuesday. Around 33 employees refused to get themselves tested and made excuses for the same. One employee said that everyone feared that if they test positive, the entire family would face trouble due to them. On Monday, […]
Actor Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday in a drug case linked with Sushant Singh Rajput death case. She is the ninth person arrested in the ongoing case by the NCB. Earlier in the day, she had reached NCB office in Mumbai for the third consecutive day for interrogation. […]
To strengthen the screening for timely detection of corona positive patients, Punjab government has decided to allow private hospitals/clinics/labs to conduct Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for Covid-19 after empanelment with District Health Authorities. Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that guidelines have been issued to all the deputy commissioners (DCs) and civil surgeons of state […]
As many as 377 new Covid cases and one death were reported in Chandigarh on Tuesday, crossing the 6,000 mark with the tally at 6,372. Also, 226 patients have been discharged, with 2,334 active cases. In Mohali, three deaths and 168 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported on Tuesday, taking the district’s tally to 5,274 and […]
The case filed on the complaint of actor Rhea Chakraborty was transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as per the order by Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday. “As per the complaint of Rhea Chakraborty, a case had been registered at Bandra police station under sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Narcotic Drugs and […]
Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, said the state fire department, as an uncontrolled blaze forced many residents to flee their homes. “In the past 33 years we have not seen a single year go over two million acres until this year,” said California Department of Forestry and Fire […]
Haryana Minister Anil Vij held a meeting regarding Ambala airbase security and cleanliness with officials from Air Force, municipal corporation (MC) and other departments. The meeting comes soon after Air Marshal Manavendra Singh wrote a letter regarding birds in the airfield of Ambala Air force station, which pose a serious risk to the aircrafts. Singh, […]