The Centre will launch a drive to identify Severely Acute Malnourished (SAM) children and ensure their adequate nutrition and care during ongoing POSHAN Maah 2020, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani tweeted on Monday. Irani said that the drive will have a long-term impact on the health of such children and would […]
For the first time ever, the world will join together to mark the UN`s International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies and the theme for 2020 is ‘Clean Air for All’. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will chair a webinar on the occasion on Monday. He will also review the progress of the activities […]
On directions of Punjab director general of police (DGP), top-level police officers telephonically contacted over 500 Covid-19 positive cops undergoing treatment to keep them motivated. As per a statement issued by the Government of Punjab, all additional director general of police (ADGP) and inspector-general of police (IGP) rank officers made the calls as part of […]
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was sensationally disqualified from the US Open on Sunday after he accidentally hit a line judge with a tennis ball in frustration during his round 4 match at Flushing Meadows. The world number one went 5-6 down in the first set to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta when he hit a […]
The English Edge, a leading English Training Institute of the tricity, organised a Declamation contest for its students on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. All the students participated with great zeal and enthusiasm and expressed their ideas on the role and importance of teachers in our lives. Ms. Talwinder Kaur, TGT, Bhavan Vidyalaya judged the […]
To encourage testing for Covid, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced distribution of free food packets to poor families who do not want to get themselves tested for fear of isolation, which will impact their earnings. The CM said, “Distributing free food packets will encourage poor families to go for early […]
In Mohali, five persons, including an 8-month-old succumbed to Covid- 19 and 172 persons tested positive on Saturday. The total number of Covid 19 positive cases went up to 4,667 and the death toll went up to 99. As many as 79 people were discharged. Of the 172 persons who tested positive, 55 are from […]
Eighty new special trains will be operational from September 12, reservations for which will begin from September 10, said Railway Board chairman VK Yadav on Saturday. “Eighty new special trains or 40 pair of trains will start operations from September 12. Reservations will begin from September 10. This will run in addition to the 230 […]
Twelve worshippers including a boy died and dozens others suffered serious burn injuries after air conditioners of a mosque burst on Friday night in Bangladesh’s central Narayanganj district, an official said on Saturday morning. Samanta Lal Sen, coordinator of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, said, “12 people had died […]