Due to the spike in Covid-19 cases and to ensure social distancing in Sewa Kendra, Punjab Government has changed the timings with effect from September 3. Now, the employees in Sewa Kendra in urban areas will work in two shifts with 50% staff. The morning shift will operate from 8am to 1.30pm and the second […]
Army chief General MM Naravane reached Leh on Thursday as part of a two-day visit to review the security situation in the Ladakh region. Gen Naravane will carry out a comprehensive review given China’s fresh attempts to change status quo along the southern bank of Pangong lake, official sources said. He will be briefed by […]
Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked by an unknown group that asked its followers in a series of tweets to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency. The account with the handle narendramodi_in has been restored and the malicious tweets have been deleted. “We’re […]
Jumanji actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on early Thursday morning revealed that he along with his family had tested positive for coronavirus three weeks ago, but they have all “gotten through Covid-19” now. The actor took to Instagram and posted an 11-minute IGTV video of himself where he is seen sharing his health update. ‘The […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have signed a multi-year deal with Netflix. The couple, who moved to California earlier this year, under their streamer’s deal, will make documentaries, feature films, scripted television shows, and children’s series. “Through our work with diverse communities and their environments, to shining a light on people and causes around the […]
On Wednesday, 239 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Chandigarh, taking the tally to 4,789. This is the first time that the city has crossed the 2,000 mark in active cases. Two deaths were also reported taking the death toll to 59. As many as 2,670 patients have been cured till date and 2,057 cases […]
The result of Times World University Rankings 2021 was announced on Wednesday. The world ranking is based upon the five indicators which represent key areas in higher education excellence. These are teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook. In the overall category, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, has topped the list. Indian Institute of […]
Exams for final-year students of all universities and colleges in Haryana will be conducted by the end of September and the results will be declared before October 31, 2020. The decision was taken in a meeting organised by Haryana State Higher Education Council through video conferencing which was attended by the vice chancellors and controllers […]
The odd-even system of opening shops in congested markets in Chandigarh will end from September 4. This decision was taken on Wednesday in war room meeting presided over by Governor Punjab and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore. Also, the vegetable market which is presently operating from Sector 17 bus stand will be shifted back to […]
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi is expected to address the UN General Assembly on September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the world body for the high-level meeting. For the first time in the UN’s 75-year history, the annual General Assembly session this year will be held virtually due to the […]