Former chief minister (CM) Parkash Singh Badal’s residence at village Badal has been declared as a Macro Containment Zone after 19 people including security staff, cooks and some of them reported positive corona. However, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, his wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal, daughter Gurleen Kaur and son Anantveer Singh have tested […]
Chandigarh deputy commissioner (DC) Mandip Singh Brar tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. He is the second UT official to test positive for the infection. Earlier, UT finance secretary Ajoy Kumar Sinha tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday. Brar had met Sinha on Thursday at an official meeting at the UT Secretariat, Sector 9. The […]
Covid continues to hit the judiciary hard in Chandigarh as two more judges of the District Courts, Chandigarh, tested positive for Covid-19. According to information, Ravish Kaushik and Sachin Kumar, both Judicial Magistrate First Class, have tested positive. Their staff who came into their contact have been asked to self-quarantine. Earlier, Punita Bashamboo, Judicial Magistrate […]
To increase economic activities and employment opportunities, the Government of India is considering to give a breather to various sectors in Unlock 4 which will begin from September 1. According to the sources, the government may give some more relaxations but its implementation in states or union territories (UT) will be done on the basis […]
Even though India is facing a tensed situation with China and Pakistan on its borders, its armed forces will carry out drills with these countries’ militaries next month in a strategic command-post exercise. India is sending a tri-services contingent of around 200 personnel to Southern Russia in September to participate in a multi-lateral exercise Kavkaz-2020, […]
World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. He is in self-quarantine at his home in Jamaica a week after celebrating his mask-free birthday party. The Jamaican sprinter had reportedly arranged for a birthday bash wherein no social distancing guidelines were followed. Bolt said he took a Covid-19 […]
The Serum Institute of India (SII) is set to begin its phase-2 human clinical trials of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covishield, on Tuesday. The observer-blind, randomised and controlled study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of ‘Covishield’ on healthy Indian adults will begin at Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Hospital in Pune, sources […]
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. Revealing this, he tweeted, “I have tested for Novel Corona Virus today. I appeal to all colleagues and associates who came in my contact over the last week to get tested. I request my close contacts to move into strict quarantine immediately.” This […]
The Punjab Government issued new guidelines on Monday regarding medical fitness for home isolation of asymptomatic/mild symptomatic patients and patients aged more than 60 or with co-morbidities and pregnant women. All such patients will be offered the opportunity to give undertaking at the time of sampling regarding availability of home isolation facility at their residence, […]
With an aim to strengthen the school education system, the state Education Department, under the leadership of Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla and Education Secretary Krishan Kumar, will conduct the Punjab Achievement Survey (PAS) on Monday. Punjab is the first state to hold this test. Around 26 lakh students from classes 1 to12 studying […]