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 […]
The leader of main opposition party, Sonia Gandhi, has asked her party to begin the process of replacing her as chief, after more than 20 senior leaders called for better decision-making in the party, which has ruled for much of the country’s independent history. What happened An internal dispute had emerged in the party after […]
In view of surging Covid-19 cases, Chandigarh Administration on Monday extended the odd-even system for 12 congested markets up to September 3. The odd-even system was reintroduced on August 8 in 10 congested markets, which was later extended to Sector 18. The administration has given a list of 12 markets that will have to follow […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) began its second day of investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case in Mumbai on Saturday. A team of CBI officials along with forensic experts reached the actor’s house in Bandra along with his cook Neeraj Singh and roommate Siddharth Pithani at 2.30pm to reconstruct the crime scene. […]
The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down five intruders in an encounter on Saturday morning along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district. The infiltrators were trying to enter the Indian territory through the Khemkaran border area when they were spotted by the BSF patrol team at around 5am, officials said. “Upon being challenged […]
One teacher from Punjab is among the 47 teachers selected for National Awards to Teachers, 2020. List of the selected teachers was released by Ministry of Education, Government of India, on Friday night. Rajinder Kumar is a teacher at the Government Primary School, Wara Bhaika village, in Faridkot district. He has been working since 2008 […]
All shops and establishments except for essential services will remain closed in Chandigarh on Saturdays and Sundays until further orders. This was revealed in a tweet sometime ago by the Adviser to the Administrator, Manoj Parida. He has also confirmed while replying to comments on his tweet that government offices and shops will remain closed […]
Punjab governor and UT Administrator VPS Badnore launched Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on Friday which will help the commuters to track the local Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) buses on their mobiles. Residents can download “trycityBUS” application to get all the information about timings, fare, routes and location of nearby bus stops. They can get information […]