Assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI) Bhupinder Singh of Chandigarh Police, who has been sensitising people about coronavirus, tested positive on Thursday. Singh has been admitted to Government Multi Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16. According to sources, the test was conducted on August 3 after he showed mild symptoms. He had been intensively campaigning in the […]
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Covid surge continues in Mohali – 47 new cases
Mohali recorded 47 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,098 with 481 active cases. The cases were recorded from Kharar, Dera Bassi, Zirakpur, Nayagaon and Mohali. Dr Manjit Singh, Mohali civil surgeon, said, “All the patients have been admitted to the Covid care centre at Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur.” Mohali had […]
J&K Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu resigns
Girish Chandra Murmu, the first Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, abruptly resigned as L-G on Wednesday. His resignation came exactly a year after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. According to sources, Murmu will likely be appointed as the new […]
VIVO and IPL part ways, for now
Prompted by the anti-China sentiment in India, Chinese smart phone maker Vivo Communication Technology Co’s Indian arm Vivo India and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have parted ways for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. According to sources, “Vivo has had its own share of issues and the BCCI optics to […]
Book those behind hooch tragedy for murder, Capt directs DGP
Punjab chief minister (CM) Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the director general of police (DGP) to book those directly involved in the hooch tragedy for murder. Terming it as the biggest tragedy of recent times, the CM promised justice for the victims of the case. He also mooted enhancement of punishment for spurious/illicit liquor […]
PM Modi lays foundation of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya
PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya amid thunderous applause from people across the country watching the big occasion unfold on television. The nation was glued to their TVs to watch the ground-breaking Bhoomi Pujan at the Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya on Wednesday. Considering the coronavirus pandemic, only 175 […]
Chitkara launches M.Tech in Automotive Engg with ARAI Pune
July 9 – Chitkara University ties up with ARAI Pune to offer an M.Tech in Automotive Engineering and emerges as the first and only University in the region to launch an engineering degree in Automotive Engineering. To address the underlying need to provide world class talent to the automotive industry and to contribute in nation-building, […]
Chitkara University ties up with bluechip IT giant Virtusa to offer Masters in CSE
With the booming rise of consumer applications on both web and mobile platforms, the demand for full-stack developers across all markets is sky rocketing. And with Covid-19 putting a spanner in offline activities of most of the business houses across the globe, the need to go digital has spiralled and the companies are in a […]










