Shimla received the first heavy snow of the season on Wednesday. As a result, the upper Shimla region beyond Dhalli was cut off. The town was covered under a thick blanket of snow. Daily- need items like milk, bread and newspapers did not reach the town. Snow-clearing operations are going on in full swing. But […]
CHANDIGARH: Yet another rainy day kept life at a standstill in the city. Student attendance in government schools improved marginally, but continued to be as low as 15% in various educational institutes and less than 50% in all schools on Tuesday. With weather expected to improve from Thursday, teachers are expecting increase in the student […]
Chandigarh The UT administration has stopped registration of petrol, diesel, CNG and LPG auto rickshaws and is approving only e-rickshaws in a bid to check pollution and promote e-vehicles. The administration had recently submitted its action plan to the central government to control pollution. The UT had said it has already launched an extensive drive […]
Punjab The Punjab Government has initiated the process of making smart ration cards with chip to distribute subsidize ration to the BPL population of the state. The tender has already been floated for this purpose. It was disclosed by Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Food and Civil Supplies Minister while presiding over a meeting of the […]
A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a US airstrike last week, killing 35 people and injuring 48 others, state television reported. According to the report, the stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of Revolutionary Guard Gen Qassem Soleimani, as the procession got under way. […]
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday expressed concern over the Akal Takht Acting Jathedar’s remarks that Sikhs are not safe even in India, and asked the Takht to put pressure on the Akalis to sever all ties with the ruling alliance at the Centre. While he himself did not agree with the remarks, […]
Shimla Popular tourist destinations Shimla and Manali on Tuesday received more snowfall, while the lower hills across Himachal Pradesh were lashed by rain, bringing the temperature down by several notches. Hoteliers have cheered up with the snowfall in the hope that tourists will come in large numbers in the coming days. Tourist spots near Shimla, […]
Haryana Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora has directed all Deputy Commissioners to work on a priority basis for providing 55 litre pure drinking water per person per day in the households of rural areas, under Jal Jeevan Mission, so that the target of providing 100 per cent Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) in every household […]
Chandigarh In the wake of the violence that shook Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday evening, as Panjab University’s students from across the political spectrum held protest demonstrations at the university’s Student Center on Monday afternoon, the university also witnessed skirmishes. Before the left and center aligned student groups began their demonstration, a group of […]