West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata today and said she will continue her protests until the NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are rolled back. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today tweeted saying the violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act were “unfortunate and deeply distressing”. In another development, the […]
Punjab Punjab’s first Taiwan Education Center (TEC) was inaugurated at Chitkara University, Punjab. The purpose of TEC is to boost and enhance the educational and cultural collaboration between Chitkara University and Taiwan. During the Inauguration ceremony an MOU was signed between Chitkara University and National Tsing Hua University to formally commemorate the partnership. The TEC […]
The UT administration has sought the intervention of Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) in New Delhi for reducing road fatalities on at least 11 identified black spots in the last three years. The administration urged the CRRI to send a team of experts to conduct a survey of all these 11 black spots and suggest […]
Chandigarh Today, shooting of actor Shahid Kapoor’s starrer Hindi film ‘Jersey’ has begun in sector 22. Shahid is playing a cricketer in Jersey, the Hindi remake of the Telugu blockbuster of the same name. The Telugu flick revolves around the life of a cricketer showcasing the struggles and failures that he faces while trying to […]
World number one Kento Momota fought back from a game down to win his 11th badminton title of the year Sunday with victory at the BWF World Tour Finals. The Japanese had lifted 10 titles in a remarkable 2019 while opponent Anthony Sinisuka Ginting had won none prior to their final in the southern Chinese […]
IPL Auction 2020 Players List: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has released a list of 332 players who will go under the hammer in the upcoming auction scheduled to take place on December 19 in Kolkata. Players in the auction list ranked according to base price: 2 CR – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Chris Lynn, […]
Indian Passports get lotus symbol, more security features! In a move to check the menace of fake passports, the national flower ‘Lotus’ has been imprinted on Indian Passports, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said. The central government has stated that it would also use other national symbols in a rotational way. People who have […]
Reiterating his stand on his ‘Rape in India’ remark, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday said that he will never apologise for speaking out the truth. “I was asked to apologise in the Parliament yesterday by the BJP members. They tell me to apologise for the correct thing. I am not Rahul Savarkar, my name is […]
The Chandigarh civic body on Friday decided to spend a whopping Rs 5.31 crore only on sprucing up the existing vending sites designated for street vendors. In the garb of providing infrastructural facilities, Rs 1.80 crore will be spent on installing paver blocks for the vendors to sit or make parking space available. The agenda […]
The General House of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation approved the new waste collection system in the city wherein 300 CNG-based vehicles worth Rs 18 crore will be purchased. Residents will now have to pay user charges which will be collected by the civic body either through water bills or property tax bills. Under the new […]