Chandigarh It is a momentous occasion for the Chandigarh team, making its debut in the Ranji Trophy as the 38th team this year. Chandigarh will face Arunachal Pradesh in their first tie of the season at the Sector 16 here. City players walking into the field to represent the Union Territory in the premier national […]
Miss South Africa was crowned Miss Universe 2019 on Sunday in Atlanta, US in a glitzy ceremony hosted by popular TV personality Steve Harvey. 26-year-old Zozibini Tunzi, dressed in a silver and blue gown, won beating Puerto Rican and Mexican finalists. Television personalities Vanessa Lachey and Olivia Culpo were backstage commentators, and a panel of […]
Bengaluru A city techie was left poorer by ₹95,000 as he fell victim to online fraudsters after ordering a pizza, leaving a bad aftertaste in his mouth. N.V. Sheikh of Bengaluru’s Koramangala used a food delivery app on his smartphone to order a pizza on December 1 afternoon, The News Minute reported. After the meal was not […]
New Delhi The Council of Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) has released the date sheet for class 10 and 12 board exams 2020. The ISC class 12 board exam will commence from February 3 and end on March 31. ICSE class 10th board exam will commence from February 27 and end on March 30. According to the official circular, “The […]
CHANDIGARH: Following the formation of two new Union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh – the heads of government schools in Chandigarh have been asked to display the new map of India on the premises and teach the same to students. The directions came from the Union ministry of human resource and development (MHRD), […]
Chandigarh The Sector 17 Plaza and Sector 1 to 6, including Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake, became free of street vendors today. Other Sectors, including 19 and 22, now have a limited number of street vendors. All this was made possible with the eviction drive carried out by the Municipal Corporation, along with a police […]
The lion safari at Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, commonly known as Chhatbir Zoo, is set to reverberate with the roar of more lions as the zoo authorities released two more male Asiatic lions here this morning. These Asiatic lions were released in the presence of Roshan Sunkaria, Additional Chief Secretary (Forests), Punjab; Kuldip Kumar, Principal […]
The two-day Progressive Punjab Investors Summit-2019 culminated on a positive note on Friday with the state government promising to take steps to boost the industrial sector. Taking note of the key takeaways from the summit, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday decided to set up a Rs 100-crore startup fund, besides constituting a working […]
The government has proposed to declare Chanshal, Janjheli, south and north portals of the 8.82-km Rohtang tunnel till Tandi, Pong Dam and Old Hindustan-Tibet road as special areas, opening these for the promotion of tourism. The government has also proposed to extend the boundaries of five towns, bringing them under the TCP Act. Three townships […]