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 […]
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Techie orders pizza, loses ₹95,000 in online scam
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 […]
ICSE Board class 10th, 12th exam 2020 date sheet released, check here
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 […]
Schools directed to display new map of India
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 Sector 1 to 6, 17 is now officially vendor free
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 […]
Chhatbir Zoo lion safari gets two new roaring guests
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 […]
To boost MSME sector, Punjab promises Rs 100-cr startup fund
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 […]
Proposal to open Chanshal, Pong for tourism
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 […]
Special buses for college girl students in Haryana
Haryana Special buses for women would be started on a pilot basis in five Haryana districts, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said here on Friday. These buses would be started under the scheme “Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana” in Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Karnal and Kurukshetra. Khattar was reviewing the progress of “Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana”, […]
Schools Protest as Haryana Government issues orders to shut kindergarten classes in Private Schools
Haryana On Thursday, the Haryana Government issued orders for shutting down of lower kindergarten (LKG), upper kindergarten (UKG) and nursery classes in all the private schools of the state. Vijay Laxmi Nandal, Elementary Education Officer, Rohtak said that the intention behind the move by the Government is to ensure that children are provided with enough […]