Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Mago, YSM, Bar to Sena Medal today took over as the 34th Commandant of National Defence College after the superannuation of Air Marshal D Choudhury, AVSM, VM , VSM. Prior to taking over as the Commandant NDC, he was commanding the prestigious 10 Corps.Hailed from Ludhiana, Lieutenant General Mago is an […]
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Possible third wave of Covid-19, Soni orders 40,000 daily testing in Punjab
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr Om Prakash Soni on Tuesday ordered 40,000 daily Covid testing in the state following the reports of a spurt of a new Covid-19 variant in some parts of the world and a possible third wave of Coronavirus in the state.Mr. Soni held a high-level review meeting with senior health officials […]
Industries Minister reviews ongoing revamping works of Shaheed Beant Singh Memorial
Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Gurkirat Singh on Monday directed the Public Works Department (PWD) of Punjab and Union Territory (UT) Chandigarh to expedite the ongoing renovation of Shaheed Beant Singh Memorial located at Sector 42 here. The Cabinet Minister chaired a meeting at his office to review the ongoing revamping works of the Memorial. […]
Fake leaders, fake figures- Pargat Singh slams his Delhi counterpart for ‘forged’ figures
Renewing his attack on Aam Aadmi Party, the Education Minister today said that fake leaders are releasing fake figures to mislead people.In a statement issued here today, the Minister hoped that the list released by Mr. Sisodia pertaining to locations of 250 schools was the correct one. Mr Pargat Singh said that he thinks that […]
SONI REVIEWS PREPARATIONS TO TACKLE THIRD POSSIBLE WAVE OF COVID-19
With the emergence of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in some parts of the World, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Om Prakash Soni on Monday reviewed the preparations of the state to tackle the third possible wave of the Pandemic, while asking the Health officials to ensure strict monitoring of the passengers coming especially from South Africa, […]
New Central Jail Goindwal Sahib to be operational in December: Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
The construction work of the new Central Jail Goindwal Sahib was almost completed and is expected to be handed over to the Jail department in mid-December. The jail will be operational in December, said Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, while convening a high-level meeting to review the matters pertaining to the Jail Department. Randhawa, […]
PEDA INKS MOU TO SET UP FIVE COMPRESSED BIOGAS PROJECTS BASED ON PADDY STRAW IN STATE
The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), Department of New & Renewable Energy Sources, on Monday exchanged the Implementation Agreements signed with M/S. EverEnviro Resource Management Private Limited, Mumbai, for setting up of 5 Compressed Biogas Projects based on paddy straw in the state in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, New & Renewable […]
Punjab scripts history; Registered amongst Lowest Tobacco Use Prevalence as per NFHS-5 Data; Exhorts OP Soni
Scripting history to weed out the menace of Tobacco usage, Punjab has created a new milestone with secured a place in Lowest Tobacco Use Prevalence as per latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data. Disclosing this here today, Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the charge of Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr. OP […]
Harpreet Sandhu bestowed with Certificate of Honour by Chief Justice of India
Harpreet Sandhu, lawyer, who was recently appointed as the chairman of Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Ltd. was conferred with a “ Certificate of Honour “ by The Honble Chief Justice of India on his legal literary work on the Constitution Day , 26th Nov 2021 at Supreme Court of India , New Delhi. […]
Diabesity (Diabetes + Obesity) an epidemic in Punjab
METABOLIC SURGERY: New Ray of hope for Obese & Diabetic patients: Dr Amit Sood, Pioneer Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon of North India · Rising obesity can contribute to the growth of associated co-morbid conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, infertility and cancer. · Dr Amit Sood observes that more than 60% of his patients wait more than 6-10 years […]










