NGDRS
Regional

NGDRS shifted to State Data Centre, Mohali, from Delhi

The National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) and its database has been migrated from NIC Cloud Meghraj, New Delhi, to State Data Centre, Mohali, informed Ravneet Kaur, Additional Chief Secretary Revenue, Punjab. After sharing the necessary credentials the test run of the system was successfully conducted on July 11 by the Sub Registrars and the […]

Haryana
Regional

Haryana to reopen schools for Class 9 to 12 from July 16

With Covid cases declining, the Haryana government has given a go-ahead to resume offline classes in both government and private schools in the state. According to an order issued by the Directorate School Education, offline classes will resume for students of Classes 9-12 from July 16. For Classes 6-8, the offline classes will resume from […]

OTT
Regional

Upcoming OTT platform: After a year of job losses, Pollywood sees a rise in employment

After a year of struggle dealing with the economic recession, people associated with the industry have now found a silver living. The upcoming regional OTT platform has proved to be a new ray of hope for many. Soon-to-be-launched by Pitaara TV in August, this regional OTT platform has provided a myriad of opportunities to people from […]

Kempty falls
Regional

After viral video of Kempty falls in Mussoorie; dist administration imposes new norms

After a video had gone viral on social media that showed a large number of tourists bathing at Kempty Falls in Mussoorie, the district administration has imposed new norms. As per the new rules, only 50 tourists would be allowed to bathe at Kempty falls for maximum 30 minutes at a time. A check-post to […]

Virbhadra Singh
Regional

Former Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh passes away

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, 87, passed away in Shimla in the early hours of Thursday after a cardiac arrest. He was hospitalised at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla. Virbhadra Singh was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of IGMC and was put on ventilator support on […]

Postpaid Mini
Regional Technology

Paytm launches ‘Postpaid Mini’ to provide small-ticket instant loans

Paytm, in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd, has launched Postpaid Mini – an extension of its Buy Now, Pay Later service – to drive affordability amongst those new to credit. These small-ticket instant loans will give flexibility to users and also help manage their household expenses to maintain liquidity during the ongoing pandemic, the […]

farmers
Regional

Farmers to protest outside Parliament every day till monsoon-end: Kisan Morcha

Intensifying its ongoing agitation against three farm bills, Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has announced that the farmers will protest outside the Parliament every day from July 22 to the end of the monsoon session. In a meeting at the Singhu border, farmer leaders announced several decisions to intensify their struggle in the coming days. Amongst […]

Covishield
Health Regional

8 European nations give nod to Covishield for travel

A day after India formally requested European Union member states to include both COVISHIELD and COVAXIN in their exemption list for the passport, eight EU countries have recognised the Serum Institute-manufactured Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine as proof for travel. Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain are the seven EU member countries that accepted COVISHIELD […]

Punjab
Regional

Soon, e-portal to be launched in Punjab to catch stray animals

In a high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan, the menace of stray animals in Punjab was discussed and steps taken to address the issue were reviewed. Soon, the solution to the perennial stray animal menace will be at your fingertips. You can upload the picture of stray animals roaming in your area […]

OTT
Regional

New OTT to bring endless entertainment for Punjabi, Haryanvi, Bhojpuri-speaking audience

With cinemas taking a big hit during the pandemic, the craze for over-the-top (OTT) platforms to fulfil people’s entertainment needs at home has grown tremendously. International OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Hotstar have witnessed huge demand in these two years. Though these popular platforms offer a wide variety of content for viewers across […]