With cases of Delta Plus variant coming to light, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered extension of the Covid restrictions till July 10, with certain relaxations, including opening of bars, pubs and ahatas at 50% capacity, beginning July 1. Skill Development Centres and universities have also been allowed to open conditional to […]
Rotary International District 3080 announced the plantation of 15 lakh trees in the District, informed the Kurukshetra born business person, Rtn Ajay Madan, who will take over as District Governor on July 1. Ajay Madan, addressing over 500 Rotary leaders here today at the virtual Rotary District Training Assembly, informed that nearly 3,500 Rotarians in […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures on Monday in a bid to provide relief to individuals as well as businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. The government announced eight major economic relief measures and Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for the sectors affected by the pandemic. An additional sum of ₹ […]
Chitkara University’s College of Education in association with Chitkara International School, Chandigarh, organised an educational webinar “Teacher as an Artist” for its BEd students and in-service teachers. Moderated by Dr Niyati Chitkara, Director – Chitkara Schools, the session was joined by Mita Vasisht, a renowned Indian actor, director and writer. The session revolved around the emerging relevance of […]
Amidst the pandemic, medical services were badly hit in Punjab on Friday after doctors of the state-run hospitals joined a day-long strike to protest against the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations on de-linking non-practising allowance (NPA) from the basic pay. The call for strike was given by the Joint Punjab Government Doctors Coordination Committee, which is […]
Union Minister for highways Nitin Gadkari promised an assured 7-hours travel time between Delhi and Kullu, the famous hill destination in the next two years. Laying the foundation stone for new roads and highways projects, Gadkari, who was at Kullu, said the road between Chandigarh to Manali takes nine hours and its condition is horrible. […]
Government of Canada announced the details of the first phase of its approach to ease border measures for travellers entering the country. These cautious adjustments are now possible because of the successes of the vaccine roll out in Canada and following public health measures. The government issued that – Beginning July 5, 2021 at 11:59 […]
Punjab introduced free testing and treatment of Hepatitis B in all Government Health Institutions. Presiding over the statewide launch of the initiative at District Hospital Mohali, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu informed that Punjab Government has introduced Hepatitis B screening tests and treatment in all medical colleges, District Hospitals (DHs), Sub-Divisional Hospitals (SDHs) and Anti […]
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has shown 77.8% efficacy after the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under the drug regulator reviewed its Phase III trials data on Tuesday, according to sources. The Hyderabad-based Covid vaccine manufacturing company had submitted data from the Phase III clinical trials of Covaxin to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) over the […]
Keeping up with the changing times, Trident Limited on Monday launched its all-new corporate website. The company has laid the ground work to build data rich technology platforms which are lucid, fast, nimble and frictionless. Developing virtual tours of the premises, processes and meeting employees and customers through digital mode, Trident is strengthening its connections […]