Global textiles giant Trident Group has once again won the Gold Trophy for Highest Global Exports by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council at its TEXPROCIL Virtual Awards 2019-20, which is one of the world’s most coveted ceremonies of the textile industry. This award has been accorded to recognize the role played by Trident in […]
Punjab Government has decided to accept majority of the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission and decided to implement them from July 1, 2021, with retrospective effect from January 1, 2016. This move will benefit over 5.4 lakh serving and retired state government employees in Punjab. Now, the minimum pay for a government employee would […]
To encourage the children for education, the Punjab government is currently providing 17 types of scholarships to school students. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of Punjab School Education Department said that class 9 and 10 students are being given an annual stipend of Rs 3,000 per student under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students. This […]
Chitkara University today co-hosted first-of-its-kind initiative “Redefining Institutional Strategy for Excellence” (R.I.S.E) Event, Punjab Edition, conceptualised by QS IGAUGE. The event R.I.S.E gave a platform for the leaders in higher education in India to connect with their peer groups and discuss the current situation of education in their state. The aim of the event was […]
UT Adviser Manoj Parida was on Thursday appointed as Chairman, National Authority of Chemical Weapons Convention, in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Union government, under the Cabinet Secretariat. Manoj Parida, a 1986 batch IAS officer, has served in various capacities in Andaman, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Odisha and Delhi. Manoj Parida, who hails […]
The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was identified as the reason behind breakthrough infections in the deadly second wave of coronavirus in India, has further mutated to form the ‘Delta plus’ or ‘AY.1’ variant. World Health Organisation, last month, tagged B.1.617.2 strain as the ‘Delta’ variant of SARS-CoV-2. “It has been seen in Europe since […]
Gurugram is the most suitable city to live in during Covid-19 times, considering factors such as population density, open area ratio and hospital infrastructure, said a report by Square Yards titled “Suitability Index: The COVID Perspective”. The localities in Gurugram’s East zone such as sectors 52-56, 58, 40-44, 30, 24-27 are found to be the […]
Bhajouli village of Mohali district created a record on Monday with 100% coverage of its entire 18-plus population and leading the district in Covid vaccination with at least one dose. Bhajouli has a population of 536 people, out of which 356 people are over 18 and all eligible persons have been jabbed with at least […]
For hard work and leading from the front in the battle against Covid-19, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Patiala Range, Vikram Jeet Duggal, was acknowledged with a Certificate of Commitment from the World Book Records, London, for serving the society during pandemic. Jasvir Singh Shinda, Adjudicator and Punjab Vice President World Book of Records, […]
The International Sikh Martial Arts Council (ISMAC) will setup free Gatka training Centres (GTC) in every district of Punjab to save the youth from falling prey to drugs and other bad habits. In this regard, education related to Gurmukhi, Gurbani, Gurmat besides health and hygiene would also be imparted to the children thereby connecting them […]