Chitkara University recently conducted the grand finale of the ‘India Innovation Challenge – 2021’ – one of the largest funding fest for upcoming start-ups. With a mission to promote novel and practical innovations, India Innovation Championship (IIC) witnessed record participation by teams from across the nation and abroad. The Championship which was open to innovators, […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday virtually launched an online citizen portal to provide all property related services in a seamless manner. Lauding the people-friendly initiative of the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA), the CM said it would hugely benefit the citizens across the state and enable them to avail all services […]
Famous Punjabi actor and director Sukhjinder Shera passed away in Uganda at night. He had been suffering from typhoid-fever since few days. Jagdev Singh, Shera’s assistant, said that he had gone to visit his friend in Kenya, South Africa, on April 17. There, he had developed a fever on April 25. Soon after, he developed […]
Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla has given the consent to conduct online classes through DD Punjabi to curtail the loss of education due to closure of schools. A spokesperson of the school education department said that under the supervision of Secretary, School Education Punjab, Krishan Kumar, the online classes will start on May 5 […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced all accredited and yellow card journalists in the state to be included in the list of frontline warriors in the fight against Covid. All Power Corporation employees in the state have also been brought into the ambit of frontline workers. These employees, along with the […]
Punjab government on Sunday imposed additional restrictions throughout the state due to surging Covid-19 cases till May 15. All shops selling non-essential items will remain closed till May 15. A spokesperson said that essential items including chemist shops and shops dealing with supply of essential goods, milk, bread, vegetables, fruits, dairy and poultry products like […]
In a major boost to Chitkara School of Pharmacy’s global initiative to create a safer and healthier world, the Society of Toxicology (SOT) has sanctioned a grant of US $4,000 under SOT Global Initiative Funding 2021. SOT is a US based professional and scholarly organization of scientists dedicated to creating a safer and healthier world […]
The Northern Railways has cancelled the afternoon Shatabdi Express, running between Chandigarh and New Delhi (02046/45) from May 1 due to low occupancy and surge in Covid-19 cases. The Kalka-Shimla train (04527/28) has also been suspended. Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Railway Board, Deepak Kumar, said that these trains have been cancelled in view […]
Chitkara University has launched a massive vaccination drive for the staff at the University campus. On behalf of the University & leading from the front, the Vaccination campaign was led by none other than Dr. Ashok Chitkara himself, Chancellor, Chitkara University and Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro Chancellor Chitkara University. VC, Deans, faculty and staff all […]
The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IIRS) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are together organising an online course on Geospatial Technology for Archaeological Studies from May 17 to 28, 2021. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India, is a premier Training and […]