Amid the surging Covid cases, farmer unions from Punjab have announced that they will hold street protests against the coronavirus lockdown on May 8 in the state and urge people to defy the restrictions. This decision was taken by 32 farmer unions of Punjab, which are part of the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha — the umbrella […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday again ruled out a complete lockdown, noting that the restrictions currently in place were more stringent than the lockdown conditions in many other states. He announced a series of relaxations and relief measures to alleviate the woes of people. Amid spiralling Covid cases, the CM ordered […]
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 […]