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 […]
People entering Himachal Pradesh will have to register themselves at the Covid e-pass portal and those coming from the hotspots will have to quarantine for 14 days, informed Aditya Negi, Deputy Commissioner of Shimla, on Tuesday. According to a state government notification issued by Himachal Pradesh health secretary under the HP Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations, […]
In light of the surging Covid-19 cases, the Punjab government on Tuesday announced stricter restrictions in the state. These restrictions will be applicable from April 27 till further orders. The night curfew shall now be from 6pm to 5am with home delivery allowed up to 9pm. Earlier, the night curfew was enforced from 8pm to […]
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) councillor Balwinder Kaur was elected as the new president of the Nayagaon Municipal Council on Monday. Contesting from Ward no 5, Balwinder Kaur has been elected for a period of 20 months. The elections for the Nayagaon municipal council were held on February 14. SAD had won 10 seats out of […]
In a bid to effectively combat the Covid-19 emergency situation across the state, the Punjab Cabinet gave approval to allow the recruitment of 473 posts of staff nurses in Rajindra Hospital, Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, attached with Government Medical Colleges of Patiala and Amritsar respectively by taking these posts out of the […]
The 14th edition of the much-awaited BAJA SAE 2021 series concluded with much fanfare at Chitkara University at Rajpura on Monday. For the first time, the event was held in the virtual format amid the disruption caused by the pandemic wherein the teams participated from their respective regions. In the conventional m-BAJA, Team Piranha Racing […]
Amid surging Covid-19 cases in the country, Shri Hemkunt Sahib Yatra in Uttarakhand was postponed on Sunday. The Yatra was slated to commence from May 10. Last year, the yatra was delayed by three months due to the pandemic. Hemkund Sahib, the highest Gurudwara of the Sikhs, is located at an altitude of 4329 mts […]