The number of new Covid-19 cases in India hit a record daily high on Thursday with over 2 lakh infections, while the active cases surpassed the 14-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India also reported 1,038 fresh Covid-related fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 1,73,123. India […]
Given the surge in Covid cases, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh has sought postponement of the Class 10 and 12 board exams, in order to allay the uncertainty among students and their parents. The CM has written to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, pointing to the prevailing situation and stressing that “it would […]
Under the Punjab Government’s Ghar Ghar Rojgar Yojana, the School Education Department has started the recruitment process for 3,142 new posts. According to a spokesperson of the school education department, the process for recruitment of various posts has been started following the directions of Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla. Applications have been invited to fill […]
Punjabi entertainment industry is all set to witness a transformation in artist management with the launch of Niraa Talent, a talent management agency that focuses on North Indian talent to become pan-India stars. With its base in Mumbai and regional office in Chandigarh, the agency is founded by Rajit Kumra, a celebrated name for talent […]
Tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh will not be “harassed” for a coronavirus negative test report on the state’s borders, said chief minister (CM) Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday. Days after the state government announced making it mandatory for people coming from seven worst-affected states to show a COVID-19 negative test report on entering the state, Thakur […]
Sonu Sood has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador by the Punjab Government for its Covid vaccination programme. Chief Minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh made the announcement a day after meeting Sood, who called on him at his residence. “There is no one more ideally suited to inspire and influence people to take the vaccine. […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is inviting applications for a free online course on Geographical Information System (GIS) for Supply Chain Management. GIS is a technology that is capable of capturing, storing, manipulating, visualising and analysing location-based data. The course is being offered as part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s outreach program through […]
Veteran actor Satish Kaul, who had 300 Punjabi and Hindi films to his credit, passed away due to coronavirus-related complications on Saturday in Ludhiana. He was 74. The actor’s funeral will take place on Sunday. He was best known for his role in BR Chopra’s mythological series Mahabharat wherein he essayed the role of Lord […]
VP Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab, inaugurated the Digitised Land Records of Revenue Department on Friday in presence of Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator. With this, the Records of Rights (RoR) of 23 out of 25 villages of Chandigarh will be made available online. Also, more than 35,000 shareholders can access, check and even […]
Congress councillor Ranjit Singh Reddy was elected as the new President of the Dera Bassi Municipal Council on Friday. The meeting of the municipal council was held on Friday in the presence of Dera Bassi Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kuldeep Bawa and the councillors elected their president. District Congress Committee, Mohali president, Deepinder Dhillon said, […]