Punjab
Regional

Top co-ed day-cum-boarding schools in Punjab as per EW India School Rankings 2020-21

EducationWorld in association with C fore, Delhi, conducted its 14th annual EducationWorld (EW) India School Rankings survey. The survey rates and ranks the country’s top 2,000 schools in six main and twelve sub-categories. This is the most comprehensive, in-depth and extensive league tables of any schools ranking survey worldwide. The schools have been ranked on […]

Bharat Bandh
Regional

Kisan Morcha gives call for Bharat Bandh on March 26

Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the protests against the three farm laws, has given a call for Bharat Bandh on March 26 to mark the four months of the kisan protest. The kisan leaders addressing media persons, said that the Bandh will be for the whole day and all vehicular traffic and trains […]

crime
Regional

Report crimes of harassment, domestic violence, cybercrime on 181 in Punjab

Women, children and senior citizens in Punjab can now call 181 to report any case of crime, harassment or domestic violence with complete ease. Chief Minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh had virtually launched Punjab Police’s SAANJH Shakti Help Desks in all the 382 Police Stations of the state and SAANJH Shakti Helpline 181, exclusively for […]

IRCTC
Regional

IRCTC offers 10-days religious trip, board train at Chandigarh

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering a 10-day trip to visit religious places such as Gaya, Baidyanath, Gangasagar and Puri from April 1. On April 1, the AC train will run from Jalandhar at 5am and reach Chandigarh at 8.30am via Ludhiana. For the first time, five coaches of third AC have […]

paperless
Regional

Haryana Legislative Assembly to be paperless in 3 years

Haryana Legislative Assembly will be completely paperless within three years, said Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, adding that this step will save ₹15 crore annually. To introduce paperless functioning, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, the Haryana government and the Assembly signed an MoU for the implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). Gupta said the […]

OTT
Regional Technology

Govt tightens noose around OTT platforms, launches classification ratings

Government of India has set a new “classification rating” to describe content and advise discretion for viewers of films and other entertainment sources including TV shows that are streamed on OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar, and more. It also released a set of new guidelines to regulate social media, online streaming, […]

MBAFPI
Regional

MBAFPI, Mohali invites applications for 7th batch

The Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MBAFPI) for girls in Mohali has invited applications from aspirants for admission in the seventh batch commencing in July. The Punjab government institute is providing the opportunity to girls of the state aspiring a career as a commissioned officer in the armed forces. A spokesperson said that MBAFPI […]

Anil Vij
Regional

Anil Vij writes to ACS to replace Haryana’s DGP ‘urgently’

With Haryana’s Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava serving extended term, home minister Anil Vij has directed the home department to immediately initiate the process of appointing Yadava’s successor ‘urgently’. In his communication to Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajeev Arora, Anil Vij has mentioned that the post of DGP shall be considered vacant on […]

HSRP
Automobile Regional

Apply for HSRP in Chandigarh till March 31

The Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA), Chandigarh, has extended the process of issuance and affixation of high-security registration plates (HSRPs) and third-registration mark (colour-coded sticker) on the vehicle series ‘CH01BK’ and ‘CH01BL’ by a month (March 31). Currently, the process of installing High Security Number Plate (HSRP) and colour-coded sticker is underway at the RLA, […]

trident inter district one day cricket
Regional

Trident Inter District One Day Cricket Tournament 2021

HOSHIARPUR DCA LIFTS Trident Inter District One Day Cricket Tournament 2021 18th Feb 2021: Chandigarh / Barnala: Hoshiarpur DCA won the Trident Inter District One Day Cricket Tournament 2021 by beating Muktsar DCA in the finals played at Trident Complex Barnala by 44 runs. The ground covered under the thick fog in the morning compelled the organizers to reduce the […]