The Department of Punjab Forest and Wildlife Preservation, in collaboration with the World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India), recently released another lot of 23 critically endangered long-snouted gharials into the Beas flowing in Hoshiarpur district. The gharials were transported in boxes from Chhatbir Zoo in Chandigarh, where they had been kept for a year after being […]
Voting turnout recorded a new high in general/by-elections of 8 Municipal Corporations and 109 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats of Punjab as 71.39% of votes have been polled. These polls have been delayed by at least six months due to the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson of the Punjab State Election Commission said that the highest […]
The Haryana government is planning to reopen primary schools in the new academic session. Education Minister of Haryana said, “The academic session now has very little time left. So, the state government is considering reopening schools for primary classes from the next academic session.” On February 10, 2021, Education Minister Kanawarpal Gurjar put a pause […]
Haryana Staff Selection Commission has extended the application period for the 7,298 posts of police constable till 11.59 pm on February 25. Now, the fees can be submitted by March 1. The Commission took this decision in view of the technical problems faced by applicants on the last day (10 February) of submitting online application. […]
The Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) announced to conduct the annual examinations of secondary and senior secondary classes from April 20. The BSEH has already reduced 30% syllabus of these exams on the lines of CBSE and the question paper will contain 50% multiple choice questions, said Dr Jagbir Singh, chairman of the board. […]
Chandigarh 10th Feb 2021: FDCI President Sunil Sethi, a stalwart in the ‘Indian Fashion’ industry, an entrepreneur extraordinaire, and a luminary who has helped bring Indian fashion to the global stage was conferred with Honorary Doctorate, Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) Honoris Causa by Chitkara University. Chitkara University presented Sunil Sethi with an Honorary Doctorate, Doctor of […]
Late Tuesday night – nearly 60 hours after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli unleashed an avalanche that trapped between 25 and 35 people inside the 2.5 km-long Tapovan tunnel of Uttarakhand – rescue teams that began work Sunday finally managed to clear some of the debris and, with great caution, enter the structure. The […]
Chandigarh: 9th Feb 2021: Today on the second day of the Trident Inter District Cricket one day tournament 2021, a total of 7 league pool matches were played in which team of Muktsar DCA took on Faridkot DCA, Fazilka DCA played against Ferozepur DCA, Mansa DCA played against Bathinda DCA, Sangrur DCA took on Barnala DCA […]
Preparations have been started to transfer the Department of Women and Obstetrics in Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) Sector-16, Chandigarh, to the approved 300-bed Mother Child Centre. Health Director Dr Amandeep Kang said that the OPD of the Department of Women and Obstetrics will be shifted to the new OPD building of the hospital, whereas the […]
Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon, Founder, CODSILS (Centre for Obesity, Diabetes & Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) Chandigarh : 09 February 2021: Dr Amit Garg, while interacting with media persons here in Chandigarh explained why obesity should not be taken lightly. He Shared, “Recent studies show that Obesity has been seen to be an independent risk factor for severe Covid-19 […]