Haryana minister Anil Vij has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “I have been tested Corona positive. I am admitted in Civil Hospital Ambala Cantt. All those who have come in close contact to me are advised to get themselves tested for corona,” Anil Vij wrote on Twitter. This comes days after Vij was administered […]
Keeping all Covid–19 guidelines in mind, the Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Department and the District Administration, Ludhiana, have coordinated with Army Authorities to organise the Army recruitment rally at a new venue. This year, the Army recruitment rally is being held at AS College Kalal Majra, Khanna, Ludhiana from December 7 to 22. […]
The Punjab Language Department has announced Sahitya Ratna and Shiromani Awards for 18 different categories of literature and art. The awards were finalised in a meeting of the State Advisory Board chaired by Higher Education and Languages Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa at Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh. After the selection of the awards, Bajwa congratulated all […]
US Sikh scientist and Father of Fibre optics Dr Narinder Singh Kapany, 94, passed away on Friday. A great scientist and philanthropist, Dr Narinder Singh Kapany is among the 10 most renowned Sikhs in the world and earned the title of “Father of Fibre-Optics”. He was named one of the seven “Unsung Heroes” by Fortune […]
School education minister Vijay Inder Singla said that soon Punjab government will convert 1,377 more schools into smart schools and ₹357 crore will be spent on their digitization. He informed that till now, 7,823 schools have been converted into smart schools and out of total 19,130 government schools in Punjab, 41% are smart schools. Singla […]
Uttarakhand‘s forest department has built a one-of-its-kind bridge across the two-lane Kaladhungi-Nainital highway called ‘Eco Bridge’ to help reptiles cross roads. The highway is the main route to Nainital and is used by a large number of vehicles, especially in the tourist season. The Eco Bridge is a 90-foot-long structure of bamboo, jute, and grass […]
The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday approved 100% tax exemption on Motor Vehicle (MV) tax till December 31, 2020, for all stage carriage, mini, and school buses effective from March 23, 2020, to support private transport operators amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The cabinet gave post-facto approval to the notification issued in June to exempt these vehicles […]
With the Covid vaccine in the final stages of operationalisation in India, chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced that he will take the first shot of the covid vaccine in Punjab, once it is cleared by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). He made the announcement at the virtual cabinet meeting. […]
Bollywood actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol on Wednesday said that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The Gurdaspur MP Sunny Deol shared the update on Twitter, “I got myself tested for coronavirus and the reports are positive. I am in isolation and fine,” he tweeted in Hindi. The actor urged those who came in […]
Taking various steps to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, Tata Motors, has brought in a new setup to deliver its cars and SUVs called the ‘safety bubble’, an initiative under Sanitised by the company. The initiative also covers deep cleaning and sanitisation of the vehicle along with measures to reduce direct physical contact with the […]