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Panjab University prepares to open campus in December 2020

Panjab University (PU) has started planning to open the campus after getting orders from University Grants Commission (UGC) to open the varsity. For this purpose, a committee is deciding the manner to open the campus where all Covid guidelines can be followed. PU is expected to open in December. Till now, preparations were on to […]

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Finally, rail services to resume in Punjab

Finally, rail services to Punjab are set to resume and so is the power production in two private thermal plants at Rajpura and Banawali in Mansa. The protesting farmers will be lifting their dharnas from the railway tracks linking the main railway lines to the private thermal plants. However, they will not stop their agitation […]

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TRIDENT opens its 1st exclusive brand store in Amritsar.

Amritsar 7 Nov 2020: Ludhiana based global textiles giant Trident Group has opened their 6th exclusive brand store in Amritsar. The first exclusive brand store is located at Lawrence Road, a major commercial artery of holy city of Amritsar. Trident products are known for their superior quality, exquisite designs and use of natural fibres.  Equipped with the […]

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Dinkar Gupta to continue as DGP Punjab, high court pronounces verdict

Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday upheld the appointment of Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta. The court allowed the petitions of the state government and the director general of police (DGP), Dinkar Gupta, challenging the central administrative tribunal (CAT) order that set aside his appointment as the Punjab Police chief. A 1987-batch Indian Police Service […]

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BSNL’s Chandigarh office expands its scope

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has merged Secondary Switching Area (SSA) Ropar, Patiala, Derabassi and Zirakpur to Chandigarh SSA. Chandigarh SSA general manager MC Singh said that this system came into effect from November 1. The new business office of this has been built in the BSNL telephone exchange office in Sector 34. Now, the […]

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Colleges, universities in Punjab to reopen from Nov 16

Punjab Government has decided to re-open universities and colleges in the areas outside the containment zones from November 16. Disclosing this on Thursday, an official spokesperson said that all higher education, medical education, research and technical education institutions including all universities and colleges in areas outside containment zones in the state would be allowed to re-open […]

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PU research scholars raise demand for e-rickshaws to operate

As the researchers have arrived at Panjab University (PU), e-rickshaws may start operating on the campus. Many researchers raised the demand to operate e-rickshaws as they face difficulties in reaching their departments. PU will form a committee in this regard and guidelines will also be prepared. According to sources, only two people will be able […]

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Education reform teams to monitor activities of schools in state

Punjab Government has constituted District School Education Reform Teams to monitor the activities of schools. Disclosing this on Wednesday, a spokesperson of the education department said that the concerned District Education Office would be the head of the District Education Reform Team. These teams will coordinate with the respective DM/BM of their district and assist […]