Chitkara University conferred the Doctor of Literature degree on Sameer Guglani – Founder of Supermorpheus, a community-driven seed investing platform with 700+ members and a portfolio of 65 plus investments, for his outstanding contribution to Business, Startup community and Humanity.The Doctorate was awarded to Sameer Guglani at the gathering to celebrate the 17th Convocation of […]
Chandigarh along with parts of Delhi and Punjab received heavy rains on Thursday morning bringing respite from sweltering heat and humid weather, as the mercury settled at 27.6 degrees Celsius. Delhi had reeled under sultry weather on Wednesday when the maximum temperature was recorded at 40.9 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average.The national […]
Since no new tax has been announced and the revenue receipts are projected to increase by almost Rs 14,000 crore over 2021-22, Finance Minister Harpal Cherma said revenue augmentation would be through excise policy, which would yield the state a revenue increase of 56 per cent. Buoyancy in GST collection will get state an increased […]
The AAP on Sunday suffered a setback in the Sangrur Lok Sabha byelection as SAD (Amritsar) president and candidate Simranjit Singh Mann claimed victory.“My priority will be to raise the issue of the poor economic condition of Sangrur, including the condition of farmers under debt. We will work with the Punjab Government,” SAD (Amritsar) chief […]
Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh who succumbed to injuries after being brutally beaten by inmates in a Pakistan jail in 2013, died here on Sunday. She was 67.Dalbir Kaur had hit the headlines when she led a vociferous campaign for the release of her brother from the Pakistan jail, where he had been […]
Punjab is in an economic morass and debt trap, said the White Paper on state finances presented in the state Assembly here on Saturday.The document presented by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema blamed previous governments for the fiscal mess. According to the document tabled two days ahead of the presentation of the state Budget in […]
A 27-year-old son of IAS officer Sanjay Popli, currently under arrest in a graft case, died of bullet wounds here on Saturday, with police saying he committed suicide but family alleging foul play. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau had earlier this week arrested IAS officer Sanjay Popli in a graft case for allegedly demanding bribe in […]
Members of SOUL Club, an exclusive and premium club of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited, were flagged off today at Chandigarh for a week-long expedition to Spiti Valley, Himachal Valley. The event was flagged off by Himanshu Bassi, Regional Manager, Sales and Marketing, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles limited, and Neeraj Verma, Regional Customer Care Manager, […]
The Haryana government will provide “guaranteed” employment to ‘Agniveers’ after their four-year stint in the armed forces, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Tuesday.His statement comes even as the state, like several other parts of the country, is witnessing massive protests over the Centre’s Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers into the army, navy and […]
The shooters who allegedly killed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala had arranged Punjab Police uniform to commit the murder, but did not use it, officials said on Monday.The revelation came on a day when Delhi Police arrested three persons, including two shooters, in connection with the murder of Moosewala. The accused were identified as Priyavrat alias […]