In a significant move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the service conditions of all the employees of Chandigarh administration will be aligned to that of central civil services. “I want to give this good news to employees of the Chandigarh administration. From today, the service conditions of all employees of the … Read more
BJP municipal councillor Sarabjit Kaur Saturday became the new Chandigarh Municipal Corporation mayor, defeating Aam Aadmi Party’s Anju Katyal by just one vote in a direct contest. Out of the total 36 votes, 28 were polled while seven Congress councillors and the lone Shiromani Akali Dal councillor abstained. Kaur bagged 14 votes while Katyal got … Read more
Twenty-two of the 32 farmer unions that were part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which led the 15-month protest along the Delhi borders against the now-repealed farm laws, on Saturday announced a new political outfit to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Punjab. The new outfit, under the leadership of farmer leader Balbir Singh … Read more
People with seasonal allergies tend to suffer from pollinosis, hay fever, and allergic rhinitis during spring, caused by pollen released from plants A team from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research in Chandigarh joined hands with Panjab University have developed a pollen calendar for Chandigarh following a study on the seasonal periodicities of … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday said the infighting in the party’s Punjab unit has been resolved. He said this after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh attended Navjot Singh Sidhu‘s coronation as the new state unit chief at a function at Punjab Bhawan at Chandigarh. “It is resolved. You can see,” Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament … Read more
According to Rock Garden officials, of the 2,700 visitors on the first day, 2,500 were adults and 200 children. (Picture courtesy: IE) A whopping 2,700 visitors thronged the Rock Garden in Chandigarh on the first day of its reopening on Wednesday. The sculpture garden usually records footfalls of around 1,500 on other days. The administration … Read more
Notably, DaalChini has incorporated a tech-driven, temperature-controlled supply chain which is not demand-driven but forecast-driven led by machine learning-based projection tools. Given how the second wave gained momentum, it is no surprise that Indians stayed at home and WFH continued to be the new norm. However, not all offices have been closed and many office … Read more
Banks are shying away from short-term debt plans too as they aim to generate more treasury income in the absence of enough credit demand. Synopsis Overnight and liquid funds, where large companies park their short-term surplus cash, saw a net outflow of Rs 57,020 crore in May, reflecting the urgency to hold immediate cash. Low … Read more
From April 22 to April 28, a total of 90 patients were placed on ventilators as compared to 36 patients between April 15 and April 21. The month of April has been very cruel for Punjab. The number of COVID-19 cases and critically ill patients has doubled in the state during April as compared to … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday slammed the Centre for allegedly spreading “misinformation” about the state’s farmers with its recent letter on the plight of “bonded labourers“. He said it was “yet another conspiracy to defame Punjab’s farmers”, whom the central government and the BJP have been “persistently trying to malign by dubbing them … Read more