Month: February 2020

Khattar presents Haryana budget; hikes scholarship for school students, announces 3 new medical colleges

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar presented the state budget estimates for 2020-21 in the assembly here on Friday. Presenting…

Patiala Heritage Festival: Classic beauties draw crowds in rally

Emphasising that Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress government in Punjab had successfully revived the tourism sector in the past three years,…

48th Rose Festival Starts Today for Three Days

The 48th Rose festival will be inaugurated by local member of Parliament  (MP) Kirron Kher at Zakir Hussain Rose Garden in…

Nadda on two-day visit to Himachal; says never expected to become BJP chief

BJP national president JP Nadda on Thursday addressed party workers who had converged from 17 assembly segments of Shimla Loka…

Chandigarh stays on top in school education performance

By scoring 55 points more than last year, Chandigarh has once again topped the country in the Performance Grading Index…

Punjab cabinet clears setting up of prisons development board

The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday decided to set up Punjab Prisons Development Board, on the lines of Telangana, so as…

Two Sector 51 parks adjudged best ahead of Chandigarh Rose Festival

The municipal corporation (MC) has adjudged two parks in Sector 51 as the best neighbourhood parks in the city. The…

UN medal awarded to woman BSF constable

A woman constable of the Border Security Force (BSF), Iqbal Kaur, has been awarded with a medal by the United…

20 lakh Vaishno Devi pilgrims go high-tech for hiring ponies

The hi-tech computerised pre-paid management system, integrated with CCTV cameras and videoconferencing facilities, for hiring ponies, pithoos and palkis (palanquins),…

IIT-Mandi celebrates 11th foundation day

IIT-Mandi celebrated its 11th Foundation Day on its campus at Kamand in Mandi yesterday. Prof. Sumant Nigam, Distinguished Professor, Department…