* Applications spught till december 31 Chandigarh, In order to provide financial help to the physically challenged students, the Social Security department has formulated a scholarship plan and has earmarked Rs. 15 lakh to be disbursed amongst the beneficiaries. Disclosing this here today, Mr. Surjit Kumar Jyani Health and SocialRead More

* 41 teachers were absent , 62 late comers and 39 teachers found long time absentee Chandigarh,  On the directions of Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, Education Minister Punjab, Special teams of the Education Department conducted surprise checks in 800 Schools of the State with the aim of ensuring punctuality andRead More

Chandigarh,  Basking in the glory of successful conduction of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, the state of Punjab is now all set to launch ‘Bal Swachhta Mission’ form November 14th. This week long campaign would be launched on November 14th on the occasion of children’s day (Bal Divas). The aim of thisRead More

* All 163 urban local bodies to have 100 percent water-sewerage cover * SAS Nagar and Ludhiana choose as pilot districts for LED street lights project * Asks agencies to initiate and execute development works well in time Chandigarh, All 163 Urban Local Bodies in Punjab are all set toRead More

  Three Google researchers have reportedly discovered a security bug in widely used web encryption technology that can be used by hackers to take over email accounts, banking accounts and other services. The bug has been named Poodle and stands for Padding Oracle On Downloaded Legacy Encryption. The revelation hasRead More

Chandigarh,  The Punjab Government has released pending amount of Rs 149.53 crore for post matric scholarship scheme for the year 2013-14. This amount includes students’ maintenance allowance and fee of institutes/colleges. Divulging the details, Mr. Gulzar Singh Ranike, Welfare Minister said that Rs. 10.98 crore has been disbursed to medicalRead More

Chandigarh, In a bid to provide corruption free and transparent administration, the punjab govt. has decided to do away with the policy of granting extension of service to all those govt. employees who are facing any departmental proceedings, vigilance inquiry/ prosecution. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of theRead More

  Deepika Padukone is ready to work in films beyond Bollywood, but she is not gunning for Hollywood. The versatile Indian actress is instead, keen to do a French or Iranian film, and she has even identified directors she would like to work with. “I think French cinema is asRead More

  Jacqueline Fernandez will soon be following in the footsteps of Hollywood actresses like Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz, who are famous for performing their own stunts (in the films Salt and Knight and Day, respectively). Closer home, Jackie’s Bollywood colleagues Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone, too, have been knownRead More

  They may be arch rivals in professional and personal lives but that doesn’t stop them from standing up for each other. Especially Deepika Padukone, who has time and again spoken out in support of Katrina, who was once blamed for Deepika’s break-up with Ranbir Kapoor. Even recently in anRead More