Delhi

8-year child among the 11 child labourers rescued from North Delhi.*

New Delhi: 21st February 2021 : A raid and rescue operation was conducted in 7 places on 19.02.2021 under the jurisdiction of Police Station- Samaypur Badli and 11 children have been rescued from their work station. These children were working in hazardous conditions as bonded labour in bakery units, kharat …

Chandigarh, World

Large-scale dam building in the Himalayas is not a matter of pride

Photo Source: plantscience4you.com CHANDIGARH—Large-scale dam building in the Himalayas is not a matter of pride because while generating megawatts of power, it could wipe out vast swathes of biological diversity in the ecologically fragile region, has already been revealed in a study. The study was carried out by Dr Maharaj …

Delhi

Delhi decides to start a campaign to promote electric Vehicles

New Delhi February21, 2021: In the third week of the Delhi Government’s Switch Delhi campaign on promoting electric vehicles in the national capital, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot appeals to four wheeler owners in Delhi to switch to electricity. “This week, we will focus on sensitizing Delhiites on the benefits of …

Sports

Pargat SinghMLA hands over 100 sports kits at Jamsher Football Ground

Commends YFC Rurka Kalan for its extraordinary efforts to boost sports in the region Jamsher (Jalandhar Cantt), February 21,2021: With an aim to further boosting sports among youngsters and encourage them to excel different sports, MLA Pargat Singh today distributed sports kits to 100 budding Football players at Jamsher Football …

CORONA, Exclusive

Health Budget 2021–22: A Step in the Right Direction

Health Budget 2021–22: A Step in the Right Direction Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog Urvashi Prasad, Public Policy Specialist, NITI Aayog Healthcare has taken centre stage due to an unfortunate pandemic that has devastated lives and livelihoods across the globe. Although India has performed relatively better on Covid-19 …

Haryana

Chief Minister pushes SYL Canal issue, hopes for early solution

Urges Centre to formulate a plan for incentivizing State collecting maximum GST Successful Implementation State’s ambitious first of its kind Parivar Pehchan Patra scheme remains the topmost priority Compressed biogas plant to be set up in Haryana for stubble disposal Chandigarh, February 20, 2021: Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal today …

Education

After 73 years’ Independence, Govt. Primary School starts

After 73 years’ Independence, Govt. Primary School starts on naturally created island Kaluwala near Indo-Pak border Ferozepur, February 20, 2021:  The Punjab government keeping the imparting of education in the rural areas on its priority, had taken the initiative to open the first government primary school on the naturally created island Kaulwala near …

Sports

65th Senior National Wrestling Championship commenced at LPU Campus

Near 400 Wrestlers are in action under ten weight categories of 55, 60, 67, 82, 130 Kgs on first day and of 63, 72, 77, 87, 97 on a concluding day Jalandhar,2021: The two-day 65th Senior National Wrestling Championship commenced at LPU campus today. Near 400 wrestlers from across India …

Sports

Manika beats Reeth for her second title in Senior National Table Tennis

PANCHKULA (HARYANA)Feb 19,2021: -Manika Batra earned her second crown when she defeated Reeth Rishya 4-2 in the women’s singles final of the UTT 82nd Senior National Table Tennis Championships at the Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium in Sector 3 here today. Manika had won her maiden title way back in …