CHANDIGARH: A government spokesperson informed that the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), New Delhi, will hold a public hearing on October 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Conference Hall, Hotel Mountview, Sector 10, Chandigarh, to discuss the inclusion of various castes from Punjab in the Central OBC List of the Government of India.

NEW DELHI: Stepping up its operation and crackdown on illegal immigrants, the Delhi Police on Monday apprehended six African nationals staying illegally in the city.

MUMBAI: Shares of BLS International Services plunged sharply on Monday after the Government barred the company from participating in future tenders of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Indian Missions abroad for the next two years.

BHILLAI: The 13th National Gatka Championship 2025, organized by the National Gatka Association of India (NGAI), concluded today in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, with a spectacular display of traditional martial artistry and sporting excellence. After three days of intense competition, Punjab Gatkabaz were crowned overall champions, while the Chhattisgarh contingent captured hearts with their spirited performance, clinching the runners-up title through sheer determination, precision, and perseverance.

CHANDIGARH: Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, Chandigarh and former Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Government of India today chaired a meeting convened by Chandigarh International Airport Limited on the question on issue of unusual bird activity around the Chandigarh International Airport, which is causing a flight safety hazard for Indian Air Force and Civilian aircrafts that are either landing and taking off.

NEW DELHI: The suicide of senior IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar in Haryana has sparked widespread grief and outrage across the country, particularly among Dalit and Bahujan communities. Mayawati, National President of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, expressed deep concern over the incident, calling it a national shame and a reflection of the caste-based discrimination still prevalent in India’s administrative systems.

CHANDIGARH: A government spokesperson informed that the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), New Delhi, will now hold a public hearing on October 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM at UT Guest House, Chandigarh, regarding the inclusion of various castes of Punjab in the Central OBC list of the Government of India.

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Monday, inaugurated the 69th National School Games in Srinagar by ceremonially kicking a football marking the formal commencement of the national-level sporting event.

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a national-level conference on ‘Opportunities in Defence Manufacturing in the Country’ at Vigyan Bhawan here on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the US State of California would sue the Trump administration for deploying National Guard from the state into Portland, Oregon, saying Trump "is using the US military as a political weapon against American citizens."

CHANDIGARH: The National Gatka Association of India (NGAI), affiliated with World Gatka Federation and Asian Gatka Federation, is organising its 13th National Gatka (Men and Women) Championship from October 10 to 12, 2025 at Guru Nanak English Senior Secondary School, Bhilai, district Durg in Chhattisgarh. This national-level martial arts tournament is being organised in association with New Gatka Sports Association Chhattisgarh and would feature participation of Gatka teams from various states competing in a series of thrilling individual and team events in Gatka Soti and Farrie-Soti over three days. 

CHANDIGARH: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a key accused in the Chandigarh Sector 10 grenade attack case, masterminded by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists based abroad, officials said on Saturday.

ROME: Two Indian nationals from Nagpur have died in an accident near Grosseto in Italy, the Indian Embassy in Italy said on Friday. The Embassy said that it is in contact with the family and local Italian authorities and providing assistance to the family of the deceased.

OTTAWA: A premature baby infected with measles has died in Alberta, marking the province's first measles-related death and the second nationwide since the start of Canada's ongoing outbreak, local media reported.

DHARAMSALA: Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Kangra, Shilpi Bekta, chaired a review meeting on Wednesday with organizers of the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) and officials from various departments to finalize preparations for the upcoming event. 

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced more measures to facilitate wider use of the Indian Rupee and local currencies in international trade transactions.

NEW DELHI: The Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, who secured India its political freedom, was far ahead of his time when he said, ‘Sanitation is more important than independence’. For Gandhi, a truly free India was not just politically independent but also socially awakened, where hygiene and dignity walked hand in hand.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said the organisation is the "virtuous incarnation" of an "eternal national consciousness", which has touched every aspect of the nation.

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to transition the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) for an initial period of 12 months.

CHANDIGARH: 'Beyond Stubble', a powerful documentary film exploring the issue of crop residue burning in Punjab, has won an award at the prestigious 'Breath of Change' CMS Vatavaran Short Film Competition. 

NEW DELHI: Delhi Half Marathon 2025, which is part of the World Athletics Gold Label Road Races, is set to welcome one of the greatest athletes in history as its International Event Ambassador, with nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis scheduled to flag off the race from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 12.

MOHALI: The Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, University School of Physiotherapy & Radiology of Rayat Bahra University, organised National Nutrition Week 2025 under the theme “Nutrition for Prevention and Management of Lifestyle Disorders.” 

NEW DELHI: Hockey India Senior Women Inter-Department National Championship 2025 is set to begin here on Saturday at the Shivaji Stadium. The tournament will feature 12 teams divided into four pools and will run until October 4.

NEW DELHI: India must gain self-reliance in the production of rare earth elements (REES), which is crucial for the country’s development as well as national security, said President Droupadi Murmu on Friday.

GREATER NOIDA: The five-day mega Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show 2025 (UPITS 2025) is expected to generate business to the tune of Rs 4,000 crore, state MSME and Textiles Minister, Rakesh Sachan, said on Friday.

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actress Jessica Alba is celebrating National Daughter’s Day with her baby girls.

MUMBAI: After earning a nomination at the prestigious International Emmy Awards, singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh expressed his gratitude and shared a heartfelt message, emphasizing that humanity remains the greatest virtue above all achievements.

MUMBAI: Punjabi global superstar Diljit Dosanjh has further consolidated his global popularity and prowess, as the actor-singer has landed a nomination in the International Emmy Awards. 

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Greater Noida on Thursday morning to inaugurate the third edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show, an event aimed at boosting investment and showcasing the state’s industrial potential.

MUMBAI: Ace Bollywood designer Manish Malhotra said that "Your visionary stance to cinema has been a cherished journey" as filmmaker Karan Johar bagged his 4th National Award.

MUMBAI: Actor Vikrant Massey was bestowed with the National Award by the President of India on Tuesday.

GREATER NOIDA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Greater Noida on Thursday morning to inaugurate the third edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show.

MUMBAI: As his film “Sam Bahadur” was honoured with the Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values at the 71 National Film Awards, Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal, who played the titular role is all hearts.

NEW DELHI: Known for delivering power-packed roles, actress Rani Mukerji, who has won her first National Award in a journey spanning over three decades, says she has dedicated the honour to her late father Ram Mukherjee.

MUMBAI: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and actor Vikrant Massey were lionised with the 71st National Award for Best Actor. While SRK was feted for his work in the pan-India tentpole ‘Jawan’, Vikrant was honoured with the Rajat Kamal for his performance in ‘12th Fail’.

KARANCHI: A terror attack in Pakistan's metropolitan city Karachi has claimed lives of Chinese and Pakistani nationals, in what is being seen a targeted attack on Chinese nationals in the country.

KARACHI: A terror attack in Pakistan's metropolitan city Karachi has claimed lives of Chinese and Pakistani nationals, in what is being seen a targeted attack on Chinese nationals in the country.

CHANDIGARH: The Union Rural Development Ministry has awared the Deendayal Upadhyay Panchayat Shastikaran Award and Nana Ji Deshmukh awards for the year 2020-21. These awards are given to the Panchayati Raj Institutions for good performance every year. The Pancahyati Raj Institutions of Punjab has brought laurels to the state by bagging 13 Awards this year.

NEW DELLHI: The Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) will organise the women's 3rd T20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf 2022 in Mumbai between April 26-to April 29.

DHARAMSALA: Ghorpitth panchayat of Kangra district in Himachal has bagged the national award. Informing this the Deputy Commissioner Dr Nipun Jindal said on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Pocketing her final Woman International Master (WIM) norm in Budapest last week, 20-year-old Tarini Goyal of Chandigarh earned herself the WIM Title in Chess. Tarini had already crossed the ELO rating of 2200 in the year 2016 and earned two WIM norms while playing in Greece (2018) and Abu Dhabi (2019). With this latest norm, Tarini completed the mandatory requirement of three WIM norms and touched her peak rating of 2226 to bag the Title.

MUMBAI: Popular Indian rapper Badshah has made his debut internationally with 'In da getto' hitmaker J Balvin and Tainy, who is known for the track 'I can't get enough'.

NEW DELHI: Returning after a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Habitat International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from May 6 to 15 at India Habitat Centre in the Capital.

ISLAMABAD: The government led by Shehbaz Sharif in Pakistan will establish contacts with friendly countries following the policy of peace and equality, and trade with these states will be enhanced, Express Tribune reported.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) has decided to boycott the election of the new Prime Minister and resign en masse from the National Assembly, said senior party leader Fawad Chaudhry after a parliamentary meeting of the party on Monday, media reports said.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Women's Hockey team has made a steamed entry in the semi-final of the Junior World Cup. In South Africa, the Indian team defeated South Korea with 3-0 in the Quarter Finals in which Mumtaz Khan was honoured with The Player of the Match. She was the third-rounder player in this entire tournament and she has so far scored 6 goals. Her achievement breaks those stereotypes which say that Muslim talent is suppressed in India, as well as it is a big lesson for those people who want to keep Muslim girls imprisoned behind the walls of the home.

CHANDIGARH: Mahila Kisan Union President Bibi Rajwinder Kaur Raju slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for undermining the importance of regional languages and said the saffron party is trying to enforce "Hindi imperialism" in multilingual, diverse and multi-ethnic country by implementing its strategic "cultural, religious and linguistic terrorism" agenda against regional languages in order to establish the dominance of Sanskrit and Hindi language, which would be extremely dangerous for the national unity and federalism of union of states.

FAZILKA: Placing prime focus on the National security aspect especially in the 6 border districts of the State, the Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday emphasized complete coordination between the Central and the State security agencies so as to ensure that the unity and integrity of the country is maintained at all costs.

Governor Punjab Shri Banwarilal Purohit and CM Punjab Shri Bhagwant Mann held a series of meetings today at Fazilka to take stock of the important issues concerning the border district Fazilka which impact national security.

CHENNAI: With the 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled to be held in Mahabalipuram near here and Tamil Nadu being a strong chess-playing state, chess players in the state are a surprised lot.

BHOPAL: Delhi Hockey caused a big upset in 12th Hockey India Senior Men’s National Championship 2022, edging defending champions Hockey Punjab 3-2 in a Pool A match here on Friday.

JERUSALEM: The Israeli government said that it has reached a deal with the workers of the state-owned Israel Post on the company's recovery plan and privatisation process.

ISLAMABAD:  In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled on Thursday that the National Assembly Deputy Speakers ruling to dismiss the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan and the subsequent dissolution of the Lower House by the President on the PMs advice were contrary to the Constitution and the law of the land, Express Tribune reported.

HYDERABAD: Telangana's ruling party TRS on Wednesday blocked National Highways demanding the Central government to procure paddy from the state.

LUDHIANA: The cadets of 1 PB R &V Sqn NCC Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana are going to participate in the National Equestrian championship and Delhi Horse Show for the first time since last 25 years.

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched International Air Connectivity Scheme (IACS) scheme (International Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik(UDAN) with an objective to enhance air connectivity from certain States of the country with selected international destinations to promote socio-economic growth. This scheme is supported by the State Governments. The State Government of Assam, Manipur and Tripura have identified routes connecting Guwahati, Imphal and Agartala with selected international destinations viz. Bangkok, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Yangon, Hanoi, Mandalay, Kunming & Chittagong.

NEW DELHI: Ms Jayanti Dalmia has taken over as new president of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) , the oldest women business chamber of the Southeast Asia and the women’s wing of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) at the recently held 38th annual session in New Delhi.

JALANDHAR: Hartaj Singh of Kapurthala District to lead the Punjab Men's Senior Hockey Team for participating in the 12th Hockey India National Senior Men's Hockey Championship, starting from April 6 at Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).

PATIALA: National weightlifting camp comprising of 26 players, 7 coaches and 5 support staff members is set to begin on April 1.

BHUBANESWAR: As many as 90 new records were created during the IWLF Youth (Boys & Girls), Junior (Men & Women) and Senior (Men & Women) National Weightlifting Championships will be held at Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT University,. A total of 915 athletes from 33 affiliated States and Departments of Indian Weightlifting Federation have been participating in the Mega Event.

NEW DELHI: The Russia-Ukraine war has added to international disquiet and it has also underscored that the maintenance of international peace and security can no longer be taken for granted, Indian External Minister S. Jaishankar said in Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

HYDERABAD:The Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Centre for International Trade and Business Laws will come up at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, with the former Supreme Court judge donating Rs 1.50 crore for its establishment.

KOHIMA: Darshan Singh (Services) and Varsha Devi (Railways) finally kept their tryst with the men and women’s crowns in the National Cross Country Championships by winning their 10km events in the picturesque but tough course, made more challenging by 60 percent humidity and gusts of wind, here on Saturday.

 KOHIMA:Darshan Singh (Services) and Varsha Devi (Railways) finally kept their tryst with the men's and women's crowns in the National Cross Country Championships by winning their 10km events in the picturesque but tough course, made more challenging by 60 per cent humidity and gusts of wind, here on Saturday.

CHANDIGARH: Mohd Talib and Nidhi Gupta have been named as captains of the Chandigarh men and women teams respectivelu, in the forthcoming 49th Senior National Carrom Championship (Men & Women) slated to be held at Dadar – East (Mumbai) from March, 30 to April 3. The championship is being organized by the All India Carrom Federation and hosted by Maharashtra Carrom Association..

NEW DELHI: Junior women's hockey players from 26 teams have a good opportunity to showcase their skills at the 12th Hockey India Junior Women's National Championship, which is set to begin on March 25 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

HYDERABAD:GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC), a division of GMR Air Cargo and Aerospace Engineering Ltd (GACAEL), on Monday opened a new facility at Hyderabad Airport to handle international courier and express cargo consignments.

INDIANAPOLIS:Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Adjutant General R. Dale Lyles and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers will lead an economic development trip to Slovakia and Israel beginning March 27, building on the governor's focus of increasing Indiana’s international engagement and cultivating new business relationships and people-to-people ties in central Europe and the Middle East. While encouraging collaborative opportunities to advance innovation, investment and bolster strategic relationships, the delegation will show humanitarian support during a critical time for the geopolitical situation in the region, according to Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC).

CHANDIGARH:Third seed Udit Kamboj won the men’s singles final in the Rs one lakh CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here.

PATIALA:Amid decrease in footfall of the litigants in the Court Complex, due to Covid-19, to make sure the reach of benefits of coming National Lok Adalat to more people, District and Sessions Judge, Rajinder Aggarwal has devised a novel way.

UNITED NATIONS: India has agreed to a pathbreaking international framework with 129 other countries for taxing multinationals that could impact its ability to tax them and have the potential to douse trade wars over taxing tech giants.

HYDERABAD: The Prohibition and Excise department of Telangana busted a drug racket and arrested two peddlers including a Yemen national in Hyderabad on Thursday.

PATIALA: National Lok Adalat to be held in Patiala on July 10, 2021, said District and Sessions Judge, Patuala, Kuldeep Aggarwal.
Divulgiy the details, he said that under the supervision of Mr Justice Ajay Tewari, Executive Chairman, Punjab State Legal Services Authority, Mohali, a National Lok Adalat pertaining to all types of cases i.e.

NEW DELHI:The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 185 crore of Frost International Limited and its promoters and directors and its group companies in connection with its money laundering probe.

NEW DELHI:India on Wednesday extended the suspension on international commercial flight operations till July 31, 2021.In partial modification of circular dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has further extended the validity of circular issued on the above subject... regarding scheduled international commercial passenger services to or from India till 2359 hrs IST of 31 July, 2021," the circular issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.

CHANDIGARH: To equip the sports persons of the state with the required paraphernalia for giving hard blow to their competitors, Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, on Tuesday, disbursed technical equipments to eminent national and international players of the state.

SHIMLA: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Himachal Pradesh Police and National Law University, Shimla at Raj Bhavan today in the presence of Governor Bandaru Dattatraya, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice L. Narayana Swamy.

AMRITSAR: : A rally was organized by the Police Department on the occasion of International Prohibition Day. The rally which was started from Novelty chowk and it was ended at police line here on Saturdsy NCC cadets also participated on this occasion.

MANSA: On the day of "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking," Senior Superintendent of Police Dr. Narinder Bhargav, IPS told that in compliance with the directions of Chief Minister of Punjab Capt. Amrinder Singh and Director General of Police, Punjab Shri Dinkar Gupta, IPS, "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" has been celebrated.

CHANDIGARH: Reiterating his demand for a National Drug Policy to tackle the scourge, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday underlined the need for more synergy between the STF, the Police and the Intelligence wing to eliminate drugs from the state.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to send strong message about the ill-effects of drugs, the Punjab Police, on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Saturday, organised various awareness activities to sensitise the people in all the districts across the state.

CHANDIGARH: Food and Civil Supplies Minister Punjab Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu today suspended four Food Inspectors posted at Sultanpur Lodhi for not disbursing wheat to eligible beneficiaries under National Food Security Act.

CHANDIGARH: Government schools under the leadership of Punjab Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla are continuously setting new milestones. Now, 18 students from government schools have been selected for the national level 'Responsible Artificial Intelligence' program.

PATIALA: Given the current circumstances imposed on us due to Covid 19, The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, which is running two post graduate courses for Yoga, namely, the MSc Yoga (two years course) and the Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga (a one-year course), has decided to partner itself with the Everest Yoga Institute to organise a one-month Yoga awareness and practice program which is being run in a virtual mode across the globe in over 20 countries, said Lt. Gen. J S Cheema, Vice Chancellor.

CHANDIGARH: On the occasion of 'International Yoga Day', Punjab Government today recruited 166 Up-Vedayas on a regular basis in Directorate of Ayurveda.

MUMBAI: On the occasion of International Day of Yoga on Monday, Malaika Arora draws focus on yoga and urges fans to integrate the form of fitness as a part of their in their lives.

KATHMANDU: Indian and Chinese nationals are among the 15 people reported missing after a flash flood in the Nepal's Melamchi River wreaked havoc at the Melamchi Bazaar and other low lying areas along the Indrawati river basin in Sindhupalchowk district, a media report said.

NEW DELHI: Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a report that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms.

KATHMANDU: Indian and Chinese nationals are among the 15 people reported missing after a flash flood in the Nepal's Melamchi River wreaked havoc at the Melamchi Bazaar and other low lying areas along the Indrawati river basin in Sindhupalchowk district, a media report said.

PATNA: An international criminal wanted in over a dozen cases of heinous crimes including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and bomb blasts was arrested by the Bihar Police on Thursday.

GURU HAR SAHAI: The 9th National Gatka Championship which was postponed in the last year due to Covid-19 pandemic, is now scheduled to be held at Guru Harsahai this year.

CHANDIGARH: The National Scheduled Caste Alliance (NSCA) today urged the union government headed by Mr. Narendra Modi to immediately enhance the income slabs for the scheduled castes of the country keeping in view their present plight.

CHANDIGARH: In view of rapidly declining corona cases, Punjab Sports, Youth Services and NRI Affairs Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Wednesday directed the Sports Department to open all the stadiums of the state for the players desirous to participate in national and international sporting events.

NEW DELHI:Supportive international prices are expected to help domestic steelmakers tide over the second Covid wave, ratings agency ICRA said.
Besides, ICRA expects domestic demand to recover in the coming months with the gradual lifting of lockdowns and mobility restrictions in India during June 2021 and improving vaccination coverage.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has directed the school heads to ensure the participation of the students on the occasion of International Yoga Day.

CHANDIGARH: The Health Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu said that now second dose of Covishield Vaccine will be administered prior to prescribe time interval after 28 days to persons who undertake international travel for specific purposes.

BATHINDA: The Dept. of Botany, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) celebrated World Oceans Day by organizing a Webinar on the topic ‘Planet Earth’s Oceans: Its flywheel’ and an International Quiz. The theme of Oceans Day Celebrations was ‘The Ocean life and livelihoods’. The invited speaker of the programme was Prof. Vinod Kumar Gaur, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award Winner (1979) and Former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. This programme was part of the UN World Oceans Day celebrations.

CHANDIGARH: In line with its international exchange programme to enable the students of best practices in the technical education sector on both sides, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wayne State University (USA).

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has invited the online applications from teachers for the National Teacher Award-2021.

LUDHIANA: Dr RS Sethi, Professor and Head, Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana has been appointed as Adjunct professor in the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada for four years.

LUDHIANA: Dr. Jasbir Singh Bedi, Director, Centre for One Health, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) has been awarded with the Fellow of Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialist (IAVPHS) (India) for his valuable contribution in the field of veterinary public health and epidemiology.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Biodiversity Board and Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST) jointly commemorated UN proclaimed International Day for Biological Diversity, 2021 on the theme of “We're part of the solution #ForNature" by organizing two days’ ‘Expert Lectures Series on Conserving threatened Fauna (Animals) of the State in Climate Scenario’ which culminated on 26th May , 2021.

NEW DELHI: Manjeet, a former national level gold medalist in wrestling, and member of the dreaded Kaushal gang, has been arrested for robbery and illegal supply of liquor, Delhi Police said on Thursday.