Articles

Discusses COVID situation & developmental activities in the UT New Delhi, May 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) –   Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Shri R K Mathur today called on Union  Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh here and discussed COVID situation and other issues including revival of development activity in the newly created Union Territory. He also thanked the Minister for his …

New Delhi, May 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  Subsequent to the Ministry of Home Affairs order regarding movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places by special trains, Indian Railways had decided to operate “Shramik Special” trains form 1st May 2020.                    As on 25th May …

New Delhi, May 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated the breakthrough event of Chamba Tunnel under Chardham Pariyojana through video conference mode. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) achieved this major milestone by digging up a 440 m long Tunnel below the busy Chamba town on Rishikesh-Dharasu road Highway (NH 94). …

New Delhi, May 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  As part of COVID-19 mitigation mission of Country, CSIR has strategized its R&D to develop, integrate, scale-up, and deploy necessary technological interventions for combating Coronavirus pandemic in the country. Considering the multifarious problems created by coronavirus, which require interventions, the CSIR under the guidance of its Director General, Dr. Shekhar Mande has …

New  Delhi, May 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  On 2nd April 2020, India launched Aarogya Setu mobile App for helping augment the efforts of limiting the spread of COVID19, with an objective of enabling Bluetooth based contact tracing, mapping of likely hotspots and dissemination of relevant information about COVID19. The App has over 114 million users as on 26th May, …

New Delhi, May 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Government has notified N-95 Masks as an essential commodity under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 by the Government vide Notification dated 13th March 2020. Thus, hoarding, black-marketing of the essential commodity is punishable offence under the Act. To keep check on the hoarding, black-marketing of the essential commodity, NPPA in exercise of the …

New Delhi, May 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Today R.K Singh the Union Minister of Power reviewed the progress of restoration of power systems post AMPHAN cyclone in WB and Odisha with Additional Chief Secretary Power, WB; Principal Secretary, Power, Odisha; CMDs of various DISCOMS; Secretary Power, GoI; Additional Secretary, Power, GoI; CMD, PowerGrid, and other senior officials via video-conferencing. …

The congestion witnessed in the Railway network is over New Delhi, May 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Subsequent to the Ministry of Home Affairs order regarding movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places by special trains, Indian Railways had decided to operate “Shramik Special” trains form 1st May 2020.         …

New Delhi, May 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari today said that the government is exploring new financial lending institutions to support small-scale units in terms of financial support.  Shri Gadkari said that government is working towards strengthening the NBFCs which will help small businesses to avail easy credit …

New Delhi, May 25 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Continuing the coordination efforts and restoration measures in the areas of West Bengal affected by cyclone Amphan, the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gaubamet again today for the fifth time.              As announced by Prime Minister after his aerial survey and …