Museum of trees to be inaugurated in Chandigarh today
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 11:35 PM IST
On the occasion of the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev on November 30, the governor Punjab and UT administrator, VP Singh Badnore, will inaugurate Chandigarh- the Museum of Trees.
The project has been funded by the ministry of culture and is promoted by the Chandigarh Nature and Health Society, a registered NGO.
To preserve and propagate the surviving sacred trees by reproducing true genotypes of the parent trees, the museum has successfully reproduced genetically true replicas of 12 sacred trees, including Dukh Bhanjani ber tree of the Golden Temple; Ber tree of gurdwara Ber Sahib, Sultanpur Lodhi;and Ber tree of gurdwara Babe-di-Ber, Sialkot, Pakistan.
Conceived and curated by former IAS officer and author DS Jaspal, said the Museum of Trees is a sacred grove created out of genetically true replicas of sacred trees of Sikhism. The naming of sacred shrines after trees is unique to the Sikh religion.
Two held with three stolen cars, eight two-wheelers in Chandigarh
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 11:41 PM IST
Both the accused were driving cars stolen from Mauli Jagran on October 21, 2020, and January 16 this year, respectively
Chandigarh Transport Undertaking staffer held for taking ₹1 lakh bribe
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 11:39 PM IST
The vigilance department has arrested an employee of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) for taking a bribe of ₹1 lakh
Lack of symptoms, late detection led to widespread Covid infection in Chandigarh’s Bapu Dham Colony, says study
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 11:39 PM IST
The research study was conducted by PGIMER and also appeared in the journal of primary care and community health states
Focus on women’s empowerment secures ₹100-cr EU grant for 24x7 water supply project in Chandigarh
By Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 10:44 PM IST
The ₹500 crore ambitious project will have jobs reserved for women at different levels, health programmes exclusively for them and priority water connections in women’s name besides subsidies
Process for senate polls initiated, Panjab University tells HC
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 10:42 PM IST
At the same time, varsity said, it is actively considering governance reforms in view of the National Education Policy 2020, according to which the senate is to be replaced with a board of governors
Panjab University semester exams likely to be conducted online
By Dar Ovais, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 12:27 AM IST
The examinations for students of odd semesters in Panjab University are likely to be conducted online
Public bike sharing in Chandigarh: 11,000 users ride 35,000km in a month, save 11,617 tonnes in carbon emissions
By Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 12:22 AM IST
In the next phase, by May this year, 1,250 cycles will be added and dockets will be increased from 25 to 155
Bad weather grounds two flights, delays 10 at Chandigarh airport
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:51 PM IST
Passengers travelling to Delhi on IndiGo’s flight scheduled at 7:45am had to wait for more than six hours before it finally took off at 2:10pm
Stricter fire safety rules in the works in Chandigarh
By Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:44 PM IST
After years in slumber, the Chandigarh municipal corporation is finally set to enforce stricter fire safety rules with harsher penalties against violators and additional powers to its fire department for enforcement
Documentary film on Ganga screened at Chitkara University
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:42 PM IST
The documentary, filmed over six months between June 2016 and April 2017 on slow river exploration journeys, is a first-person account of a 3,000-kilometre walk from Ganga Sagar in West Bengal till Gangotri in Uttarakhand
‘Hid jab from family as they’d refuse’
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:36 AM IST
Saroj Bala, who has served in the dispensary for the last 20 years, kept the vaccination a secret from her family, which only came to know about her getting the shot from media reports.
374 health workers get first Covishield dose in Chandigarh
By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 10:07 PM IST
At Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, only 95 of the expected 200 got the jabs on Day 1 of the nationwide drive
Chandigarh: Mercury drops to 11.3°C due to dense fog
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 09:30 PM IST
This was 10 notches below normal and similar foggy conditions can be expected in the coming days as well.
Raj Bhawan versus Haryana govt:Opposition expresses shock over govt opposing governor
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2021 11:54 AM IST
State government termed his orders to extend the services of a Red Cross Society official illegal before the Punjab and Haryana high court.
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy: Punjab enter quarters with fourth straight win
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 08:02 PM IST
Riding high on 140-run, unbeaten opening-wicket stand between Prabhsimran Singh (73 runs) and Abhishek Sharma (59 runs), Punjab recorded a convincing 10-wicket win over Jammu and Kashmir in their Elite Group A game during the ongoing Syed Mushtaq T20 Trophy at the Alur Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday