Punjab CM Captain Amrinder Singh
Punjab CM Captain Amrinder Singh launched the second phase of ‘Punjab Smart Connect Scheme’ Friday.
In the second phase of the scheme, another 80,000 smart phones will be distributed to class 12 students of government schools. With the launch of the second phase, phones were distributed at 845 schools by various ministers and MLAs across the state.
The CM also announced that the remaining 45,443 smart phones of the total targeted 1,75,443 would be provided to students by the end of this month, to fulfill the government’s commitment to strengthen the digital infrastructure in schools. The CM said that the closure of industries due to Covid-19 outbreak has delayed the process of distribution of phones.
Chandigarh to experience shallow fog in coming days
The Weather department said that though cold waves remain active, city will see shallow fog in mornings and evenings, in the coming days. A clear sunshine in the coming days has also been forecasted. December 19, 2020 5:51:14 am
The city will record a relief from the dense fog and witness shallow fog in the coming days. (Representational)
Friday was reported as the coldest day of the season in the region, with Chandigarh recording a minimum temperature of 4.4 degrees celsius. Meanwhile, the maximum temperature was recorded in the city was 17.6 degrees celsius. On Thursday, the minimum temperature was 5.1 degrees celsius.
‘Self sufficiency good to strive for, but it shouldn’t become a battle between private, public sectors’
The evening session of the Military Literature Festival (MLF) 2020 saw a riveting panel discussion on ‘Self-reliance towards defence preparedness’. Updated: December 20, 2020 3:53:24 am
The panelists agreed that India is one of the largest buyers of the defence equipment in the world market and this contrasts sharply to the ‘Make in India’ call.
The moribund policies of indigenisation of defence production, the advances made in recent years and the long and arduous march towards self reliance in defence production were among the issues discussed Friday on the second day of the Military Literature Festival (MLF) 2020.
Forgotten and shelved: When Indian troops trounced the Chinese at Nathu La
Forgotten and shelved, this incredible story of India’s victory over China at Nathu La and Cho La forms the narrative of ‘Watershed 1967’, the debut book by former Indian Army officer Probal Das Gupta. Updated: December 20, 2020 3:43:26 am
The author said that it was odd that India’s victory of 1967 over an arch rival had been buried and forgotten.
The Chandigarh Military Literature Festival hosted a riveting discussion on a book about India’s victory over China in two successive battles in 1967. Forgotten and shelved, this incredible story of India’s victory over China at Nathu La and Cho La forms the narrative of ‘Watershed 1967’, the debut book by former Indian Army officer Probal Das Gupta.
Madhav said that the time tested concept of bilaterism is needed to be used while dealing with any border issue be it China, Pakistan, or the recent development with Nepal or in future. “We have always said we will handle it bilaterally. We have learnt in past seven decades how to handle…There is power asymmetry (with China) but we feel that bilateral principal should not be given up on border issues,” he said.
He maintained that India’s security challenges lie to the west of its geography while economic opportunity lies in east. “The new growing arc from Pakistan to Turkey is a security challenge while in Indo-Pacific there is big economic opportunity,” he said.