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Money Heist Season 4 first impression: The chaos is the juice

Álex Pina, the creator of Money Heist, knows that it is not the ingeniously planned heist that keeps the audience hooked to the show. It is the unpredictability of human characters that enrich the show’s drama.

From Dekh Bhai Dekh to CID, here’s everything Indian TV has to offer

Indian television is presenting an interesting mix of shows to keep viewers entertained as they practice self-isolation amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Kay Kay Menon: Special Ops was purely the genius of Neeraj Pandey

Hotstar series Special Ops has Kay Kay Menon playing a R&AW officer Himmat Singh, who is on a manhunt to nab one of the most wanted terrorists.

Technology

Delhi government launches COVID-19 WhatsApp helpline number: How it use

To ensure that everyone has easy access to credible information around COVID-19 the Health & Family Welfare Department of Government of NCT of Delhi has launched a dedicated WhatsApp helpline number.

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Intel launches 10th Gen Core processors geared towards gaming

With the 10th Gen processors, the company has been able to achieve up to 5.3 GHz turbo speed with eight cores and 16 threads, which is usually the performance that PC grade processors put out.

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Zoombombing is seeing trolls take over Zoom video calls: Here’s what happens

Zoom has seen a meteoric rise in its popularity, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it has also led to a new ugly trend called 'zoombombing' where trolls are barging into calls and sharing objectionable content

Chandigarh News

21 of Tablighi Jamaat identified, 6 had attended event in New Delhi

The Tablighi Jamaat members who had attended the jamat in Mumbai had reached Chandigarh through Chandigarh Express train from Mumbai on March 17

In absence of delivery persons, home delivery becomes a hassle, most shut

While the online grocery store BigBasket has resumed the services in the Tricity, it is unable to accept any orders, both due to backlog and lack of uninterrupted supply. Both Panchkula and UT administrators, however, have put up a list of stores and shops on their websites for home delivery

A‘Move car for at least 5 meter once a week to avoid mechanic failure,’ says experts

“We advise car owners to keep their car in motion, even if it has been stationary. The car should be run atleast 5 meters front or reverse, once a week, to avoid any mechanic failure in the vehicle,” said Hitesh Taneja, Manager, Volkswagen, Chandigarh.

Punjab and Haryana HC stays sentence of ex-UT officer

In the order, Justice Suvir Sehgal said that the trial court’s decision to suspend the sentence will remain operative till the next date of hearing, May 12. The lower court had sentenced Chada to three-year imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 84 lakh on him

Councillors get five curfew passes each

These passes, which include one pass for the councillor, four for their aides and one for their car, have been issued when norms of social distancing have to be followed strictly.

Woman’s death leads to clash between UT police and residents

The protesters attacked the police personnel with sticks, iron rods and bricks. Later, police personnel lathicharged them after entering their houses. Local residents claimed a partially blind son of woman Mindoo was hit on the head and thrashed in full public view.

GMCH staff nurse absconds from home quarantine

An order by the Director Principal of GMCH 32, B S Chavan, which was circulated to all heads of departments of the hospital, warned all staff to avoid such an incident in the future.

All Covid-19 patients to be shifted to dedicated isolation facility at PGI

Until now, patients were screened and admitted across isolation wards in the three major government hospitals of the city- PGIMER, Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 and Government Multi Specialty Hospital in Sector 16.

Chandigarh: Doctors treating corona patients allowed free stay, food at Hotel Park View

Meanwhile, Governor of Punjab-cum-Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, V P Singh Badnore reviewed the anti-corona arrangements with Director, PGIMER, Director Health Services and Director Principal, GMCH regarding availability of medicines and staff.

At GMCH-32 screening ward, doctors say deciding who to test an onerous task

While India was in the earlier stages of the pandemic, the Indian Council for Medical research had mandated that only those with relevant travel history and history of contact with positive patient be observed and tested if symptoms develop.

One more tests positive in Chandigarh

The 49-year-old has no relevant travel history or history of contact with a positive patient. He has relatives who had returned from Dubai and Singapore in mid-February, but the patient claims that he never met these relatives.

As demand for power nosedives, Punjab govt shuts private thermal plants

The three private thermal power plants at Rajpura, Talwandi Sabo and Goindwal Sahib have been asked to shut. The government has also shut down its own power plants in Lehra Mohabbat and Ropar.

Coronavirus outbreak: Punjab to quarantine all entering state

Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu told The Indian Express, “Any person who is symptomatic would be kept at a government isolation ward and those asymptomatic would be kept in quarantine at home.”

Cong MLA’s distillery now manufacturing sanitisers, he distributes it for free

Rana Gurjit, a former minister who represents Kapurthala in Punjab Assembly, took the step after the state government urged the distilleries in the state to manufacture sanitiser, being sold at skyrocketing prices amid lockdown after COVID-19 outbreak.