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Patient load, staff crunch put hospitals under strain

Chandigarh, May 14 -- In the absence of a long-term plan, Chandigarh's government healthcare infrastructure, ranging from an advanced tertiary hospital to peripheral centres, is rendered inefficient d... Read More


Kashmir girl tops CBSE Class 10 exam in Punjab's Mohali district

India, May 14 -- Aieda Younis, 15, who belongs to Kashmir and is a student of The Gurukul, Zirakpur, topped Mohali district in the CBSE Class 10 exams, scoring 98.6%. She scored a perfect 100 in mathe... Read More


Walk-in help desk helping process passports faster

Chandigarh, May 12 -- Introduced around three months back, the walk-in inquiry help desk at the Regional Passport Office (RPO) is proving to be a hit with applicants, with 300 to 400 queries for compl... Read More


Plaint filed against NHAI contractor over death in road mishap

Chandigarh, May 12 -- A city-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) has filed a complaint with Mohali police, seeking to hold the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) contractor responsibl... Read More


Sedan driver held for crash that left 2 dead

MOHALI, May 11 -- Police on Friday arrested the 25-year-old youth who was driving the sedan that crashed into a scooter and motorcycle near Sector 123 in Sunny Enclave, Kharar, on Thursday night, leav... Read More


Truck mows down 12-yr-old girl headed to school in Zirakpur

Mohali, May 8 -- A rashly driven truck crushed a 12-year-old schoolgirl to death near Singpura Chowk on Ambala-Chandigarh road on Tuesday morning. The victim, Ananya, was a native of Bihar and curren... Read More


'44% women with heart disease in UT are obese'

Chandigarh, May 6 -- Around 44% women diagnosed with cardiovascular disease at PGIMER are obese and only 1% of them include adequate fruits and vegetables in their daily diet. Sharing a study of Chan... Read More


PGImer holds workshop on low organ donation rate

Chandigarh, May 4 -- PGIMER hosted "MANTHAN 2024: Roundtable workshop" at a city hotel on Friday. It focused on navigating challenges and expediting deceased organ donation in northern India. Improvi... Read More


Union health ministry directs PGI director to expedite civic projects

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The standing finance committee (SFC) of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has advised the director of the institute to expedite civic projects, inc... Read More


PGI forms high-powered panel to expedite fire safety measures

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has constituted a high-powered committee to work on the modalities to address issues surrounding fire safety. Th... Read More