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Manimajra to get evening OPD; no relief in sight for dispensaries

Chandigarh, June 11 -- After receiving a positive response from the evening outpatient department (OPD) services at the Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, the health department is plannin... Read More


With no toilet for women, Sec-38 health centre reeks of admn apathy

Chandigarh, June 10 -- Having come for a regular pregnancy checkup at the Sector-38 civil dispensary, Aarti, a resident of Sector 38 West, expressed distress and uneasiness about using the men's toile... Read More


UT allots 2 rooms at Sec-31 group home before deadline, draws flak

Chandigarh, June 5 -- After the social welfare department in Chandigarh allotted rooms to two senior citizens at the Sector-31 Group Home facility before the June 22 deadline for receiving application... Read More


Saffron surge in Nayagaon as party wins 16 seats in SAD's stronghold

Mohali, May 30 -- In the Nayagaon municipal council election results declared on Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landmark victory, winning 16 out of 21 seats, marking its highest... Read More


In 2024-25, PGIMER procured 66% medicines from private chemists

Chandigarh, May 26 -- Despite housing one of the country's largest networks of government-run AMRIT pharmacies and Jan Aushadhi centres, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (... Read More


PGI docs develop AI-based app to detect gallbladder cancer using ultrasound images

Chandigarh, May 23 -- A multidisciplinary team of doctors at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), led by Dr Pankaj Gupta, has developed an artificial intelligence (A... Read More


Heatwave continues to grip city, no respite in sight: MeT

Chandigarh, May 22 -- The city continued to reel under heatwave conditions for the second consecutive day on Thursday as the maximum temperature settled at 44.2degC. Residents may expect no respite fr... Read More


Chemists on strike today but you can get meds at govt pharmacies

Chandigarh, May 20 -- Chemist shops across Chandigarh and Mohali will remain closed on Wednesday in response to a nationwide bandh call by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists. Pharmac... Read More


10 months on, 1,200 PGI technical staff yet to get pay, promotion benefits

Chandigarh, May 20 -- Nearly ten months after Union minister of health and family welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda approved the technical cadre restructuring, over 1,200 technical cadre staff at the Post G... Read More


In women-reserved wards, male leaders 'hijack' show

Chandigarh, May 18 -- In the seven women-reserved wards of the Panchkula Municipal Corporation, male relatives or political colleagues of the candidates appeared to play a dominant role, overseeing ca... Read More