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Chandigarh: rRs.r20 lakh supplies meant for pregnant women, newborns pilfered at PGIMER

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- Medical supplies worth Rs.20 lakh, including the costly immunoglobulin injections, meant for pregnant women and sick newborns admitted at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Educ... Read More


Chandigarh: Now, mental health patients get say in treatment; rules notified

Chandigarh, Aug. 3 -- With Chandigarh Mental Healthcare Rules 2026 in place, persons with mental illness will now be able to decide in advance how they want to be treated and whom they want to appoint... Read More


A farmer's daughter with PhD dreams: Promising life cut short on PU campus

Chandigarh, July 29 -- She was the first one from her family to pursue PhD. Hailing from a farmer's family, Jyoti, 28, had dreams of becoming a professor. She had worked hard towards her goal. But jus... Read More


GMCH-32: OBC quota for MBBS admissions to go up by 7% this year

Chandigarh, July 24 -- The reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in UT pool MBBS admissions at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, will increase from 3% to 7% for the 202... Read More


Chandigarh: 2 out of every 5 deliveries in city take place through caesarean, says NFHS

Chandigarh, July 16 -- Nearly two out of every five deliveries in the city were conducted through caesarean section, revealed the sixth National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2023-24, released recently.... Read More


Among UTs, Chandigarh sees highest rise in underweight kids

Chandigarh, July 11 -- Among eight union territories, Chandigarh has recorded the highest increase in the prevalence of underweight children below the age of five years, according to the national fami... Read More


Chandigarh DC to schools: Free 20% parking area or face demolition

Chandigarh, June 29 -- The private schools that have not earmarked 20% of their premises for parking as per the approved building plan are bound to face action, Chandigarh deputy commissioner (DC) Nis... Read More


Chandigarh: Parking pangs at PGIMER amid pending project

Chandigarh, June 27 -- Unable to find a parking space at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), local resident Sohan Singh now ferries his 75-year-old mother, Reshmi D... Read More


Chandigarh: Limit oil consumption, say PGI experts

Chandigarh, June 26 -- A person should consume 3 tablespoons of edible oil daily, approximately 15 ml, including all sources, totaling 500 ml a month. Experts deliberating on healthy edible oil consum... Read More


Chandigarh: Punjab, HP, J&K owe PGIMER rRs.r14 crore

Chandigarh, June 22 -- The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has to recover Rs.13.69 crore from governments of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir for treatin... Read More