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Chaos express: At Chandigarh railway station, traffic, crowd control a train wreck

Chandigarh, June 23 -- On a sweltering June afternoon, 63-year-old Kanwaljeet Singh tightly gripped his wife's hand as the couple made their way to the Chandigarh railway station. Their auto-rickshaw ... Read More


Chandigarh: At PGIMER's new OPD canteen, patients fleeced with impunity

Chandigarh, June 22 -- At the sole canteen of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research's (PGIMER) new OPD building, patients and their attendants are routinely overcharged. For most ... Read More


Chandigarh: No ramp, lift in office meant to aid individuals with disabilities

Chandigarh, June 12 -- Meant to provide justice to disabled persons, the office of the State Commission for Persons with Disabilities in Sector 18, which is situated on the first floor, has no facilit... Read More


Chandigarh: Time-bound promotions for GMCH-32 faculty on the cards

Chandigarh, June 8 -- Three years after the UT administration's notification for adopting Central service rules for its employees, the newly drafted UT Chandigarh Health Service Rules are awaiting imp... Read More


Evening OPDs at dispensaries on hold amid Chandigarh admn's silence on budget

Chandigarh, June 6 -- The UT health department's plan to start evening outpatient departments (OPDs) at all its civil dispensaries and health and wellness centres across the city remains in limbo in t... Read More


Chandigarh: Students welcome one-shift NEET PG exam, fear delay

Chandigarh, June 4 -- The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2025 has been postponed indefinitely, leaving over 2 lakh aspiring medical students across the country in li... Read More


Karnal woman dies after setting herself ablaze due to in-laws' abuse

Chandigarh, June 3 -- A 36-year-old woman from Karnal, Haryana, who had set herself on fire after allegedly enduring prolonged abuse by her husband and his family, died of her injuries on Sunday eveni... Read More


Rain-embraced May bids Chandigarh goodbye with cool temperatures

Chandigarh, June 1 -- In a break from the typical blazing heat in the month, May this year offered city residents a cool and welcome respite, thanks to 66 mm rain - 191% over the normal average of 22.... Read More


Chandigarh: A single hookah puff equal to 30-40 of cigarette, warns PGIMER

Chandigarh, May 31 -- One puff of hookah is equivalent to taking 30-40 cigarettes puffs in one go, experts at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) have warned. Though se... Read More


40-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh dies of Covid-19 in Chandigarh hospital

Chandigarh, May 29 -- A 40-year-old patient from Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, who was referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, from Ludhiana died after testing posi... Read More