Chandigarh: 806% spike in calls to Centre's mental health helpline signals rising need for support

Chandigarh, Sept. 10 -- In the first eight months of 2025, the Tele MANAS helpline at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, received 4,696 calls from people seeking mental health ... Read More

One-week radiotherapy as effective as 2 weeks in breast cancer treatment, finds PGIMER study

Chandigarh, Sept. 8 -- A trial conducted by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has shown that high-risk breast cancer patients can complete radiotherapy in just one... Read More

Too few govt facilities: Organ failure patients paying 140% more at private facilities

Chandigarh, Sept. 6 -- For organ failure patients in North India, the system seems to fail them more than their bodies do. With the region having just 20 government-run facilities that are licensed to... Read More

Chandigarh: Independents, alliances clinch power in UT colleges

Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- Students across nine city colleges picked their representatives to the student councils on Wednesday. While the city has 11 colleges, only nine went for polls, as at Guru Gobind... Read More

Chandigarh colleges all set for D-Day too

Chandigarh, Sept. 3 -- Student council elections for the 2025-26 academic session will be held today in nine colleges across the city, with 43,860 students set to vote. On Tuesday, while college contr... Read More

Chandigarh: At city's girls colleges, hostel-entry timings a major poll issue

Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- As Panjab University's student elections draw near, the demand for increased timings in girls' hostel facilities across city colleges is once again gaining momentum on campus, w... Read More

PU elections: Ballot, booze & a bash(ing of Lyngdoh norms)

Chandigarh, Aug. 31 -- What should have been an opportunity to raise students' issues and shape campus policies has turned into a mockery of democracy with student organisations throwing lavish partie... Read More

Chandigarh's educational institutes: How a father's 6-yr battle ensured OBC reservation

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- Dhruvi Yadav had dreamt of becoming a dermatologist since she was a child. In 2019, when she appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), she secured an All-... Read More

Chandigarh: 29 in fray for presidential post across 9 city colleges

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- With just six days to go for the Panjab University (PU) elections, the final list of nominated candidates was displayed across nine city colleges in Chandigarh on Thursday. A to... Read More

Chandigarh: New trauma centre at GMCH-32 faces teething troubles

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- Nearly 19 days after its inauguration, the newly opened emergency and trauma block at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector-32, is still struggling to provide e... Read More

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