Chandigarh: For some 18 agonising hours, relatives of a 28-year-old man desperately squeezed a rubber bag – a manual resuscitator – while travelling across 110km, looking for a ventilator. A healthcare system that has run out of breath left the man hanging between life and death.“Our ordeal began at 6:30pm on May 1 when my…
Chandigarh: Prof Ashok Kumar has been appointed the new medical superintendent (MS) at PGI. Official orders to the effect were issued by the PGI director on Saturday. Prof Kumar, the senior-most professor in the department of hospital administration, will now hold a dual responsibility. In addition to his new role as medical superintendent, he continues…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC) is set to purchase 10 new water tankers to augment its water supply capacity in crisis-hit areas, particularly densely populated colonies, during the summer season.According to officials, the MC engineering department has finalised the specifications for the tankers, which will be made of stainless steel to ensure water purity. Each…
Chandigarh: The average resident of Chandigarh enjoys a significantly higher standard of living than the national average, consuming more water, milk, calories, and electricity, while also recording higher income and more vehicle purchases. However, the UT grapples with greater bureaucratic hurdles and elevated crime rates, according to multiple official data sources.According to the latest NSSO…
Chandigarh: A biker was killed and the woman riding pillion injured when a motorcycle in front of them took a sudden turn, leading to a collision near the roundabout of sectors 39/40/55/56. The deceased is Mandeep, 24, a resident of Ambala, Haryana. Antima Pal, 23, resident of Behlolpur village in Mohali, said Mandeep picked her…
Chandigarh: The city’s Nandani Sharma, 24, has earned her maiden call-up to India’s squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales starting June 12. The reality hasn’t fully sunk in yet.“I am so excited, it’s taking me a while to process it,” Nandani says, her voice reflecting incredulity at the achievement….
Panchkula: Police claimed to have busted a well-organised inter-state cyber fraud racket being operated through a fake call centre in Delhi with the arrest of seven individuals.Police said the gang allegedly duped people by posing as officials of insurance companies and collecting money on the pretext of policy maturity dues and taxes.Four of the accused…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation has constituted a water management cell for the city to work on short-term and long-term water sustainability. The cell will focus on detecting non-revenue water — treated water lost before reaching consumers — identifying and resolving low-pressure areas, checking illegal borewells, ensuring the effective functioning of tubewells, and addressing machinery and…
Patiala: The Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has issued a showcause notice under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, to the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the office the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO), Nabha, for continued failure to furnish complete information to an RTI appellant, and warned that a bailable…
Qadian (Gurdaspur): Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, headquartered in Qadian, has issued a strong call for greater focus on scientific education and rational thinking and urged Ahmadi Muslims to engage deeply with modern knowledge systems and challenge misconceptions through evidence-based reasoning.Addressing a large gathering of youth, the global head of the…
