QR codes pasted outside an OPD in PGI inform patients about diet & lifestyle guidelines Chandigarh: The overworked doctors at the PGI are turning to digital “jugaad” to survive a relentless daily tidal wave of more than 10,000 patients in various OPDs. Facing a crushing workload that leaves virtually no time for lengthy counseling sessions,…
Gulab Chand Kataria launches Pulse Polio drive Chandigarh: Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria inaugurated the Pulse Polio campaign at the Model Immunization Centre (MIC), Urban Community Health Centre (UCHC), Sector 22.The campaign was formally launched with Kataria administering two drops of oral polio vaccine (OPV) to children aged 0–5 years, reaffirming the Chandigarh administration’s commitment to…
Surprise checking, combing operations at Chandigarh railway station Chandigarh: The UT Police Operation Cell, in coordination with the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF), carried out a surprise security and combing operation at Chandigarh railway station.Joint teams conducted extensive checks of passenger coaches, waiting halls, parking areas, and parcel sections. Luggage was…
Amritsar: Leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Sunday held Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal responsible for continuing Bhagwant Singh Mann as the chief minister of Punjab despite being aware of his conduct.Bajwa claimed that the AAP chief’s decision made him “equally accountable” for the ongoing controversy.Congress representatives led…
Kangra: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced Rs 10 crore for the construction of the Bara Bhangal road, assured efforts to secure Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the region and unveiled a slew of development measures during his visit to the remote area of Kangra district, which was recently hit by natural calamities.Sukhu, who…
Chandigarh: Following legal scrutiny, expert consultations and a policy review, the Punjab School Education Department has decided against altering the qualification criteria for the recruitment of Physical Training Instructors (PTIs), concluding that the Diploma in Physical Education (DPEd), formerly known as the Certificate in Physical Education (CPEd), remains the most appropriate and legally sustainable qualification…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Saturday accused the AAP govt of making a U-turn on the rollout of the Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission-Gramin (VB G RAMG) scheme.Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring questioned why the govt implemented the scheme despite the assembly unanimously rejecting it during a special session on Dec 30,…
Chandigarh: In a major reversal of its earlier stand, the Punjab government has notified the Centre’s Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), barely six months after the state assembly unanimously passed a resolution rejecting the legislation as “anti-labour” and “anti-Dalit”.A gazette notification issued by the department of rural development and…
Amritsar: Acting Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj on Saturday urged the Uttarakhand government to take strict action against a man who allegedly threatened Sikhs with a “repeat of June 1984”, saying such remarks posed a serious threat to communal harmony and peace.The man, Ashish Negi of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), allegedly made…
Bathinda: The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday called for coordinated nationwide protests if the Centre goes ahead with signing the proposed India-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which it claimed would harm small producers and the domestic economy.Appreciating the growing unity among farmer organisations on the issue, SKM alleged that the FTA would “pauperise petty…
