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The Sale Of Expired Drugs In A Hospital In Chandigarh

The CGHS hospital in Chandigarh has been compromising with the life of its patients and selling expired drugs unscrupulously through its in-house dispensary says a latest report. The criminal operation was brought to light // by a news team, which exposed and captured unethical conduct on camera. .. ..As soon as the accusation was made those involved first went into denial mode immediately after...

Chicken Fest in Chandigarh To ward off bird flu scare

When there is a general Bird Flu scare in the country,. The city of Chandigarh has grabbed this opportunity and organized a festival of chicken and eggs to ward off this scare.// .. ..The festival began at the parade ground on Saturday and continued through Sunday and attracted hundreds of food lovers who wanted to have a quick bite of chicken at a lowest possible price... ..While most people pre...

Medicos Call Off Strike In Punjab, Haryana And Chandigarh

Medicos across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh tonight called off their nearly fortnight-long strike against Centre's move to reserve seats for OBCs in elite educational institutions. // ....A decision to this effect was taken at the general body meeting of Association of Resident Doctors of the Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research here tonight, Dr Subh Mohan Singh of Youth...

Condom Vending Machines to be Installed in Chandigarh

Chandigarh - the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana - will soon have 20 condom vending machines installed at key locations, it was announced Friday.// ..The machines will be installed by the state AIDS control society. Public sector undertaking Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) will operate, insure and refill these machines, an official spokesman said. ..Most of the machines will be installed at me...

Fresh Polio Cases Reported from Chandigarh, Haryana

Chandigarh has reported a case of polio, described by health officials as the first such case that has come to light in the union territory in the last four years.// ....Adjoining Haryana too has reported three polio cases - two in Sonepat district and one in Faridabad. One polio case was reported from Kurukshetra last month. ....Health officials said here Tuesday that the polio-affected child...

Malnutrition on decline among school children in Chandigarh

Malnutrition among school children in Chandigarh's rural areas and colonies has come down, said a report of the local health authorities.// ....A health department official said Tuesday the survey of school children, up to Class 5, revealed that malnutrition had come down by 22 percent in the last one year, ever since the mid-day meal scheme was introduced in some government schools of the union...

Chandigarh to Screen Mothers, Children for Genetic Disorders

Chandigarh has become the first place among states and union territories to enforce screening of all pregnant women and new born children to find any genetic disorder// that could lead to disabilities. ....Chandigarh Home Secretary Krishna Mohan Friday said neo-natal screening of all children would be done to check any adverse fallout later. ....All government hospitals would introduce screen...

Chandigarh Councillors Tested for AIDS in Awareness Campaign

Sixteen councillors in the city - led by a woman mayor - Saturday got themselves tested for HIV as part of a public awareness// campaign. ....Officials of the state AIDS control society conducted the tests on Union Minister of State for Finance and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal, mayor Harjinder Kaur and 15 other councillors. ....Out of 35 councillors in the local municipal corporation, nearly 20...

Chandigarh to Impose Spot Fine for Smokers from July

The Chandigarh administration, planning to make the city 'smoke-free' from July, Wednesday proposed an on-the-spot penalty on the offenders. ......At a meeting of the committee set up to work out details of implementing the proposal for a 'smoke-free' city, it was decided to empower police officials of the rank of sub-inspector to compound the offence of smoking in public places by recovering th...

Chandigarh to Become India's First Smoke-free City

As if the tag of being the country's greenest and cleanest city was not enough, Chandigarh is all set to add another feather to its cap - it will become the first smoke-free city in the country. ......The Chandigarh administration is working to get the city declared smoke free by July 1. ......The joint capital of Punjab and Haryana will have designated smoking areas at all public places and b...

Chandigarh Set to Be No-smoking Zone from July 15

Chandigarh is all set to turn into a "no-smoking zone" by mid-July this year. ... ...According to the authorities, the ban would be fully enforced from July 15 and will cover markets, restaurants and cafes. Smoking kills over a million of the 250 million users annually in the country. ... ...The establishment says it will not make the city completely smoke-free. Owners of public utilities will...