Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth over Rs 4,700 crore, spanning healthcare, education and road infrastructure. The inaugurated projects were the advanced neuroscience centre and mother and child centre at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), a multipurpose auditorium at Panjab University’s South Campus in Sector 25 and road infrastructure projects in the tricit…
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Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jalandhar on July 17, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday reviewed arrangements for the event. Dhillon visited the redeveloped Jalandhar Cantonment Railway Station and the rally venue. He also held discussions with officials from the police, civil administration and Indian Railways regarding preparations.Speaking on the occasion, Dhillon said PM Modi is visiting Punjab to inaugu…
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Monday outlined the significance of the landmark healthcare infrastructure projects that will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit on July 17. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Advanced Mother and Child Centre and the Advanced Neurosciences Centre, besides laying the foundation stone of the 150-bed Critical Care Hospital Block under the Pradhan Mant…
Chandigarh, June 13 (IANS) An employee of a chemist shop in Chandigarh’s upscale Sector 11 market close to the PGIMER was shot dead in broad daylight by two masked men inside the store on Saturday. Police said the employee, who was the cashier of Sri Kumar Medical Hall, was shot dead from point‑blank range.After committing the crime, the assailants fled along with a third accomplice, who was standing in the market parking area, on a bike.Police refused to comment on the cause of the crime, s…
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda said on Thursday that the future of medicine must be driven by innovation, guided by humanity, and rooted in compassion because nothing can replace the healing power of human touch and empathy. Addressing the 39th convocation of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here where 682 graduates were conferred degrees across multiple medical disciplines and 95 medals awarded, Union Min…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the bus accident in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib in which six devotees lost their lives. At least six people were killed, and around 20 were injured as the bus carrying devotees overturned in Fatehgarh Sahib while returning from Anandpur Sahib, police said on Wednesday. The injured included women and children. They were immediately admitted to nearby hospitals, where they are currently undergoing treatment.Taki…
Chandigarh, April 15 (IANS) At least six people were killed, and around 20 were injured as the bus carrying devotees overturned in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib while returning from Anandpur Sahib, police said on Wednesday. The injured included women and children. They were immediately admitted to nearby hospitals, where they are currently undergoing treatment.The bus, with around 40 people on board, was returning from Anandpur Sahib in Ropar district after paying obeisance on the occasion of Baisa…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday paid tribute to his father V.N. Tewari, who was killed by terrorists at their residence in Chandigarh on April 3, 1984, and said that only some get to live and die for their convictions and therefore become eternal and immortal. He further said that his father was only 48 years old at the time. Taking to social media platform X, Tewari wrote, “On 3rd April 1984 – 42 years ago at our home in Chandigarh, terrorists assassinated my fat…
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday demanded the post-mortem of mortal remains of Warehousing Corporation officer Gagandeep Singh Randhawa be done at the PGIMER here or by a panel of AIIMS doctors to ensure complete fair play, even as he demanded the arrest of former Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar’s father and personal assistant. Addressing the media here, Majithia while thanking all Opposition leaders as well as Kisan organisations a…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) In a powerful example of justice delivered beyond courtrooms, costs and penalties imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on defaulting parties are bringing renewed hope to some of the most vulnerable patients at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). In the past two years, contributions to the Poor Patient Welfare Fund (PPWF) through court-directed deposits have increased by 179 per cent, rising from Rs 89.50 lakh in 2023-24 to …