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COVID-19: PGIMER Chandigarh to suspend OPD services from today due to rise in cases on campus - PGIMER campus has been witnessing a surge in cases with 33 cases being reported from April 1 to April 9, 2021.

Lockdown in Punjab? Night curfew in Chandigarh - What's allowed, what's not - According to the Chandigarh administration, no gatherings, parties, non-essential activities will be allowed during the period.

Main accused of Republic Day violence Sukhdev Singh arrested from Chandigarh - He was absconding since the day of the incident and has now been brought to Delhi. He will be presented in court on Monday.

Farmers hold tractor rally at Chandigarh-Punjab border - Scores of farmers held a tractor march at Chandigarh-Punjab border against Centre’s new farm laws. Protesting farmers, camped at border areas of the national capital, have confirmed their tractor parade on Republic Day, in order to build up pressure on the government. Farmers have been protesting for nearly two months with the agenda of seeing the new farm laws being scrapped, however, multiple meetings with the government have failed to produce any result.

Panjab University develops human bite force measuring device in Chandigarh - Design Innovation Centre (DIC), UIET, Panjab University in Chandigarh has developed a human bite force measuring device which is used to measure human-biting force capacity, said principal investigator of the project Prashant Jindal. Speaking to ANI, Jindal said, “This device is used to assess biting force related disorders and recovery rates of post operated patients who have undergone maxillofacial surgeries.” “The purpose of the device is that it gives us the estimate of how much is the biting force capacity of a patient and based on the number the surgeon can evaluate whether the bite force is normal or less and if it is less then what could be the issue with the jaw and tooth and the muscles in the face," he added. Jindal further stated that if anyone goes for a surgery related to jaw and face after the surgery performed it needs to evaluate that has the patient removed successfully to original condition or not. "So far we have done 100 successful trials over normal patients who do not have any problem in their jaws. So now we will be conducting a test for those patients who have specific issues to their tooth, jaw and face and based on that we will be able to assess that this device is useful to the people who were suffering to any disease also and after that we will be going for its commercialisation," he said.

Chandigarh Administration “fully prepared” to vaccinate its people: UT’s Advisor - Speaking on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and storage, Chandigarh Administration Advisor Manoj Parida on December 16 said Union territory is fully prepared on how to vaccinate people when vaccines will be available. He said, “We're fully prepared on how to vaccinate people when vaccines will be available. We've also planned on how vaccines will be stored and transported. We've prepared sites where vaccines will be stored & vaccinators have been trained.”

'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui': Abhishek Kapoor reveals why he picked Ayushmann Khurrana, Vaani Kapoor for the roles - Abhishek Kapoor shared new images of Ayushmann Khurrana-Vaani Kapoor, while revealing why he picked them for their roles in 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui'

Chandigarh’s team of doctors conduct rapid antigen tests at Sector 17 bus stand - A team of doctors from Chandigarh’s hospital is conducting COVID-19 tests of people, who are travelling back from New Delhi and other areas. The rapid antigen tests were being conducted at Sector 17 bus stand. Both passengers and staff, including bus drivers and conductors are being tested at the centres. The step was taken due to the rising COVID infections in the national capital. According to the Health ministry, there are 1081 active cases in the city.

Viral video: Sidharth Shukla consoles emotional fan at Chandigarh hotel, tells her 'mat ro' - Earlier, Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill shared pictures from their respective Diwali celebrations which took the internet by storm as the two posed for a photo dressed in black attires.

CA group distributes sanitary pad to underprivileged women in Chandigarh - With an aim to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene, a group of Chartered Accountants distributed sanitary napkins to women from underprivileged section in Chandigarh's Maloya. One of them, Shubham said, 'We usually don't get lot of time to do good for society. We have formed association to engage in such activities for at least once a month.'

Fire at dumping ground in Chandigarh left residents with burning eyes - A major fire broke out at Dadu Majra garbage dumping site in Chandigarh on October 6. “The smoke was so pervasive it permeated masks. The effects of fire still persist in the area. The stench of smoke is still in locals' homes,” said Dyal Krishan, chairman, Dadu Majra Dumping Site Joint Action Committee.

Multiplexes in Chandigarh all set to welcome people by adhering COVID guidelines - After months of shutdown due to COVID-19 scare, a huge relief for multiplex operators as under the rules for Unlock 5.0 the Centre has allowed multiplexes to re-open with up to 50% seating capacity outside containment zones from October 15. After the announcement, the multiplexes in Chandigarh are all geared up with all the necessary precautions to once again entertain people.

Kangana Ranaut reaches Chandigarh; says 'my spirit will only rise higher and higher' - Kangana's response comes after BMC posted a notice on illegal construction at her bungalow on Tuesday.

Chandigarh lockdown: Non-essential shops to remain closed on weekends - The Chandigarh administration has decided to close all shops in the city except essential services on Saturday and Sunday,

Demand for oximeters goes up in Chandigarh amid coronavirus - There has been a surge in the demand for oximeters, a device used to measure the level of oxygen in the blood. The sale of oximeters in Chandigarh has increased amid COVID-19 outbreak. Since the lack of oxygen in one’s body is seen as a major symptom of novel coronavirus, people have been increasingly using the device to monitor oxygen saturation level in their body while at home. While speaking to ANI, the president of Chandigarh Chemists Association, Amarjeet Singh said, “People are demanding oximeters more as compared to last few months due to coronavirus situation. The cost of these oximeters are around Rs 1400.”