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Chandigarh recorded 399 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday pushing the caseload to 29,197.The total number of fatalities reached 388 after two more people succumbed to the virus on Wednesday in the city.

Chandigarh April 6A scooter rider was killed after being hit by an ambulance at the Sector 39/40/55/56 roundabout. According to the police complainant Vishnu Dev a resident of Sector 56 reported that the scooter being driven by his neighbour Nairan Singh was hit by an ambulance. The victim was injured and rushed to the GMCH Sector 32 where doctors declared him brought dead. Darshan Lal of Mohali district was driving the ambulance. He was arrested and later released on bail.

Poonam Gupta was carrying a 305-gm heroin consignment that was supposed to be delivered in Chandigarh.

Numerous incidents of farmers and villagers stopping the representatives of BJP-JJP from entering villages, towns and cities in Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh have been reported since the centre has passed the new agricultural laws.

The city beautiful reported 287 fresh cases on Friday, pushing the tally of active cases to 3098.

Covid-19 cases are rapidly increasing in Chandigarh; more than 250 cases are being reported every day for the last several days. The city registered 265 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday(30 March).

The decisions were taken by the Governor of Punjab and Chandigarh Administrator VP Singh Badnore during a War Room meeting to check the spread of COVID-19. 

Tribune News ServiceChandigarh March 15The Chandigarh Parent Association (CPA) has written to UT Adviser Manoj Parida requesting online conduct of examination at schools in view of a surge in Covid-19 cases. All schools of Chandigarh were earlier closed. However as the Covid situation improved the Education Department decided to conduct offline exams at the government schools and the private schools were also allowed to conduct exams in the offline mode. The appeal sent by association reads: “All government schools and a few private schools have been conducting compulsory offline exams for various classes since the last week of February. While there were 120 active cases in February we have about 1088 active cases of Covid in Chandigarh at present.

The Chandigarh administration on Wednesday imposed restrictions on gatherings due to the surge in Covid-19 cases, while also deciding to keep primary schools shut.

Gurugram March 10Saaniya Sharma carded five birdies against three bogeys for the day's best card of a 2-under 70 on the first day of the fifth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here today. Saaniya's best finish this season has been T-12 but in the first round here today she shot her best round of the year. It gave her a one-shot lead over the trio of experienced Tvesa Malik and the Bakshi sisters Hitaashee and Jahanvi. Saaniya a qualified referee and a coach has been playing patchy golf this season and was happy to get a card under par. “I have worked hard last few weeks so it is good to see the scores coming in” she said.

Chandigarh: As many as 2794 persons were inoculated in the city on Tuesday. Among them 1687 were senior citizens while 177 were in the age group of 45-59 with comorbidities.

Chandigarh March 7A day after a six-year-old girl was found murdered near the Hallo Majra light point the UT police today added the rape charge to the case. A protest was also staged at Hallo Majra by residents demanding that the suspect should be booked for rape too. A police official said although the postmortem report was yet to be received Section 376 (rape) of the IPC was added to the case. The semi-naked body of the victim was founded dumped in the forest area on Saturday morning around 15 hours after she had gone missing. The footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area led to the identification of the 12-year-old suspect who was seen taking the girl on a bicycle.

Sandeep RanaTribune News ServiceChandigarh March 4The well-planned city of Chandigarh fell from fifth rank of 2018 to 29th in the Ease of Living Index-2020. Out of the total 100 marks the city scored overall 54.40 in the Ease of Living Index. “In the Ease of Living Index the city's national ranking is far below than the residents' expectations. In the last ranking Chandigarh was overall fifth. It is a matter of serious introspection for Chandigarh Smart City Ltd and the UT Administration” he added.

With 56 cases and one Covid death the UT case tally on Wednesday reached 21962 and the death toll 355. TNS67 more found +ve in MohaliMohali: Sixty-seven new Covid-19 cases were reported from the district on Wednesday. Twenty-one patients recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours. With no new death the toll stands at 386. TNS22 fresh cases in PanchkulaPanchkula: The district on Wednesday reported 22 fresh coronavirus cases taking the overall tally to 10883.

Tribune News ServiceChandigarh March 2ArriveSAFE an NGO and the Chandigarh Traffic Police started a three-day awareness campaign to make users of non-motorised vehicles (NMVs) such as cycles rickshaws and rehris aware about the consequences of drunken driving and to increase their visibility. High quality reflectors will be put on 3000 NMVs. Harman Singh Sidhu president of ArriveSAFE said: “Most awareness campaigns and enforcement drives target drivers of motorised vehicles leaving this segment of road users to fend for themselves. Though drunk cyclists are not challaned under the Motor Vehicle Act they are at a greater risk of losing life or getting life altering injury in case of a crash hence this campaign.”