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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently ordered the attachment of one-third of the salary of the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, until compliance is ensured with a prior court judgment granting pension benefits to retired Senior Lecturer Dr Parveen Parkash.

HC freezes one-third salary of Punjab health secretary in pension row

June 02, 2025 6:47 pm

Justice Harkesh Manuja of the Punjab and Haryana High Court cracks the whip as a retired lecturer of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital was denied commensurate retirement benefits.

Apurva Chandra appointed Health Secretary; Sanjay Jaju I&B Secretary

February 03, 2024 9:36 pm

Eight other senior officers have been appointed in different central government departments and in the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle affected by the Centre on Saturday.

Chandigarh health secretary Yashpal Garg visits hospital in disguise, notes ‘irregularities’

April 16, 2023 6:23 pm

Yashpal Garg found that bills were not being issued by chemist shops. He has now called for an immediate explanation in this regard and also directed the drug inspector to look into the issues.

Chandigarh IAS officer performs CPR on man who collapsed in office

January 19, 2023 1:50 am

Yashpal Garg gave CPR to Janak Lal after he had collapsed in the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) office Tuesday morning. Lal has been admitted to the Government Multi Speciality Hospital, Sector-16.

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Senior bureaucrat Rajesh Bhushan takes charge as health secretary

July 31, 2020 11:49 pm

"Rajesh Bhushan, IAS (Bihar:1987) took charge as Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on superannuation of Preeti Sudan, at Nirman Bhawan today," the health ministry said.

New air-conditioned OPD block opens at Lok Nayak

July 16, 2014 1:12 am

There will be an electronic queue registration system for OPD patients for the first time.

Three zones created to share patient load

July 27, 2012 12:52 am

BETTER CARE All government hospitals to have nodal officers,consultants to decide on referrals of patients

UT to mark world population stabilisation fortnight

July 14, 2012 3:51 am

The World Population Stabilization Fortnight is being celebrated in UT,Chandigarh from July 11-24 with the theme Khushhali Ka Aadhar: Chhota Parivar.

AMC hospitals medicos join teachers stir with mass CL

March 27, 2012 4:22 am

As the strike by medical teachers in the state entered the fifth day on Monday,non-practising doctors at AMC-run hospitals went on a mass casual leave for a day to express solidarity with the protesting teachers.

CN Heard : Obliged!

February 27, 2012 1:40 am

Arguing at the top of his voice and defending Chandigarh Administration against allegations of negligence in the Nari Niketan rape case,a budding lawyer found himself in trouble when the High Court decided to summon the Health Secretary.