Chahat Rana is a correspondent with The Indian Express, Chandigarh

July 04, 2020 12:18 IST
Out of 454 reported cases of COVID-19 in Chandigarh, 393 have been deemed as recovered, while six people have succumbed to the disease, leaving only 55 active cases.
Sat, Jul 04, 2020
July 04, 2020 12:06 IST
This is yet another AYUSH- based medical intervention made in the UT for its patients and frontline warriors, after a slew of other R and D activities and medical treatment through AYUSH practices have already taken place in the UT as part of its efforts to battle COVID-19.
Sat, Jul 04, 2020
July 03, 2020 13:54 IST
Usually, the guest faculty get hired and paid by the university until the semester ends in April and are hired back in July for a new semester, but with teaching suspended, none of the guest faculty members has heard from their heads of department regarding their jobs.
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
July 03, 2020 13:44 IST
“It is clear from the feedback we have received that parents do not wish to send their children to school under any circumstances for the next few months, or until things settle down completely,” says District Education Officer Alka Mehta.
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
July 02, 2020 12:17 IST
The machine was fixed by engineer in mid-March, but it stopped working again within 15 days and has remained non-functional ever since.
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
July 02, 2020 10:42 IST
Out of the 367 patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in Chandigarh, only six have donated their blood plasma to the hospital until now.
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
July 01, 2020 13:10 IST
Problems solving booklets accompanied with lay counselling effective in treating mental health of adolescents from low income groups in India, finds Lancet study.
Wed, Jul 01, 2020
July 01, 2020 13:04 IST
“I think the hardest thing for me has to be the isolation I have phased, physically and emotionally during this time...", said one of the doctors.
Wed, Jul 01, 2020
June 30, 2020 09:33 IST
Meanwhile, after the 42-year-old PU staffer from Maloya, who worked at Hostel No 10 in the university’s south campus, tested positive, the Dean Student Welfare office was closed on Sunday and 14 staff members were quarantined.
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
June 29, 2020 01:53 IST
The Indian Express speaks to Clinical Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Strategic Human Capital at ISB Mohali, Chandrasekhar Sripada, who is currently heading a research project on “Institutionalising Remote Work” on the future of remote work in India.
Mon, Jun 29, 2020
June 27, 2020 01:51 IST
The man had been admitted to PGIMER for a few days after getting diagnosed with the disease on June 10. He was shifted to the COVID care center at Dhanwantri Ayurveda College later and subsequently, discharged for home quarantine on June 17.
Sat, Jun 27, 2020
June 26, 2020 11:38 IST
Every year, many new students join government schools in higher classes.
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
June 26, 2020 11:28 IST
Bela, who used to work as a customer care official for a cab company located in the IT Park at Panchkula, has been rejected by at least 20 places post the lockdown.
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
June 26, 2020 11:01 IST
ICMR had selected 21 hospitals, including PGIMER, for the plasma therapy trials.
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
June 26, 2020 10:39 IST
The Indian Express spoke to 20 chemist store owners across the city, most of whom insisted that customers need a prescription and have to sign a form consenting to consume the medicine before they are allowed to purchase the drug from chemists.
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
June 25, 2020 13:20 IST
Macwan and members of Navsarjan Trust have given an ultimatum to the Congress government in Rajasthan, stating that if the statue is not removed by August 15, they will call for an agitation.
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
June 25, 2020 13:16 IST
As global temperatures rise, it will be crucial to model cars specifically to decrease levels of thermal discomfort within.
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
June 24, 2020 10:03 IST
In Mauli Jagran, another congested working class neighbourhood like Bapu Dham colony, 16 patients have been reported this month.
Wed, Jun 24, 2020
June 23, 2020 00:30 IST
The letter states that the statue of Manu is an “insult to the Indian Constitution and Dalits” and it “weakens the call of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar to annihilate caste for India to grow as a nation”.
Tue, Jun 23, 2020
June 19, 2020 11:11 IST
Since the mall had been shut during the lockdown, storeowners had no steady income in the last three months, and continue to suffer losses even after the mall opened, since very few people are visiting these stores.
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
June 18, 2020 10:12 IST
Since the colony became a containment zone, many residents struggled to get treatment for non-COVID ailments.
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
June 17, 2020 12:50 IST
On the occasion of International Domestic Workers Day, The Indian Express spoke to female domestic workers to highlight the extent of their financial struggles, post the lockdown.
Wed, Jun 17, 2020
June 17, 2020 10:08 IST
71 healthcare workers exposed to the patient, out of whom 32 have been quarantined.
Wed, Jun 17, 2020
June 17, 2020 06:47 IST
With the monsoon having set in over some parts of India, and set to proceed northward and westward over the next few weeks, three-ply surgical masks present an advantage. Here's why
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
June 16, 2020 10:59 IST
The senior manager added that there has been a surge in the demand for health insurance coverage since the pandemic.
Tue, Jun 16, 2020





