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Pallavi Singhal
Pallavi Singhal is a Correspondent with The Indian Express, Chandigarh Bureau. She tweets @singhalpallavii
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Panchkula MC to pay Rs 3 lakh a month to NGO running Sukhdarshanpur cowshedSubscriber Only
July 01, 2021 05:28 IST
It was in May 2020, when the government had allotted the Sukhdarshanpur cowshed project to Madhav Gaushala Charitable Trust for a period of 10 years without any pay.
Thu, Jul 01, 2021
Haryana: Overcharged, patient’s kin allege hospital faked billsSubscriber Only
June 26, 2021 03:44 IST
The hospital charged the couple an amount of Rs 4.23 lakh -- Rs 2.5 lakh for Savitri and Rs 1.725 lakh for Raje -- for six days of treatment. The amount, as per Haryana government notifications and cap, should not have exceeded Rs 1.68 lakh.
Sat, Jun 26, 2021
Overcharging for Covid treatment: Panchkula private hospitals to return Rs 20 lakh, most refunds processed, say authoritiesSubscriber Only
June 25, 2021 10:07 IST
Investigating a total of 19 complaints, the district level investigation committee, set up in May by the local MLA and speaker Gian Chand Gupta, had issued recoveries into each bill which went up as high as 50 per cent of the bill amounts.
Fri, Jun 25, 2021
Panchkula health workers battle rumours of impotency surrounding vaccination driveSubscriber Only
June 24, 2021 20:01 IST
Not just in rural areas, the issue of vaccine reluctance owing to the rumours of impotence has cropped up in urban areas of the district as well.
Thu, Jun 24, 2021
Panchkula vaccination drive: 19,000 jabbed, all seniors have now got the first doseSubscriber Only
June 22, 2021 04:56 IST
"We got the crowd we had expected. There was rush but it was manageable, since people kept trickling in throughout the day," says Dr Meenu Sasan, district immunization officer.
Tue, Jun 22, 2021
Symptoms of four Covid patients who received monoclonal antibodies cured within hoursSubscriber Only
June 20, 2021 09:48 IST
The hospital has since been allotted as many as 100 such vials, each of which is given to two persons at a time.
Sun, Jun 20, 2021
Panchkula: Hospital inflated bill by 250%, alleges widower in complaint to DC, ministerSubscriber Only
June 15, 2021 13:19 IST
As per the complainant- a senior citizen who was admitted at the hospital with his wife for six days, the hospital charged an amount of Rs 4.23 lakh whereas the amount should not have exceeded Rs 1.68 lakh.
Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Haryana: Private hospitals accept mistake, to refund excess bills in a weekSubscriber Only
June 15, 2021 06:34 IST
The complaints were initiated by the administration at the behest of local MLA and Haryana legislative assembly speaker, Gian Chand Gupta.
Tue, Jun 15, 2021
At Panchkula civil hospital: Huge rush on Day 1 at psychiatric OPD, docs blame Covid fatigueSubscriber Only
June 10, 2021 01:43 IST
The rise in mental health related issues amid the second wave has been significantly higher in both healthcare workers as well as the general population.
Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Panchkula: Dumping of waste at Sector 23 ground partially stops; not enough, say residentsSubscriber Only
June 08, 2021 21:42 IST
The bio-remediation of the dumping ground at Sector 23 had been approved last year in February, with the National Green Tribunal later ordering that the project be wrapped up by April this year.
Tue, Jun 08, 2021
Corruption case: Former Haryana I-T deputy commissioner gets 4 years in prisonSubscriber Only
June 08, 2021 18:24 IST
It was in 2016 that the CBI had arrested Nitin Garg deployed in Sirsa at the time, for accepting a bribe of Rs two lakh from a private firm proprietor for giving relief while levying penalty.
Tue, Jun 08, 2021
Being the one who brings news of foreseeable death everyday is a crushing feeling: Radiology residentSubscriber Only
June 06, 2021 03:11 IST
The increased workload coupled with the pressure to deliver- while several healthcare workers around contract the infection- has taken a toll on Dr Vikas Singh, a DNB resident at Civil Hospital Panchkula.
Sun, Jun 06, 2021
Showcause notices sent to three P’kula hospitals for overchargingSubscriber Only
June 06, 2021 02:50 IST
While Paras Hospital has had the maximum complaints against it, it is closely followed by Alchemist hospital. Wings Hospital was also added to the list recently.
Sun, Jun 06, 2021
Panchkula: Despite looming threat of third wave, no slots for 18+Subscriber Only
June 05, 2021 02:52 IST
The district has now been inoculating people in rural areas after conducting RAT tests. "We are doing random sampling and anyone who tests negative is given the jab at the spot,” she said.
Sat, Jun 05, 2021
Short supply, private takeover of jabs widens gap between rich & poorSubscriber Only
June 05, 2021 01:44 IST
Both Mohali and Panchkula administrators, taking varied approaches, have stated that it is the underprivileged working groups living in rural belts and slums that require the vaccine as they possess a greater risk of contracting the virus.
Sat, Jun 05, 2021
‘She’d say to me – padh likh kar kuch ban jao, I’m here for everything else’Subscriber Only
June 04, 2021 03:17 IST
Employed as an ASHA worker at Vasudevpura, her native village in Kalka, for the past several years, Kiran sustained her family of five on a meager amount of Rs 4,000.
Fri, Jun 04, 2021
As cases decline in Chandigarh, Panchkula: Hospitals start shutting down makeshift wards, recall staffSubscriber Only
June 03, 2021 03:11 IST
Sood Dharamshala and Dhanwantri in Chandigarh which had been erected to cater to the rising covid patients are being vacated, while all doctors as well as para medical staff posted there has also been recalled and posted in GMCH.
Thu, Jun 03, 2021
Preparation for third covid wave: Panchkula adds beds, O2 units; special focus on rural areas, paediatric wardsSubscriber Only
June 02, 2021 12:27 IST
In April, the Panchkula Civil Hospital had begun the construction of an oxygen plant with a capacity to produce 1,000 litres of oxygen per minute.
Wed, Jun 02, 2021
With 140 Covid deaths, May proved deadly for PanchkulaSubscriber Only
June 02, 2021 09:56 IST
Even when the district witnessed it first peak, it had reported a number half than that reported in April. A total of 5179 cases had tested positive in September last year.
Wed, Jun 02, 2021
Chandigarh: GMCH-32 hires medical engineer to keep PM-CARES ventilators runningSubscriber Only
May 30, 2021 03:13 IST
The medical college, which earlier had almost 25 ventilators including those at the Anesthesia ward, medicine as well as pediatric, received an additional 55 from the government of India.
Sun, May 30, 2021
Haryana data: Panchkula 2nd in collecting samples for Covid testsSubscriber Only
May 30, 2021 03:03 IST
As per records of the state issued on May 23, Panchkula with a population of almost 6 lakh people had already tested 3.3 lakh people, averaging to 57,775 persons per lakh of its population.
Sun, May 30, 2021
Amid vaccine shortage, Panchkula focuses on jabbing its rural, slum populaceSubscriber Only
May 27, 2021 22:18 IST
District officials claimed that people living in rural belts and slums were at a greater risk of contracting the virus but often slipped under the vaccination radar as they were not tech-savvy and could not register themselves online, as required.
Thu, May 27, 2021
Panchkula: Congress leader accuses depot holder of corruption, food department, JJP councillor jump to rescueSubscriber Only
May 27, 2021 09:07 IST
The Public Distribution System has been the sole source of support for underprivileged people as the economic crisis precipitated by Covid-19 wreaked havoc in their lives.
Thu, May 27, 2021
‘Our prime concern now is whether declining trend of cases will continue after lockdown’Subscriber Only
May 27, 2021 07:54 IST
According to Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jasjeet Kaur, the second wave is something that still needs to be understood and researched so we may know how it will behave in the coming days.
Thu, May 27, 2021
Doctor’s widow writes to ministers alleging overcharging by Panchkula’s Paras HospitalSubscriber Only
May 26, 2021 10:07 IST
Speaker marks her letter for probe; hospital says patient’s family ‘knew of charges’, and ‘Haryana rates don’t apply since deceased was from Punjab’
Wed, May 26, 2021
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