Mohali restores Elective surgeries

Mohali: All government and private healthcare facilities in the district have been permitted to restore the elective surgeries henceforth. However, “it should be ensured that Level 3 capacity for Covid-19 is not compromised”, said Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan. The decision has been taken in view of relatively lesser pressure on the healthcare facilities owing to a dip in Covid cases. TNS

Chain snatched in Sector 47

Chandigarh: Two bike-borne miscreants snatched a gold chain from a woman near her house in Sector 47 on June 1. A case has been registered. TNS

Youth arrested with heroin

Chandigarh: A 26-year-old youth has been arrested with 20-gm heroin. The suspect, Vinay of Kishangarh village, was nabbed at the IT Park during curfew hours on June 1. TNS

Edu institutions shut till June 9

Chandigarh: The Directorate of Higher Education, UT Administration, has extended the closure of all educational institutions and libraries till June 9. “All educational institutions in the UT of Chandigarh will remain closed till June 9. The colleges (aided/unaided) will continue to function with 50 per cent non-teaching staff and teaching staff may be allowed to work from home. However, principals concerned can call any faculty member or non-teaching staff for urgent official work,” stated a circular. It further added, “All public libraries and also coaching institutes will remain closed till June 9. However, online coaching may continue.” TNS

Bicycle photo contest today

Chandigarh: The BYCS-Chandigarh will celebrate World Bicycle Day by holding a bicycle photo contest on June 3. All participants have to submit their photos online and can give a maximum of five photos in categories, including “solo male on bicycle”, “solo female on bicycle”, “couple’s photo on bicycles” and “family photo on bicycles”. Those interested can submit their entries at https://tinyurl.com/BYCSPhoto.

PU declares results

Chandigarh: : Panjab University declared results of Master of Business Administration (Hons School System) 1st semester, Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) (four-year course) 5th semester examination and Bachelor of Science 5th semester. The results can be seen at the respective departments/colleges or at the Panjab University website. TNS

NSS units hold online talk

Chandigarh: On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day, the NSS units of Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Sector 36, organised an online talk on the topic, “Menstrual Hygiene and Preventive Women Health”. Dr Divya Awasthi, senior consultant, conducted the session which was attended by more than 95 students. Dr Divya stressed that a lack of awareness and poor hygiene could create problems, including risk of genital infections and infertility. Meanwhile, the NSS units and the medical committee of the college jointly organised a webinar titled “Isolation and Post Covid Care: Know the Facts” by Dr Anita Sharma. TNS

Medical college building

Mohali: The lease deed for the new building of BR Ambedkar Medical College was signed here on Wednesday, informed the Mohali Deputy Commissioner. Approximately, 10.4 acre of land has been leased by Behlolpur and Jhujharnagar panchayats for the college. The construction of the boundary wall of the complex will start shortly, he said. TNS

250 get jabbed at free vaccine camp

Mohali: A free Covid-19 vaccination camp was held at Phase 10, Mohali, here on Wednesday. As many as 250 residents were benefitted by getting free jabs from a team of professional nurses from Government Hospital, Phase 6, Mohali. The camp was appreciated by beneficaries for its hygenic conditions, segregated waiting and vaccination areas and entry and exit points. TNS

BBMB holds blood donation camp

Chandigarh: A blood donation camp was organised by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) here following a special request from the PGI’s Department of Transfusion Medicine. The PGI was able to fulfill its immediate requirement of blood units from the camp. The camp was inaugurated by Harminder Singh Chugh, member (Power), BBMB. Sanjay Srivastava, Chairman, BBMB, said all BBMB hospitals at Nangal, Talwara and Sundernagar are working 24×7 to provide treatment to Covid patients and carrying out vaccination drives. TNS

Sachkhand halt time increased

Chandigarh: Sachkhand Special Express (number 02715) will halt at the Chandigarh railway station for 10 minutes now, instead of five minutes. The train will traverse Chandigarh, halting at the station from 3.35 pm to 3.45 pm. TNS

Gym owner breaks covid rules, held

Panchkula: The Panchkula police have held the owner of Fitness Plus Gym in MDC, Sector 5, here for violating the Covid guidelines. The accused has been identified as Praveen Kumar, a resident of Bhainsa Tibba village. Kumar was held after Naveen Sharma, Assistant Labour Commissioner, and his team found the gym open, the police said. A case under Sections 188, 269 and 270 of the IPC and relevant Sections of the Disaster Management Act 2005 was registered against the gym owner at the MDC police station. TNS