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How do you photograph history that people would rather forget, or grief that has no shape? Two Japanese photographers give very different answers

From postwar Hiroshima to pandemic-era Tōhoku, a landmark exhibition pairs two Japanese photographers who've spent careers turning trauma into art

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Exclusive: Wasn't sure I would make it, but my sporting background helped me fight back, says Simi Singh

India-born Irish allrounder Simi Singh speaks for the first time following successful liver transplant

The Times of India

Exclusive: India-born Ireland cricketer Simranjit Singh battling for life

India-born Ireland player waiting to undergo transplant in Gurugram for 'acute liver failure'

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Chocolate Wars As Italian Artisans Battle Swiss Giant

Turin's famed gianduiotto, a small, creamy chocolate that melts on the tongue, is at the centre of a battle for European recognition pitting Italian artisans against Swiss giant Lindt.

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AAP acknowledges Punjab's top score before it came to power

JALANDHAR: After ridiculing and then staying silent over Punjab getting top positions in the performance grading index (PGI) released by the Union education ministry in the past three years, the Aam Aadmi Party has finally acknowledged the state’s consistency in the school education sector before it came to power.

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Amid uproar over former BJP MP son dying due to unavailability of bed in a Lucknow hospital, U.P. orders enquiry

UP govt orders high-level inquiry into death of former BJP MP's son due to lack of bed in Lucknow's SGPGI. Doctor in-charge relieved, warning issued to institute director. Opposition targets govt for negligence. Inquiry to ensure similar incidents don't recur.

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Chandigarh: Fire erupts at PGI's Advanced Eye Centre due to UPS battery short circuit

CHANDIGARH: Another fire incident occurred at the PGI tertiary care center on Monday morning, nearly a week after a section of the Nehru hospital was engulfed in flames. Fortunately, no casualties or significant damage were reported at the advanced eye center. The cause of this fire, like the previous one…

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Fire breaks out in Nehru Hospital block of PGIMER-Chandigarh, patients evacuated to safety

PGIMER and disaster management department officials said all the patients were immediately evacuated and shifted to safe zones and relocated to other wards.

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Maharashtra, Kerala & Punjab jointly top school education index

NEW DELHI: Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab have topped the 2020-21 Performing Grade Index (PGI) that assesses school education at the district level, with identical scores of 928 out of 1000. These states, alongside new entrants Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, are at the L-II level which also includes Chandigarh. No…

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UT plans to stop long-term lease of GMSH-16 chemist shop to charge market-rate rent

Chandigarh: The sole chemist shop in Government Multi Speciality Hospital in Sector 16 (GMSH-16) was being leased out since its allotment in 1993 on the basis of UT's Leasing Out of Government Property Policy 2000. Consequently, no tendering was possible. The UT health secretary is examining this notification and plans…

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Cop found with bullet injury in Chandigarh hotel

CHANDIGARH: A Punjab police cop recieved bullet injuries at a hotel room in Sector 22 in Chandigarh in the early hours of Wednesday. The injured cop was admitted to PGI and his condition was stated to be critical by doctors, police said.

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Haryana: Man killed in hit-and-run

PANCHKULA: A man in his 50s was killed after a car ran over him on the Panchkula-Yamunanagar highway near Rihor village on Monday night. Suresh Pal of Rihor said he was at his fields when he saw the car hitting the man walking on the roadside. The man was taken…

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Chandigarh PGI doctor selected AIIMS Rishikesh executive director

CHANDIGARH: For the first time, a woman doctor from PGI, Prof Meenu Singh has been selected for the post of executive director at an institute of national importance - AIIMS Rishikesh.

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Chandigarh: Cases spike to over 4-month high in city

CHANDIGARH: After February 12, the highest single-day spike of Covid cases was recorded on Tuesday, when 79 patients tested positive. On February 12, as many as 87 cases were logged and the positivity rate was 3.22%. Twenty-three patients are admitted to the hospitals in the city. Of them, three are…

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Owner away, electronics stolen from Punchkula house

PANCHKULA: Sector 11 resident Ajay Gautam has reported theft of electronic items from his house, about which his neighbour Santosh alerted him upon finding the lobby room lock broken. Gautam was out of town for some work. The case was registered under sections 380 (theft at house) and 457 (house…

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Chandigarh: Mass yoga amid the stillness of rocks, Nek Chand garden among 75 sites

CHANDIGARH: The city celebrated the eighth International Day of Yoga at 75 venues on Tuesday, with the main event at the Rock Garden, where UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit was chief guest and union minister of state for commerce and industry Som Prakash was guest of honour.

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Chandigarh: Single-day cases spike to over 4-month high in city

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Chandigarh: PGI director visits satellite centre, reviews facilities

CHANDIGARH: PGI director Prof Vivek Lal visited the PGI satellite centre site in Una to review the project. He was accompanied by a high-level team comprising Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, deputy director, administration, Prof Vipin Koushal, medical superintendent, Kumar Abhay, financial advisor and Prof R K Sehgal, nodal officer.

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Chandigarh: PGI selected for implementation of e-rupi scheme

CHANDIGARH: PGI has been selected as one of the two centres in the country to implement “e-rupi” under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. As part of this, a break-up of investigation and treatment shall be prepared to assess how much money is being spent on tests and treatment separately.

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PGI Chandigarh plans smart bikes to end parking woes

CHANDIGARH: PGI is planning to have smart bikes inside the campus to tackle parking problems. The step will enable the faculty to decongest the traffic flow.

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Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sindhu in PGI, undergoes test for cirrhosis

CHANDIGARH: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sindhu, incarcerated in Patiala jail, was referred to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Monday morning for liver-related problems.

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Chandigarh: Post Graduate Institute all set to start MBBS course with 100 students

CHANDIGARH: Premier medical institute PGI will start an MBBS course with an initial intake of 100 students soon. Union minister of health and family welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday approved the proposal after he had recently discussed the matter with institute director Prof Vivek Lal in a meeting in New…

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Chandigarh: Fraudster fakes Government Medical College and Hospital director’s social media account

CHANDIGARH: Using fake WhatsApp profile of director principal of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Sector 32, Prof Jasbinder Kaur, an anonymous person has been asking for gift cards.

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24 cases in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula; PGI retains Covid tag for now

CHANDIGARH/MOHALI/PANCHKULA: Chandigarh reported 16 Covid cases in Wednesday and weekly positivity rate was reported at 1.29%.

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1,200 beds in non-referral hospitals for Chandigarh of 12 lakh

CHANDIGARH: The city has one doctor for every 492 patients and one bed for 299 people, according to the health department data that shows an impressive ratio if compared to the WHO recommendation of 1,000 patients per doctor for India.

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