Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, April 8 th , 2016 : World Health Day (WHD) is celebrated every year on 7 th April. The theme for this year’s WHD is ‘Beat Diabetes- Scale Up Prevention, Strengthen Care and enhance Surveillance’ and main goal of the Campaign is to spread awareness about the rise of Diabetes and its consequences. Prime focus should be on halt the rise and beat Diabetes.  To celebrate World Health Day, National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, CVDs and Strokes (NPCDCS) , NHM, U.T., Chandigarh organized various events in collaboration with  School of Public Health, Deptt. Of Community Medicine , PGIMER, Chandigarh. Health talks were delivered at Indra colony and Bhaskar Colony and general public were screened for Blood sugar at the camps. Many suspected cases of Diabetes were diagnosed and treatment was done accordingly at Public health dispensaries situated at Sector 25 and Indira colony. Many overweight and obese people were also advised to visit the Di...

Chandigarh, April 8 th , 2016 : The Govt. Multi Speciality Hospital, Sector-16, Chandigarh provides Laboratory services to all the patients attending the OPD as well as patients admitted in the wards. This facility is available round the clock. For the patients who are admitted in the emergency and Labour room, all the emergency Laboratory tests like Blood Sugar, Renal Function test-Urea, Creatinine, Electolytes, LFT, Amylase, Lipase, Haemoglobin, TLC, DLC, Platelet Count, Urine routine examination, Fluid processing are available. These facilities are available on a very nominal charge. The list of Laboratory tests along with their Nominal charges are displayed in the premises of GMSH-16 for the convenience of the patients. Tests like Malaria, Dengue Serology and Swine Flu are also available round the clock which are absolutely free covered under National Programs. No patient is denied of any kind of required Laboratory tests available in the lab at any time of the day. The rou...

Chandigarh, 7 th April, 2016: Whereas, the Chandigarh Administration has earmarked the Rally Ground, Sector 25, Chandigarh for taking out processions, rallies, dharnas, etc. and no permission has been granted by the Chandigarh Administration to organize processions, rallies, dharnas, etc. elsewhere in the city other than the designated location, i.e., Rally Ground, Sector 25, Chandigarh and the same has been done to avoid traffic congestion, keeping in view of the convenience of the general public.    Whereas, it has been to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, that certain groups of people plans to organize processions, rallies, dharnas, etc., and resort to other agitation methods in the city other than the earmarked/designated place i.e. Rally Ground, Sec 25, Chandigarh and whereas, there is an apprehension that such groups/organizations/unions may cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to the persons lawfully employed or other g...

Chandigarh, 7 th April, 2016: It has been made to appear to Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh that domestic servants and other domestic helpers often have a large part to play in crime and that they are sometimes themselves the perpetrators or active conspirators in committing of offences.  If, antecedents of domestic servants are not verified, in the event of any crime taking place involving them, there is every apprehension of grave danger to human life and safety and injury to public property besides breech of peace and disturbance of public tranquility. It has been noticed that many residents do not cooperate with the police, and are reluctant to give details necessary for verification. Under these circumstances, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, am of the opinion that some check should be put on residents/landlords/tenants/commercial establishments so that anti-social elements in the guise of ordinary domestic servants/...

Chandigarh, 7 th April, 2016: It has been made to appear to Sh. Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh that because of possibility of law & order problem, security threats and possibility of misuse of weapons by anti-social elements and others can create panic in the public, and as such there is every apprehension of breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility besides danger to human life and safety by the display of weapons. Whereas Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, is of the opinion that carrying of fire arms and lethal weapons including spears within the Union Territory, Chandigarh in connection with the aforesaid matters would cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed, disturb public peace and tranquility and cause riots and affrays and that immediate action is necessary for the prevention of the same. Therefore, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh do, hereby, prohibit ...

Chandigarh, 7 th April, 2016: It has been made to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh that there is an apprehension that anti-social elements may make their hideouts clandestinely in the residential areas of the Union Territory of Chandigarh if suitable measures to prevent the same are not taken and the unlawful activities of these people can cause breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility besides posing grave danger to human life and safety and injury to public property. Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh, is of the opinion that some check is necessary on landlords/tenants/owners or managers of commercial establishments so that anti-social elements in the guise of ordinary tenants may not cause harm to the citizens and that immediate action is necessary for prevention of the same. Therefore, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh in exercise of the powe...

Chandigarh, 7 th April, 2016:   It has been made to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh that a number of persons are living in the city of Chandigarh as Paying Guest and not strictly as tenants. These persons are students pursuing various courses, are patients undergoing treatment and also are citizens pursuing various vocations. As they are not tenants, they are not expected to be registered with the police. This in turn, may allow anti-social elements to reside in Chandigarh under the formal arrangement namely "Paying Guest". This arrangement involves charging for food and accommodation both. As the arrangement does not strictly fall in the category of tenancy or even the premises not in the category of Guest House or Hotel, at present, this category of residents are not been accounted for and, therefore, there is a likelihood that, this arrangement is abused by anti-social elements who can hide themselves in the city and can cause breac...