01122022-CT-01.qxd 12/1/2022 12:18 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh TRIBUNE THURSDAY | 1 DECEMBER 2022 | CHANDIGARH CITY CONG JOINS STIR AGAINST PICK-UP & DROP-OFF CHARGES The city Congress joins the ongoing protest by its youth wing against ‘exorbitant’ pick-up & drop-off charges. PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 26°C | MIN 10°C | YESTERDAY MAX 26°C | MIN 9.9°C SUNSET THURSDAY 5:22 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 7:01 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Tribune News Service 152 It’s free-for-all for vehicles sans traffic lights at the Sector 109 T-point on Landran-Banur road. PHOTOS: VICKY PANCHKULA 105 MOHALI 138 Sec 109 T-point unlit, poses risk SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF TWO LOSE ~3.50L TO CYBER FRAUD Chandigarh: Two city residents have lost ~3.50 lakh to cyber fraud. Sector 37 resident Yogesh got a call claiming his sister had her husband were arrested over a fight in Canada and needed to pay ~2.50 lakh for release. The complainant deposited ~1 lakh to the bank account given by the suspect. Also, Tarlochan Singh Sibal, a resident of Sector 44, was duped of ~2.50 lakh by a suspect posing on the phone as friend Kirpal Singh from the UK. Cases have been registered. TNS 1 HELD FOR THEFT Chandigarh: A Maloya resident has been arrested for alleged theft at a house at Attawa village. Complainant Harsimranjeet Singh claimed an unidentified person stole his wallet, a silver bracelet, bluetooth speaker from his room. A case was at registered at the Sector 36 police station, following which suspect Amit Mehra was arrested. TNS Tribune News Service Mohali, November 30 The Sector 109 T-point on the Kharar-Banur-Ambala road has become an accidentprone zone with frequent mishaps being reported here. A busy intersection with fast-moving vehicles and no traffic lights or police personnel, negotiating it is fraught with danger. To make matters worse, the spot is not properly lit in the No traffic lights, cops; stretch full of potholes absence of streetlights. Road users say several patches on the road remain dark, increasing the risk of accidents as also crime, with the area becoming a safe haven for anti-social elements. “The issue of lighting on the Kharar-Banur road needs to be addressed. It is causing frequent accidents with drivers failing to spot other vehicles. The area is especially hazardous for two-wheeler riders,” says Samandeep Singh, a Sector 109 resident. Locals says GMADA should Continued on page 2 Tipper runs over 32-year-old biker Helicopter ride has been a big draw in previous Rose Fest editions. FILE Chopper ride, light show on cards at Rose Festival Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 30 After a gap of two years, the much-sought-after helicopter joyride is set to stage a comeback in the upcoming edition of Rose Festival here. Also, a light and sound show is pro- posed to be held for the first time at the event. The Municipal Corporation has proposed a mega festival at Rose Garden, Sector 16, in February. In 2021, a symbolic festival without any cultural events Continued on page 2 Dera Bassi, November 30 A 32-year-old biker was crushed under the wheels of a tipper near Ramgarh on the Ramgarh-Dera Bassi Road this morning. Deceased Sunder, a father of two and a resident of Phase 11, was coming from the Mubarikpur side and going towards Morthikri when an old tipper, without the registration plates, rammed into the motorcycle head-on. The victim died on the spot, while the tipper driver fled the scene. The police took the body into possession and kept it in the mortuary of the Dera Bassi Civil Hospital. A case has been registered in this regard. —TNS UT to host two key G20 meets in Jan, March Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 30 The City Beautiful will host two crucial meetings of the G20 in January and March next year. A senior official said a meeting on finance was scheduled to be held on January 30 and 31 and agriculture from March 9 to 11. India will hold the pres- PROPOSED SCHEDULE MEETING ON Finance Agriculture An SUV catches fire near Singhpura chowk in Zirakpur on Wednesday. No one is injured in the incident. Naina Mishra AIR QUALITY INDEX 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 PAGE 3 Register for OPD, see queue status, pay via PGI app soon P’KULA MOHALI POSITIVE 99,337 48,431 1,01,150 RECOVERED 98,151 48,009 99,980 NEW CASES 0 0 0 ACTIVE 5 1 2 CHANGE 2 — 1 DEATHS 1,181 421 1,168 NEW 0 0 0 CHANDIGARH SUV CATCHES FIRE IN ZIRAKPUR, NO ONE INJURED IN INCIDENT 112 commandos, including 17 women, pass out of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Basic Training Centre at Bhanu. TRICITY COVID REPORT CHD PAGE 2 112 COMMANDOS PASS OUT OF ITBP TRAINING CENTRE FILE FORECAST PAGE 2 DATES Jan 30 & 31 March 9 to 11 idency of the international organisation from this December 1 to November 30, 2023. Foreign delegates of around 40 countries and global organisations will attend meetings in the city. Cultural events will also be held at Sukhna Lake and Rock Garden. The G20 nations comprise world’s major developed and developing countries, accounting for 80% of the global GDP 75% of interna, tional trade and two-thirds of world population, making it a premier forum for international economic cooperation. The UT Administration has been asked to make transportation and security arrangements. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will bear the expenses. The Centre has chosen UT for ministeriallevel meetings, while New Delhi will host state head-level meeting and events. c m y b Chandigarh, November 30 The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) will soon have a mobile application under the upcoming hospital information system version 2 (HIS-2) to help broaden the use of patient-centric services by clinicians, paramedical staff, patients, etc. The patient mobile application will have the facility of provisional out-patient department (OPD) registration, special clinic appointment, patient queue status, investigation report view, online payment and mobile payment. Besides, there will be a ‘doctor desk’ mobile application, containing OPD prescription scanning, patient report view, investigation and treatment order and a doctor’s dashboard. To save patients the hassle of standing in long queues for getting registered, a digital token system will be introduced. Patients after obtaining the digital token can wait in a designated area and on display of the token number can approach the window for registration. 10,000 OPD registrations being done at PGI daily 2-hour windowfor registration (8 am to 10 am) SERVICES TO BE OFFERED ON MOBILE ■ ■ ■ Provisional OPD registration Special clinic appointment Patient queue status ■ ■ ■ Investigation report view Payment via Net banking Payment via mobile apps PART OF NEW HOSPITAL INFO SYSTEM ■ Mobile app is part of hospital information system (HIS-2) version, which replaces older HIS-1, allowing integration of Centre’s digital missions, improving tech-based services ■ HIS-2 is awaiting final nod of the Standing Finance Committee. Once approved, the project will take nine months for completion ■ Most services such as SMS for lab test, online payment, registration for OPD under HIS-1 are facing hiccups, hence need for new system has submitted agreement for designing new ❝CDACAgenda will be tabled in next finance panel software. meet for approval ❞ — Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PGI Conceived for the PGI in June, the HIS-2 is still awaiting final approval from the Standing Finance Committee of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Once approved, the project will take at least nine months for com- pletion, adding to the waiting time in long queues for patients to make OPD registration cards and payments. The new HIS version, which replaces the 17-yearold version of the hospital information system (HIS-1), will allow easy integration of the Government of India’s digital missions and improve technology-based patient and health services, besides its queue management system. The HIS-2 will be implemented in four stages, of which patient mobile application and patient queue management will be part of first stage. In the second stage, the mobile application will have advanced features. Most of the current patientfriendly projects, including SMS facility for laboratory tests, online payment of treatment and online registration for outpatient departments, are dependent upon the system and are facing implementation issues. Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, Deputy Director, PGI, says: “The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) has submitted the agreement and the agenda Continued on page 2