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'Basic civic comforts for every taxpayer my priority'

Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- Newly elected Chandigarh mayor Saurabh Joshi, 44, a two-time councillor and a familiar voice in the municipal corporation, outlined his priorities for the city in the year ahead ... Read More


Improved fog forecasts by IITM Pune help northern airports cut winter disruptions

Pune, Feb. 1 -- The decade-long Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEX) by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has significantly improved fog forecasting across northern India, particular... Read More


Joshi new mayor as BJP bags top 3 posts

Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Saurabh Joshi, 44, was elected the new mayor of Chandigarh as a saffron wave swept through the municipal corporation (MC) House on Thursda... Read More


Ex-student leader, RSS man with vision for city

Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- A law graduate from Panjab University (PU), 44-year-old Saurabh Joshi is a second-generation, dyed-in-the-wool Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker. Following his victory, a... Read More


Disunity: An 'uncomfortable' Cong-AAP pact since beginning

Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- The AAP-Congress pact, which was formed in sync with the now collapsed INDI Alliance in 2024, was an uncomfortable alliance from the first day as both sides lacked unity, strugg... Read More


BJP in driver's seat; Cong, AAP bank on 'pact'

Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- All eyes will be on the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) today as the House elects the last mayor of its five-year tenure, with a triangular contest emerging as the Bharati... Read More


BJP's Saurabh Joshi elected Chandigarh mayor as AAP-Congress alliance crumbles

India, Jan. 29 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Saurabh Joshi, 43, was elected as the new mayor of Chandigarh on Thursday. In the three-cornered contest, Joshi polled 18 votes, while the Aam... Read More


Will they, won't they? No clarity on AAP-Cong pact

Chandigarh, Jan. 17 -- In a strategic game aiming to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming mayoral polls to be held on January 29, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are speculati... Read More


'Overall in-charge failed to report malfunctioningincinerator plant for four days, states MC report

Chandigarh, Jan. 17 -- In an official report sent by MC commissioner Amit Kumar to UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday, it has been stated that while the animal carcass incinerator plant at... Read More


Top jail dept officials will be held personally responsible, says HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 14 -- The Punjab additional director general of police (Prisons), IG (Prisons) as well as the jail superintendent will be held personally responsible in case of any dereliction of dut... Read More