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Chandigarh leads in vehicle scrapping

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- Chandigarh is at the forefront not only when it comes to buying new cars but has also outpaced several larger states in sending old vehicles to the scrapyard. Under the voluntar... Read More


Chandigarh: Trees, underground wires mar vacant plot auction in Sector 19

Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- The Chandigarh Estate Office has put 14 vacant residential plots across various sectors of the city up for e-auction. However, five of these sites have run into complications. ... Read More


Chandigarh accelerates shift of Marble Market to Sector 56

Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- Moving ahead with the long-awaited relocation of the Marble Market from Dhanas to the upcoming Bulk Material Market in Sector 56 (West), the UT administration has hired a consul... Read More


Chandigarh: Suspense over, CHB to launch Sec 53 housing scheme in Sept

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- After years of delays and uncertainty, despite a demand survey earlier this year, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is finally set to launch its long-pending General Housing Sc... Read More


CHB to reboot housing scheme in IT Park, but with low-rise buildings

Chandigarh, Aug. 17 -- Nearly three years after the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) denied clearance for a housing scheme at the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, the Chandigar... Read More


Chandigarh administration has not formulated any land pooling policy: Centre

Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- Minister of state (MoS) for home affairs Nityanand Rai has clarified that the Chandigarh administration has neither formulated a land pooling policy nor is it considering it. Th... Read More


Chandigarh admn earmarks land for women police station, IB, NIA offices

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- In a move to strengthen the city's security apparatus, the UT administration has earmarked 1.11 acres in Sector 52 for a dedicated women's police station. At present, the stati... Read More


Financial lapses pile up under Chandigarh Housing Board's roof: RTI

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- Having rolled out no new housing projects for nearly a decade, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has also failed to ensure proper handling of public funds, as revealed by docum... Read More


Chandigarh: City Beautiful's 1st green corridor project scrapped after heritage panel's objection

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- Two years after initiating work on the much-touted non-motorised transport (NMT) green corridor and felling around 200 trees for its construction, the UT administration has scrap... Read More


Only 5% vehicles bought in Chandigarh in past 3 years are electric

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- Incentives ranging from Rs.3,000 to Rs.2 lakh, along with zero registration fees and no road tax - all sops under UT's ambitious Electric Vehicle Policy, rolled out in 2022 - hav... Read More