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Chandigarh finally orders removal of ineffective air purifier tower

Chandigarh, Nov. 17 -- Over four years after an air purification tower was installed at Transport Chowk, Sector 26, with tall claims of cleaning the city's air, the Chandigarh administration has final... Read More


Wait more for Sector 53 housing scheme: Part of land may go to private developer

Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- The much-awaited housing scheme in Sector 53 has hit another roadblock as Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has directed the UT chief architect to divide the availabl... Read More


Chandigarh: Drowning in losses, CITCO looks at PPP model for 3 hotels

Chandigarh, Nov. 11 -- Struggling to compete with private players and reeling under mounting financial losses, the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) has proposed to run... Read More


Panjab University shutdown paralyses Chandigarh, Mohali

Chandigarh, Nov. 11 -- With supporters of the Panjab University Bachao Morcha protest turning up in large numbers and attempting to enter Chandigarh from multiple entry points for the varsity shutdown... Read More


Chandigarh: 830 challans issued against auto-rickshaws in 7 months

Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- An average of four challans per day were issued to passenger auto-rickshaws for reckless driving, overcrowding, and illegal parking in the first seven months of the current finan... Read More


Chandigarh: 30% complaints in UT pertain to estate office

Chandigarh, Nov. 4 -- In a one-year review of public hearings, the Chandigarh administration reported that 757 citizens approached officials directly with grievances, with the Estate Office receiving ... Read More


Dadumajra landfill: Chandigarh pollution committee flags poor waste mgmt with NGT

Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- Submitting a detailed status report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has flagged mismanagement of solid waste at the Daduma... Read More


Power to cost 1% more in Chandigarh, first since privatisation

Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- In the first such hike since the privatisation of the Chandigarh electricity department in February this year, the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has approved a ... Read More


Chandigarh admn proposes extra rRs.r30,000 subsidy to boost rooftop solar plant adoption

Chandigarh, Oct. 30 -- Amid a lukewarm public response to the rooftop solar initiative, the UT administration has proposed an additional subsidy of Rs.30,000 under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana... Read More


'Neglect, outdated policies driving industry out of Chandigarh'

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- Once envisioned as an integral part of Le Corbusier's original city plan, Industrial Area today stands as a stark reminder of administrative neglect and outdated regulations. En... Read More