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UT tourism dept spent Rs.11cr on artists in 3 yrs, Centre tells Lok Sabha

Chandigarh, Dec. 16 -- The Chandigarh administration allocated about Rs.33 crore to its tourism department over the past three financial years, with nearly Rs.11 crore paid to artists, performers and ... Read More


PGI-PU underpass work to take off in January

Chandigarh, Dec. 15 -- Hanging in balance for more than five years, the long-delayed underpass between PGIMER and Panjab University has finally moved forward, with the UT department of town planning a... Read More


UT ranks second best in grievance redressal

Chandigarh, Dec. 15 -- City beautiful has emerged as the second best in public grievance redressal, with Telangana topping the list, recording one of the lowest average disposal times in the country, ... Read More


UT mandates strict adherence to timelines for disciplinary inquiries

Chandigarh, Dec. 14 -- The UT administration has directed all administrative secretaries, heads of departments, offices, institutions, boards, and corporations to strictly adhere to prescribed timelin... Read More


Automated vehicle inspection centre to be ready by March '26

Chandigarh, Dec. 13 -- Six years after the Union ministry of road transport and highways approved the city's first automated inspection and certification (I&C) centre for commercial vehicles that need... Read More


55,000 MT unprocessed garbage lying in Dadumajra dump: Centre

Chandigarh, Dec. 12 -- The Union ministry of housing and urban affairs on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that 55,000 metric tonnes of unprocessed waste at Chandigarh's Dadumajra dumpsite is still und... Read More


'No coercive directions issued for rooftop solar installation in UT'

Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- The Centre has clarified that it has not issued any coercive directions to the Chandigarh Administration mandating rooftop solar installation in private properties. In a reply t... Read More


CHB pushes Sec-53 land sale to private builders

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 11 -- Acting on the directions of UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has begun the process of dividing a portion of land in Sector 53 into two po... Read More


Not considering any plan to extend mayor's term: Centre

Chandigarh, Dec. 10 -- The central government on Tuesday clarified in the Lok Sabha that it was not examining any proposal to increase the tenure of the Chandigarh mayor from the existing one year to ... Read More


Chandigarh Club faces penalty for 15 yrs of commercial activity on encroached land

Chandigarh, Dec. 9 -- Two weeks after demolishing unauthorised structures at Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, the UT Estate Office has decided to impose a penalty on the club for allegedly running commercia... Read More