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Twist in tale: BJP, AAP, Congress all throw hat in ring for mayoral post

Chandigarh, Jan. 23 -- With talks between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress collapsing, candidates from all three parties - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), AAP and Congress - have filed nom... Read More


Ahead of Chandigarh mayoral elections, AAP moves 10 of its councillors to Hoshiarpur

Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- Having learnt it the hard way over the past four years, when political maneuvering and defection cost it the mayoral polls thrice, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday moved 1... Read More


Chandigarh mayoral elections: AAP-Congress bury the hatchet 'one last time', to take on BJP together

Chandigarh, Jan. 21 -- As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sits comfortably with 18 councillors on its side, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have reached a "one-time agreement" to fight tog... Read More


Chandigarh MC elections in December: 7 wards reserved for SC candidates, nine for general category women

Chandigarh, Jan. 20 -- Seven wards have been reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates in the delimitation process for the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) elections due in December this year.... Read More


Chandigarh: Has the Metro gone off track?

Chandigarh, Jan. 16 -- Chugging at a slow pace for four years since its revival, the Tricity Metro project now appears to have slipped into uncertainty. Having completed preliminary technical and fea... Read More


Chandigarh administration mulls doubling FAR in industrial areas

Chandigarh, Jan. 14 -- In a move aimed at addressing the evolving needs of the industrial sector, the UT administration is considering doubling the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in Chandigarh's industrial ar... Read More


Relocation of Sector-26 Mandi: After SC's nod, UT to make allotment of 12 sites in Sector 39 within 2 weeks

Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- After receiving a green signal from the Supreme Court, the UT administration is set to allot shop-cum-office (SCO) sites at the new fruit, vegetable and grain market in Sector 3... Read More


Chandigarh:Sarangpur concert centre work likely to start in April

Chandigarh, Jan. 12 -- After remaining in limbo for nearly nine years, the long-pending detailed project report (DPR) for the construction of a Rs.40-crore concert-cum-exhibition centre at Sarangpur h... Read More


Chandigarh moves to rationalise penalties in over 5,000 building violation cases

Chandigarh, Jan. 11 -- Industrialists and commercial owners in the city may soon get relief from steep penalties imposed on building violations, with the UT administration moving to amend the Capital ... Read More


Chandigarh admn to auction prime land in Sector 53 to private builder

Chandigarh, Jan. 10 -- After years of deliberations and repeated policy reversals, the UT administration has decided to auction nearly nine acres of prime land in Sector 53, belonging to the Chandigar... Read More