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Chandigarh: Sector-53 housing scheme hits another hurdle, wait 3 more months for launch

Chandigarh, Oct. 6 -- Homebuyers will have to wait at least three more months for the launch of the Sector-53 housing scheme as Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) officials are now caught in limbo on whet... Read More


Chandigarh cracks down on cab aggregators for failure to implement new fare structure

Chandigarh, Oct. 4 -- The State Transport Authority (STA) has issued show-cause notices to aggregator companies Ola, Uber, and InDrive for failing to implement the newly approved fare structure and fo... Read More


By year end, UT to have dedicated MSME policy

Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- The Chandigarh Administration is preparing to roll out a dedicated policy for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by the end of this year, as part of the Centre's initiat... Read More


Mohali: 3,500 acres for Aerotropolis Blocks E to J to be acquired under 2013 Act

Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- Nearly two months after the Punjab government withdrew its land pooling policy, the state has notified a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) for the acquisition of 3,553 acres in Bloc... Read More


Chandigarh is now slum-free

Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- After the UT administration demolished Shahpur Colony in Sector 38 (West) on Tuesday, the city can now be called a slum-free city, as it was the last remaining slum in the region... Read More


Metro project cost soars to rRs.r25,000 crore as Chandigarh admn sits on decision

Chandigarh, Sept. 16 -- With the UT administration dragging its feet on a decision, the cost of the long-pending Tricity Metro project has climbed to nearly Rs.25,000 crore, up from Rs.23,263 crore in... Read More


Chandigarh: Forget buying, even conversion of property to freehold to cost a fortune

Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- Converting leasehold residential properties into freehold in Chandigarh will now cost significantly more, as the UT administration on Friday notified the revised conversion rat... Read More


Make Sector 53 housing scheme more affordable: Governor to Chandigarh Housing Board

Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- Amid growing concern over the high rates of Chandigarh Housing Board's recently proposed projects, UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday directed the board to make i... Read More


Recognising Chandigarh's civic soldiers: UT to hold first-ever passing out parade for civil defence volunteers

Chandigarh, Sept. 10 -- The UT administration is set to organise the first-ever passing-out parade for civil defence volunteers who have been selected and trained from among thousands of local youth. ... Read More


Chandigarh admn scales down high court expansion plan to win UNESCO nod

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- In a bid to address heritage concerns, the Chandigarh administration has downsized the expansion plan for the Punjab and Haryana high court, slashing the proposed additional bui... Read More