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UT mulls doubling floor area ratio 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


SC nod: UT to allot 12 sites at new location within 2 wks

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


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


UT 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


UT 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


'No point digging up city': Kataria throws a spanner in Metro plans

Chandigarh, Jan. 9 -- UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday threw a spanner in the Metro plans for the Tricity, stating that the city cannot be dug up for a project thatmay not be financial... Read More


PGI-PU underpass work to start in April

Chandigarh, Jan. 8 -- Being delayed for over six years now, work on the much-needed pedestrian underpass between Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Panjab University... Read More


War of words rocks Cong-AAP ties weeks before mayoral poll

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- With the city just three weeks away from electing its next mayor on January 29, the ties between INDIA bloc partners Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appear to be on shaky ... Read More


UT admn directs depts to expedite hiring rules

Chandigarh, Jan. 6 -- After a delay of nearly two years, the Chandigarh administration has directed all administrative secretaries, heads of departments, offices, institutions, boards and corporations... Read More


Administrator can now make temporary posts permanent

Chandigarh, Jan. 5 -- The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has empowered the administrators of the Union Territories (UTs) to convert temporary posts into permanent ones, a move expected to ease l... Read More