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From caretaker to Rs.590-cr scam 'kingpin'

Chandigarh, March 3 -- From earning a modest Rs.1,500 a month as a caretaker to owning multiple prime properties in the city worth over Rs.100 crore, 52-year-old Vikram Wadhwa, who has emerged as the ... Read More


GMADA extends e-auction deadline amid poor response

Mohali, March 2 -- The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has extended the last date of its ongoing e-auction of 42 prime properties to March 6, citing a subdued response to the Rs.5,43... Read More


7 years on, Tribune Flyover work likely to take off in April

Chandigarh, March 2 -- After remaining in limbo for seven years, the Tribune Chowk flyover project is finally moving towards execution, with construction likely to begin in April. After floating tende... Read More


Phase 8-B plots fetch Rs.8.5 crore, rate nearly doubles in 3 months

Mohali, Feb. 27 -- The rates of industrial plots in Mohali's Phase 8-B have nearly doubled in a span of three months, with 500-square-yard plots now fetching up to Rs.8.5 crore compared to Rs.4.5 cror... Read More


Estate office drops property misuse proceedings

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- After nearly two decades of legal uncertainty, a long-drawn property misuse case in Sector 27 has finally been resolved, with the estate office setting aside resumption and pena... Read More


UT reconstitutes panel to examine ownership rights to residents of over 35k EWS houses

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- In a move that could bring major relief to nearly 35,000 residents ofrehabilitation colonies, the Chandigarh administration has reconstituted a three-member committee to examine... Read More


Decks cleared, PGIMER-Sarangpur flyover work likely to start in April

Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- Work on the much-awaited PGIMER-Sarangpur flyover is expected to begin in April or May this year as the urban planning department has finally granted its clearance, paving the w... Read More


CHB turns 'white elephant' as revenue streams dry up

Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- Having failed to launch even a single housing project for nearly a decade, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is seeing a steady decline in its profits. The surplus dipped fromR... Read More


Blueprint to double the FAR in industrial areas gets panel's nod

Chandigarh, Feb. 23 -- Relief is on the horizon for city's industrial sector, as an 11-member high-level committee, headed by deputy commissioner-cum-estate officer Nishant Kumar Yadav, has recommende... Read More


7 years after bizmen fled without paying Rs.19L bill, their rusting cars lose value; CITCO's hopes of recovery bleak

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- Seven years after two businessmen allegedly fled Hotel Shivalikview without paying a Rs.19-lakh bill, the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Limited (CITC... Read More