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Camera traps find leopard presence in Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

Chandigarh, May 23 -- Years after indirect signs hinted at their presence, camera traps have now confirmed leopards inside the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, with a recent survey offering the first system... Read More


Chandigarh plans first high-rise housing in Phase 3, periphery to absorb demand

Chandigarh, May 23 -- In a decisive break from the city's long-standing low-density planning model, the UT administration has proposed a shift toward high-rise vertical expansion to accommodate a grow... Read More


UT mulls raising FAR for staff housing on industrial plots

Chandigarh, May 20 -- The UT administration is mulling a policy revision to enhance the permissible residential component in industrial plots to house staff, especially those working late shifts. The... Read More


Chandigarh: Audit flags lapses in estate office, rRs.r13 crore Motor Market dues unpaid

Chandigarh, May 19 -- The audit of the estate office, Sector 17, exposed a major lapse in enforcing revenue recovery norms, with government dues worth Rs.13.28 crore unpaid by Motor Market allottees. ... Read More


Chandigarh admn to turn land reclaimed from Colony 4 into urban forest

Chandigarh, May 15 -- The city is set to witness a major ecological transformation as the site of the erstwhile Colony No. 4, once the city's largest slum cluster located near Industrial Area Phase 1,... Read More


Chandigarh administration mulls new policy to break big industrial plots into smaller biz hubs

Chandigarh, May 12 -- In a policy shift aimed at optimising land use and supporting smaller businesses, the Chandigarh administration is preparing to introduce a "fragmentation policy" that will allow... Read More


Chandigarh: UT looks to replace 1949 rent law with modern tenancy framework

Chandigarh, May 6 -- In a move that could reshape how one of India's most planned cities rents its homes, the Chandigarh administration is preparing to replace a post-Independence rent control law wit... Read More


Chandigarh: From June, UT property records just a click away

Chandigarh, April 30 -- Land and property records in Chandigarh will soon be available online in a searchable format, with the UT administration about to complete one of its largest digitisation exerc... Read More


Multi-crore FDR scams | Chandigarh admn bars departments from assigning financial works to outsourced staff

Chandigarh, April 29 -- Learning the lesson the hard way, after crores of rupees from the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (CREST) and municipal corporation (MC) ... Read More


No more waiting, Chandigarh moves to let MSMEs start operations instantly

Chandigarh, April 28 -- In a move aimed at improving the ease of doing business, the Chandigarh administration has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) seeking approval to allow new m... Read More