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Chandigarh admn toasts to success with sale of 96 of 97 liquor vends in one go

Chandigarh, March 22 -- Unlike the last two years, when the UT excise and taxation department struggled with unsold vends and missed revenue targets, this year, it has been third-time lucky. At an au... Read More


Phase-3 Industrial Area in Chandigarh: A project that never took off

Chandigarh, March 21 -- Even as Chandigarh's industrial landscape is in dire need of expansion, the UT administration continues to dilly-dally on development of Phase 3, Industrial Area, a project awa... Read More


Chandigarh Housing Board Sector-53 housing scheme to face delay

Chandigarh, March 20 -- Even though the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) received a promising response to its Sector 53 housing scheme, chief executive officer (CEO) Ajay Chagti has now written to the e... Read More


Chandigarh: 2 decades later, MC yet to collect rRs.r32cr from admn, reveals audit

Chandigarh, March 18 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in a report, has stated that the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation failed to collect Rs.32 crore as compensation from the adm... Read More


7 yrs later, Chandigarh admn's startup policy still a non-starter

Chandigarh, March 14 -- It has been over seven years since the UT administration began planning a startup policy, but it still continues to be stuck in a bureaucratic maze. After keeping it on the ba... Read More


Punjab factor: Chandigarh slashes reserve price at auction of 97 liquor vends begins on March 13

Chandigarh, March 13 -- Seeing loses for the last two years, the UT excise department has slashed the reserve prices for most of its liquor vends for the upcoming financial year (2025-26), the e-aucti... Read More


Sector 39 grain market auction: Amid opposition by traders, Chandigarh admn files caveat in high court

Chandigarh, March 11 -- Anticipating that traders of the Sector 26 vegetable market may approach the Punjab and Haryana high court against the ongoing e-auction of 23 shops in the new grain market in ... Read More


No price hike in Chandigarh excise policy pours joy for Bacchus lovers

Chandigarh, March 11 -- The UT administration has kept liquor prices unchanged in its Excise Policy for 2025-26, bringing cheer to Bacchus lovers. Be it whisky or wine, the prices will continue to st... Read More