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UT cancels liquor licences of eight noisy nightclubs

Chandigarh, March 25 -- Acting on a flurry of complaints from local residents, the Chandigarh department of excise and taxation has revoked the liquor licences of eight nightclubs in Sectors 7 and 26 ... Read More


Stray dog population drops by 4,000 in 7 years: Census

Chandigarh, March 24 -- Marking a tail-wagging success for the UT animal husbandry department, the stray dog population in city has gone down by nearly 4,000 in seven years. Even, the population of pe... Read More


UT 3rd-time lucky as 96 of 97 booze vends sold

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


Ph-3 Ind Area: 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


CHB Sec-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


ESZ around Sukhna sanctuary to remain at 100m: Punjab in SC

Mohali, March 20 -- In a major relief to around 2 lakh residents of Kansal, Nada, Nayagaon, and Chhoti Karoran villages, the forest and wildlife department of the Punjab government, in its affidavit s... Read More


2 decades later, MC yet to collect Rs.32cr from admn: 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


Honey Singh moves concert to UT's Sec-25

Chandigarh, March 14 -- After being denied a venue by the Panchkula administration, singer Honey Singh will now perform at Chandigarh's Sector 25 rally ground on March 23. A senior officer from the U... Read More


7 yrs later, UT'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: Admn slashes reserve price

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