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Twist in tale: BJP, AAP, Congressfield nominees for all three posts

Chandigarh, Jan. 23 -- With talks between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress collapsing, candidates from all three parties - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), AAP and Congress - have filed nom... Read More


AAP moves its councillors to Hoshiarpur

Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- Having learnt it the hard way over the past four years, when political maneuvering and defection cost it the mayoral polls thrice, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday moved 1... Read More


AAP-Cong bury the hatchet 'one last time', to take on BJP jointly

Chandigarh, Jan. 21 -- As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sits comfortably with 18 councillors on its side, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have reached a "one-time agreement" to fight tog... Read More


7 wards reserved for SC nominees, nine for general category women

Chandigarh, Jan. 20 -- Seven wards have been reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates in the delimitation process for the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) elections due in December this year.... Read More


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