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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


CITCO set to invest Rs.7.5 cr on renovation of its flagship hotels

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) is set to invest Rs.7.5 crore on the renovation of three of its prominent hotels in the city -Hotel Mountvi... Read More


Sukhna Wetland inches closer to global Ramsar recognition

Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- With the Centre approving Chandigarh's proposal to designate the Sukhna Wetland as a Ramsar site, the Union government will now forward the formal nomination to the Ramsar secre... Read More


CHB cracks down on building violations

Chandigarh, Feb. 19 -- In a first-of-its-kind enforcement drive, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has issued notices to around 1,300 house owners for building violations, directing them to deposit d... Read More


Delay in providing FIR lands 3 UT cops in dock

Chandigarh, Feb. 18 -- The Chandigarh Right to Service Commission has ordered departmental action against three UT police officials for failing to provide a certified copy of an FIR within the prescri... Read More


UT's enhanced EV subsidy plan awaits MHA approval

Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- Incentives for purchasing electric cars in Chandigarh have remained suspended for the past nine months, with the Centre yet to clear the UT administration's proposal to enhance ... Read More


Relief for over 40k CHB allottees as panel revives need-based changes

Chandigarh, Feb. 13 -- In a development that will bring relief to nearly 40,000 allottees of Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) houses, a UT-constituted committee has recommended the revival of the need-b... Read More


A licence to kill?

Chandigarh, Feb. 13 -- On March 29, 2019, Neha Shoree, the then zonal licensing authority of the food and drug administration, Punjab, was in her office when a man walked in and pumped multiple bullet... Read More


10 schools in Chandigarh and Mohali receive bomb threats, send students back

India, Feb. 11 -- Ten schools across Chandigarh and neighbouring Mohali received bomb threat calls on Tuesday, triggering security checks and the suspension of classes as a precautionary measure. Stud... Read More


No common master plan for tricity, Centre clarifies in Parl

Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- There is no single master plan for the coordinated development of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, the Centre clarified in Parliament while placing the responsibility of planni... Read More