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Chandigarh top brass functions from secretariat sans fire clearance

Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- The UT administration, which should be leading by example, is itself setting the wrong precedent as its new secretariat building in Sector 9, which houses the offices of the ad... Read More


Wait grows longer for Tribune Flyover as Chandigarh administration set re-examine project

Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- The Tribune flyover project is set to face more delays as the UT administration is set to re-examine it after discovering that the Metro project will also be passing through th... Read More


Chandigarh admn says no to nursing homes in residential areas

Chandigarh, Sept. 16 -- The UT Estate Office has rejected the proposal to allow nursing homes to operate from residential areas of Chandigarh. In the action-taken report presented at the Administrato... Read More


Tewari champions Metro plan, Kher opposes it again

Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- Once again, former member of Parliament Kirron Kher staunchly opposed the Metro proposal while sitting MP Manish Tewari ardently defended it as a crucial step forward to tackle... Read More


FRI surveys Chandigarh trees, to submit report in November

Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, is conducting a "Tree mapping" project in the city, a report pertaining to which will be submitted in November this year. The UT adm... Read More


Tourism boost: Chandigarh set to shine with four new cultural hotspots

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- To supercharge Chandigarh's tourism and economic growth, the UT administration is planning a series of dynamic cultural hubs across the city: a striking 11-storey tower in Secto... Read More


Chandigarh's own 'Disneyland' on local administration's mind

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- Its sight set on boosting Chandigarh's tourism to further catapult the economy to higher growth, the UT administration has proposed to develop an amusement park, modelled after ... Read More


In 9 months, Chandigarh MC spends rRs.r2.7 crore on hiring cabs for officers

Chandigarh, Sept. 5 -- In a decision of questionable financial and economic viability, Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has been paying Rs.30 lakh a month to private cab operators for the intraci... Read More


Stalled 11 years ago, Zirakpur ring road project back on track

Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has revived the Zirakpur ring road project, stalled 11 years ago, with a fresh plan, aiming to alleviate congestion in Chandigarh... Read More


Check financial viability of Metro project: Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria

Chandigarh, Sept. 3 -- In a move that may further delay the Tricity Metro project, UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has directed authorities to assess the financial and economic viability of Metro... Read More