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Chandigarh 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


Chandigarh admn 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 the entire city': Kataria throws a spanner in Chandigarh 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 that may not be financia... Read More


Chandigarh: PGI-PU underpass work to start in April

Chandigarh, Jan. 8 -- Being delayed for over six years now, work on the much-needed pedestrian underpass between Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Panjab University... Read More


Chandigarh: War of words rocks Cong-AAP ties weeks before mayoral poll

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- With the city just three weeks away from electing its next mayor on January 29, the ties between INDIA bloc partners Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appear to be on shaky ... Read More


Chandigarh admn directs depts to expedite hiring rules

Chandigarh, Jan. 6 -- After a delay of nearly two years, the Chandigarh administration has directed all administrative secretaries, heads of departments, offices, institutions, boards and corporations... Read More


UT eyes rRs.r60-crore revamp of iconic museums in 5 months

Chandigarh, Jan. 5 -- Two of Chandigarh's most prominent cultural institutions - the Government Museum and Art Gallery, and the Natural History Museum, both in Sector 10, are poised for a comprehensiv... Read More


UT administrator empowered to make temporary posts permanent

Chandigarh, Jan. 5 -- The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has empowered the administrators of the Union Territories (UTs) to convert temporary posts into permanent ones, a move expected to ease l... Read More


Chandigarh records two-fold spike in driving licence suspensions in 2025

Chandigarh, Dec. 22 -- The city has witnessed a sharp increase in the suspension of driving licences for traffic violations this year, with 648 licences suspended so far, more than double the 300 susp... Read More


New Year to ring in subsidies for Chandigarh's innovators

Chandigarh, Dec. 21 -- Come January 1, the city's young innovators will be able to avail subsidies under the Chandigarh startup policy, which was rolled out in April this year. UT chief secretary H Ra... Read More