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Chandigarh: In election year, MC gets rRs.r850 crore boost

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- In an election year, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is set to receive a Rs.850 crore boost as grant-in-aid for 2026-27, the highest-ever allocation in the civic body's... Read More


Chandigarh budget slashed by rRs.r437.6 cr as energy sector funding shrinks

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- In the Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, Chandigarh had to make do with an allocation of Rs.6,545 crore, which is Rs.437.66 crore ... Read More


Chandigarh: Relief in sight for Baltana commuters as RUB project finally moves forward

Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- In a major relief to residents of Baltana and nearby areas who end up navigating massive traffic snarls at the Raipur Kalan-Baltana railway crossing on a daily basis, the projec... Read More


CLU requirement to be scrapped by June under Chandigarh reform plan

Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- The Chandigarh administration is all set to roll out deregulation 2.0, under which the need for change of land use (CLU) certificate will be done away with. Besides, approval fo... Read More


Chandigarh administration to auction plots in Sector 56 Bulk Market in April

Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- The auction of plots in the newly developed Sector 56 Bulk Market will commence in the first week of April, aimed at relocating the long-pending marble market from Dhanas. Any t... Read More


Chandigarh plans bigger floor area ratio to draw industrialists

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- In a significant relief for industrialists and a strategic move to curb the migration of industries to neighbouring states, the UT administration has proposed increasing the Flo... Read More


Sukhna Lake's depth has been shrinking but volume rising: IIT Roorkee survey

Chandigarh, Jan. 25 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant's recent remarks on the drying Sukhna Lake has once again raised concerns over the condition of man-made wonder. CJI Kant, during the he... Read More


Twist in tale: BJP, AAP, Congress all throw hat in ring for mayoral post in Chandigarh

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


Twist in tale: BJP, AAP, Congress all throw hat in ring for mayoral post

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


Ahead of Chandigarh mayoral elections, AAP moves 10 of 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