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Key issues to come up as CHB board meets on Feb 12

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- After a long gap of 20 months, the Board of Directors of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) will finally meet on February 12 to address several key issues impacting allottees an... Read More


Political pressure halts UT's firm plan to raze furniture market

Chandigarh, Feb. 7 -- Despite its determined decision to demolish the illegal furniture market in Sectors 53 and 54 by the end of January, political pressure has forced the Chandigarh administration t... Read More


2 Capitol Complex projects get thumbs down from IIT Roorkee

Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- In a major setback for the Chandigarh administration, its hopes to revive two suspended projects at the Capitol Complex - an underground multi-level parking lot and holistic deve... Read More


Owner, lessee, architect responsible for Sec-17 building collapse: Probe

Chandigarh, Feb. 5 -- The owner, lessee, and architect of the four-storey building, which housed the old Mehfil Hotel, in Sector 17 were responsible for its collapse on January 6, according to the inq... Read More


Old Mehfil building owner facing Rs.1-cr fine

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- The UT Estate Office is set to impose a penalty of Rs.1 crore on the owner of the old Mehfil restaurant building in Sector 17-C over building violations. The four-storey building... Read More


Education, health get lion's share of Rs.6,983cr

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- In the 2025-26 Union Budget, unveiled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, Rs.6,983 crore were allocated for Chandigarh, with key sectors such as education and hea... Read More


Punjab: Ex-SHO, then ASI convicted in 1992 fake encounter case

India, Feb. 1 -- Mohali A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mohali on Friday convicted former station house officer (SHO) Gurbhinder Singh (72) and former assistant sub-inspector... Read More


From today, power in private hands

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- Through a midnight transfer between January 31 and February 1, Kolkata-based Eminent Electricity Distribution Limited (EEDL) was handed over the full control of Chandigarh's elec... Read More


CBI court holds former SHO, then ASI guilty

Mohali, Feb. 1 -- A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mohali on Friday convicted former station house officer (SHO) Gurbhinder Singh (72) and former assistant sub-inspector (ASI) ... Read More


Back in the saddle, BJP has the last laugh

Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- With its victory, the BJP not just reclaimed the coveted mayoral seat, but also avenged its twin losses in last year's mayoral and Lok Sabha elections. For the saffron fold, th... Read More