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Mayor writes to MP for funds to buy leaf collector machines

Chandigarh, April 18 -- With the onset of spring and a surge in leaf shedding across Chandigarh, city mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla wrote a letter to member of Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari on Thursday, r... Read More


Day on, BJP retreats from resignation threat

Chandigarh, April 17 -- A day after threatening mass resignations by the mayor and party councillors over the steep property tax hike, the Chandigarh BJP found itself backtracking on Wednesday-with no... Read More


BJP ups ante, mayor Babla, councillors threaten to quit

Chandigarh, April 16 -- Under mounting public pressure over the steep increase in property tax, the Chandigarh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday took a dramatic stand, announcing tha... Read More


Apply for tertiary water in 15 days or face fine

Chandigarh, April 16 -- Intensifying its crackdown on properties not getting the mandatory tertiary treated (TT) water connections installed, the municipal corporation (MC) has decided to penalise the... Read More


Cash-strapped MC eyes gains from residential project in Manimajra

Chandigarh, April 15 -- Amid its mounting financial challenges, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is looking to generate revenue by developing a residential project in Manimajra's Shivalik Enc... Read More


Chandigarh roads choked with dry leaves as waste mgmt falters

Chandigarh, April 13 -- With the onset of spring and a surge in leaf shedding across the city, Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is once again grappling with the challenge of managing its leaf was... Read More


City left parched as water pipeline repair runs into third day

Chandigarh, April 12 -- Even though the Chandigarh municipal corporation had announced a planned shutdown of water supply on Wednesday and Thursday due to repair work, residents across the city contin... Read More


MC re-invites applications for gaushala management

Chandigarh, April 6 -- With an aim to improve the welfare and management of impounded stray cattle, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) has invited expressions of interest (EOI) from eligible or... Read More


Admn chasing common man as govt properties evade Rs.250-cr tax

Chandigarh, April 6 -- Even as the UT administration has imposed a steep hike in property tax for residential and commercial properties-putting an additional burden on city residents-government and au... Read More


MC to rope in advisory firm to ready draft proposal for waste mgmt plant

Chandigarh, April 2 -- A week after the General House of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) unanimously rejected the Integrated Solid Waste Management plant project over flawed terms and suspec... Read More