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UT wants Rs.238 crore saved from privatising power for needy MC

Chandigarh, April 25 -- In a ray of hope for the severely cash-strapped municipal corporation, the Chandigarh administration has written a letter to the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), seeking R... Read More


UT reclaims Rs.250cr land by razing Sanjay Colony

Chandigarh, April 24 -- The Chandigarh administration resolutely reclaimed its prime land worth Rs.250 crore by demolishingSanjay Colony, an illegal slum cluster in Industrial Area, Phase 1, on Wednes... Read More


UT scales down property tax after outcry

Chandigarh, April 24 -- Facing intense backlash from residents, traders, industrialists and even political circles, the UT administration on Wednesday offered marginal relief by reducing the property ... Read More


Hope for relief as Kataria, 11 mayors huddle on ways out

Chandigarh, April 23 -- Amid mounting political pressure and public outrage over the steep property tax hike, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Tuesday convened an urgent mee... Read More


UT set to demolish Sanjay Colony today

Chandigarh, April 23 -- After nearly three years of legal battle and multiple court interventions, the UT administration will finally bulldoze the illegal Sanjay Colony in Industrial Area, Phase I, on... Read More


Kataria to sit down with past 10 mayors, MC chief today

Chandigarh, April 22 -- Amid the widespread political and public uproar over the steep hike in property tax, the Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has called a meeting with city... Read More


Only 20 of 48 liquor vends sold in fresh hiccup for UT

Chandigarh, April 22 -- The Chandigarh administration's plan to re-auction 48 liquor vends after cancelling their allotments fizzled out without much success, as only 20 found takers. The auction was ... Read More


MC seeks UT's nod for hiking electricity cess

Chandigarh, April 19 -- Nearly a month after the BJP-led Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) approved the proposal to hike electricity tax/cess by 6 paise per unit, the MC officials have now written... Read More


Cong dy mayor quits panel amid no news of BJP resignations

Chandigarh, April 18 -- While there is no news of the resignations vowed by mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla and BJP councillors over the steep hike in property tax, deputy mayor and Congress councillor Taru... Read More


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