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Chandigarh MC plans to water down National Building Code norms for fire safety

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- After approving the 'Haryana Fire Safety Act' for the city, which lowers the threshold for mandatory fire safety clearance and brings more buildings under its ambit, the Chandig... Read More


Chandigarh: Dimly lit roads pose risk for commuters, pedestrians, say residents

Chandigarh, Sept. 6 -- Poorly lit streets across the city have become a daily ordeal for residents, with non-functional street lights causing inconvenience and raising safety concerns. From dimly lit ... Read More


Chandigarh: Crumbling infra, neglect throw bike-sharing project off track

Chandigarh, Sept. 5 -- City's ambitious Public Bike Sharing (PBS) project, once hailed as a step toward sustainable transport and a pollution-free future, is now struggling. The city residents are com... Read More


Chandigarh: MC mulls scrapping pan-city 24x7 water supply project

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- Nearly a decade after the Indian and French governments conceived the ambitious 24x7 water supply plan for Chandigarh, the municipal corporation (MC) is mulling scrapping the pr... Read More


Chandigarh: Oppn marshalled out as BJP-led MC transfers V3 roads to UT for carpeting

Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on Tuesday approved the transfer of all V3 roads - sector-dividing stretches spanning nearly 275 km - ... Read More


Chandigarh MC to propose citywide monthly parking pass at rRs.r500

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- In a move aimed at easing parking woes and boosting civic revenue, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is set to table a proposal for a citywide monthly car parking pass p... Read More


Chandigarh: MC to again push for transfer of V3 roads to UT during House meet on August 26

Chandigarh, Aug. 24 -- The cash-strapped Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is once again set to propose the transfer of all V3 roads -sector-dividing roads spanning nearly 275 km- into the UT admi... Read More


Chandigarh: UT okays Manimajra land auction but tells MC to reserve 15% flats for EWS

Chandigarh, Aug. 24 -- The cash-strapped Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is all set to auction its prime land in Manimajra for residential projects as the UT administration has given it a go-ahe... Read More


Stray dog count down but Chandigarh sees 100 bite cases a day

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- The city continues to grapple with an alarming rise in dog bite cases, with fresh health department data pointing towards a crisis that shows no signs of abating. From 20,344 r... Read More


Chandigarh administration seeks rRs.r125 crore from MHA for cash-strapped MC

Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- In a fresh bid to bail out the cash-strapped Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC), the UT administration on Tuesday wrote to the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), seeking a... Read More