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Chandigarh civic body to table electricity tax hike proposal again

Chandigarh, March 25 -- Months after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led municipal corporation (MC) withdrew the proposal to increase electricity tax, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led civic body under m... Read More


Fund-starved MC plans to hand over 262km roads to UT

Chandigarh, March 23 -- Having no funds for road repairs, the cash-strapped Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is planning to transfer all V3 roads (sector dividing roads) under its jurisdiction-sp... Read More


After yrs of delay, parking project to be tabled with revised fee plan

Chandigarh, March 13 -- After two and a half years of delay, the much-anticipated proposed smart parking project of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) is set to be tabled once again in the upco... Read More


Belt up for bumpy rides as road repairs unlikely amid fund crunch

Chandigarh, March 9 -- City's roads continue to crumble as the municipal corporation (MC) grapples with a debilitating financial crunch, leaving essential road carpeting work at a standstill for the s... Read More


Minister Sondh announces additional Rs.10L grant

Chandigarh, March 8 -- With an aim to take Punjab's startups to greater heights, Punjab industries and IT minister Tarunpreet Singh Sondh on Friday announced an additional impetus comprising Rs.10 lak... Read More


MC's pending liabilities mount to Rs.100 crore

Chandigarh, March 5 -- The municipal corporation (MC)'s committed liabilities, and outstanding bills have climbed to a whopping Rs.100 crore for 2024-25 fiscal year amid its deepening financial crisis... Read More


Wait for Smart Parking till 2026 as tender deadline pushed again

Chandigarh, March 4 -- The much-awaited Smart Parking project in Chandigarh is not likely to become a reality until 2026 as the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) has extended the deadline once aga... Read More


Fund-starved MC eyeing Rs.200cr from sale of 6 acres in Manimajra

Chandigarh, March 2 -- As a step to tackle its worsening financial crisis, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is planning to sell a prime 6.9-acre land parcel in Shivalik Enclave area, Manimajr... Read More


As crisis drags on, staff pay delayed again

Chandigarh, March 2 -- With the financial troubles of the Chandigarh municipal corporation showing no signs of ending, employees continue to bear the brunt of the crisis. After delays in salary payme... Read More


Take call on property tax hike: MC chief to UT

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- The municipal commissioner has written to the UT administration, seeking its decision on the proposed fourfold increase in property tax on the residential as well as commercial ... Read More