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Tomato prices soar as heat hits supply

Chandigarh, June 13 -- A sharp spike in tomato prices has hit city residents as extreme weather conditions and labour shortages have crippled local production. Just under two weeks, tomato prices in C... Read More


MC goes after encroachers, illegal vendors as crackdown gains steam

CHANDIGARH, June 13 -- The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has intensified its drive against illegal vendors and shopkeepers encroaching public space in markets by issuing as many as 5,046 chall... Read More


Five BJP faces among six new members in UT advisory council

Chandigarh, June 12 -- Nearly six months after UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria reconstituted the administrator's advisory council (AAC), leaving out several key figures of the Bharatiya Janata Pa... Read More


MC brings in advanced tech to keep illegal vendors off streets

Chandigarh, June 8 -- City residents can finally expect respite from illegal street vendors as the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is deploying advanced technology to keep them off the streets. In a ... Read More


Now, MC aims to clear out legacy waste by July

Chandigarh, June 6 -- Even as the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) had assured the Punjab and Haryana high court of clearing out the Dadumajra dump completely by May 31 this year, 1 lakh metric t... Read More


After 5 yrs, MC stumbles upon Rs.11 cr unused funds

Chandigarh, May 29 -- In a startling revelation, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has discovered that Rs.11 crore, earmarked for the development of villages merged with the city five years ag... Read More


5 yrs on, erstwhile UT villages await funds for infra boost

Chandigarh, May 28 -- More than five years after 13 of Chandigarh's villages were merged into the municipal corporation (MC), development still remains a distant dream for many residents as no dedicat... Read More


Monsoon closing in, but MC only halfway through clearing drains

Chandigarh, May 27 -- With early signs of monsoon looming large, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has ramped up its preparedness efforts to meet the challenge of waterlogging. As of Monday, o... Read More


Storm passes but UT's power woes linger on

Chandigarh, May 23 -- Though the storm may have passed, Chandigarh residents' power woes linger, with many expressing displeasure over the functioning of the new firm responsible for distribution and ... Read More


Fiscal crunch: MC lays off 332 tubewell staff

Chandigarh, May 22 -- In a major cost-cutting move triggered by a deepening fiscal crisis, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has decided not to renew the contracts of 332 outsourced multi-task... Read More