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Mohali residents can burst green crackers for 2 hrs on Diwali night

Mohali, Oct. 7 -- The Mohali administration has allowed bursting of green firecrackers for two hours on Diwali night (see box). According to the prohibitory orders issued by district magistrate Komal ... Read More


P'kula MC's Diwali gift for residents: 50% rebate in interest on pending property tax

Panchkula, Oct. 7 -- In a Diwali gift, the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) has cleared multiple benefits for residents, most importantly a 50% rebate in interest for all commercial and residentia... Read More


Waterlogging slows down traffic

Chandigarh/Mohali, Oct. 7 -- Amid the downpour on Monday, several parts of Chandigarh and Mohali saw waterlogging which disrupted smooth flow of traffic. In Chandigarh, snarls were reported at key jun... Read More


Since Oct 1, not a single tender issued in UT

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- The withdrawal of financial powers from officers of the UT administration has thrown the entire administrative machinery into a disarray with not a single new tender being issued... Read More


11-year-old dies while playing with explosive in Daria, FIR registered

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- The Chandigarh police have registered an FIR after an 11-year-old boy died and another was critically injured in an explosion caused by a gunpowder-like substance in Daria villag... Read More


Rs.80L dues hold up cardiac treatment at P'kula civil hospital

Panchkula, Oct. 7 -- The healthcare situation in Panchkula has hit a critical snag, as cardiac treatment for Ayushman card holders has been suspended for nearly three months at the civil hospital's he... Read More


UT's startup policy awaits approval

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- Even five months after the Chandigarh administration rolled out its much-awaited startup policy, not a single entrepreneur has been able to benefit from it, as the working guidel... Read More


Oppn councillors protest mayor's letter to administrator, call it unconstitutional

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- A day after city mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla wrote a letter to Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and sought immediate action against four councillors for wha... Read More


MP Tewari calls for 'complete governance reset' in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- Member of Parliament from Chandigarh and former Union minister Manish Tewari has called for a "complete governance reset" in the Union Territory, terming the existing administrat... Read More


Quicker trials, but conviction rate low

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- As per the latest Crime in India 2023 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,888 trials were completed in the city in 2023, out of which, as ma... Read More