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Short circuit triggers fire in delivery ward of civil hospital, patients shifted

Panchkula, Dec. 31 -- A short circuit triggered panic among patients and medical staff at the civil hospital in Sector 6 on Tuesday evening. The fire broke out around 5.30 pm in the delivery room comp... Read More


PU multipurpose auditorium still waiting in the wings

India, Dec. 31 -- First announced in 2009, themultipurpose auditorium at Panjab University was envisioned as a major cultural and academic venue.Why it matters: The auditorium will host large academic... Read More


Tribune Flyover project mired in legal hassles

India, Dec. 31 -- Approved by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in June 2016, the Tribune Chowk flyover was aimed to ease congestion at one of Chandigarh's busiest intersections. Its f... Read More


NH-105 four-laning crawling ahead

India, Dec. 31 -- The Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh National Highway (NH-105) four-laning project, a critical 34.5-km corridor spanning Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, was launched in April 2022 with a complet... Read More


16 years on, Metro project chugging along planning stage

India, Dec. 31 -- In a city where the number of registered vehicles (14 lakh) is more than its population (12 lakh), the Chandigarh Metro was envisioned as a mass rapid transit solution to the everyda... Read More


moving to sec-39 mkt: a 'high-hanging' fruit

India, Dec. 31 -- To decongest Sector 26, the UT administration had acquired 78 acres in 1990 to move the fruit and vegetable market to Sector 39. Over two decades later, the project still remains lar... Read More


New Chandigarh-Baddi link 4-LANING: yrs away

India, Dec. 31 -- To decongest traffic, the National Highways Authority of India, had in 2022, planned to construct a four-lane ring road from Majri Chowk in Mullanpur to Baddi in Himachal Pradesh via... Read More


Zirakpur ring road project: Running in circles

India, Dec. 31 -- The National Highways Authority of India's proposed 16.5-km, six-lane Zirakpur-Panchkula bypass is designed to divert Shimla-bound andinterstate traffic away from Chandigarh. The pro... Read More


PU's hostel expansion: Only halfway home

India, Dec. 31 -- In July 2023, the Punjab government announced Rs.49 crore for a newsix-storey boys' hostel and additional floors for the girls' hostel. Why it matters: The project aims to offer affo... Read More


A long way to go for Chandigarh-Baddi rail link

India, Dec. 31 -- Sanctioned in 2007-08 and declared a "special project" by the Railways in 2019, the 28-km Chandigarh-Baddi rail link aims to connect the Tricity with Baddi, Himachal Pradesh's larges... Read More