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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


UT employees' endless battle for housing

India, Dec. 31 -- The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) floated an ambitious housing scheme in 2008 to construct around 4,000 flats in Sectors 52, 53 and 56 exclusively for government employees. In 2010,... Read More


Smart Parking plans caught in slow lane

India, Dec. 31 -- Originally conceived in August 2022, the smart parking initiative aimed to modernise all 89 paid parking lots in Chandigarh, replacing manual slips with FASTag-enabled digital paymen... Read More


Chandigarh Airport's global take-off delayed

India, Dec. 31 -- Determined to sustain itshard-earned 'international airport' tag, Shaheed Bhagat SinghInternational Airport, operated by Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL), is pushing ... Read More


P'kula sessions court overturns 2021 ruling against doctor

Panchkula, Dec. 31 -- Observing that the trial court's findings resulted from a misreading and misappreciation of evidence, leading to a clear miscarriage of justice, the court of the additional sessi... Read More


Police register murder case after man dies of suspected 'spiked liquor'

Mohali, Dec. 31 -- The Kurali city police have registered a murder case after a medical report confirmed that a man who died during treatment had been poisoned. The deceased has been identified as Kar... Read More


Khaleda Zia, 1st woman PM of Bangladesh, dies

India, Dec. 31 -- India will be represented at Khaleda Zia's funeral by external affairs minister S Jaishankar, the external affairs ministry said on Tuesday. Jaishankar will visit Dhaka on December 3... Read More