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MC chief orders fact-finding report into Rs.227-cr agenda

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Amid furore over a Rs.227-crore table agenda passed without discussion during the July 31 municipal corporation (MC) General House meeting, MC commissioner Amit Kumar, has ordere... Read More


Rs.1-crore sewer network overhaul starts in Mohali

Mohali, Aug. 8 -- The long-pending sewerage problems of Phase 7, 3B2 and adjoining localities may soon come to an end as work to lay new high-capacity sewer lines from Chawla Chowk to Matour Chowk in ... Read More


Congress brings back Bansal, Tewari in-charge of poll panel

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Ahead of the municipal corporation (MC) elections slated for December, the Congress high command has accommodated former Chandigarh MP and Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, 78, ... Read More


Digital museum at Le Corbusier Centre gets heritage panel nod

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee (CHCC) on Friday approved a proposal to establish a digital museum at the Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19 under the ministry of to... Read More


More housing, commercial growth on horizon as UT looks to acquire 1,750 acres

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The UT is looking to acquire nearly 1,750 acres of land in the city's periphery for residential, institutional and commercial development. The proposed acquisition, estimated to ... Read More


No proof liver disease was alcohol induced, insurer told to settle claim

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Holding that an insurer cannot deny a medical claim merely by attributing a disease to alcohol consumption without credible medical evidence, the district consumer disputes redre... Read More


52-yr-old gets 20 years in jail for child's rape

Panchkula, Aug. 8 -- A fast-track special court in Panchkula on Friday convicted a 52-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl. ... Read More


Kin of persons with mental disabilities seek implementation of 2017 act

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Families of persons with mental disabilities, along with psychiatrists and mental health advocates, on Friday urged the Chandigarh administration to implement the Mental Healthca... Read More


GMADA to upgrade online land pooling portal by Aug 11

Mohali, Aug. 8 -- After receiving feedback from landowners on its newly launched online land pooling portal for theAerotropolis residential project (Pockets E, F, G, H, I and J), the Greater Mohali Ar... Read More


Set up family court in UT at earliest: High court to admn

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a response from the Chandigarh administration on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking setting up of a family court at the distr... Read More