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A woman and her two children were found murdered with a sharp-edged weapon at their residence in Chandigarh’s Manimajra on the intervening night of January 22 and 23. On the night of murder, the woman’s husband- Sanjay Arora was admitted in Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and

In a bid to ensure better coordination on law & order front, the top cops of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh will meet once in every three months. The Director General of Police (DGPs) of neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh will meet to discuss issues

Taking a cue from neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana, the Chandigarh Administration on Monday announced to reward informers who alert UT officials about illegal sex determination tests and help in cracking down on illegal centres. The Administration has announced a reward of Rs one lakh to

Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt. of India on Saturday reviewed implementation of various projects being carried out under the Ministry in Chandigarh.Arun Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary Home, Ajoy Sinha, Finance Secretary, Chandigarh and all senior

Former mayor and senior councillor Arun Sood was on Friday declared as the new President of Chandigarh Bharatiya Janata Party. Sood, who will serve the party city unit for next three years, was elected unanimously a day after filing his nomination for the top post. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar

The heritage items in Chandigarh will get the status of “art treasures”, if the Chandigarh Administration’s proposal to give legal protection to such items turns into a reality. In a bid to preserve heritage items in the city, the Chandigarh Administration is mulling over notifying them as

Chandigarh, which is known as one of the best experiments in urban planning and modern architecture in the twentieth century in India, came into existence in 1966. For more than a half century, Chandigarh, which is divided into various sectors, has lived without “Sector 13”. However, the

Raj Bala Malik, Ravi Kant Sharma & Jagtar Singh Dhillon (Jagga) newly elected Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor & Deputy Mayor, Chandigarh made a courtesy call to V. P. Singh Badnore, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh on Saturday. The Administrator discussed various issues

The State Advisory Board on Disability, Chandigarh on Thursday proposed free travel in CTU buses, skill development training programmes, redressal system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Chandigarh. The proposals came after the recent report of National Sample Survey (NSS) report on

The Chandigarh Administration on Thursday ordered a crackdown on the illegal sale of acid in the city. The order came just a day ahead of the release of ‘Chhapaak’ movie which is based on the story of acid-attack survivor and activist Laxmi Agarwal. Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner, Mandip

The city’s first underpass connecting Rose Garden in Sector 16 with Sector 17 here was opened on Wednesday evening. Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore inaugurated the underpass, which will allow visitors to travel directly between Rose Garden and Sector 17 without crossing Jan

The City Beautiful has been witnessing an increase in foreign tourist arrivals since 2016 when the Capitol Complex got the UNESCO World Heritage status while the number of domestic tourists has remained more or less similar. As per the data with the UT Tourism Department, 40280 foreign tourists

With the Bharatiya Janata Party enjoying majority in the Municipal Corporation General House, its nominee for mayoral post, councillor Raj Bala Malik is set to become the next Mayor of Chandigarh. Malik’s name was announced on Monday, the last day of nomination for the January 10 mayoral

The city will soon have “Sector 13”, a sector which never existed since its formation on November 1, 1966. For, Manimajra has been renamed as “Sector 13” in the city. Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore on Friday approved the proposal of renaming of eight areas, which are

The UT Administration has imposed a complete ban on industrial packaging of less than 50 microns, single use plastic containers of less than 250 microns used for dairy items and plastic sticks in the union territory of Chandigarh. With the Administration issuing an order to extend the ambit of ban