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The Chandigarh Administration is mulling the mandatory installation of QR (quick response) code in city’s auto rickshaws and taxis for the safety of commuters especially women. The QR code will help the commuters to get details of the driver, vehicle and also, to contact the Police Department in

The Chandigarh Excise and Taxation Department has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 lakh on Hotel Park Plaza, Sector 17 here and Rs 1 lakh penalty on Ministry of Bar Exchange in Elante Mall, Industrial Area Phase I here. The UT Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Rakesh Popli issued an order in this

Single-use plastic products have been banned in the union territory of Chandigarh. The violators could face imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both. The Chandigarh Administration on Friday issued a notification in this

In a bid to provide 24x7 water supply to the city residents, the Chandigarh Administration has submitted the detailed project report (DPR) costing Rs 440 crore to the Department of Economic Affairs, Union Government. The Board of Directors of CSCL which met under the chairmanship of Manoj Parida,

A day after denying security cover to the cricket teams of India and South Africa, the Chandigarh Police on Tuesday provided security to the teams. The Men in Blue, led by Captain Virat Kohli are slated to face South Africa in the second T20 fixture at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. Both

The members of UT Administrator’s Advisory Council on Friday raised concern over the exorbitant penalty under the Motor Vehicle (Amendment), Act 2019 and urged the Chandigarh Administration to reduce the penalties under the new rules. The issue was raised during the first meeting of the newly

The UT Administration and the civic body on Wednesday launched “Plastic Free Chandigarh” campaign here. Under the campaign, various activities would be organised across the city to encourage the citizens to completely discard the usage of plastic.  Manoj Kumar Parida, adviser to the UT

It’s been more than eight years to the announcement of State symbols of Chandigarh but a large number of city denizens and even, the senior officers of UT Administration still remain unaware about this. The City Beautiful has an official state bird namely Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros

The UT Administration on Friday launched the Mission - Anemia free Chandigarh. For this, a 6x6x6 strategy i.e. 6 beneficiaries, 6 interventions and 6 institutional services will be implemented in the city. Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore launched the mission at the State

The City Beautiful will get three new attractions namely Rashi Van, Nakshatra Van and Navagraha Van by the end of this year. For, the UT Department of Forest and Wildlife is developing these three small groves in Nagar Van on the lines of such similar gardens in Daman and Diu and Goa. These three

The Chandigarh Administration on Wednesday pushed for restricting the entry of diesel-operated vehicles including auto-rickshaws from Punjab and Haryana into the capital city. The issue was raised during the high level meeting of tri-city coordination committee held under the chairmanship of VP

In a bid to promote generation of electricity through solar power, the Chandigarh Administration is mulling offering an additional subsidy of atleast 10 per cent to marla houses to install rooftop solar power plants. At present, the Government of India is providing upto 40 per cent subsidy for

The Chandigarh Engineering Department is not in favour of building speed breakers at nearly 38 locations as recommended by the UT Forest and Wildlife Department to prevent deaths of animals due to accidents on the city roads. Following the directions of Punjab and Haryana High Court last year, the

Light-to-moderate rain lashed parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Sunday, keeping the maximum temperature in the region below normal levels. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana received 18.6 mm rainfall. After rains, the city settled at maximum temperature of 28.6 degree

Even as parts of the region is facing flood, light-to-moderate rain lashed Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Saturday, keeping the maximum temperature in the region close to normal. Ambala received 28.3mm rainfall and Ludhiana 15.4mm, the weather department said. Hisar received 13mm rainfall