Chandigarh: City-based advocate and member of Chandigarh’s Heritage Item Protection Cell (HIPC), Ajay Jagga, has urged Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria to revive the Heritage Item Protection Cell and establish a permanent mechanism to safeguard Chandigarh’s heritage artefacts.In a representation to the administrator, Jagga referred to a June 2026 letter from the…
From traffic snarls to CHB grievances, residents raise a range of civic issues during an interaction with UTadministrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Sunday Chandigarh: Mounting traffic congestion, rising law and order concerns, unresolved Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) issues and pressure from unchecked peripheral growth emerged as key concerns during an interaction between Punjab governor and…
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party-led govt over the state’s power situation, alleging that its claims about coal availability and uninterrupted electricity supply contradicted the situation on the ground.Referring to earlier govt statements, Dhillon said that after the Pachhwara Central Coal…
Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday questioned the Aam Aadmi Party govt’s claims of an “Education Revolution” in the state, alleging that it was taking credit for initiatives of the previous Congress govt while failing to address shortcomings in the education sector.During the fifth…
PSPCL had announced a shutdown from 8 am to 12 noon to increase the capacity of the Phase-1 power grid transformer from 20 MVA to 31.5 MVA Energy crisis Mohali: What was announced as a 4-hour power shutdown for transformer augmentation turned into a near half-day ordeal for residents across large parts of Mohali on…
Jyoti, 28, had died on July 28 after allegedly coming into contact with electric current while crossing a waterlogged stretch near the girls’ hostel at PU Chandigarh: A one-week deadline has stretched to 40 days, with the magisterial inquiry into Panjab University PhD scholar Jyoti’s death still awaiting completion. The probe, ordered by the UT…
Police have registered 16 FIRs and arrested 35 persons as part of the ongoing drive Mohali: Zirakpur police have intensified their crackdown on alleged human trafficking and prostitution rackets operating from hotels and paying guest (PG) accommodations, rescuing over 100 girls and women and arresting 35 accused in the past five months.Police have registered 16…
The project will replace the existing playing surface with an astroturf that meets international standards and create modern infrastructure for players, officials and spectators Chandigarh: After lying neglected for nearly three decades, Sector 18 hockey stadium is set for a transformational revival, with the Chandigarh administration approving an over Rs 8-crore project to convert the…
The condition is particularly visible in the northern part of Sector 17, where several stretches of pavement are broken or uneven, recently laid tiles have already cracked and vegetation has been allowed to grow unchecked. Garbage can be seen lying at multiple spots, adding to the sense of neglect in an area that is supposed…
Sectors 1-8 plug into smarter power network Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria Sunday inaugurated a project to convert the 11 kV overhead electricity distribution network into an underground cable system across Sectors 1 to 8, a move aimed at improving power reliability and reducing disruptions.Implemented at a cost of around Rs…
