MC joint commissioner Inderjeet reviews facilities at the paid parking site near Empire store in Sector 17 on Thursday Chandigarh: Municipal corporation joint commissioner Inderjeet Thursday conducted a surprise inspection of the paid parking site near Empire Store Front in Sector 17 and ordered a series of measures to improve safety, cleanliness and visitor convenience.Accompanied…
Amritsar: Despite its public announcements of contesting all 117 assembly seats in Punjab on its own, BJP could enter into a last-minute understanding with Shiromani Akali Dal and SAD (Punar Surjit) if the parties settle the contentious issue of seat-sharing, according to political experts.The 2024 Lok Sabha election results are expected to remain the key…
Dogs Picked Up From Schools, Hospitals And Parks To Be Shifted To Shelters; 3 Agencies To Handle Programme As Bite Cases Continue To Rise Panchkula MC To Shift Dogs From Schools, Hospitals And Parks To Shelters Panchkula: Facing mounting public concern over stray dogs and a steady rise in dog-bite cases, the municipal corporation (MC)…
Panchkula: Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma has written to Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw seeking early approval and expedited construction of a proposed 10ft wide railway underpass in Shiv Nagar, Kalka, a long-pending demand of local residents.The matter was earlier raised by Kalka MLA Shakti Rani Sharma, who urged the MP to take up the…
Panchkula: The traffic police challaned 23 autorickshaws and nine school buses, besides impounding two vehicles, during a special drive against overloading and other safety violations in school transport vehicles across the district.In one of the most glaring violations, an autorickshaw was found carrying 15 schoolchildren. Two students were seated on either side of the driver,…
Panchkula: Sanitation workers protesting over pending demands briefly blocked the main entrance of the municipal corporation office in Sector 14 Thursday, disrupting access to the civic body premises before ending the blockade after talks with officials.The workers, who have been staging a dharna outside the MC office for the past 29 days, moved to the…
Glitch leaves GMCH patients waiting weeks for lab reports Chandigarh: Patients at Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) are being forced to make repeat visits and queue for paper copies of their biochemistry reports after the hospital’s online reporting service developed glitches following its integration with the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) system.Until recently, patients…
Chandigarh: Traffic movement will be regulated on two major road stretches in Chandigarh Friday due to Janmashtami celebrations, the traffic police said.The restrictions will be in force from 12 noon on Sept 4 till 1am on Sept 5.Around the ISKCON Temple in Sector 36, traffic will be regulated on Dakshin Marg between Kisan Bhawan Chowk…
Chandigarh: The engineering wing of the municipal corporation (MC), Chandigarh, Thursday began work on installing iron pipe railings along footpaths in Sectors 45 and 46 to improve pedestrian safety and curb encroachments by parked vehicles.The civic body has sanctioned nearly Rs 30 lakh for the project, which will cover V-4 and V-5 roads, the Sector…
Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria at the launch of the Swachh Ward Ranking 2026 in Chandigarh on Thursday Chandigarh: In a bid to take Chandigarh’s cleanliness drive to the neighbourhood level and spur competition among wards, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria Thursday launched the Swachh Ward Ranking 2026, under…
