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Munieshwer A Sagar

Munieshwer A Sagar is a principal correspondent at Chandigarh and reports on real estate.

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Chandigarh MC polls: Election panel to step up campaign to pull voters

The State Election Commission has already roped in golfer Jeev Milkha Singh and cricketer Anjum Chopra for the campaign, while more Chandigarh-based sportspersons, including Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh and Abhinav Bindra, are also likely to join in

In the last two consecutive Chandigarh municipal elections, the voter turnout had stagnated at around 59%. (PTI)

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Published on Dec 18, 2021 01:55 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

RITES to prepare roadmap to decongest Chandigarh roads by August 2022

Chandigarh Mobility Plan to focus on providing safe, efficient and seamless connectivity for residents of Chandigarh

With a population of over 12 lakh and 15 lakh registered vehicles, Chandigarh has the highest density of vehicles per household in the country, leading to traffic congestion. (HT File Photo)

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Published on Dec 15, 2021 03:20 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

War of videos intensifies as Chandigarh MC poll campaign enters its last phase

From the Aam Aadmi Party delivering a personalised message from Arvind Kejriwal to the BJP encapsulating its ‘achievements’ of six years in a one-minute video and the Congress ‘highlighting’ the BJP’s failures during its regime, a war of videos has started as the Chandigarh municipal poll campaign enters its last phase

These videos are being shared on different social media platforms, but it is the WhatsApp and Telegram on which the parties are using the ‘groups’ to reach out to as many people as possible in Chandigarh. (Image for representational purpose)

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Published on Dec 15, 2021 03:12 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC polls: BJP shows the door to five rebels for ‘anti-party’ acts

Ever since it announced its tickets, earlier this month, for the forthcoming Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) elections, the BJP has been facing rebellion within the party. Around a dozen dissidents had even filed nominations as Independents against the party’s official candidates.

Sheela Phool Singh and Prem Pal Chauhan joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 14, 2021 02:17 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC polls: Covid norms go for a toss amid electioneering

This, even as the daily Covid tally has been consistently rising in the tricity. The campaigning for Chandigarh MC elections will end on December 21, and thereafter 72 hours have been designated as “silence period” by the state election commission (SEC) till the voting ends on December 24

Congress candidates campaigning for Chandigarh MC polls. (HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 13, 2021 02:31 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC polls: With 2-lakh strong voter base, natives of HP, UP, Uttarakhand on parties’ radar

Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have made sure to include the who’s who of these states in their star campaigners’ list; city’s peripheral areas, including the rehabilitation colonies and villages, have a large population of people from these states.

In more than 12 wards, voters of HP, UP and Uttarakhand origin are the central focus of the parties’ campaign. In these wards, the parties have given tickets to natives of these states, for the Chandigarh MC polls. (HT File/Representational image)

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Published on Dec 12, 2021 02:22 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC election: 12 independents form Azad Front

Azad Front targets not just upstaging BJP and Congress in the Chandigarh MC election, but also to put up a joint candidate for the Lok Sabha polls in a couple of years

Azad Front comprises mainly Congress and BJP rebels who are fighting the Chandigarh MC election as independents.

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Published on Dec 11, 2021 01:43 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC polls: After repeal of farm laws, BJP hopes to regain lost ground

There are a total of 22 villages under the Chandigarh MC’s jurisdiction. Most of the villages like Khuda Lahora, Khuda Jassu, Kajheri, Palsora,have a strong base of farm families. It is to be seen which way the voters will sway in the upcoming Chandigarh MC polls

After farmers left the site, preparations underway to reopen the Himalayan Expressway Toll Plaza in Chandimandir. Chandigarh MC is to go to the polls on December 24. (SANT ARORA/HT)

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Published on Dec 11, 2021 01:33 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Dysfunctional waste plant of Chandigarh is Congress’ legacy: Arun Sood

Sood, along with senior party leader Satyapal Jain and mayor Ravi Kant Sharma, presented the “report card” of the BJP’s performance in last six years. All mayors in the last six years were from the saffron party. The party also has 20 councillors in the outgoing MC house.

Chandigarh BJP senior leaders release of booklet ‘Chandigarh Mei BJP Ke Cheh Varsh’ at BJP office Kamalam in Sector 33 on Thursday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Dec 10, 2021 02:30 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC polls: 203 in fray for 35 wards, rebels still pose a challenge

In all, 11 candidates withdrew their nominations, leaving 203 candidates in the contest for 35 seats of Chandigarh MC. Earlier, nominations of 102 candidates were rejected after scrutiny of papers by the state election commission (SEC).

Polling for Chandigarh MC elections will be held on December 24. (HT File)

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Published on Dec 10, 2021 02:07 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC election: BJP, AAP enter hoarding war

The Congress, which is the third main contender in the Chandigarh MC election, has decided against running a full-blown outdoor advertisement campaign

Both BJP and AAP have taken around 40 outdoor advertisement sites on rent from the Chandigarh MC. (HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 09, 2021 01:24 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC election: 45% candidates are aged below 40

Aged 22, the two youngest candidates in Chandigarh MC election are Akansha (BSP) from Ward No. 16 and Rohit (SP) from Ward No. 20

Of 214 candidates whose nomination papers were approved for the Chandigarh MC election, 95 are aged between 21 and 40 years. (HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 08, 2021 01:58 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC polls: As rebels group together, parties step-up efforts to placate them

With a grouping of rebel candidates cutting across party lines taking shape and strong prospects emerging of a photo finish in the three-cornered Chandigarh MC polls, parties are going into an overdrive to placate rebels.

Around 12 rebel candidates from Aam Aadmi Party, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party have so far indicated to put up a joint front against the three parties during the Chandigarh MC polls. (HT File)

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Published on Dec 07, 2021 01:52 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC poll: AAP’s promise of free water every month political gimmick, says Congress

Chandigarh Congress on Sunday rips into AAP’s “guarantee” of providing free water up to 20,000 litres; they termed this promise a political gimmick

Terming AAP’s first guarantee as a political gimmick, Congress state president Subhash Chawla said AAP was “misleading” people. He said Chandigarh residents cannot be fooled by freebies. (HT File Photo)

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Published on Dec 06, 2021 02:51 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC polls: Shah, Kanhaiya, Kejri among star campaigners descending on city

Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath, Charanjeet Singh Channi, Arvind Kejriwal, Kanhaiya Kumar and Bhagwant Mann are among the star campaigners set to descend upon the city over the next two weeks to woo voters ahead of Chandigarh MC polls slated for December 24; a party can have a maximum of 10 star campaigners, list to be submitted to state election commission for its approval

The political parties are banking on star power to woo voters ahead of Chandigarh MC polls slated for December 24. (HT File)

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Published on Dec 06, 2021 02:08 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC election: Cong leader Babla’s sister and wife are richest candidates in fray

Balwinder Kaur, sister of senior Congress leader Devinder Singh Babla, tops the list with total assets worth ₹34.88 crore; Babla’s wife Harpreet Kaur is the second richest with ₹31.34-crore assets.

Congress leader Devinder Singh Babla with his wife Harpreet Kaur, who is in the fray from Ward No. 10, after filing her nomination papers for the Chandigarh MC election on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 05, 2021 01:17 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar & Surender Sharma, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC election: Rebel candidates a headache for parties

Congress faces challenge from a number of rebel candidates who are contesting as Independents and at least 20 who have got the AAP ticket in the Chandigarh MC election

Prem Pal Chauhan, one of the Congress rebel candidates, filing his nomination papers as an Independent from Ward No. 15 in Chandigarh MC election. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 05, 2021 01:17 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC election: Two former mayors on BJP final list

Former mayors Davesh Moudgil (Ward 21) and Rajesh Kalia (Ward 26) are among six people on the final list of nominees released by the BJP

Chandigarh mayor Ravi Kant Sharma filing his nomination papers for the MC election at the SDM office in Sector 42 on Friday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Published on Dec 04, 2021 01:16 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC polls: Congress places it bets on familiar faces, kin of leaders in first list

Facing factionalism and prospects of rebellions, Congress is the last to announce its first list of candidates among major parties

Some fresh faces have also been added, predominantly family members of Congress leaders for the Chandigarh municipal corporation elections. (HT File)

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Published on Dec 03, 2021 01:44 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn approves draft construction and demolition waste policy

Generators of construction and demolition waste will be allowed to take processed material costing 50% of the processing charges for free under the Chandigarh admn’s policy

Under the Chandigarh Construction and Demolition Waste Management Policy, dumping of malba at public or non-designated places will invite a heavy penalty. (HT File Photo)

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Published on Dec 02, 2021 01:37 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC election: Five councillors, spouses of 4 on BJP first list

The remaining 14 on BJP first list of 23 are mainly party’s office-bearers or their relatives; names from 12 remaining wards of Chandigarh MC to be announced later

In the present Chandigarh MC General House, the BJP enjoys a majority with 20 seats out of the total 26. After the fresh delimitation, the MC comprises 35 wards.

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Published on Dec 02, 2021 01:37 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC poll: Rift out in open in AAP over nominee list

A day after AAP announced its first list of 26 candidates for Chandigarh MC poll, internal party fissures came out in open; several party office-bearers and workers voiced opposition to the party’s decisions

A day after AAP announced its first list of 26 candidates for Chandigarh MC poll, some AAP workers even burnt the effigies of convener Prem Garg, party co-in-charge Pardeep Chhabra and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in Sector 25. (ANI File Photo)

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Published on Dec 01, 2021 12:56 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC poll: To contain rebellion, BJP, Congress go slow on ticket allocation

There are around 1,000 contenders for 35 BJP tickets and 200 in the Congress for the Chandigarh MC poll which are scheduled for December 24

The Chandigarh MC polls are scheduled for December 24, but so far both BJP and the Congress have not declared their candidates for any of the 35 wards. (HT File Photo/ Representational image)

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Published on Nov 30, 2021 03:13 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Over 6 years, 40 lakh litres of water went into dousing flames at Dadumajra dump site

As per a rough estimate, this quantity is enough to meet the daily water needs of approximately 16,000 persons; Chandigarh is also having to shell out ₹33 crore for cleaning the Dadumajra dump site

With the number and extent of fires increasing over the past three years, particularly after 2019, the usage of water for fire control at the Dadumajra dump site has also increased. (HT File)

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Published on Nov 29, 2021 01:36 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: A mix of urban, rural woes in Ward 21

After fresh delimitation in Chandigarh, the Ward 21 comprises a mix of urban, semi-urban and rural localities with voters having their own area-specific needs and aspirations

State of wards: A poorly maintained park at Sector 47 in Ward 21, Chandigarh. (Gurtej Singh/HT)

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Updated on Nov 28, 2021 01:31 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Sukhna Choe pollution: Combined Chandigarh, Punjab panel to plug sewage disposal points

The panel comprises principal secretary local government, Punjab, principal secretary urban development, Punjab, and Chandigarh municipal corporation commissioner among others. Sewage leaks into Sukhna Choe, falling on the Punjab-Chandigarh border, and ultimately spills into the Ghaggar river

Garbage seen accumulating in Sukhna Choe, which also gets polluted with sewage from various points. (Sant Arora/HT)

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Published on Nov 27, 2021 12:53 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC election: Influencers, mobile app to pull voters to polling booths

For the last two consecutive municipal elections in Chandigarh, the voter turnout has stagnated at around 59%

From mobile apps to roping in popular personalities, the State Election Commission will be starting a voter awareness campaign in December ahead of the Chandigarh MC election.

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Published on Nov 26, 2021 01:57 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC elections on December 24, three-way contest this time

Announcing the election schedule on Monday, state election commissioner SK Srivastava said the results of the Chandigarh MC elections will be declared on December 27; model code of conduct comes into force

There are 35 wards up for grabs in the Chandigarh MC this time. The election process will be completed by December 30. (HT File)

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Published on Nov 23, 2021 02:04 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh gets thumbs down in Swachh Survekshan 2021

Ranked 8 among cities with more than 10 lakh population last year, Chandigarh dropped to 16th position in Swachh Survekshan rankings announced on Saturday

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Published on Nov 21, 2021 01:03 AM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn is again planning a dedicated startup policy

Chandigarh administration is considering formulating a dedicated startup policy specific to the city requirements; high-level meeting to be chaired by the UT adviser on November 22

The administration had earlier formulated ‘Chandigarh Startup Policy 2021’, but decided against notifying the draft in favour of the Centre’s startup action plan. (Bloomberg File Photo/ Representational image)

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Published on Nov 20, 2021 06:31 PM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh

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Munieshwer A Sagar is a principal correspondent at Chandigarh and reports on real estate.

The State Election Commission has already roped in golfer Jeev Milkha Singh and cricketer Anjum Chopra for the campaign, while more Chandigarh-based sportspersons, including Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh and Abhinav Bindra, are also likely to join in

Chandigarh Mobility Plan to focus on providing safe, efficient and seamless connectivity for residents of Chandigarh

Ever since it announced its tickets, earlier this month, for the forthcoming Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) elections, the BJP has been facing rebellion within the party. Around a dozen dissidents had even filed nominations as Independents against the party’s official candidates.

This, even as the daily Covid tally has been consistently rising in the tricity. The campaigning for Chandigarh MC elections will end on December 21, and thereafter 72 hours have been designated as “silence period” by the state election commission (SEC) till the voting ends on December 24

Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have made sure to include the who’s who of these states in their star campaigners’ list; city’s peripheral areas, including the rehabilitation colonies and villages, have a large population of people from these states.

Azad Front targets not just upstaging BJP and Congress in the Chandigarh MC election, but also to put up a joint candidate for the Lok Sabha polls in a couple of years

There are a total of 22 villages under the Chandigarh MC’s jurisdiction. Most of the villages like Khuda Lahora, Khuda Jassu, Kajheri, Palsora,have a strong base of farm families. It is to be seen which way the voters will sway in the upcoming Chandigarh MC polls

Sood, along with senior party leader Satyapal Jain and mayor Ravi Kant Sharma, presented the “report card” of the BJP’s performance in last six years. All mayors in the last six years were from the saffron party. The party also has 20 councillors in the outgoing MC house.

In all, 11 candidates withdrew their nominations, leaving 203 candidates in the contest for 35 seats of Chandigarh MC. Earlier, nominations of 102 candidates were rejected after scrutiny of papers by the state election commission (SEC).

The Congress, which is the third main contender in the Chandigarh MC election, has decided against running a full-blown outdoor advertisement campaign

Aged 22, the two youngest candidates in Chandigarh MC election are Akansha (BSP) from Ward No. 16 and Rohit (SP) from Ward No. 20

With a grouping of rebel candidates cutting across party lines taking shape and strong prospects emerging of a photo finish in the three-cornered Chandigarh MC polls, parties are going into an overdrive to placate rebels.

Chandigarh Congress on Sunday rips into AAP’s “guarantee” of providing free water up to 20,000 litres; they termed this promise a political gimmick

Balwinder Kaur, sister of senior Congress leader Devinder Singh Babla, tops the list with total assets worth ₹34.88 crore; Babla’s wife Harpreet Kaur is the second richest with ₹31.34-crore assets.

Congress faces challenge from a number of rebel candidates who are contesting as Independents and at least 20 who have got the AAP ticket in the Chandigarh MC election

Former mayors Davesh Moudgil (Ward 21) and Rajesh Kalia (Ward 26) are among six people on the final list of nominees released by the BJP

Facing factionalism and prospects of rebellions, Congress is the last to announce its first list of candidates among major parties

Generators of construction and demolition waste will be allowed to take processed material costing 50% of the processing charges for free under the Chandigarh admn’s policy

The remaining 14 on BJP first list of 23 are mainly party’s office-bearers or their relatives; names from 12 remaining wards of Chandigarh MC to be announced later

A day after AAP announced its first list of 26 candidates for Chandigarh MC poll, internal party fissures came out in open; several party office-bearers and workers voiced opposition to the party’s decisions

There are around 1,000 contenders for 35 BJP tickets and 200 in the Congress for the Chandigarh MC poll which are scheduled for December 24

As per a rough estimate, this quantity is enough to meet the daily water needs of approximately 16,000 persons; Chandigarh is also having to shell out ₹33 crore for cleaning the Dadumajra dump site

After fresh delimitation in Chandigarh, the Ward 21 comprises a mix of urban, semi-urban and rural localities with voters having their own area-specific needs and aspirations

The panel comprises principal secretary local government, Punjab, principal secretary urban development, Punjab, and Chandigarh municipal corporation commissioner among others. Sewage leaks into Sukhna Choe, falling on the Punjab-Chandigarh border, and ultimately spills into the Ghaggar river

For the last two consecutive municipal elections in Chandigarh, the voter turnout has stagnated at around 59%

Announcing the election schedule on Monday, state election commissioner SK Srivastava said the results of the Chandigarh MC elections will be declared on December 27; model code of conduct comes into force

Ranked 8 among cities with more than 10 lakh population last year, Chandigarh dropped to 16th position in Swachh Survekshan rankings announced on Saturday

Chandigarh administration is considering formulating a dedicated startup policy specific to the city requirements; high-level meeting to be chaired by the UT adviser on November 22

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