Rajanbir Singh

Tomato rates in Chandigarh rise twofold within a week

Prices of other vegetables have also gone up after the recent 13-day-long spell of severe cold weather in the region.

153 challaned in Chandigarh for drunken driving on New Year’s Eve

In the neighbouring Panchkula and Mohali, 22 and 18 challans were issued, respectively

MC drive flops as illegal street vendors return to Chandigarh’s Sector 22 market

The vendors now come late in the evening to sell their products as police and municipal corporation (MC) personnel are not present at that time

Chandigarh shivers on coldest December night in 5 yrs

Minimum temperature drops to 2.9°C in wee hours; sunshine brings some respite around noon; similar conditions likely today

Chandigarh saw no dip in road fatalities this year

Chandigarh traffic police had set a target to bring down number of deaths in road accidents to 85 from last year’s 98; as many fatalities reported already

More challans issued in Chandigarh this year, but slump after MV Act

As per records, the number of challans issued till August this year, before the amended Motor Vehicle (MV) Act was enforced, was 2.04 lakh while in the same period last year, 1.50 lakh challans were issued. In the months following the implementation of the amended MV act, a steep dip in challans were issued.

At 8.8° C, Chandigarh feels coldest-ever December day

Temp dips 12 notches below normal, IMD issues amber alert; cold conditions likely to continue till New Year

Chandigarh colder than Manali on Christmas

Mercury took a plunge, giving locals the chills amid cold winds blowing at speeds up to 10km/hour

Exhibit on Sikhism at Chandigarh church to spread message of brotherhood

Schools from around the tricity have been visiting the exhibition every day, along with hundreds of people across all faiths and walks of life

No more tears: Onion prices set to drop in Chandigarh

UT administration have written to the central government to provide 250 quintals of onions from Nashik

Onion price surges to ₹120 in Chandigarh’s mandis

The price of onions from Alwar, Rajasthan, has gone up to ₹120 per kg at apni mandis in the city

Chandigarh gets colder than Shimla

Onions from Alwar hit ₹110 per kg as rain sends supply tumbling in Chandigarh

Till last week, the Alwar variant cost ₹90 per kg at Chandigarh’s apni mandis.

410 cops, extra nakas to curb year-end road fatalities in Chandigarh

Having already failed to bring down deaths in road accident to 85 this year, traffic cops aim to keep them from surpassing the 2018 figure

Low number of challans: 23 traffic cops get show-cause notice in Chandigarh

Don’t have FASTag? Long queues to take a toll on you

Chandigarh witnesses wettest December day in 5 yrs

6mm overnight rain and 35.1mm was recorded

New vending site in Chandigarh’s Sec 41 drives residents up the wall

Smoke, noise, stench from fish market leaves dwellers of EWS houses peeved

15 black spots identified in Chandigarh in linewith road ministry’s guidelines

New guidelines define a black spot as the area on a 500-mt stretch where there have either been five road accidents or 10 fatalities over a period of three years

Weather dept predicts less rain, fog in Chandigarh this winter

Light to moderate rainfall (below 30mm) is expected on Thursday, while there is a chance of hail on Friday if the minimum temperature drops further

Speeding in Chandigarh at night? Beware, you can be caught on camera

Three systems to read number plates and issue challan automatically to be put in place

Chandigarh sees wettest November since 1997, more rain on the cards

Rain causes mercury to plunge to 22°C, three notches below normal; further drop may lead to fog

Get a FASTag before Dec 1 or pay double toll fee

Vehicles without the FASTag stickers will be charged double the toll for using the highway

Chandigarh police to introduce alcometers equipped with cameras

20 such gadgets have been procured at a cost of ₹27,000 each; these cameras can function in the dark as well

40% accidents in Chandigarh last year involved four-wheelers

Of the 98 accidents that occurred in the city in 2018, four-wheelers were involved in 40

Slow down, speed radar cameras will be watching

Hi-tech speed radar cameras complete with LED screens to display approaching vehicles’ speed, at six locations in the city

Chandigarh roundabouts saw fewer deaths than traffic lights

While commuters tend to speed through traffic signals, even if they turn yellow, roundabouts force them to slow down.

94% fatal accidents in Chandigarh caused by speeding

Number of challans issued for the traffic offence three times more than that in 2017, reflecting commuters’ blatant disregard to safety

Million-plus cities survey: Chandigarh saw third-least number of accidents in 2018

Chandigarh reported the third-least number of road accidents in India in 2018, states the report released by the ministry of road transport and highways for the 50 million-plus (having population over 10 lakh) cities. On the list, the city, which witnessed 316 accidents last year, has been ranked 48th, with only Jamshedpur (311) and Amritsar (123) recording lower figures than Chandigarh.

Chandigarh’s air quality takes turn for the worse

AQI rose sharply from 224 on Monday to 274 on Tuesday, as recorded at the continuous ambient air quality monitoring station in Sector 25.