Vivek Gupta

Heat poses new challenge for Chandigarh admn in feeding the poor

Needy forced to bear the sunny heat, stand in queues for hours to get ration and cooked food

Unruly scenes amid free ration distribution at Chandigarh’s Mauli Jagran

Hundreds jostle for free ration in the absence of crowd management measures by the UT food supplies department.

Chandigarh administration decentralises food distribution, but a long way to go

While food availability has gone up in the past couple of days, supply of cooked food for the poor remains inadequate

After Haryana protest, UT allows critical Covid patients from other states at PGIMER

The condition, however, is that they must consult the PGI director in advance so that they are ready to receive the patient without causing infection

14-day quarantine for outsiders entering Chandigarh

The whole of city declared as containment zone, ruling out any curfew relaxation from April 20

Haryana miffed over PGIMER’s refusal to admit critical patient from P’kula

The patient had developed respiratory distress, forcing the district’s chief medical officer to approach the PGIMER for immediately shifting her to the premier institute in Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s PDS distribution far from enough to alleviate hunger

Substantial number of poor not enrolled with the food and supplies department and are hence not eligible for the free 5kg wheat and 1kg pulses per month.

Many mouths, little food: Poor pay price for UT’s miscalculation

With social distancing tossed aside, hundreds of people are queuing up for a meal at the one or two distribution points in their areas

Long queues in the sun for a meal, yet hundreds go hungry in Chandigarh

Almost 3,000 families of labourers are struggling to make ends meet as jobs have dried up following the curfew because of the Covid-19 outbreak

Unsure of efficacy, PGI scraps disinfection tunnel plan

Institute says will wait till singular opinion about effectiveness emerges; UT administration has decided to rethink their decision, too

1,000 released from quarantine in Chandigarh, advised self-isolation for 15 more days

Further isolation has been recommended to rule out threat of infection completely

Chandigarh to go with Centre’s decision on lockdown to extend Covid-19 curfew

Decision taken during daily review meeting chaired by Badnore; nationwide lockdown is ending on April 14

Chandigarh’s arrest move: Homemade masks in focus

Chandigarh move to make masks a must in public not in tune with WHO, Union ministry guidelines

WHO says it may lead to neglect of other essential measures, such as hand hygiene practices and physical distancing; health ministry advises masks be worn only if one is ill with Covid-19 symptoms, especially coughing, or looking after someone who may have symptoms.

Implementation of cow cess in Chandigarh deferred due to coronavirus curfew

The MC had hoped to earn ₹15 crore revenue per year from implementing the cess to help with running of three gaushalas and two cattle pounds

Coronavirus in Chandigarh: Serving people in quarantine a risky job for waste collectors

Clad in safety suits, MC’s 15 teams dispose of the waste on a daily basis

Coronavirus: Chandigarh MC civic works hit, labour exodus adds to worries

The major work that has been hit is road recarpeting, pegged at ₹40 crore

Coronavirus curfew: Religious organisations, NGOs work to ensure no one goes hungry

Kitchens preparing food for distribution to the poor and needy; five persons also quarantined at Nada Sahib gurdwara

Coronavirus curfew in Chandigarh: Social distancing given a go-by as vendors rush to get passes

There was apparently no system in place to manage the crowd despite clear instructions of social distancing

Covid19: Colonies, villages in Chandigarh left high and dry for want of essential supplies

With the supply of essentials remaining erratic and insufficient, the city’s colonies and villages, where over 3 lakh people live, are left high and dry. Kuljeet Singh Sandhu, former sarpanch of the heavily populated Dhanas village, said that while people managed to get milk since there is a milk colony nearby, the supply of vegetables and other grocery essentials was nil.

Principal secretary to Haryana CM, Chandigarh home secretary’s daughter among 203 quarantined

Principal secretary to Haryana chief minister Rajesh Khullar, Chandigarh’s home secretary Arun Gupta’s daughter, and NP Sharma, the chief general manager of Chandigarh Smart City Limited, are among the 203 persons under home quarantine in Chandigarh in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak

Chandigarh Housing Board scraps Sec 53 scheme over poor response

The scheme was the costliest one floated in Chandigarh with a 1BHK flat costing ₹95 lakh

Come April 7, watering lawns, washing cars in Chandigarh to invite ₹2,000 fine

The MC will snap the water connections of frequent defaulters and charge ₹5,000 for restoring them.

Chandigarh administrator VP Singh Badnore clears file for final notification in property tax hike

Chandigarh survey: 28 graduates among 2,064 homeless

The report was released by UT administrator VP Singh Badnore on Monday.

In action plan, MC seeks ban on Pit Bull, Rottweiler

In November 2019, a Mohali court had convicted a woman of being negligent after her pet dog bit her neighbour.

Chandigarh mayor asks councillors to monitor waste segregation in their areas

Writes to ward representatives, says they must monitor the process on Saturday, Sunday

Option to drop passengers without paying not displayed at Chandigarh parking lots

Display boards have little to no mention of the mandatory 10-minute parking without charges that the MC House cleared last year

Badnore approved ₹132 crore for Chandigarh MC

Congress dubs announcement mere drama, BJP assures of completing all pending road works in three months

Dadumajra waste plant: Chandigarh MC files caveat pleas on termination notice

Approaches apex court, HC, NGT, stating that it should be given a proper hearing if any case is filed against it