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After HC order, Chandigarh starts exercise to weed out cannabis

Dissatisfied with the responses of the UT administration and MC about eradication of wild growth of cannabis in the city, the HC termed their responses “grossly inadequate” and “casual”, and sought for a detailed action plan. (iStock)
Updated on May 26, 2024 08:36 AM IST

Chandigarh PGIMER excels at All India Winter Rose Show

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Updated on Dec 29, 2023 07:04 AM IST

New DC office building: Consultant submits report, Chandigarh admn suggests some tweaks

The proposal to relocate the DC office was mooted in 2018. The Chandigarh administration subsequently identified the vacant two-acre land next to Hotel Shivalikview for the project. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 14, 2023 03:39 AM IST

94-year-old loco, ‘Little Red Horse’ dazzles at WR’s revamped heritage lawn

Mumbai: A view of Garden reopen at Mumbai Central Railway Station, East Side, in Mumbai on Sunday, 17 April 2023. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 01:09 AM IST

Shanties removed, Chandigarh administration reclaims 2.5 acres

Encroachment from the green belt behind Industrial plot number 434 and 434-A of Chandigarh was also removed. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 02:09 AM IST

Councillors get local area funds after three-year gap

Councillors at the Civic Centre in New Delhi. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 03:10 PM IST

NMMC to set up 50 m archery range at Sanpada

NMMC to set up 50 m archery range at Sanpada
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 07:52 PM IST

Resurvey sewage discharge points along seasonal rivulets in 3 days: NGT tells Chandigarh MC

The CPCC had surveyed the N-Choe recently and discovered that discharge from untreated sewage from Mohali area mixes with the N-Choe at the Garden of Springs outlet and pollutes the drain.
Updated on Nov 03, 2020 12:00 AM IST

Covid-19 austerity measures: Chandigarh admn slashes expenditure by 20%

The revenue generation from goods and service tax (GST), excise and VAT plummeted by 71% for April and May in comparison to the same period last year, a senior Chandigarh administration official has said.
Updated on Jul 11, 2020 02:02 AM IST

Chandigarh engg dept gears up to build 139 smart bus shelters

A newly built bus shelter in Sector 17, Chandigarh.
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 12:14 AM IST

Left wins Jadavpur student union polls, ABVP makes inroads

The Left and far-Left student unions retained the student bodies in Kolkata’s Jadavpur University polls
Published on Feb 21, 2020 01:29 AM IST

Potholed Panchkula roads: MC gets the ball rolling on repairs

Sector 1/2 (in pic), 1/6, 7/8, 7/18 and 20/21 roads in Panchkula are to be repaired first.
Published on Jan 23, 2020 12:24 AM IST

Tribune flyover: Myopic planning won’t let city fly over traffic woes

The UT engineering department had started the work to transplant 143 trees on November 19, a day before the Punjab and Haryana high court put a stay on the move on an NGO’s petition.
Published on Nov 24, 2019 01:09 AM IST

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

As per the report released by the ministry of road transport and highways for 50 million-plus (having population over 10 lakh) cities, total number of accidents that took place in Chandigarh in 2018 was 316. The report places Chennai on the top spot with 7,580 accidents last year.
Updated on Nov 20, 2019 01:00 AM IST

PUTA polls: TUF records victory, says will fight for teachers’ rights

(Clockwise from top-left) Newly-elected PUTA members secretary Gurnam Virk, president Jaswinder Singh Brar, executive members Avneet Pal Singh, Ashok Bathla, Sikander Singh Cheema, Harish Kumar and joint secretary-cum-treasurer Poonam Patyar at Punjabi University in Patiala on Friday.
Published on Sep 13, 2019 10:40 PM IST

Chandigarh gets new simulation lab as ABB India, NITTTR tie up for launch

The funding for the project is part of ABB India’s CSR initiative. (Image used for representation only).
Updated on Sep 10, 2019 10:45 PM IST

Foreign student accuses IIT-K professor of molestation, embassy steps in

The foreign student was under a senior professor of the engineering department. She was upset for a few days due to the alleged misbehaviour of the professor at IIT Kanpur.
Updated on Sep 10, 2019 04:21 PM IST

PUTA elections: Pbi University releases final list of candidates

Both the alliances in fray have promised to take up the matter of the university’s poor financial state with the state
Published on Sep 09, 2019 10:14 PM IST

Ghaziabad: GDA flats and group housing plots to cost lesser

The officials of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) have decided to lower the price of unsold as well as new flats in their housing schemes with retrospective effect. (Photo by Sakib Ali / Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 07:01 PM IST

Waste side story: Garbage trucks make Mumbai’s air even more toxic

Currently, in Mumbai, solid waste is managed through open dumping (69%) and partly bioreactor landfill (31%), which generates approximately 2.47 million tonnes of CO2 a year, the study said.
Updated on Jun 06, 2019 03:24 AM IST

Central Railway Pune division has seen 2,127 track trespassing deaths in 6.3 years. What next?

In spite of foot over bridges being a choice, people seen walking on railway tracks near Shivajinagar station on Monday.
Updated on May 15, 2019 07:00 AM IST

BMC: 70ha reclaimed land to be open space

The civic body, in an e-mail to more than 400 residents and citizen groups on Tuesday, stated that 70 hectares (ha) of reclaimed land will be available as open space in the coastal road project.
Published on May 08, 2019 03:17 AM IST

IIT-Bombay faces flak for tweet on BJP, says not our handle

A spokesperson for IIT-B told HT the institute initiated a search to track the location from where the tweet was uploaded and if found to be uploaded from within the campus, punitive action will be taken against the person.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 08:06 AM IST

Rail overbridge at Diva to be ready in 18 months: Officials

The railway crossing is the only east-west connect, which is why it has become an accident-prone zone.
Published on Mar 09, 2019 12:33 AM IST