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Motorcyclist falls into open manhole on busy road, internet slams authorities
A viral video showed a motorcyclist falling into an open manhole on a busy Punjab road, sparking outrage over negligence.
Published on Mar 26, 2025 08:45 PM IST
Newborn girl’s body found in garbage dump in Chandigarh
A case was registered under Section 318; three other cases of female infanticide were reported in the city earlier this year
Updated on May 13, 2020 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Campus life by Zuni Chopra: The first day of four years
The first day of moving into a new college sets the tone for the years to come….
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 11:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Zuni Chopra
New museum to display heritage manhole covers, others to be auctioned
Made of cast iron and carrying an impression of the map of Chandigarh, manhole covers designed by architect Le Corbusier will be displayed at the heritage museum to open at the Government Printing Press in Sector 18. This is part of the UT administration’s move to preserve the city’s heritage and carry forward Corbusier’s legacy.
Updated on Mar 16, 2020 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
Bodies of two newborn girls found in manhole and garbage dump in Chandigarh
Police and municipal workers were left baffled after bodies of two newborn girls were recovered from two different places — a manhole in Sector 56 and a garbage dump in Sector 33 — within a span of half an hour in Chandigarh
Updated on Feb 06, 2020 12:49 AM IST
Alarmed by thefts, Chandigarh MC to replace 2,000 heritage manhole covers
MC in its agenda to be tabled in house says these covers are prone to theft and there are many cases of these being sold at auctions
Published on Dec 29, 2019 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Vivek Gupta
German firefighters rescue squirrel stuck in manhole cover
When rescuers arrived, they spotted the tufted-eared squirrel’s head poking out of a hole in the cover.
Updated on Jun 21, 2019 03:23 PM IST
Berlin | Associated Press
Metro and local trains won’t come to a standstill this monsoon, says Mumbai civic chief
BMC chief Praveen Pardeshi says pending work will be completed by June 20
Published on Jun 10, 2019 08:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Eeshanpriya MS, Mumbai
1,425 manholes covered in south Mumbai’s flood-prone areas, BMC tells high court
As per an affidavit filed by the civic body in HC, so far, it has secured 1,425 manholes in flood-prone areas between Churchgate and Mahim.
Updated on Jun 22, 2018 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Mumbai