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Chandigarh admn finishes Rock Garden wall demolition work

Chandigarh administration razed the Rock Garden wall completely on the intervening night between Saturday and Sunday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 10, 2025 09:00 AM IST

Wall being demolished is not integral part of Rock Garden: Chandigarh admn to HC

As per the Chandigarh administration, the wall being demolished was originally built to enclose the adjacent forested land and was not part of the garden designed by Nek Chand. (Keshav Singh/HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 08, 2025 10:14 AM IST

Demolished wall not integral part of Rock Garden, clarify officials

Residents held a ‘hug a tree’ demonstration to protest the felling of 50 trees near the Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 05, 2025 10:20 AM IST

Rock Garden wall demolition: Chandigarh floated tenders much before green ministry’s nod

Tender issued in December 2024, nearly a month before the ministry approved diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes in January 16. (Keshav Singh/HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 03, 2025 08:50 AM IST

Saving Chandigarh’s iconic Rock Garden

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Chandigarh, India March 14: View of Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Saturday, March 13,2020.Photo by Ravi Kumar/Hindustan Times 
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Updated on Feb 27, 2025 08:26 PM IST

Rock Garden wall demolition: Road widening, parking project to be complete by March 31

The Chandigarh administration had come up with the road-widening plan after the HC directed it to resolve the traffic bottlenecks around the court by removing a corner of the Rock Garden near the multi-level parking. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 26, 2025 09:40 AM IST

Protest over Rock Garden wall demolition; did it on HC’s direction: Chandigarh administration

City residents protesting against the demolition of a Rock Garden wall by the administration in Chandigarh on Sunday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 24, 2025 08:26 AM IST

Chandigarh: Week-long celebrations kick off to honour Nek Chand’s legacy on his birth centenary

UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday inaugurated the week-long celebrations marking the 100th birth anniversary of Nek Chand. The event, scheduled from December 9 to December 15 is being held at the Rock Garden. (Keshav SIngh/HT)
chandigarh news
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 09:52 AM IST

Chandigarh admn mulls virtual tours, aerial safari to boost tourism

The proposed initiatives include a virtual tour of the Capitol Complex using AR/VR technologies, a human-scale model of the Capitol Complex cafeteria on the first floor, and battery-operated cars for specially abled and elderly visitors. (HT)
chandigarh news
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 09:42 AM IST

Chandigarh’s first-ever tourism policy set to enhance visitors’ experience

As per the draft, the tourism department will deploy 30 policemen to facilitate both domestic and international tourists at various tourist spots in Chandigarh. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 07:00 AM IST

New gate, cafe part of Rock Garden’s ₹20-cr overhaul plan

Inaugurated in 1976 and spread over 40 acres in Sector 1, Chandigarh’s Rock Garden is a popular tourist attraction with a footfall of 5,000 per day. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:44 AM IST

Chandigarh tricity area residents roll out yoga mats, find their zen

Chandigarh residents performing asanas at Rock Garden on the occasion of International Yoga Day. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 08:54 AM IST

Review: The Boy Who Built a Secret Garden by Lavanya Karthik

Nek Chand in the Rock Garden, Chandigarh, in 1997. (Raphael Gaillarde/Getty Images)
books
Published on May 10, 2024 09:53 PM IST

Chandigarh: 272 utilise shuttle bus service on first day

The inaugural day saw 272 people utilising the service, which will be offered only during weekends and public holidays, when the road in front of Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, near the Lake Club parking will be declared a no-vehicle zone. (Keshav Singh/HT)
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 19, 2023 08:16 AM IST

Chandigarh gets shuttle busesfor Sukhna Lake, Bird Park and Rock Garden

The shuttle bus will run between the Chandigarh landmarks on the weekends and public holidays. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 18, 2023 06:42 AM IST

Tourists bat for better amenities, promotion of Chandigarh’s main attractions

The city’s prominent tourist destinations include the Capitol Complex in Sector 1, Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake, Bird Park, Indian Air Force Heritage Centre, and the Government Museum and Art Gallery. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Sep 27, 2023 09:58 AM IST

1,000 to perform yoga at Chandigarh’s Rock Garden

A diverse array of yoga associations and non-governmental organisations will take part in the event which will start at 6 am with the National Anthem. (HT File Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jun 21, 2023 02:48 AM IST

Yoga Day rehearsal sets in at Chandigarh’s Rock Garden

Yoga Day rehearsal underway at Rock Garden, Chandigarh. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jun 20, 2023 02:47 AM IST

100th episode of Mann Ki Baat: Punjab governor calls event unique, historic

Dignitaries attending the screening of 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat at Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh on Sunday. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on May 01, 2023 01:20 AM IST

Chandigarh admn finalises proposal for Metro corridors

In the first phase, which will be developed between 2027 and 2037, the MRTS will run from Sarangpur to Panchkula ISBT; Rock Garden to Zirakpur ISBT via Mohali Industrial Area and airport; and from Grain Market Chowk, Sector 39, to Transport Nagar, Sector 26. (HT File Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 03:51 AM IST

HT Chandigarh Our Take: Art versus administration in the tricity

The thinking in Chandigarh’s art circles is that only artists will truly understand their demands.
chandigarh news
Updated on Oct 31, 2020 10:55 PM IST

Pay ₹5,000 fine for not registering pet dog in Chandigarh

The Chandigarh Registration of Pet Dogs (Amendment) Bylaws 2020 were notified by the UT administration on Thursday.
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 03, 2020 01:14 AM IST

75% drop in footfall at Rock Garden, Sukhna

Rock Garden wearing a deserted look on Saturday. Only 3,000 tickets were sold during the day, down from 12,000 daily. At Sukhna Lake, too, just 170 people went for boating, down from 500.
chandigarh news
Updated on Mar 15, 2020 12:44 AM IST

Chandigarh pitches for tourism makeover, proposes plan worth ₹99 crore

Chandigarh tourism department presented a detailed proposal at a meeting chaired by adviser Manoj Kumar Parida. It will be sent to the Union tourism ministry after final touches.
chandigarh news
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 01:06 AM IST

Chandigarh Municipal Corporation conducts city’s biggest vendors’ eviction drive amid tight security

An aerial view of Chandigarh’s Sector 17, the commercial centre of the city, wears a deserted look on Friday afternoon. The vendors are conspicuous by their absence, while security personnel keep guard as the eviction drive is underway.
chandigarh news
Updated on Dec 06, 2019 02:45 PM IST

Drones to keep an eye on MC’s vendor eviction drive beginning tomorrow

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Published on Dec 05, 2019 12:51 AM IST

Heritage panel okays 3-tier underground parking for Punjab and Haryana high court

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chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 01:27 AM IST

67 vendors at Chandigarh’s Sec 17 plaza served relocation notices

MC officials serving notices to vendors in Sector 17, Chandigarh on Tuesday
chandigarh news
Published on Nov 13, 2019 01:09 AM IST

Sukhna Lake, Rock Garden to become vendor-free

MC commissioner KK Yadav said the process to shift vendors will begin on November 5
chandigarh news
Published on Nov 02, 2019 12:08 AM IST

MC starts fining litterbugs at Sukhna Lake

Recently many non-government organisations came forward to clean the area, putting pressure on the MC to start the challan drive and deploy additional sanitation staff.
chandigarh news
Updated on Apr 20, 2019 10:18 PM IST
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