Get ready for hike in water tariff

Thursday 13 August '09

Soon, you may have to shell out more for water. The Municipal Corporation has mooted a proposal to double the water tariffs across all categories.

Cong plays development card, BJP rides on sympathy wave

Sunday 9 August '09

Flags and streamers with party symbols dotted polling stations as residents of Ward number 10 of the Municipal Corporation queued up to elect their councillor.

Guesthouses shelve UT building laws, make merry

Saturday 8 August '09

Illegal guesthouses in the periphery of Chandigarh continue to do roaring business in the absence of any definitive action by the UT Administration.

A day left for MC byelections, campaigning hots up in Ward 10

Friday 7 August '09

With just a day left for the byelections to Ward No 10 of the Municipal Corporation, campaigning has picked up pace with candidates putting in their best to interact with as many residents as possible.

MC to start work on Phase V, VI of Kajauli to ease city’s water woes

Thursday 6 August '09

The municipal Corporation is all set to start work on Phase V and VI of Kajauli waterworks to tide over the crisis of water shortage caused by deficient rains this year.

Soon, women firefighters to take charge

Thursday 6 August '09

Next time you call the Fire department during an emergency, women may come to your rescue. The Municipal Corporation has decided to recruit women in the Fire Wing.

Tubewells dig deeper as groundwater level recedes; experts say efforts on to recharge

Tuesday 4 August '09

The groundwater level in the city is receding. The spring level — water is found at this level — has gone down to around 88 metres in northern and southern sectors.

Bansal for more power to MC

Tuesday 28 July '09

Union Minister for Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal has endorsed the demand of the councillors of the Municipal Corporation to increase the powers of the civic body.

Parking pressure

Sunday 26 July '09

Going out for shopping or an outing is increasingly becoming a nightmare in the city.

Erase & rewind: clearing encroachments proves tough nut to crack for civic body

Saturday 25 July '09

The Municipal Corporation seems to have a tough task at hand when it comes to removing encroachments in the city.

Dadumajra plant working properly? MC not sure

Sunday 19 July '09

The Municipal Corporation does not seem to be able to reach a decision over the functioning of the solid waste management plant at Dadumajra.

With time, illegal occupants move in

Sunday 19 July '09

Over the years, the UT Administration has been ineffective in dealing with encroachments, including on UT land.

With time, Admn develops encroached land, encroachers get water, power lines

Sunday 19 July '09

Over the years, the UT Administration has been ineffective in dealing with encroachments...

New panel is Admn’s attempt to dissolve MC, say councillors

Saturday 11 July '09

Following a notification issued by the UT Administration to form a committee for monitoring the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation...

Mayor, commissioner row delays water and sewerage project

Thursday 9 July '09

The ongoing tussle between the Mayor and the Municipal Commissioner is delaying several important projects.

No lessons learnt from Sector-22 fire

Sunday 28 June '09

No lessons seem to have been learnt from the April 10 fire in Sector-22 market that left four persons dead. While renovation of shops is in full swing, there is little check on violations.

Heat is on, no respite in sight from water woes

Saturday 27 June '09

The problem of inadequate water supply continues to haunt the residents of the city. With temperatures soaring above the 40-degree Celsius mark, various sectors are reeling under water shortage.

MC may soon generate electricity

Friday 26 June '09

The Municipal Corporation may soon start producing electricity at the Sewerage Treatment Plant at Diggian. The feasibility of the proposal, the idea for which was mooted by Mayor Kamlesh, will be shortly looked into.

Civic body to provide sale outlets for SJSRY crafts

Thursday 25 June '09

The Municipal Corporation (MC) is all set to establish sale outlets for products made by the beneficiaries of Swarna Jayanti Shehari Rozgar Yojna (SJSRY), all belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category.

MC sterilises 100 stray dogs a month, says can’t do more

Tuesday 23 June '09

They seem to be present everywhere — from following you during walks to chasing your vehicle or simply strolling outside your home.

Despite ‘zero tolerance’, places of worship continue to encroach

Tuesday 23 June '09

Despite the UT Administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards encroachments on government land, new religious structures are regularly coming up in the city.

Le Corbusier Centre to greet visitors with a range of souvenirs

Sunday 21 June '09

Visitors to the Le Corbusier Centre will soon be able to take back memoirs of the city as the centre is all set to introduce a new range of souvenirs.

Something for everyone at Le Corbusier Centre

Sunday 21 June '09

Visitors to the Le Corbusier Centre will soon be able to take back memoirs of the city as the centre is all set to introduce a range of new souvenirs.

Admn ropes in INTACH, National Museum authorities to save Le Corbusier’s tapestries

Saturday 20 June '09

Realising the historical significance and need to restore the original tapestries designed by Le Corbusier...

Waste management on mind, civic body teams up with NGOs, residents

Thursday 18 June '09

As many as 61 NGOs and Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in the city have joined hands with the Municipal Corporation to spread awareness on waste disposal and management.