Flamboyant fountains draining UT exchequer?

Tuesday 21 April '09

The four corners of Industrial Area will soon boast of extravagant fountains, all set to come up at a cost of Rs 53 lakh-Rs 13.25 lakh per piece.

Bansal, Haffiz file nominations

Sunday 19 April '09

Accompanied by overenthusiastic supporters, Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal and Rashtriya Janata Dal...

Will Chandigarh vote for change this time?

Friday 17 April '09

A steady decline in the voting percentage of Chandigarh over the years illustrates a disturbing trend — it seems residents of the city have lost interest in exercising their right to vote.

BJP in damage control mode, talks on with Joshi

Tuesday 14 April '09

After a section of BJP party workers came out in support of senior leader Jairam Joshi, opposing the candidature of Satya Pal Jain, on Sunday, the party has started its damage control exercise.

No lessons learnt, parking lot in Sector 22 continues to be choked

Sunday 12 April '09

At a time when the devastating fire in the Sector-22 market should have sent the message home, chaos remained the order of the day in its parking lot.

A fire was waiting to happen in Sector 22

Saturday 11 April '09

It was as if a fire was waiting to happen in the market in Sector 22.

Parties target different fraternities to seek votes

Monday 6 April '09

With the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for May, political parties in the city have found a new medium to reach out to the electorate-cells.

Where have all the voters gone?

Friday 3 April '09

In what qualifies as a paradox, the number of voters in Chandigarh has registered a decline in the past decade even as the city’s population has risen steadily over the same period of time.

As polls draw close, parties play caste card

Friday 3 April '09

Politics just got murkier. The city, known for holding peaceful elections and its lack of prominent divisions on the basis of caste or religion, is confronted with a peculiar situation with the alleged casteist remarks raising a storm.

A downward trend in political enthusiasm?

Tuesday 31 March '09

The year 1991 had seen 55 candidates trying their luck at the hustings for a Lok Sabha seat. As many as 46 were independents and 52 had forfeited their security deposits.

UPA an alliance of convenience: Ghai

Monday 30 March '09

National Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Kiran Ghai, has expressed resentment at the “discrimination” shown by the Election Commission while handling cases filed against BJP leader Varun Gandhi as opposed to the cases against chairman of the minority cell of the Congress, Imran Kidwai.

Full support from better halves

Wednesday 25 March '09

From listening to people’s grievances, attending public meetings to being the “biggest support” during tense election times...

NGOs, political parties ‘remind’ people to cast their votes

Sunday 22 March '09

If you receive an e-mail, a SMS or a message on your shopping bills urging you to cast your vote, do not be surprised.

LS elections: Battle lines drawn

Monday 16 March '09

With the political parties in the city having finalised their candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled on May 13, the battle for Chandigarh seems to have begun in earnest.

Parties get tech savvy ahead of elections

Wednesday 11 March '09

Information technology is no longer alien to political parties in the city. From reaching out to voters to maintaining records, the parties are making full use of IT to effectively plan out their poll strategy.

MC to involve residents for upkeep of city parks

Thursday 5 March '09

Parks in the city will have new attendants — residents in the areas, who will now be involved in the upkeep of marks. The Municipal Corporation will also provided some money for the upkeep.

All’s well on the home front, says Bansal

Wednesday 4 March '09

With the dates for the Lok Sabha elections being declared, it’s time to take a look at the performance of the government in the five years of its tenure in the city.

Election dates out, parties gear up for next course of action

Tuesday 3 March '09

With the Lok Sabha election schedule having been announced on Monday, political parties have geared up to begin active campaigning.

LS polls: NCP lists candidates to party top brass

Monday 2 March '09

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has sent a panel of names to the party High Command for selecting their candidate for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from the city.

Old party horses look for young blood

Wednesday 25 February '09

Chandigarh may traditionally be known as a ‘city of the retired’ but this perception seems all set to change.

Wide roads: Residents fume over ‘substandard’ work

Tuesday 24 February '09

Uneven roads, electricity poles standing in the middle of roads as well as construction waste that has not been picked up.

Rugged terrains in Sukhna?

Sunday 22 February '09

The Sukhna Lake was dedicated to the city by Le Corbusier in 1958. By 1988, its water-holding capacity went down by 66 per cent due to siltation.

MC funds run dry as bill defaulters make merry

Sunday 15 February '09

The Municipal Corporation is yet to recover water bills worth around Rs 10 crore from various departments, institutes and individuals.

Sukhna d(r)ying a slow death?

Thursday 12 February '09

The increasing silt deposits in the Sukhna Lake have gradually led to a decrease in its area and water storage capacity over the years.

MC to start three round-the-clock food streets

Wednesday 11 February '09

After the success of the Night Food Street near PGI, the Municipal Corporation is planning to launch round-the-clock food streets in three places in the city-Industrial Area Phase I, II and near Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32.