Railways to offer economy meal priced at Rs 20

Thursday 8 October '09

After the popularity of ‘janta meal’, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is all set to launch Janahaar Plazas offering cooked food at affordable prizes at railway stations across in the country.

12 Wing to celebrate 25 yrs of IL-76 on Air Force Day

Wednesday 7 October '09

On the Air Force Day on October 8, the 12 Wing at Chandigarh will also be celebrating the 25 years of IL-76, one of the oldest aircraft with the force.

Rly to offer economy meal

Tuesday 6 October '09

After the popularity of ‘janta meal’, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited is all set to launch Janahaar Plazas offering cooked food at affordable prizes at railway stations across in the country.

UT Admn puts travel plans in Metro basket, rejects BRTS

Monday 5 October '09

The UT Administration is now focusing only on the Metro under the MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System).

CHB to outsource rent collection

Monday 5 October '09

Anticipating problems in recovery of licence fee from the allottees of slum rehabilitation project...

From next year, fun to be sole aim of brisk walk event

Friday 2 October '09

In light of a recent incident in which an elderly man lost his life while competing in the annual Brisk Walk Competition, the Chandigarh Senior Citizens’ Association has decided to make the event non-competitive.

VAT dispute: Vehicles go off CSD shelf

Monday 28 September '09

Following a dispute among dealers and Chandigarh Administration over the imposition of Value Added Tax on the sale of automobiles and consumer durables...

Getting a thin waist line becomes easier, courtesy endoscopy

Monday 21 September '09

With the advanced developments in endoscopy, there is a new hope for patients to fight diseases ranging from obesity to cancer.

Driving schools steer clear of licence norms

Sunday 20 September '09

The menace of the driving schools on city roads is getting worse.

Festive season, low loan rates... real estate sector scales north in tricity

Saturday 19 September '09

With the festive season approaching and signs of global economic recovery visible, real estate business has picked up in the tricity.

Thanks to Rahul Gandhi’s rail trip, problem of stone pelting on trains makes an issue

Friday 18 September '09

With the recent incident of children throwing stones on the coaches of Shatabdi Express in which Rahul Gandhi was travelling, concerns are being raised on safety issues while taking the rail route.

CCTV cameras at railway station crack two cases in a week

Monday 14 September '09

Two Government Railway Police Assistant Sub Inspectors have been suspended for alleging snatching money from a passenger at the railway station.

Stuck in red tape, ‘Izzat’ scheme of railways has no takers

Sunday 13 September '09

The ‘Izzat’ scheme of the Indian Railways, which was introduced in the Railway Budget this year, seems to have no takers in Chandigarh.

City’s first women drivers eager to set their own rules

Thursday 10 September '09

Come Thursday and critics of women’s driving skills shall have their foot in their mouth. In a first, two city women are ready to flaunt their driving abilities by offering their services for the newly launched radio autos.

To fund Metro project, Admn plans to auction land en route

Monday 7 September '09

In accordance with the suggestions of the Comprehensive Mobility Plan to fund the Metro project...

From next month, get your passport made within 24 hours

Friday 4 September '09

The long and tedious process of acquiring a passport will no longer remain a nightmare from October onwards.

NASSCOM chief hails Chandigarh as next Singapore

Friday 4 September '09

Underlining the role of Information Technology in social transformation and improving of service delivery systems, UT Administrator General (Retd) Dr S F Rodrigues inaugurated the e-Revolution, 2009 conference in the city on Thursday.

Shifting of ISBT-17 unlikely

Thursday 3 September '09

Even as the UT Administration continues to claim that work on the shifting of the remaining bus routes from ISBT 17 to ISBT 43 is in progress, it is going in for auctioning of the commercial sites at ISBT-17, presenting two contradicting stands.

Radio auto hits low-fuel speedbreaker

Tuesday 1 September '09

With the state government failing to set up adequate gas stations, the much-hyped radio auto scheme has failed to take-off.

Final-location survey to be completed by Sept 15

Monday 31 August '09

The final-location survey of the eagerly awaited Mansa-Bathinda rail track is expected to be completed by September 15.

Where are the women? Not in RPF, for sure

Saturday 29 August '09

The Railway Protection Force is a male bastion, literally. Women form just 1.8 percent of the force in Ambala division.

No new permission till August 31: STA

Friday 21 August '09

The State Transport Authority (STA) has decided not to grant permissions to LPG autorickshaw operators till August 31 — the check beginning on Thursday.

Chandigarh railway station awaits wi-fi ride

Thursday 20 August '09

A Year after Ludhiana and Dehradun railway stations turned wi-fi enabled, railway authorities here are yet to initiate the procedure to have the facility in place at the Chandigarh railway station.

‘Lack of space around construction site delaying airport modernisation’

Monday 17 August '09

Even as the deadline for completion of modernisation work at the Chandigarh Airport has been extended to December...

30 underpasses on the way for smoother traffic

Monday 10 August '09

With 12,000 to 15,000 vehicles crossing the busy intersections on Madhya Marg every hour, as many as 30 underpasses have been planned for smooth flow of traffic in the city.