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4 CBI officers arrested for conducting fake raid on IT firm in Chandigarh

Senior CBI officials said as part of the agency's zero-tolerance towards corruption policy, strictest possible action will be initiated against the accused officials

Chandigarh issue: Haryana Assembly passes resolution against Punjab's move

Khattar also raised the issue of Bhakra Beas Management Board and the matter related to the posting of Haryana officials in Chandigarh Union Territory

Chandigarh lifts all Covid-19 restrictions, no penalty for not wearing mask

Amid the continuous decline in COVID-19, the Chandigarh administration on Monday lifted all the remaining COVID-19 restrictions including the wearing of masks in public places.As per the order, no penalty would be imposed for not wearing a face mask in public or workplaces from now onwards.However, the administration advised people to adhere to COVID appropriate behaviour including wearing of face mask, hand hygiene and maintaining social distancing."The undersigned in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 22 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, in my capacity as Chairperson, State Executive Committee, State Disaster Management Authority hereby withdraws all the remaining orders/guidelines issued under DM Act, 2005 with immediate effect. No penalty or fine shall be imposed for not wearing of face mask in public/work places. However, the general public is advised to adhere to COVID Appropriate behaviour including wearing of face mask, hand hygiene and maintaining social ...

Punjab Assembly resolution on Chandigarh 'mere piece of paper': Surjewala

Congress general secretary and former Haryana minister Randeep Surjewala dubbed the resolution passed by the Punjab Assembly for transfer of Chandigarh to it as a mere piece of paper having no meaning

Chandigarh will remain joint capital of Punjab, Haryana: Manohar Khattar

On a day the Punjab Assembly passed a resolution seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to the state, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said the city will remain the joint capital of both states

Punjab Assembly passes resolution seeking transfer of Chandigarh to state

The resolution was moved by Mann in the absence of the two BJP legislators, who earlier staged a walkout from the House

Immediately transfer Chandigarh to Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann to Centre

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Friday moved a resolution in the Assembly seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to the state.

Mann slams Shah over central service rules to Chandigarh UT employees

The Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Punjab said that the party will oppose the Centre's decision and fight the issue from 'streets to Parliament'

Chandigarh will not charge UTGST on 'The Kashmir Files' for four months

Earlier, Madya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Tripura, Goa, and Uttarakhand governments had declared that 'The Kashmir Files' movie will be tax-free in their states

Telcos use alternative sources for power in Chandigarh outage

Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) is an apex body of telecom operators, and its members include Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea.

Power crisis: Chandigarh residents at few places still face power outages

Residents of some parts of Chandigarh continued to face power outages on Wednesday morning with electricity supply remaining disrupted after the employees of the electricity department went on a three-day strike against privatisation. Harried residents of Chandigarh, which is the country's first planned city, blamed the city administration for remaining a mute spectator, leaving them in lurch as the power outages crippled the city. Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari sought intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the matter, saying there is chaos and anarchy and all essential services have come to a standstill. "Dear @AmitShah ji Chandigarh has been without electricity for 36 hours. There is chaos & anarchy. All Essential Services are at a standstill. @ChandigarhAdmn has miserably failed to address the situation. Chandigarh is an Union Territory. Kindly intervene," said Tewari in a tweet on Wednesday. The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday evening had invoked .

BJP's Sarabjit Kaur becomes Chandigarh mayor, defeats AAP rival by 1 vote

Out of the total 36 votes, 28 were polled while seven Congress councillors and the lone Shiromani Akali Dal councillor abstained

Night curfew in Chandigarh; schools, colleges closed amid Covid cases rise

With the spike in Coronavirus cases, the Chandigarh administration on Thursday decided to impose night curfew in the Union Territory from 10 pm to 5 am daily.

Kejriwal leads Aam Aadmi Party's 'victory' march in Chandigarh

Kejriwal also administered an oath to the AAP's 14 newly elected municipal councillors to serve the people of Chandigarh, not indulge in any wrongdoing

Chandigarh MC polls: AAP emerges leading party, BJP second in hung verdict

The BJP, which enjoyed a majority in the previous MC House, came a close second registering win in 12 wards

Counting of votes underway for Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls

Counting of votes of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election is underway, and results are expected to be declared by Monday afternoon, officials said. Nine counting centres have been set up for 35 wards of the municipal corporation, and counting began at 9 am, they said. Over 60 per cent polling was recorded in the elections held here on Friday. The number of wards has increased from 26 in 2016 to 35 now. Traditionally, the municipal election - held every five years - sees a locking of horns between the BJP and the Congress, but the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party made the contest this time triangular. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds a majority in the current municipal body. In the last MC elections, the BJP had won 20 seats and its erstwhile ally Shiromani Akali Dal one. The Congress had managed to win only four seats. The BJP fought the election on plank of its "achievements" in the past five years. On the other hand, the Congress and the AAP targeted the BJP for al

Covid-19: Two more Omicron variant cases reported in Chandigarh

Two more people, including an 80-year-old man, were found to be infected with Omicron, taking the total cases of the latest variant of coronavirus reported in the city so far to three. Of the three cases, two have been discharged and there is now only one active Omicron case in the city, according to an official statement. It stated that samples of five family contacts of the previous Omicron positive case were sent for genome sequencing to the National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi. Two of these were found to be positive for the Omicron variant, it said. Of these two, the 80-year old male suffers from hypertension. However, he is asymptomatic and has been isolated in a hospital, the statement said. It said the octogenarian was tested on December 24 and was found positive for the omicron variant. He will be re-tested on January 1, the statement said. The other Omicron positive case was a 45-year-old man. He tested negative for coronavirus on December 24 and was discharged,

UP beats Chandigarh 3-1 to win Junior National Hockey Championship 2021

Uttar Pradesh Hockey maintained their unbeaten record in the 11th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2021 with a 3-1 victory over Hockey Chandigarh in the final of the competition

Polling begins for 35 seats of BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation Chandigarh

Polling for the 35 seats of the BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation Chandigarh began on Friday amid tight security and will continue till 5 pm, election officials said

First Omicron cases in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh Kerala; tally at 38

A 40-year-old man from Nagpur, who arrived from South Africa on December 5, was found to be infected with Omicron