Punjab / Chandigarh, 8th June 2024: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) successfully organized a significant Member’s Meet for the regions of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh at Hotel Taj Chandigarh on the 8th of June, wherein Sh. Rajan Dutt (IRS) Commissioner CGST Panchkula graced the occasion as the chief […]
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) reconvened on Friday, June 8th, 2024, after the model code of conduct was lifted, and addressed various city improvement initiatives. Here’s a summary of the key decisions: Combating the Monkey Menace A major concern addressed by the MC was the ongoing issue with monkeys creating disturbances in the city. To […]
A resident of Chandigarh, Anil Kumar received a total refund of what he had paid for his air ticket plus other payments made by him as compensation from The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. He is also dismayed by the rejection from Air India to accommodate him simply because of a missing return ticket. Kumar […]
In an attempt to preserve law and order, the Chandigarh government is taking strong action against owners of public amusement places that disrupt the calm with loud music or frequent disruptions. This action is based on the Chandigarh Home Department’s Controlling of Places of Public Amusement policy, which was notified in 2016. A meeting was […]
The Chandigarh Police have arrested two individuals in connection with separate fraud cases that resulted in significant financial losses. These cases involve unauthorized share transactions affecting an NRI woman and a cash misappropriation incident. NRI Woman Duped of ₹3.5 Crore The first instance included Parvinder Kaur Bhatia, an NRI from Essex, UK, who was scammed […]
A security guard associated with the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) named Kulwinder Kaur has just been suspended for slapping Kangana Ranaut, the newly elected BJP Lok Sabha MP, during an altercation at Chandigarh Airport. Their disagreement is believed to have come from a statement by Kangana about protests involving farmers that also contained insults […]
Recently, The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) achieved their most significant feat yet—a record high annual property tax collection during 2024-25. To date, a jaw-dropping ₹52.24 crore has been collected from defaulters, reflecting an impressive 21% rise above what was reported in 2023-24; it is no doubt that this move is viewed as one giant step […]
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Chandigarh has directed an insurance company, along with the owner and driver of a bus, to pay a compensation amount of Rs 16,45,100 to the parents of a girl who died in a road accident in 2018. Saroj Kumari and Raj Kumar, the grieving parents, filed a claim […]
In a major relief for thousands of government employees, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that flats under the UT Employees’ Self-Financing Housing Scheme-2008 will be allotted at the 2008 brochure rates. The verdict comes after a petition filed by Phool Kumar Saini and others challenged the Chandigarh Housing Board’s (CHB) inaction on […]
The police of Chandigarh has accused Akhil Sharma, a Sangrur dweller of publishing a counterfeit job ad for a data entry operator vacancy within the State Election Commission (SEC). Dinesh Gupta got approached by an anonymous acquaintance through a widely used communication app, WhatsApp notifying him of the employment opportunity. The information portrayed the employment […]