Hillary Victor is a Principal Correspondent at Chandigarh. He covers Chandigarh administration, municipal corporation and all political parties.
Articles by Hillary Victor
Chandigarh admn rolls out draft policy for accidents involving CTU buses
Last year, CTU buses were involved in as many as 62 accidents that had claimed six lives; the Chandigarh transport department has sought comments from stakeholders within 15 days
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 02:51 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Now, get ready to charge your electric car in 1 hour
Chandigarh admn to pump in ₹3.2 crore to upgrade 48 electric vehicle charging points at eight locations across the city
Updated on May 31, 2023 01:12 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
IAF Heritage Centre in Chandigarh to spread wings with Phase 3
To be christened Indian Air Force Aerospace and Technical Centre, the new wing is expected to be ready in six months
Updated on May 30, 2023 01:07 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
18 liquor vends unsold, UT slashes reserve price by 50%
Out of the 95 vends, almost 20% are did not attract any bids; contractors say Punjab’s low taxes, lack of quota make it a better deal
Updated on May 29, 2023 02:26 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh MC to finalise consultant by mid-June for 24 X7 water supply project
Chandigarh MC will be floating an RFQ by next week. The residents of the first phase - (Sectors 1 to 30) are expected to get 24 X7 water by December 2024. In December last year, the MC and the French government’s Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) had signed the final water supply project agreement.
Updated on May 29, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Now, adopting a child becomes easier in Chandigarh
Chandigarh admn adopts central government’s 2022 notification, allowing district magistrates to issue adoption orders instead of courts
Updated on May 28, 2023 01:49 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
EV push: Chandigarh admn may stop registering non-electric two-wheelers from July
Of the 6,200 fuel-run two-wheelers allowed in FY 2023-24 under the Chandigarh EV policy, 3,700 have already been registered
Updated on May 27, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh admn waives facilitation charges on power bills
Since January 1, the Chandigarh department of information and technology (IT) was charging ₹10 per power bill for online payment through e-Sampark website and ₹20 for offline payment through Sampark centres
Updated on May 26, 2023 01:22 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Parking scam: Prepare action-taken report for MHA, Chandigarh adviser directs MC
The ministry had sought Chandigarh administration reply after the Comptroller and Auditor General report pointed out inaction by it in the matter
Updated on May 25, 2023 01:36 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh admn turns to bar code, batch numbers on liquor bottles to check smuggling
On Tuesday, the department invited a request for proposal for engagement of a project management consultant for providing services for the development of a “Track and Trace” system for manufacturing, transport, distribution and consumption of liquor, and implementation and monitoring in Chandigarh
Updated on May 24, 2023 01:00 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Finally, Punjab agrees to acquire land for shorter route to Chandigarh airport
Punjab chief secretary VK Janjua shared that the Punjab government had given its in-principal approval for acquiring the land for a shorter route to the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Mohali, adding that he will taking up the compensation matter with chief minister Bhagwant Mann
Updated on May 23, 2023 01:10 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh admn seeks clarification from MC on slashing sewerage cess on water
In the clarification, the Chandigarh administration has asked municipal corporation to send the comparison rates of sewerage cess on the water with neighbouring states
Updated on May 22, 2023 12:03 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh parking scam: MC asks bank to pay ₹1.65 crore
The Chandigarh municipal corporation commissioner Anindita Mitra has asked the bank to deposit the amount within 10 days, failing which the MC will initiate proceedings in accordance with the law against the bank
Updated on May 22, 2023 12:03 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh electricity department stares at ₹137-crore loss
With the UT electricity department failing to deposit its audit certificate to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the year 2021-22 and the subsequent rejection of the proposed 10% hike for 2023-24, the department finds itself staring at a loss of nearly ₹137 crore.
Updated on May 20, 2023 03:43 PM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
CITCO to privatise Sukhna Lake restaurant
In February this year, Chandigarh Industrial Tourism and Corporation Union (CITCO) had floated an expression of interest to hire a private firm to run Sukhna Lake restaurant
Updated on May 18, 2023 01:46 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
200 vehicles scrapped in Chandigarh since April 1
Chandigarh administration to grant 25% rebate on road tax to those who register new vehicles under National Vehicle Scrappage Policy
Updated on May 17, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: 10 yrs after handing over possession, housing board still playing with fire in Dhanas
In the recent meeting chaired by the finance secretary, the officials failed to take any decision and the matter was deferred to a later discussion to be held under the UT advisor Dharam Pal
Updated on May 16, 2023 01:53 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
First Indian Air Force Heritage Centre takes flight in Chandigarh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates centre, spread over 17,000 square feet in the heart of Chandigarh; it depicts IAF’s role in various wars, including in 1965, 1971 and the Kargil War, besides the Balakot air strike through murals and memorabilia
Updated on May 09, 2023 05:51 AM IST
Chandigarh: Free installation of rooftop solar plants to begin in June
The Chandigarh administration, in May 2016, had made installation of rooftop solar plants mandatory in residential units measuring 500 square yards and above, and group housing societies
Updated on May 08, 2023 12:39 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Work on green corridors to begin on May 12
As per the Chandigarh Master Plan 203, Chandigarh will be getting 11 vertical green corridors in the city; work on the initial two will be completed within six months
Updated on May 05, 2023 01:29 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh Housing Board to raise officers’ financial powers to expedite projects
As per the proposal of Chandigarh Housing Board, the financial power of the UT adviser-cum-board chairman, who can approve projects up to ₹30 lakh, has been proposed to be increased to ₹1 crore
Updated on May 04, 2023 01:23 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Rent for Hotel Parkview rooms not paid for 7 years, Chandigarh admn puts CITCO on notice
As part of an agreement, CITCO has to pay lease money for 148 hotel rooms handed over by the Chandigarh administration since 1984
Updated on May 03, 2023 02:09 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
From discotheque to coffee shop, Shivalikview to don new avatar
Now, out of total 108 rooms, 54 rooms on the second and third floors are being renovated with new interiors at the cost of ₹60 lakh
Updated on May 01, 2023 01:45 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
CAG report 2021-22: Anomalies found in functioning of Chandigarh forest and wildlife department
During checking of records, it was observed that the department had built a bird park in Chandigarh at a cost of ₹5 crore during 2021-22, which was opened for the public in November 2022.
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 04:14 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Four years on, Chandigarh fails to finalise its start-up policy
UT had started drafting the policy in 2018, three years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Start-up India Policy and directed UTs and states to frame their own policies, tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs in their regions. But owing to several flip-flops, the UT missed multiple deadlines for enforcing the policy.
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 05:03 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh stares at ₹400 cr revenue loss as 8th liquor vend auction draws a blank
22 out of the 95 liquor vends in city have so far found no takers, UT has had to slash the reserve price multiple times; while the department had set a revenue target of ₹830 crore from the auction of 95 liquor vends, it has so far been able to earn only ₹400 crore.
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 04:35 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh admn likely to hike collector rates by 10%
Chandigarh admn had last revised the collector rates in April 2021, a first in four years; while the rates for commercial properties were slashed by 10%, those for industrial plots were cut by 5%
Updated on Apr 27, 2023 02:26 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
9 years on, CITCO says Hotel Parkview land not viable for convention centre
The Chandigarh administration had provided CITCO ₹7 crore in 2014 and ₹2.5 crore in 2016 for the centre, envisaged to provide space for exhibitions and meetings
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 01:28 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: CTU to ply 20 AC buses on 13 long routes in a week
CTU finalises routes to expand services in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
₹15-crore fine slapped on PGI, GMCH, GMSH over discharge of untreated sewage
The fine has been imposed on the directions of the National Green Tribunal for violation of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 02:12 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
