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Vivek Gupta

Vivek Gupta is a senior correspondent at Chandigarh. He covers Panchkula, besides writing on medical education.

Articles by Vivek Gupta

In corona times, water crisis adds to woes in Chandigarh villages

Residents of Daria village, Chandigarh, protesting against the shortage of drinking water in their area on Tuesday.(Sant Arora/HT)

Updated on May 26, 2020 11:02 pm IST

₹155 cr development works on agenda in Chandigarh MC House meet

The MC’s engineering branch had prepared three major agendas worth ₹155 crore — civic amenities for villages for ₹100 crore, road works due for 2020-21 fiscal for ₹45 crore, and ₹10 crore of development works for Manimajra.(HT Photo for representation)

Updated on May 25, 2020 11:01 pm IST

Ex-bureaucrat’s Covid positive son goes missing: Family on the run too

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Updated on May 23, 2020 01:26 am IST

Deadline of Chandigarh smart city projects extended by 2 months

The public bicycle sharing project that was to start from June in a phased manner will now commence from August, said smart city officials.(HT Photo for representation)

Updated on May 21, 2020 12:46 am IST

Chandigarh MC resumes road repairs, priority is stalled projects

After the lockdown delayed road re-carpeting and repair works, contractors on Wednesday, began basic road cleaning work, while the laying of bitumen and tar-coal will begin in the next few days in Chandigarh.(HT file photo)

Updated on May 21, 2020 12:26 am IST

Chandigarh gets just 3 stars in Centre’s garbage-free rating

Failure to achieve 100% segregation, lack of scientific processing, cleaning of public places are among reasons for Chandigarh’s poor show.(HT Photo for representation)

Updated on May 20, 2020 12:40 pm IST

Centre turns down Chandigarh’s request to quarantine foreign returnees at home

As per Centre’s policy, quarantining in hotels is the only option currently.(HT File Photo)

Published on May 18, 2020 07:59 pm IST

MHA found no fault with admn’s curfew relaxations: UT adviser

The UT administration has maintained that Sukhna Lake is not a place of entertainment, and only walking is allowed there.(HT FILE)

Published on May 17, 2020 12:20 am IST

Man confesses to raping 21-year-old daughter: Police

The accused, who has three daughters and two sons, has been sent to judicial custody.(HT Photo)

Updated on May 16, 2020 08:48 pm IST

Father held for rape as 21-year-old woman delivers stillborn baby in Panchkula

The victim revealed to the police that her father had been repeatedly raping her, resulting in the pregnancy.(Representative photo)

Updated on May 16, 2020 12:17 am IST

Odd-even restrictions might be lifted for shops in Chandigarh’s neighbourhood markets

After imposing the curfew on March 24, UT administration had allowed shops to reopen on rotation basis from May 3.(HT File Photo)

Updated on May 15, 2020 02:12 am IST

Chandigarh seeks Centre’s nod on home quarantine of foreign returnees

Chandigarh residents want to home quarantine their family members who have returned from abroad as many fear for the safety of their daughters and womenfolk in hotels.(HT file photo)

Published on May 14, 2020 12:47 am IST

After fear, uncertainty, homecoming sweet for foreign returnees in Chandigarh

Among the five who returned to Chandigarh, were four students from Singapore and a doctor from PGIMER who was on a sabbatical in Dhaka.(HT photo)

Published on May 14, 2020 12:43 am IST

Now, people returning from abroad can rent a place for ₹100-10,000 a day in Chandigarh

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Published on May 13, 2020 01:12 am IST

Chandigarh admn allows home isolation of mild Covid patients after 10 days of hospitalisation

UT adviser said detailed guidelines issued by the central government in allowing home isolation of positive cases will be strictly followed in permitting such cases.

Updated on May 13, 2020 12:00 am IST

Just 12 houses in Chandigarh’s Bapu Dham Colony account for three-fourths cases

There are 2,500 houses in Bapu Dham Colony, which is a major hotspot in Chandigarh, with 110 of the total 174 cases in the city.(Keshav Singh/HT)

Updated on May 11, 2020 12:22 am IST

Property tax: 1 lakh assessees in Chandigarh to get advance notices by May end

MC targets Rs 48-crore collection this year.(HT File Photo)

Published on May 10, 2020 02:03 am IST

MC works worth ₹400-crore approved for 2020-21 unlikely to be finished in Chandigarh

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Updated on May 10, 2020 09:25 am IST

Fresh case in Panchkula after 18 days, count reaches 19

Panchkula, like Chandigarh, got its first case in mid-March, but the number of cases did not spike after a family of nine in Sector 15 and seven people with Tablighi link were tested positive.(ht file photo)

Published on May 09, 2020 12:25 am IST

32% spike in non-Covid deaths of senior citizens in April in Chandigarh, admn to examine trend

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Updated on May 05, 2020 11:08 pm IST

Chandigarh’s ‘super spreader’ cries foul, seeks to clear name

Bapudham colony became Chandigarh’s first main hotspot, accounting for almost half of the city’s positive cases to date.(HT file photo)

Updated on May 04, 2020 10:35 pm IST

Chandigarh curfew to be lifted at Sunday midnight

Besides this relief coming after 40 days, the whole city will not remain a containment zone and these will be restricted to the six Covid-19 affected pockets, including parts of hotspots Bapu Dham Colony and Sector 30, where no relaxations will be granted.(HT FILE)

Published on May 03, 2020 12:55 am IST

Fresh Covid cases in new areas giving Chandigarh administration nightmares

A drone is deployed by the Chandigarh Police to keep a check on people in a sealed area of the Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Friday.(KESHAV SINGH/HT)

Updated on May 01, 2020 11:27 pm IST

After Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 30 emerges as second biggest Covid hotspot in Chandigarh with 16 cases

Chandigarh administration workers installing CCTV cameras in Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26—Chandigarh’s major Covid hotspot—after the area was sealed on Thursday.(Ravi Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 01, 2020 01:36 am IST

Free ration rumour triggers commotion in Chandigarh’s Hallomajra

Updated on Apr 27, 2020 11:05 pm IST

MHA order on opening shops brings no respite to Chandigarh

Published on Apr 25, 2020 11:56 pm IST

Unruly scenes amid free ration distribution at Chandigarh’s Mauli Jagran

Residents gathered in anticipation of free ration in Mauli Jagran, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.(Sant Arora/HT)

Updated on Apr 23, 2020 12:38 pm IST

Chandigarh administration decentralises food distribution, but a long way to go

The deputy commissioner said he has already directed all SDMs to visit the field and explore new points for food and ration distribution.(HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2020 09:25 pm IST

After Haryana protest, UT allows critical Covid patients from other states at PGIMER

Earlier, UT had restricted the institute for treatment of Covid-19 patients only from Chandigarh.(HT FILE)

Updated on Apr 19, 2020 04:41 pm IST

Chandigarh’s PDS distribution far from enough to alleviate hunger

Women complaining about inadequate food for their whole family at Dhanas in Chandigarh.(Anil Dayal/HT)

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 02:17 am IST

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