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Punjab Engineering College director Dheeraj Sanghi resigns, cites personal reasons
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 12:39 PM IST
Sanghi, who is serving the notice period till March 31; during his term at the helm since January 2019, PEC climbed up in rankings among engineering institutes of the country.

MHA to decide on UT employees’ housing plan, refunds: Admn to HC
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 11:56 PM IST
Uma Shankar Gupta, additional secretary, estates, tells court that administration is not competent to modify/ fix prices of land already decided by the Union cabinet and will take up the matter with the ministry

GMCH-32 rejects 21 MBBS candidates who sought admission in other states
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 11:14 PM IST
Had opted for admission in states other than UT Chandigarh though they were required to submit an undertaking that they had not done so while filing applications for admissions

Chandigarh colleges reopen to poor attendance
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 10:32 PM IST
The higher education department last week took a call on reopening the colleges from November 23 for final-year students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses for academic and placement purposes.

48 chairs reported missing: PU panel wants heritage furniture identified
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Dar Ovais
UPDATED ON NOV 19, 2020 11:10 PM IST
The panel headed by Navdeep Goyal on Wednesday asked for the verification of heritage furniture by experts from PU’s architecture office.

3 held for bursting crackers in Chandigarh
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 16, 2020 11:25 PM IST
A case was registered against three persons from Sector 38 under section 188 of the IPC

HC gives CBI 3 months to probe Sector-5 property grab case
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2020 12:02 AM IST
The case came to light in August, when Padamjit Singh, 84, a former United Nations executive who lives in the US, alleged that a petition filed on July 8 using his name was not, in fact, filed by him

Resurvey sewage discharge points along seasonal rivulets in 3 days: NGT tells Chandigarh MC
Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | By Munieshwer A Sagar
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 12:00 AM IST
UT administration was also directed to complete phytoremediation of the two rivulets within the month

HT Chandigarh Readers’ Take: Urgent action required to weed out gangsters from Chandigarh
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 23, 2020 11:37 PM IST
Strict supervision of incarcerated gangsters; disrupting communication channels with their members, intensified border controls to check entry of weapons; improved neighbourhood watch systems; stringent checks before issuing arms licences are among the many steps suggested by readers to control crime

Centre tells Chandigarh administration to improve daily Covid death rate
Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2020 01:10 AM IST
UT adviser Manoj Parida said the UT’s recovery rate was 90% and every twelfth citizen had been tested

Start applying for solar plants at home in Chandigarh at zero cost
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 11:55 PM IST
Web portal www.solarchandigarh.com has detailed information on the scheme

Chandigarh administration exploring taller house options for stilt parking
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Munieshwer A Sagar
UPDATED ON OCT 10, 2020 12:00 AM IST
UT adviser Manoj Parida has asked the urban planing department to consider relaxing height restrictions in residential units

PU plans to reopen research labs
By Dar Ovais
UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2020 11:52 PM IST
A committee set up to examine the move met on Monday at PU and discussed the way forward for the 3,000-plus research scholars in the university who had no access to labs which closed down after the Covid-19 outbreak

HT Chandigarh Readers’ Take: Young artists have to paint a picture of positivity
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2020 11:41 PM IST

‘Chandigarh needs a parallel private healthcare system’
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 27, 2020 12:54 AM IST
Chandigarh not an isolated city, Covid cases have surged due to huge mobility, says Dr G Dewan, director, health and family welfare

HT Chandigarh Readers’ Take: Coordination is key to unlockdown
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON SEP 05, 2020 12:00 AM IST
The number of Covid-19 cases is shooting up in the tricity, proving that restrictions are not working. So, closing malls in Punjab on weekends and opening them in Chandigarh instead will not help and only lead to large crowds gathering at one place, facing the risk of infection. A coordinated plan between tricity authorities to open shops, malls and later educational institutions will make life easier for residents, say readers

Customers say cheers as Chandigarh bars open, but you can’t dance as yet
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Rajanbir Singh
UPDATED ON SEP 02, 2020 11:42 PM IST
Bar owners happy with response, are maintaining strict social distancing protocols even as others are facing delays in renewing liquor licences

HT Chandigarh Our Take: Why tricity needs a coordinated lockdown
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON AUG 30, 2020 02:06 AM IST
It’s time for tricity authorities to come together to thrash out a solution to control the spread of Covid-19, at the same time ensuring that uniform rules are imposed in all areas with minimum losses to businesses

No Covid lockdown in Chandigarh this weekend
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON AUG 28, 2020 04:50 PM IST
With Haryana deciding to allow shops to open on weekends in the state, UT adviser Manoj Parida says lockdown restrictions won’t work unless the tricity is closed

Reconsider Punjab food commission chairman’s house allotment issue: HC tells Chandigarh administration
Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2020 10:17 PM IST
Reddy had moved the HC in 2019, challenging the UT administration’s notice asking him to handover the Sector-16 accommodation that was allotted to him while he was serving as an IAS officer with the Punjab government

All offices, shops to remain shut: These states are under weekend lockdown
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi
UPDATED ON AUG 22, 2020 10:18 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh is under weekend lockdown from Friday 10 pm to Monday 5 am. These curbs had been announced on July 10. The lockdown in containment zones will continue till August 31, with only essential services allowed in such areas.

No sense in denying people the joys of weekends at Sukhna Lake
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2020 09:36 PM IST
At a time when smart thinking and planning is needed, keeping the lake out of bounds for visitors on weekends does not serve the purpose of reducing the rate of infections as no evidence exists of people contracting Covid-19 while visiting this place

HT Chandigarh our take: Stop begging in tricity at any cost
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2020 10:27 PM IST
Given that the tricity is also coping with the Covid-19 pandemic, to have people subsisting on meagre earnings from begging, living in unhygienic conditions and sleeping in the open is clearly an invitation to disaster.

Rise in snatching cases alarming, no leniency for perpetrators: High court
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2020 12:48 AM IST
TALKING TOUGH Court dismisses bail plea of 22-year-old snatching accused, says going easy on criminals will make people lose faith in the criminal justice system.

As edu dept shuts down after Covid-19 cases, other staff worried about reporting to work
UPDATED ON JUL 06, 2020 11:54 PM IST
Several divisions and sub-divisions of the UT engineering department operate from the additional deluxe building where the education department is located and share space on some floors with education staff.

HC notice to Chandigarh admin on former chief secretary’s plea on rent penalty
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2020 11:40 PM IST
Dhesi told the court that he was being charged ₹3.23 lakh penal rent out of a total of ₹ 6.59 lakh by the administration for overstay in a government accommodation

Finally, ISBT Mohali back in business as Punjab, Pepsu start services
Hindustan Times, Mohali | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JUN 15, 2020 09:40 PM IST
All Punjab and Pepsu Roadways buses are now operating from the station following suspension of services in Chandigarh’s Sector 43 ISBT because of increased Covid-19 cases

25% fixed electricity charges for two-and-a-half months to be waived in Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2020 12:10 AM IST
The fixed charges are paid separately over and above the consumption charges

Hiccups on Day 1 as Panjab University reopens offices
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Dar Ovais
UPDATED ON MAY 14, 2020 11:40 AM IST
More than the permissible number of employees allowed showed up for employees resulting in some being sent back

Chandigarh, get ready to pay more for liquor, petrol
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Munieshwer A Sagar
PUBLISHED ON MAY 05, 2020 11:26 PM IST
The administration says the additional cess on is aimed at generating revenue amid the lockdown