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7 years after bizmen fled without paying ₹19 lakh bill, their rusting cars lose value; CITCO’s hopes of recovery bleak

The bizmen’s Audi Q5 and a Chevrolet Cruze were valued at ₹70 lakh in 2018 but their reserve price has now dropped to a combined value of around ₹5 lakh. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Published on Feb 21, 2026 08:20 am IST

Chandigarh: CITCO to pump in ₹5.5 crore to give two hotels a facelift

The first phase of the renovation will focus on 25 of the 155 rooms at Hotel Mountview and 40 of the 108 rooms at Hotel Shivalikview. (HT File Photo)

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Published on Feb 15, 2025 10:00 am IST

Chandigarh: CITCO inaugurates modernised petrol pump at Sector 56

The newly upgraded outlet boasts significant enhancements aimed at improving service quality and reducing fuelling time. (HT FIle photo)

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Updated on Dec 07, 2024 09:22 am IST

CITCO orders eviction of unauthorised occupants in Mauli Jargan shed complex

Rent arrear to the tune of ₹27.33 lakh is also pending against an occupant from April, 2023 to October, 2024. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 05, 2024 09:24 am IST

Cash-strapped CITCO loses ₹85L, thanks to official apathy

CITCO managing director Hari Kallikkat was not available for comments despite multiple attempts to reach him via calls and messages. (HT File)

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Updated on Aug 21, 2024 09:38 am IST

₹1.7-cr rent for Hotel Parkview flats still unpaid, Chandigarh admn puts CITCO on notice

Last year in July, the Chandigarh Estate Office had handed over the flats to the health department after CITCO failed to construct a convention centre/banquet hall there despite having a grant of ₹9.5 crore. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 02, 2024 09:10 am IST

Chandigarh excise dept shuts down bars at CITCO hotels over lack of fire NOCs

A senior officer of Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Limited said, all the bars of the hotels have shut after the directions from the excise department. (Getty image)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2024 09:10 am IST

Chandigarh: CITCO hotels high on bar permits but fire safety a burning concern

Mandated by the National Building Code (NBC), 2016, the fire NOC is to be renewed every three years. (HT)

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Updated on Apr 04, 2024 09:42 am IST

Now, CITCO to take charge of Chandigarh’s unsold liquor vends

There will also be a reason for cheer for consumers, as there will be no increase in rates of different categories of liquor in Chandigarh. (HT File PHoto)

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Updated on Feb 22, 2024 10:46 am IST

CITCO refuses to refund ₹9.5 crore to Chandigarh administration

After CITCO failed to utilise the grant for the construction of a convention centre, the UT administration handed over the flats to the health department in July and also directed CITCO to refund the complete amount with interest. (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2023 05:46 am IST

Chandigarh: 3 suspended CITCO staffers reinstated

The orders issued by CITCO said the decision was taken in exercise of the powers conferred under the Central Services (Classification, Control and Appeals) Rules, 1965. (HT)

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Updated on Nov 19, 2023 08:14 am IST

Chandigarh: 3 CITCO officials indicted for fraudulent withdrawal of ₹35 lakh bank guarantee

Additional district and sessions judge BR Bansal (retd) conducted the inquiry and implicated CITCO’s commercial manager Anil Sharma, clerk Balwinder Kaur and junior assistant Rikkhi Ram. (iStock)

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Updated on Oct 21, 2023 09:22 am IST

With no MD for 18 months, CITCO works suffer

CITCO chairperson Nitin Yadav said the UT administration has already forwarded the name of a Punjab cadre officer to the ministry of home affairs (MHA) for final approval. (HT File)

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Updated on Sept 04, 2023 03:53 am IST

Chandigarh: 48 flats near Hotel Parkview to be used as medical staff hostel

Currently, the flats are lying abandoned, resulting in financial loss and deterioration of infrastructure. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 04, 2023 01:36 am IST

CITCO announces Father’s Day photography contest

Winners of the photography contest will be announced in the first week of July and notified directly via social media. (HT File)

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Updated on Jun 20, 2023 02:45 am IST

Bank guarantee scam: CITCO officials kept sitting on file for 18 months

As per the case, the firm, OSCAR Security and Fire Service is accused of encashing ₹35 lakh bank guarantee submitted with CITCO on a fake document. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 12, 2023 01:31 am IST

CITCO to privatise Sukhna Lake restaurant

A total of 10 companies had shown interest in the proposal. As per CITCO records, Sukhna Lake restaurant earns roughly between ₹25 lakh and ₹30 lakh per month, not enough to break even. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on May 18, 2023 01:45 am IST

Rent for Hotel Parkview rooms not paid for 7 years, Chandigarh admn puts CITCO on notice

Originally, Hotel Parkview, then known as Yatri Niwas, had three blocks of apartments, including 24 each in two blocks and 48 officers’ apartments in the third block. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 03, 2023 02:09 am IST

9 years on, CITCO says Hotel Parkview land not viable for convention centre

A senior CITCO officer said the site in Sector 24, Chandigarh, was not viable, as it was in a low-lying area, besides the premises were already being used for hotel operations. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2023 01:28 am IST

Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in murder case

Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini had moved the top court, appealing against the Punjab and Haryana high court order that declined him pre-arrest bail in the Balwant Singh Multani case.

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Published on Dec 03, 2020 12:53 pm IST

Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini finally appears before SIT in Mohali

Former Punjab Police chief Sumedh Singh Saini arriving to depose before the special investigation team (SIT) at Mataur police station in Mohali on Monday.

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Updated on Sept 28, 2020 11:55 am IST

MULTANI DISAPPEARANCE CASEMohali court issues arrest warrant against former DGP Sumedh Saini

Mohali court directs police to produce former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini (in pic) before it by September 25.

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Published on Sept 12, 2020 07:50 pm IST

Multani disappearance case: HC reserves order on two pleas of former DGP Saini

The additional district and sessions judge of Mohali had on September 1 dismissed Sumedh SinghSaini’s anticipatory bail plea and he had appealed to the high court against this order on September 4.

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Published on Sept 07, 2020 06:57 pm IST