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Guest column | Bougainvillea Garden: Where colours meet courage

The Sector 3 garden is where blossoms gently teach the meaning of sacrifice. (HT file)
Published on Mar 01, 2026 08:59 am IST

With 1,800+ rallies, dharnas, marches in two yrs, Chandigarh turns protest capital

A detailed analysis of official data shows that the city’s unique administrative character plays a significant role in the high frequency of demonstrations. (HT Photo for representation)
Published on Nov 22, 2025 08:44 am IST

City Beautiful breathes easy but Panchkula air still poor

At 7 pm, the AQI at the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) in Sector 22 was 154, 106 at CAAQMS, Sector 25, and 105 at CAAQMS, Sector 53. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Published on Oct 24, 2025 07:00 am IST

Chandigarh: Three one-kanal plots in Sec 19 go for 22 cr each

UT estate officer-cum-deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav said that a total of 288 applicants submitted 587 applications for various sites. (HT Photo for representation)
Published on Sept 05, 2025 08:32 am IST

Chandigarh roads deadlier than metros despite fewer mishaps

Experts attribute Chandigarh’s high accident severity to a combination of factors like speeding on wide, straight roads. (HT Photo)
Published on Aug 30, 2025 07:52 am IST

Chandigarh’s day temperature still 3 notches above normal

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, the clear sunny weather is expected to continue in the coming days, with no chances of rain. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 04, 2024 08:40 am IST

One foot on the pedal, one out the door

The vision of a pollution free city and eco-friendly way of living in mind, the public bike sharing project was launched in December 2020 with a pilot phase comprising 250 bicycles and 25 docking stations (HT)
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 08:40 am IST

Wildbuzz: Twinkle twinkle little firefly, how I wonder where you are

An ethereal image of a tree, fireflies and Milky Way. (CHINMAY DESHPANDE)
Updated on May 05, 2024 07:58 am IST

Manish Tewari says will make up for BJP’s 10 lost years

INDIA bloc’s candidate Manish Tewari interacting with voters in Chandigarh on Friday. (HT photo)
Updated on May 04, 2024 08:40 am IST

Chandigarh colder than Shimla at night

Visitors enjoying at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 09:30 am IST

It’s curtains on movie screenings at Chandigarh’s Kiran Cinema

The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee (CHCC) has allowed the theatre’s owner to construct two commercial floors without demolishing the outer facade. (HT file)
Published on Sept 15, 2023 03:53 am IST

Chandigarh recommends enforcements to make city greener

The meeting was attended by Hardeep Singh Buterla, Yudhvir Singh Kaura, Bharti and Arulrajan P, among other members of the committee, along with the officials of several departments of Chandigarh administration. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 01:24 am IST

Ludhiana: Deadline for MC’s photography contest extended

Residents who submit the best entries and win the photography competition will be felicitated with certificates of appreciation by the municipal corporation. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 10:55 pm IST

Spice of Life: Dream too big to cherish, but too small to realise

It took many more years of waiting until my nuptials allowed me to spell out my long-cherished dream. (HT File)
Updated on May 03, 2023 03:10 am IST

Wildbuzz: Fall of a beloved bird

The electrocuted hornbill at PGIMER and (on right) a pair on a tree in Sector 4, Chandigarh.
Updated on Sept 19, 2020 11:59 pm IST

Jaypee Group offers to hand over garbage processing plant to Chandigarh MC

Mayor Raj Bala Malik and MC commissioner KK Yadav at the garbage dumping ground in Dadumajra on Wednesday. They were there to inspect the adjoining garbage processing plant, and came down heavily on its management, putting the blame on them for the city faltering in Swachh Survekshan.
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 12:59 am IST

BJP’s Raj Bala Malik elected Chandigarh mayor

WINNING SMILES: BJP’s Raj Bala Malik with Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher and party members showing the victory sign after she was elected Chandigarh’s mayor on Friday. Malik defeated Gurbax Rawat of the Congress by 17 votes.
Updated on Jan 10, 2020 12:43 pm IST

Chandigarh falters in run-up to 2020 Swachh rankings

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Updated on Jan 01, 2020 12:45 am IST

City Beautiful saw a surge in murders this year

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Published on Dec 27, 2019 12:31 am IST

Lok Sabha election: Time for Chandigarh to up governance game

Le Corbusier’s city needs to sync itself to changing times and could do with an overhaul in governance.
Updated on Apr 18, 2019 10:56 pm IST

Starbucks brews in Chandigarh with launch at Elante Mall

Chandigarh becomes the eighth city for the global coffee chain in India.
Updated on Oct 16, 2018 12:48 pm IST

Chandigarh’s Sector 52: A dark underbelly

The green and pink garden of conifers in Sector 52 offers some relief to the hard­scrabble existence of most people living in the resettlement colonies here.
Updated on Sept 12, 2018 05:14 pm IST

Chandigarh fifth most livable city in country

Updated on Aug 14, 2018 11:09 am IST

Going green? Treated water runs into trouble in Chandigarh

RAISING A STINK: The foul smell from tertiary treated water used to irrigate a park in Sector 27A has passers-by scrambling for their hankies.
Updated on Jun 07, 2018 11:39 am IST

Made in Chandigarh: The city must retain its feel, says Kiran Bedi

Kiran Bedi came to Chandigarh in 1968 to pursue post-graduation in Political Science from Panjab University.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 12:06 pm IST