Chandigarh’s famous landmark, the Sukhna Lake, is shrinking and has been reduced to half its original size even as the ‘City Beautiful’ continues to expand.

The man-made lake, which is popular among tourists, boating enthusiasts and daily morning and evening walkers, has a capacity of only about 513 hectare metres against the original capacity of over 1,074 hectare metres in the late 1950s when it was built. Much of the capacity of the Sukhna Lake has been lost to hundreds of tonnes of silt that has accumulated in the lake over the last five decades. Read the rest of this entry »

Cold conditions abated in Punjab and Haryana as the minimum temperature rose in the region.

In Punjab, Ludhiana registered a low of 11.5 degrees Celsius, while the minimum at Patiala settled at 11.3 deg C.

The minimum at Amritsar was 8.8 deg C.

While, Chandigarh registered a low of 11.5 deg C, three above normal. Read the rest of this entry »

Cold conditions continued to sweep Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, though mercury went up by two notches above normal.

Amritsar remained the coldest place in the region as it recorded a minimum temperature of 1.2 degree Celsius, dipping by three notches below normal, the MET office said here.

Chandigarh recorded a low of 7 deg C, up by one degree against average temperature. Read the rest of this entry »

Chandigarh and its neighbouring states Punjab and Haryana experienced overcast conditions accompanied with dense fog but got respite from chilly weather Sunday.

The centrally-administered city, which shivered at 2.2 degrees Celsius Saturday, saw an increase in temperature of over 6 degrees in the last 24 hours. The minimum temperature Sunday was recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius. Bright sunshine greeted the denizens by 10 a.m. Read the rest of this entry »

Wrapped in fog, the city bid adieu to 2009 in a cold manner. The maximum temperature dropped to 19 degrees Celsius, the season’s lowest until now, and the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.4 degrees Celsius. Read the rest of this entry »

Fourth Pinjore heritage festival is being organised by Haryana tourism at Yadavindra Gardens, Pinjore, from December 18 to 20 to celebrate the centuries old heritage of the town and its gardens. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s day of celebrations,
Its day to value a special person,
Person who is the cause of our nation,
Who taught world the lesson of non-violence,
Its Mahatama Gandhi..
The Father of Nation……

Ishwar alla tero nam sab ko sanmati de bhagwan,
In remembarence of the mahatma,
HAPPY Gandhi Jayanti…!!

The city would witness a solar eclipse on July 22. The eclipse would start at 5.35 am and end at 7.24 am. It is after 10 years that a total solar eclipse would be seen in India.

However, Chandigarh residents would witness only a partial eclipse — 80 per cent. The duration of the eclipse would be 1 hour 49 minutes. This would be the longest solar eclipse till 2114.

‘Don’t see it with naked eyes’

City schools to open an hour late
As a precautionary measure, schools in the city are planning to delay the morning assembly on July 22. While some schools are yet to take a call, schools like St. Kabir and Manav Mangal Smart School have decided to open the schools an hour late.Read more

Low-cost Dubai-based carrier FlyDubai, which was scheduled to begin its operations in India from July 13 has decided to delay its foray”due to operational reasons”.
” Flydubai had planned to begin its operations to India with flight to Lucknow on July 13, Coimbatore on July 14 and Chandigarh on July 23, however, due to operational issues, we have had to delay these flights,” Flydubai CEO Al Ghaith said in a statement.Read

Travelling abroad from Punjab and Haryana will not mean travelling to Delhi anymore with Chandigarh airport
being upgraded to an
international airport. The first flight for Dubai will take off July end.

Sunil Dutt, director of Chandigarh airport, said: “We have got confirmation from Fly Dubai. They have got permission from the union civil aviation ministry to fly a daily direct flight to Dubai from Chandigarh.” More

Congress Candidate from Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency is leading in Chandigarh by 16326 votes.

It is to mention that Chandigarh has witnessed one long month political campaigning, the action pack drama of Indian democracy had shown its all flavour, from money to liquor with religion as special appearance. Read the rest of this entry »

The Chandigarh administration has initiated a campaign to promote gender education in college campuses, beginning with a gender sensitisation workshop for college lecturers.The five-day-long gender sensitisation workshop will be held for college lecturers beginning tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »

Chandigarh 12 shops gutted in Sector 22 z Short circuit suspected z Fireman critical

Four people died in a major fire that broke out due to a suspected short circuit in a photo laboratory in the Sector 22 market around 8.15 pm on Thursday.  Read the rest of this entry »

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To give a boost to arts and culture and present Chandigarh as a tourism hub, the city’s administration has organised a six-day Arts and Heritage Festival beginning March 27.

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