Elaborate security arrangements have been made to keep an eye on hooligans and ensure a peaceful Valentine’s Day here Sunday, police said.

“We are geared up to maintain the law and order situation in the city tomorrow (Sunday). We have already given special instructions to our patrolling teams. An increased number of police check posts will be established at all sensitive locations here,” Chandigarh Superintendent of Police (security) H.S. Doon told IANS Saturday.

“We have constituted special teams for all the three divisions: east, south and central. Both male and female officials will be stationed at various places in plain clothes to keep an eye on anti-social elements,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

Mercedes-Benz has formally inaugurated its new state-of-the-art luxury dealership – Joshi Autozone Pvt. Ltd in Chandigarh. The only dealership of Mercedes-Benz in Chandigarh, Joshi Autozone was inaugurated at the hands of Debashish Mitra, director, Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd & Deepak Joshi, director, Joshi Autozone Pvt. Ltd. Also on display was the popular SUV from the Mercedes-Benz stable – the New M-Class. Read the rest of this entry »

Diwali is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in india.

. Diwali or Deepavali is an occasion which is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in most parts of the country. The day of Diwali witnesses celebrations of the highest magnitude as the entire country is lit with beautiful lights and lot of fireworks are used to celebrate Diwali, a victory of light over darkness. Diwali is also an important Hindu festival where Goddess Lakshmi (Wealth Goddess) is worshiped.

Unlike Delhi, Chandigarh was one of the first cities to allow sale of wine in supermarkets. This year a new concept of the establishment of a Modern Liquor Shops has been introduced to give a modern look to these stores. The annual license fee has been reduced from Rs. 2.5 million for the conventional retail shop to Rs 2 million for these shops which must be air-conditioned and would be allowed in the SCOs / SCFs on the sectorial grid roads or malls only, and will be allowed to sell liquor too. Apart from the obvious advantage of easier availability, the step will ensure better storage for wines. Read the rest of this entry »

On the auspicious occasion of ram naumi we have launched vote chandigarh (www.votechandigarh.com) with the mission “Your vote matters”

So in the coming parliament elections, today we are launching a website named www.votechandigarh.com where the details of all the contesting candidates will be put on the website so that people can have a look at the candidates at one site/place. We are sending invitation of all the political parties/candidates to send their bio-data and we shall be publishing the same on website so that the people can go through the same. Read the rest of this entry »

“The colonies and villages should be brought at par with the rest of the city,” said Congress candidate for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections Pawan Kumar Bansal while addressing a rally at Dhanas village on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

CHANDIGARH: The panel headed by Sarabjit Singh Pandher Sunday won eight seats in the election of Chandigarh Press Club except for one seat of vice president reserved for women.

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Holi Messages

Holi Greetings to all my friends and hindi lovers and learners. Wish you a Happy Holi may your Life fills with colours. Read the rest of this entry »

Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Three people, including a Nigerian woman, were arrested here late Sunday during a special operation to nab any foreigners illegally staying in the city, police said. Read the rest of this entry »

 With an objective to spread awareness among school children on the adverse effects of global warming and related environmental problems, Tellusart, a Swedish non-government organisation, recently conducted an art workshop in Chandigarh. Read the rest of this entry »

Chandigarh In an attempt to minimise vehicular pollution, the Chandigarh traffic police has acquired four vehicle-checking machines, two each for petrol and diesel. They would soon launch an anti-pollution drive to book vehicles emitting smoke and causing environmental pollution. Read the rest of this entry »

“Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal’s claim of bringing an International Airport to Chandigarh is totally a farce. The factual position is that in the Chandigarh International Airport project, the Central Government holds 51 per cent of the share and Punjab and Haryana have 24.5 per cent share each. Read the rest of this entry »

A science scholar in Panjab University here allegedly committed suicide Sunday by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his hostel room because “he was disturbed”, the police said.

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Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh has started a helpline for the incidents regarding Beehives and the Contact Helpline numbers are 9915711425, 9872511297, 9872511261 & 9915711402, Pest Control, O/o Medical Officer of Health, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh. Read the rest of this entry »