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In a letter to Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, the mayor called for swift executive intervention to declare Chandigarh a “Zero-Polythene City.”

Mayor writes to Kataria, seeks complete ban on polythene

February 28, 2026 10:00 am

Calls for swift executive intervention to declare Chandigarh a 'Zero-Polythene City'

Moves chalked out to enforce plastic bag ban after Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra

September 14, 2017 2:07 am

While a ban on plastic bags has been in effect across the state since February 24, 2015, lack of proper implementation has kept the bags in rampant use even now.

Jute,cotton bags are here as Shimla says goodbye to polythene bags today

October 02, 2009 2:46 am

Jute and cotton bags are back in demand as Himachal Pradesh gets ready to say goodbye to non-biodegrable polythene bags on Friday.

Despite ban,top brands refuse to trash plastic

September 04, 2009 5:08 am

Huge billboards declaring sales and offering prices below 50 per cent outside and people happily walking out with huge black polythene bags,is a common scene outside Shoppers Stop at Ansal Plaza in South Delhi.

No check as city flouts polythene ban

June 29, 2009 11:38 pm

Despite a ban on the use of polythene bags in the city,these are still easily available and are seen being used in almost all the markets of the city, the Grain Market in Sector 26 being the most notable case in point.

Polythene bag ban in Kashmir exists only on paper

March 20, 2009 11:20 am

At a time when polythene usage in the city has become a major issue,the Srinagar municipal authorities are grappling with the lack of rules and regulations to implement the ban on polythene.