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Hina Rohtaki
Hina Rohtaki is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express, Chandigarh. She covers Chandigarh administration and other cross beats. In this field for over a decade now, she has also received the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award by the President of India in January 2020. She tweets @HinaRohtaki
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891 houses converted into apartments, said Chandigarh admn survey in 2019, petitioners put the number at 5000
January 12,2023 01:32:49 AM
However, the court was informed by the petitioners that over 5,000 houses had already been converted floor-wise.
Fri, Jan 13, 2023
Apartment rules will lead to long-term decline of city, board report had warned
January 12,2023 00:14:20 AM
Board had recommended prior approval of the Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee; Supreme Court considered board's view as well
Thu, Jan 12, 2023
From the Nehrus to one of the first settlers in Chandigarh, meet the people whose efforts led to Tuesday’s SC ruling
January 11,2023 17:05:46 PM
In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court effectively banned the conversion or bifurcation of single residential units into apartments in Chandigarh’s heritage zone.
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
Ban on conversion of residential units to apartments in Chandigarh: major excerpts from SC judgment
January 10,2023 21:46:22 PM
The case was heard by a bench of Justices B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna that passed the judgement in the matter. The order is applicable to Phase I, that is sectors 1 to 30, which is considered as the heritage zone.
Wed, Jan 11, 2023Supreme Court bans conversion of independent residential houses into apartments in Chandigarh
January 10,2023 15:27:57 PM
The judgment applies to Sectors 1 to 30 in Phase-I, which were declared as a heritage zone. Apartments in Phase-I were also declared illegal.
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
Fearing action, estate officers make record, clear 2,431 files in 2 weeks
January 10,2023 09:00:14 AM
Yashpal Garg on Monday told the officers that he will again review the pending files on January 12.
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
Study: Just 17% women used public bicycle sharing in UT since Aug 2021
January 09,2023 02:09:53 AM
Of the total bike rides, rides taken up by males form about 82.7 per cent of them as per an analytical study of the rides carried out by the Chandigarh Smart City Limited.
Mon, Jan 09, 2023
In a first, Haryana school installs system generating drinking water from air
January 08,2023 16:30:33 PM
The Gurukul at Sector 20 in Panchkula has installed the innovative and environment-sensitive water kiosk called Meghdoot, developed by Telangana-based Maithri Aquatech.
Sun, Jan 08, 2023
Mayoral Polls: AAP councillor hints at Opp unity, Cong says yet to decide
January 07,2023 02:14:20 AM
Meanwhile, Chandigarh Congress president HS Lucky while speaking to The Indian Express said, "We have not aligned with anyone and have not decided any future course of action.
Sat, Jan 07, 2023
Know your city | From hostel accommodation to Hotel Oberoi: Hotel Mountview has an interesting history
January 06,2023 14:48:23 PM
Now, known as Hotel Mountview, the five-star property has over 155 rooms and suites.
Fri, Jan 06, 2023
Taj, Chandigarh railway station among civic body’s new list of major property tax defaulters
January 05,2023 01:44:33 AM
The civic body sent out both recovery notices as well as demi-official (DO) letters, written by Mitra, to the respective government department heads. As there are tax dues pending against some government buildings as well, a DO letter has been written to all the respective heads by the commissioner
Thu, Jan 05, 2023
Chandigarh Administration gives go-ahead to need-based changes in CHB dwelling units
January 04,2023 01:21:12 AM
In an order issued Tuesday, it was stated that certain need-based changes will be allowed as a relaxation to the allottees. The relaxations have been given in a meeting with the UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit.
Wed, Jan 04, 2023
AAP, Congress likely to tie-up for Chandigarh Mayoral polls
January 03,2023 20:41:32 PM
In the 2022 Mayor polls, both the BJP and the AAP had the same number of votes.
Wed, Jan 04, 2023
UT doctors told to record reasons for prescribing branded medicines
January 02,2023 17:37:45 PM
The physicians have also been asked to upload a list of available generic medicines on the websites of their clinics or hospitals.
Tue, Jan 03, 2023
Chandigarh mayoral polls on Jan 17, it’s BJP vs AAP again
January 02,2023 14:21:44 PM
Nominations have to be filed by January 12 latest by 5 pm as per the notification.
Tue, Jan 03, 2023
Holyday at Mansa Devi, busy days for Panchkula
December 30,2022 03:34:07 AM
Emerging from the Covid pandemic, this Haryana city made great strides in many fields this year
Fri, Dec 30, 2022
How Chandigarh changed in 2022
December 28,2022 05:22:18 AM
Chandigarh has changed a lot this year from cameras to monitor traffic to bird park with exotic species of birds. Let us take a look at some of these events from the city.
Wed, Dec 28, 2022
The Chandigarh foodie who is making millions selling fries in a jar
December 14,2022 09:23:30 AM
From making bricks to setting up a chain of food joints selling gourmet fries and burgers, Ankush Arora made a giant leap that’s taking him places.
Wed, Dec 14, 2022
Chandigarh sees registration of 4,161 electric vehicles but no public charging station yet
December 09,2022 05:14:30 AM
The issue was raised in the Rajya Sabha on December 7. In a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, General V K Singh (retd) said there are 4,161 electric vehicles registered in Chandigarh and six charging stations are operational.
Fri, Dec 09, 2022
As Chandigarh adds 120 new vehicles a day, the big debate: Does city need a Metro?Premium Story
December 08,2022 17:26:39 PM
Those opposed to Metro fear it might ruin the aesthetics of the city designed by Le Corbusier; others say it's only way to tackle burgeoning traffic
Thu, Dec 08, 2022
A tale of two cities: As Chandigarh drags its waste, this Indore officer cleared 13 lakh MT garbage spread over 100 acres in 6 months
December 08,2022 07:36:02 AM
Chandigarh has taken the total expenses of bio-mining legacy waste to almost Rs 102 crore now – Rs 34 crore for initial 5 lakh metric tonnes and Rs 68 crore to clear the additional 7.67 lakh metric tonnes spread over 16 and 8 acres, respectively.
Thu, Dec 08, 2022
24×7 water supply to minimise wastage, will not lead to tariff hike: Chandigarh municipal commissioner
December 06,2022 17:43:52 PM
Anindita Mitra said the project will be implemented in several phases and the entire city will be covered by 2027. The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and the French development bank (AFD) will sign the third and final agreement on December 16.
Tue, Dec 06, 2022
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s meeting that lasted 45 mins, burns a hole in admin’s coffers
November 30,2022 08:05:29 AM
On Tuesday, that money was burnt through in quick time, with the general House meeting being deferred for the day after only 45 minutes of discussions, despite several agendas scheduled to be tabled for the day.
Wed, Nov 30, 2022
Commissioner vs councillors: Chandigarh civic body meet heats up over overhead wires being pulled down
November 30,2022 07:24:01 AM
A bunch of councillors on Tuesday confronted the Chandigarh municipality commissioner Anindita Mitra by stating that residents had to face a tough time due to overhead cables being pulled down, adding that the decision could have been put on hold for some time
Wed, Nov 30, 2022
Metro or no Metro, traffic bottlenecks of City Beautiful cry for attention
November 29,2022 08:07:08 AM
The Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) agency in its survey identified the busiest junctions across where it suggested the construction of underpasses, while calculating the peak approach
Tue, Nov 29, 2022