Jasbir Malhi

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GMADA plans mixed land use project on 30 acres near New Chandigarh’s Eco City 1, sets Rs 1,311 crore reserve price for private development

GMADA fixes reserve price at Rs 1,311.18 crore for former truck terminal site

January 16, 2026 11:18 IST

The authority has identified the land and put it up for e-auction to be developed through private sector participation. The reserve price for the project has been fixed at Rs 1,311.18 crore, underlining the site’s high economic and strategic value.

Fri, Jan 16, 2026

Mohali MC Commissioner Parminder Pal Singh said that the expansion of municipal limits has necessitated restructuring of the existing waste management system. (File Photo)

After delimitation, Mohali to expand solid waste management network: create six zones

January 12, 2026 20:30 IST

The move aims to improve waste collection, segregation, and processing in the extended municipal limits, where rising population density has led to a significant increase in waste generation.

Mon, Jan 12, 2026

Daddumajra waste illegally buried in Punjab under cover of darkness

January 12, 2026 06:35 IST

FIR registered on PPCB complaint; Chandigarh mayor says 'if the company has carried out any such act, strict action will be taken against it'

Mon, Jan 12, 2026

The practice of placing planters and racks, officials noted, is leading to encroachment on public land.

Mohali civic body to frame policy on planters and racks outside houses in GMADA’s new sectors

January 10, 2026 19:50 IST

During the meeting, it was pointed out that in several newly developed sectors, residents are placing planters, racks and other temporary structures outside their houses according to personal convenience.

Sat, Jan 10, 2026

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, commissioner, Bhushan Gagrani, District Returning Officer, polling stations,

Street vendors demand resolution of 993 surveyed cases, oppose mobile licences ahead of town vending committee meeting

January 08, 2026 21:50 IST

Vijay Kumar Bittu, president of the Rehri–Phari Association and the Town Vending Committee, said the meeting called at the Municipal Corporation on January 9 is based on an agenda prepared without consulting committee members

Thu, Jan 08, 2026

Mohali Municipal Corporation, anti-encroachment drive, public awareness, councillors,

Mohali civic body steps up anti-encroachment drive, councillors to lead door-to-door awareness campaign

January 08, 2026 20:15 IST

The councillors will explain to citizens that the drive is being carried out in accordance with court orders and that adherence is mandatory.

Thu, Jan 08, 2026

Mohali Municipal Corporation, Amarjit Singh Sidhu, Kuljit Singh Bedi,

Political face-off over development erupts in Mohali, mayor and deputy mayor at odds

January 08, 2026 20:05 IST

Sources said the confrontation goes beyond development issues and is also being seen as an early sign of infighting over leadership and ticket distribution for the municipal polls.

Thu, Jan 08, 2026

Punjabi singer Mankirt Aulakh gifts new cars to kabaddi players at Sohana gurdwara

January 08, 2026 12:16 IST

The cars were originally supposed to be handed over during a kabaddi tournament held at Sohana. However, the event was abruptly cancelled following the death of kabaddi promoter Rana Balachauria at the venue.

Thu, Jan 08, 2026

Under the first phase of the project, around 400 CCTV cameras were installed at 20 major intersections across the city, helping the police in crime control as well as traffic monitoring

Mohali expands CCTV network to strengthen city surveillance, nine more junctions to be covered

January 03, 2026 19:46 IST

Cameras have already been installed at four locations, while work at the remaining five intersections is expected to begin shortly

Sat, Jan 03, 2026

Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association

HC to hear Mohali Industries Association plea, seeking adequate, cashless & quality medical facilities by ESIC

January 03, 2026 10:21 IST

The Mohali Industries Association had filed the petition in August last, and a division bench led by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu was to hear the matter on December 15, but due to a strike by high court employees, the hearing was postponed to March.

Sat, Jan 03, 2026

‘Mohali Next Generation Programme’: GMADA favouring one big contractor at expense of 343 others by issuing a single 10-year tender worth over Rs 1,000 cr: Contractors Association

January 03, 2026 09:29 IST

Warns of protest, including hunger strikes and legal action

Sat, Jan 03, 2026

Govt depts among major property tax defaulters in Mohali; MC begins sealing, auction drive

January 01, 2026 21:19 IST

GMADA owes nearly Rs 10 crore while Labour Bhawan has not cleared property tax amounting to Rs 11.34 lakh

Thu, Jan 01, 2026

Mohali expands public library network with 4 new facilities

January 01, 2026 20:54 IST

MLA to lay foundation stones; libraries planned in sectors 77–80 at Rs 1.40 crore

Thu, Jan 01, 2026

Mohali Municipal Corporation, Stamp on Mohali boundaries, final notification of ward delimitation, Mohali ward delimitation, ward delimitation, Indian express news, current affairs

Stamp on Mohali boundaries as MC issues final notification of ward delimitation

January 01, 2026 00:44 IST

Ward No. 32 includes Sector 70 and parts of Sohana and Ward No. 39 mainly comprises Sohana village.

Thu, Jan 01, 2026

Punjab Police, service pistol, theft, Sector-21, Chandigarh, Jatinder Kumar, ASI, PSO, R K Sondhi,

Mohali poised for a new development chapter in 2026

December 31, 2025 21:32 IST

Modern STP, ZLD plant and mega infrastructure projects to shape the city’s future

Wed, Dec 31, 2025

Downside | Many phases & many problems: Mohali civic mess gets worse and worse every day

December 31, 2025 09:58 IST

Parking disputes turn violent, public transport stays on paper and waste piles up as planning gaps widen

Wed, Dec 31, 2025

Ashok Kumari, 66, was allegedly strangled to death during a robbery at her Phase-5 home in Mohali on Monday night.

Former Punjab additional advocate general’s wife strangled to death during robbery at Mohali residence; probe on

December 30, 2025 13:47 IST

The Mohali police said the attackers first tied up the domestic help before strangling Ashok Kumari, 66.

Tue, Dec 30, 2025

Special Educators’ Union members protest outside the Punjab Education Department building in Mohali's Phase 8 on Monday. (Express Photo by Jasbir Malhi)

Special educators’ stir enters 127th day, protest hiring, demand regularisation

December 30, 2025 10:04 IST

The protesting teachers, engaged under the Inclusive Education for Disabled (IED) component of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, have been demanding regularisation of their services, citing uninterrupted service of 18 to 20 years in educating children with special needs.

Tue, Dec 30, 2025

Eight-hour power cuts leave residents frustrated in Kansal, Nayagaon

December 28, 2025 09:33 IST

Similar problems persist in Nayagaon, where residents are facing long power cuts across multiple localities.

Sun, Dec 28, 2025

Chandigarh news, chandigarh building demolition, Sukhna lake, Sukhna Lake pollution, Sukhna Lake catchment areas

‘Law is being openly flouted’: Former cop’s family accused of raising commercial building in Mohali’s Sukhna Enclave

December 28, 2025 09:33 IST

Mohali administration warns of action over illegal structure in residential society

Sun, Dec 28, 2025

A tree pruning machine of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation at work in Mohali's Phase 7 on Friday. (Express)

Trees in Mohali pruned using Chandigarh MC vehicles: corporation lacks money for fuel, say councillors

December 27, 2025 13:15 IST

Councillors alleged that although the Mohali MC had purchased an expensive tree-pruning machine, it was seldom used and had effectively been turned into a “white elephant”.

Sat, Dec 27, 2025

Vineet Joshi points to an alleged mining site in Majri, Mohali district.

Illegal mining in Punjab’s Majri continues: BJP slams AAP

December 27, 2025 10:37 IST

BJP leader Vineet Joshi alleges rampant illegal mining in Punjab’s Majri block despite government claims, accusing AAP MLA Anmol Gagan Mann and officials of inaction after fresh excavation signs were found.

Sat, Dec 27, 2025

The high court has issued notices to the respondent governments in the matter and set the next hearing for January 20, 2026.

Punjab and Haryana HC issues notices over ‘chronic’ delays in Ayushman Bharat hospital payments

December 25, 2025 17:52 IST

Centre, Punjab and Haryana governments told to respond by Jan 20

Thu, Dec 25, 2025

50-ward delimitation redraws political lines ahead of civic polls in Mohali

December 24, 2025 09:33 IST

Political observers say this redistribution has disrupted traditional vote banks and forced parties to reassess their electoral strategies.

Wed, Dec 24, 2025

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, PPCC, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring,

Punjab Congress protests changes to MGNREGA, burns effigy at Kharar

December 21, 2025 19:45 IST

The protest was led by PPCC president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Mohali district Congress president Kamal Kishore Sharma, with large participation from Congress workers across the Mohali district.

Sun, Dec 21, 2025