December 12, 2015 09:47 IST
The report stated that in March 2015, CPCB just had estimates of the e-waste generated in Chandigarh and seven other states.
Sat, Dec 12, 2015December 11, 2015 04:45 IST
The proposal was mooted by UT finance secretary Sarvjit Singh, who maintained that the house numbering system in Chandigarh is haphazard.
Fri, Dec 11, 2015December 10, 2015 06:02 IST
Chandigarh has raised the highest revenue, both tax and non-tax, among the five union territories (UTs) without legislatures, reveals the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Parliament on December 8. The five UTs— Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep— generated a revenue of Rs […]
Thu, Dec 10, 2015December 08, 2015 09:54 IST
It also decides to upload all the 33 standard designs for different categories online notified by the administration for need-based changes in 2010.
Tue, Dec 08, 2015December 06, 2015 09:12 IST
The plan is to install ‘smart’ meters that will send tamper alerts immediately to the control room, which will have a remote power shut-off capability.
Sun, Dec 06, 2015December 04, 2015 08:22 IST
Move aimed at regularising need-based changes
Fri, Dec 04, 2015December 01, 2015 02:30 IST
CTU has 150 permits to ply on different routes in the neighbouring states, but only 87 of them are being used at present.
Tue, Dec 01, 2015November 30, 2015 02:39 IST
The 2003-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer, Ajit Balaji Joshi, who joined as UT Deputy Commissioner on October 30, talks to Vinod Kumar about steps being taken to streamline the functioning of the estate office and the challenges ahead.
Mon, Nov 30, 2015November 29, 2015 03:23 IST
The audit pointed out that a total of 134 gardeners were outsourced against the shortage of 10 and an amount of Rs 35 lakh was paid to the contractors.
Sun, Nov 29, 2015November 28, 2015 08:11 IST
A large number of people daily visit the estate office in Sector 17 to voice their concerns, which residents rue are not redressed in time.
Sat, Nov 28, 2015November 26, 2015 02:50 IST
Earlier, departments had to approach the law department for engaging counsel for their court cases. There are nearly 100 advocates on the panel of Administration.
Thu, Nov 26, 2015November 25, 2015 08:57 IST
The administration’s failure shows its little interest in involving city residents on development issues and policy matters.
Wed, Nov 25, 2015November 24, 2015 03:25 IST
JERC okays multi-year tariff business plan of UT power dept, tariff petition to be filed in a month.
Tue, Nov 24, 2015November 24, 2015 03:09 IST
Critics of service charge say it is a gambit by restaurant owners to find ways of compensating their staff without having to dig into their own pockets.
Tue, Nov 24, 2015November 23, 2015 14:31 IST
Chandigarh Administration’s model solar city project has been selected as India’s solar theme of the Conference of the Parties to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Paris.
Mon, Nov 23, 2015November 22, 2015 13:06 IST
The estate office plans to start the process by next month and has set a deadline of six months for linking all the properties.
Sun, Nov 22, 2015November 18, 2015 03:11 IST
According to information procured under the Right to Information Act, the CTU buses have been involved in 246 road accidents, killing a total of 121 persons in the last 10 years.
Wed, Nov 18, 2015November 14, 2015 11:39 IST
The estate office has listed a total of 17 services that it claims to deliver in a prescribed time frame. However, it has so far failed to deliver these services within the prescribed time limit.
Sat, Nov 14, 2015November 09, 2015 02:01 IST
Pollution levels during Diwali remain an area of concern in Chandigarh.
Mon, Nov 09, 2015November 09, 2015 01:47 IST
The finance department in 2013 had issued directions for not converting leasehold flats into freehold until the new rates for conversion were decided.
Mon, Nov 09, 2015November 06, 2015 03:44 IST
UT officers hold important posts which were held by Punjab and Haryana officers.
Fri, Nov 06, 2015November 05, 2015 03:58 IST
The benefit will be extended to all consumers except those under agriculture category from November 1 to January 31.
Thu, Nov 05, 2015November 04, 2015 04:23 IST
Proposes around 1566KV projects to meet future power demand and improve supply.
Wed, Nov 04, 2015November 03, 2015 05:03 IST
As per section 2.42 of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) manual, expenditure sanction can exceed up to 10% beyond which revised expenditure sanction is necessary.
Tue, Nov 03, 2015November 03, 2015 04:45 IST
Of the 25 elected and nine nominated councillors, only a handful attended the workshop which was organised to finalise the vision and sub-goals for the Smart City Challenge in order to make it to the list of top 20 cities.
Tue, Nov 03, 2015