Fire at Chandigarh BSNL exchange

CHANDIGARH: Communication through BSNL lines was affected in the city on Saturday as a fire broke out in the main exchange of the service provider.
Internet, mobile and landline services provided by the BSNL remain affected in the city after the fire which broke out in the morning, a senior official said.
Fire tenders which rushed [...]

Bunny assures shopkeepers of early draw of lots for booths

SAS Nagar SAD leader Jasjit Singh Bunny on Friday met the shopkeepers of Janata Market, Phase-IIIB-1, whose shops were gutted in the fire accident of June 1.
Although, the shopkeepers have been compensated with Rs 25,000, the draw for new booths is yet to take place and at present most shopkeepers are jobless.
Bunny assured the shopkeepers [...]

Administrator appreciates work on water bodies

Chandigarh: The comprehensive plan for rainwater harvesting and water conservation on Patiala-ki-Rao, undertaken by the UT Engineering and Forest Department, was today studied by UT Administrator Gen (retd) S F Rodrigues. Rodrigues said the plan had brought a new look to the area with the creation of two water bodies and development of green belt [...]

Panchkula, UT police vie with each other for snatchers’ remand

Chandigarh After three snatchers Manish Kumar, Nirpal Singh and Anish AO Samuels were produced in the court on Friday by the Sector 17 police, a struggle to take the custody of the accused has begun between the police stations of Chandigarh and Panchkula.
According to the police, the three accused, who have reportedly confessed to [...]

Officials differ on decision to remove telecom towers

Chandigarh: After serving notices to the mobile service providers against erecting towers behind Sukhna Lake, now there seems to be a difference of opinion among the senior officials themselves. However, what is bothering the officials at present is the repercussion of their removal. The towers, if removed, would mean a complete blackout of mobile services [...]

With high cut-offs, no score is high enough

Chandigarh: A Score of 85 per cent in Class XII cannot be considered an average or poor score, but the students waiting for admission to undergraduate courses in city colleges are discovering that it is just not enough. With the cut-off percentages touching 90 in many colleges, it is an anxious wait for the [...]

Bank of India opens retail centre

Chandigarh: Bank Of India today opened its retail centre in the city. Under this arrangement, the representatives of the bank will call on the prospective customers to collect relevant papers required for sanctioning the retail loans.
Presiding over the ceremony at Sector 17 office of the bank, VKR Aggarwal, General Manager, Head Office, said that [...]

CTU doesn’t match city’s aspirations

Chandigarh does not have a public transport system to match its label of ‘city beautiful’. Otherwise considered the lifeline of any city, the public transport system in the city — Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) — is a big disappointment. The first thing that a person is told on his arrival in the city is to [...]

CTU, pvt bus drivers clash, five arrested

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Police have arrested five persons after a fight broke out between the drivers of Ambala Bus Syndicate and Chandigarh Transport Undertaking at the Sector 17 bus stand.
The fight broke out after some objection from the CTU employees regarding the bus timings of the syndicate. According to Jagdish Singh, former president of CTU [...]

Chandigarh to host ODI after 14 years

CHANDIGARH — The ground that has been home to the likes of India’s World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev among others will host a one-day international cricket match after 14 years.
The centrally located Sector 16 stadium here will host the ODI between India and Australia on October 8.
Former president Ranbir Singh Mahendra on Tuesday formally [...]