IT Chandigarh

Chandigarh: The diagnosis of the rheumatic heart diseases among the children is set to be revolutionised. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Germany-based Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in collaboration with the PGI, is set to create infrastructure for “inexpensive” test for the diagnosis of these diseases among the children.

“In fact, the devising of the test [...]

Chandigarh: The growing Indian economy has led to a massive consumption of fossil fuels. As compared to a 75 per cent dependence on import of petroleum products now, the country’s dependence on imports will eventually be 90 per cent.
This was revealed by N.R. Raje, director, Centre for Alternative Energy Research, University of Petroleum, Dehradun, during [...]

Chandigarh: It will take a few more years before the Indian Railways develops the Chandigarh railway station as a junction for long-distance trains. Reason, the vital rail link between Chandigarh and Ludhiana is behind schedule. Till the rail link is complete, residents will not be able to use long distance trains now running on the [...]

Panchkula: An amount of Rs 74 crore has been sanctioned under the Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewable Mission to construct 7,574 houses and rehabilitate poor people in the district.
In the first phase, 2,388 houses will be constructed. An amount of Rs 21.52 crore had been sanctioned out of which Rs 17.22 crore will be the [...]

Chandigarh: The Ministry of Defence has agreed to part with its 5.10 acres of Army land, clearing the bottleneck in the construction of the international airport.
The Chandigarh Administration is compensating the Army with an equal chunk in the contiguous area. The N-Area will be handed over to the Airport Authority of India.
In a letter to [...]

Chandigarh Ungoverned
Chandigarh: The next time you take pity on a child seeking alms, think again. For this child, like hundreds of others, is part of any organised racket. Though he may be the one who rakes in the money, but he gets a paltry sum with 70 per cent of his daily earnings going to [...]

Chandigarh: The state government has amended the Punjab Land Reforms Act, withdrawing powers from Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) to issue notices to landowners– essentially those possessing farmland– in order to review the status of landholdings. A notification in this regard issued last week will come into place with immediate effect.
Officials say the step has been taken [...]

Chandigarh: Punjab’s Annual Plan for the year 2008-09 has been finalised at Rs 6,224 crore, a 21.7 per cent increase over the last year.
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal met in New Delhi today. The Plan outlay includes an additional Central assistance of Rs 200 crore [...]

Chandigarh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been hauled up by the Court of Special CBI Judge, Jagdeep Jain, in an ongoing case of corruption against Bikramjit Singh, former Principal Secretary, Punjab.
The CBI had accused him of “amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income”. The CBI had alleged that Singh had maintained [...]

Chandigarh: Catch them young and make them the harbingers of change. This seems to be the motto of a silent revolution that is taking place in the Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26.
A colony like many others, but better known for the number of illiterates and drug addicts, the place is slowly but steadily looking [...]