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Chandigarh will not charge UTGST on 'The Kashmir Files' for four months

Earlier, Madya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Tripura, Goa, and Uttarakhand governments had declared that 'The Kashmir Files' movie will be tax-free in their states

Telcos use alternative sources for power in Chandigarh outage

Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) is an apex body of telecom operators, and its members include Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea.

Power crisis: Chandigarh residents at few places still face power outages

Residents of some parts of Chandigarh continued to face power outages on Wednesday morning with electricity supply remaining disrupted after the employees of the electricity department went on a three-day strike against privatisation. Harried residents of Chandigarh, which is the country's first planned city, blamed the city administration for remaining a mute spectator, leaving them in lurch as the power outages crippled the city. Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari sought intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the matter, saying there is chaos and anarchy and all essential services have come to a standstill. "Dear @AmitShah ji Chandigarh has been without electricity for 36 hours. There is chaos & anarchy. All Essential Services are at a standstill. @ChandigarhAdmn has miserably failed to address the situation. Chandigarh is an Union Territory. Kindly intervene," said Tewari in a tweet on Wednesday. The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday evening had invoked .

BJP's Sarabjit Kaur becomes Chandigarh mayor, defeats AAP rival by 1 vote

Out of the total 36 votes, 28 were polled while seven Congress councillors and the lone Shiromani Akali Dal councillor abstained

Night curfew in Chandigarh; schools, colleges closed amid Covid cases rise

With the spike in Coronavirus cases, the Chandigarh administration on Thursday decided to impose night curfew in the Union Territory from 10 pm to 5 am daily.

Kejriwal leads Aam Aadmi Party's 'victory' march in Chandigarh

Kejriwal also administered an oath to the AAP's 14 newly elected municipal councillors to serve the people of Chandigarh, not indulge in any wrongdoing

Chandigarh MC polls: AAP emerges leading party, BJP second in hung verdict

The BJP, which enjoyed a majority in the previous MC House, came a close second registering win in 12 wards

Counting of votes underway for Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls

Counting of votes of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election is underway, and results are expected to be declared by Monday afternoon, officials said. Nine counting centres have been set up for 35 wards of the municipal corporation, and counting began at 9 am, they said. Over 60 per cent polling was recorded in the elections held here on Friday. The number of wards has increased from 26 in 2016 to 35 now. Traditionally, the municipal election - held every five years - sees a locking of horns between the BJP and the Congress, but the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party made the contest this time triangular. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds a majority in the current municipal body. In the last MC elections, the BJP had won 20 seats and its erstwhile ally Shiromani Akali Dal one. The Congress had managed to win only four seats. The BJP fought the election on plank of its "achievements" in the past five years. On the other hand, the Congress and the AAP targeted the BJP for al

Covid-19: Two more Omicron variant cases reported in Chandigarh

Two more people, including an 80-year-old man, were found to be infected with Omicron, taking the total cases of the latest variant of coronavirus reported in the city so far to three. Of the three cases, two have been discharged and there is now only one active Omicron case in the city, according to an official statement. It stated that samples of five family contacts of the previous Omicron positive case were sent for genome sequencing to the National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi. Two of these were found to be positive for the Omicron variant, it said. Of these two, the 80-year old male suffers from hypertension. However, he is asymptomatic and has been isolated in a hospital, the statement said. It said the octogenarian was tested on December 24 and was found positive for the omicron variant. He will be re-tested on January 1, the statement said. The other Omicron positive case was a 45-year-old man. He tested negative for coronavirus on December 24 and was discharged,

UP beats Chandigarh 3-1 to win Junior National Hockey Championship 2021

Uttar Pradesh Hockey maintained their unbeaten record in the 11th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2021 with a 3-1 victory over Hockey Chandigarh in the final of the competition

Polling begins for 35 seats of BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation Chandigarh

Polling for the 35 seats of the BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation Chandigarh began on Friday amid tight security and will continue till 5 pm, election officials said

First Omicron cases in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh Kerala; tally at 38

A 40-year-old man from Nagpur, who arrived from South Africa on December 5, was found to be infected with Omicron

First omicron cases in Chandigarh, Andhra, 3rd in K'taka; India tally 36

Chandigarh health department appealed to the public to follow Covid appropriate behaviour and urged those eligible to get themselves vaccinated soon

Chandigarh: Bike rally flagged off to commemorate 1971 war victory

Around 550 bikers including veteran and serving Defence Officers will be taking part in the most anticipated event of MLF

S Africa returnee jumps home quarantine in Chandigarh, goes to 5-star hotel

A woman who returned to Chandigarh from South Africa two days ago allegedly broke home quarantine and went to a five-star hotel

Chandigarh man, a South Africa returnee, tests positive for Covid-19

A 39-year-old man, who returned from South Africa, tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Monday

Param Bir Singh says he's in Chandigarh, would visit Mumbai soon

Singh has been declared a 'proclaimed offender' by a court

Chandigarh cuts VAT on petrol, diesel by Rs 7/litre after excise duty cut

With the Centre slashing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Chandigarh Administration has also announced a reduction of Rs 7 per litre in VAT on fuels making them cheaper in the Union Territory.

Chandigarh reports 33 coronavirus cases, 1 death, 46 recoveries

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 tally reached 10,04,668 on Monday after 33 people were detected with the infection, while one death took the toll to 13,557, a health official said.

Harish Rawat to visit Chandigarh next week amid power tussle in Punjab

AICC in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat is likely to come to Chandigarh next week amid the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and party's state president Navjot Singh Sidhu