Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh.9 January,2020. The State Advisory Board on Disability held its first meeting today   under the Chairmanship of Adviser to the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016. At the outset, Chairman took introduction of all the members along with the activities carried out   by their department/ organization with regard to the welfare of Persons with Disabilities. Thereafter, Chairman reviewed the section wise implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Smt. Navjot Kaur, Director Social Welfare apprised all the members of the Board about the functions of the State Advisory Board on Disability as under : o         Advise the State Government on policies, programmes, legislation and projects with respect to disability; o         Develop a State policy to address issues concerning persons with disabilities; o ...

Chandigarh, 9 th January   2020 : The Deputy Commissioner, Mandip Singh Brar convened a coordination meeting today to review and discuss the preparation for the celebration of   Republic Day with all the stakeholders. The Deputy Commisioner emphasized   that the event should be celebrated in its true spirit and urged the concerned departments to work in coordination with each other. The DC also urged everyone to come up with innovative ideas to make the celebrations memorable. The discussions centered around arrangements of security, parade, tableaux, awardees, etc. It was also decided that a special checking drive will be organised at different areas of the city. Close vigil will be maintained at the strategic locations like markets, bus stands and hotels. As per the programme, the flag hoisting ceremony would take place at Parade Ground where Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh Sh. Manoj Parida will unfurl the National flag. After the flag hoistin...

Chandigarh.9 January,2020: The Deputy Commissioner, Mandip Singh Brar convened a meeting today with all the SDMs, Police Officialsand other senior officials regarding regulation of Sale of Acid. The Deputy Commissioner strictly   directed that Addional Deputy Commisioner, Sh.Sachin Rana and all the SDMs will ensure that   no one will be able to purchase acid without submitting a photo ID. Also, shopkeepers who sell acid will have to obtain a licence to do the same. The SDMs will also have to catch hold of all the illegal acid sellers in the Tricity .The Deputy Commisoer has set a three days deadline to crack them down. The Director Health Dr. Dewan has been assigned as the nodal officer for the project.

Chandigarh,   8 th January 2020: The Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Chandigarh Sh. VP Singh Badnore pedaled from Raj Bhawan to UT Secretariat Building   today with Sh. Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator and all the senior officials of Chandigarh Administration to promote cycling as an environment-friendly mode of transportation and healthy lifestyle . The Administrator took this initiative to encourage residents of City Beautiful to adopt cycling and help the Administration in reducing environmental pollution. Riding bicycle is safer and greener alternative that would reduce traffic congestion   in the city. The move will usher in an era where green transportation like cycles will become fashionable and will be widely used. With the expanse of cycle tracks in the city, the bicyclists can easily divert themselves from other vehicular traffic. The Administrator further held a meeting with the officials and deliberated upon significant issues. In a...

Chandigarh, 31st December 2019.On the request of Sh.Manoj Parida, IAS,Adviser to the Administrator, the Government of France has agreed to send an expert appraisal mission to study the restoration of Le Corbusier heritage in Chandigarh. In a written communication sent by Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador Of France to Manoj Parida, Adviser to Administrator, the dates for this mission have been indicated. The Experts from the National School of Architecture of Paris –Belleville, the Le Corbusier Foundation and the Laboratoire de Recherche des Monuments Historiques (LRMH)   will visit Chandigarh from 3rd to 9th February. They will be accompanied by representatives   of the Embassy of France in India. The preliminary diagnosis that the experts will provide following their mission will serve as basis for recommendations and technical assistance for further restoration of the heritage sites convened. Regarding technical assistance on the conservation of the large items and ...

  Chandigarh, 29th December 2019:The connoisseurs of art and music were in for a visual treat today at the Tagore Theatre with the grand presentation of 'Glorious Passages', An Odissi dance performance. Today's performance was organized by the Aurodhan Art Gallery, Puducherry and Lalit Verma in association with Department of Cultural Affairs, Chandigarh Administration with Sutra Foundation, Malaysia. The Adviser to the Administrator, Shri Manoj  Parida graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Glorious Passages featured signature works representing the late Guru Debaprasad parampara, highlighting its distinctive features which make this parampara unique in the contemporary odissi repertoire. The truly mesmerizing and artistic performance featured 3 generations of dancers namely Ramli Ibrahim, a distinguished Odissi dancer and founder of Sutra Foundation; Geethika Sree, a senior dancer of Sutra who has performed internationally with Sutra; and four young d...

Chandigarh.21st December 2019: Under the aegis of National Legal Service Authority, New Delhi, and under the leadership of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, the Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Patron-in-Chief, State Legal Services Authority, U.T. Chandigarh, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, U.T. Chandigarh, a Legal Services Camp was organized in Government Model High School II, Village MAloya, Chandigarh. This is the Eleventh Legal Services Camp organized by State Legal Services Authority, UT Chandigarh till date.    Mr. Mahavir Singh, ADJ-cum-Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority Chandigarh said that the Authority aims at making the services offered by the Legal Services Authority more approachable, accessible and people friendly. He thanked the people of Village Maloya for coming in such large numbers to attend the camp. The Member Secreta...