Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 19 th November, 2016: It has been made to appear to the, Chandigarh me that during the visit of Hon’ble President of India & President of Israel to Chandigarh on 20 November, 2016, there are chances of some anti-social elements disturbing peace and creating law & order problem and it may cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to the persons lawfully employed and endanger human life and property, disturb public peace and tranquility and cause riots and affrays.                    Therefore  Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, is of the opinion that taking out processions, making speeches, raising slogans, assembly of 5 or more person with lathies, lethal weapons, etc. within 200 metres area around all routes, i.e., main route (Technical Airport to Parade Ground, Sec-17 and Parade Ground to Punjab Raj Bhawan and Tribune Chowk to Motor Market, Se...

Chandigarh, 17 th November, 2016 : It is for the information of the Political Parties and General Public of Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency that Election Commission of India, New Delhi has conveyed the approval to increase the polling stations to 526 from 517.  Draft Electoral Rolls of this Constituency has been published as per 526 polling stations and are available in the official website of this department i.e. www.ceochandigarh.gov.in . 

Chandigarh, 17 th November, 2016: Today 5 cases of Dengue have been reported from various health institutions (till the release of press note) which bring the total number of Dengue cases to 849 in the city. 4 cases of Chikungunya have been reported today out of which all are from Chandigarh. The overall details of 246 cases of Chikungunya detected in Chandigarh is; 45 imported, 53 wrong address and 148 from Chandigarh. To further strengthen the preventive activities, daily fumigation is being carried out alongwith strengthening of field activities which includes mass awareness, checking of breeding sources like coolers, containers, tyres and other sources. Today under dengue drive Sr.No Checked Checked Found positive ( for mosquitoes larvae) 1 Total number of houses 4756 2 Total number of coolers 1458 0 3 Total number of containers 5577 8 ...

Chandigarh, 17 th November, 2016 : The date for the receipt of applications for the award of Sports Talent Scholarship to the outstanding players who have represented Union Territory, Chandigarh during the 2015-16 and attained the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd position in the recognized games has been extended upto 30 th November, 2016. 

Chandigarh, 15 th November, 2016 : The Administrator, U.T, Chandigarh, has approved the election programme for holding General elections from 26 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh to elect Councillors.  Filing of nominations will commence from 22/11/2016 and the last for the same is 29/11/2016. The nominations will be scrutinized on 30/11/2016. The last date for withdrawal of candidatures is 03/12/2016 and the date of poll if necessary will be 18/12/2016. Before 30/12/2016 the election shall be completed. The hours of poll for the above election shall be from 8.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. (without break). The approximate number of voters for the current year is 5, 07,190 which has 2,70,358 males, 2,36,819 females and 13 Third gender. During the election there will be approximately 460 polling booths .

Chandigarh, 15 th November, 2016 : Today 5 cases of Dengue have been reported from various health institutions (till the release of press note) which brings the total number of Dengue cases to 841 in the city. 3 cases of Chikungunya have been reported today out of which all are from Chandigarh. The overall details of 237 cases of Chikungunya detected in Chandigarh is; 45 imported, 53 wrong address and 139 from Chandigarh. To further strengthen the preventive activities, daily fumigation is being carried out alongwith strengthening of field activities which includes mass awareness, checking of breeding sources like coolers, containers, tyres and other sources. Today under dengue drive Sr.No Checked Checked Found positive ( for mosquitoes larvae) 1 Total number of houses 5179 2 Total number of coolers 1353 2 3 Total number of containers 5897 5...

Chandigarh, 14 th   November, 2016:   Keeping in view of the problems faced by general public of Chandigarh after the denominations of Rs. 500 and Rs.1000 note by Government of India, The Chandigarh Administration has decided to designate a Helpline number 1860-180-2067 to answer the concerns/Queries of the general public relating to availability/withdrawal of currency from the ATM’s/ banks.   It has come to the notice that many bank officials are refusing to exchange the currency of the general public due to no bank account in the concerned bank. It is for the information of the general public that they can exchange currency from any bank even if they don’t have an account in the same. If any bank is refusing to exchange the currency, they can contact the helpline number and necessary help will be provided immediately. The   helpline number will work from 8 AM to 8 PM from Monday to Saturday.  

Chandigarh, 14 th November, 2016:   The India Trade Promotion Organisation, New Delhi is organizing the 36th India International Trade Fair 2016 in the PragatiMaidan, New Delhi from 14th-27th of November, 2016 with the theme of “DIGITAL INDIA”.  Each year the Trade Fair is set up to boost business opportunities and share various techniques/reforms used by different States/UTs as well as countries in business. The Chandigarh Pavilion at the International Trade Fair 2016 was inaugurated today by Sh. ParimalRai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh in the presence of senior officers of the Chandigarh Administration. The Department of Industries, Chandigarh Administration has set up the Chandigarh Pavilion in Hall No.6 within an area of 439 sq. mtrspace at PragatiMaidan, New Delhi. In the Chandigarh Pavilion, 9 stalls have been constructed out of which four stalls were allotted to various departments of Chandigarh Administration viz. Chandigarh Indus...

Chandigarh, 13 th  November, 2016:    The 8th Annual Chandigarh National Crafts Mela, jointly organized by the Chandigarh Administration and North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC) at Kalagram concluded with a bang. The ten day long Rajasthan themedMela kept a special focus on folk traditions, arts and crafts of the region. A splash of colours, rhythm of drum beats and joy de-vivre merged on the final day of the Crafts Mela. The richness and diversity of the handicrafts, handlooms and cultural fabrics attracted thousands of people from distant parts of the city. Keeping in view the overwhelming response, the numbers of ticket counters were increased this year, which ultimately helped the visitors a lot. Food is yet another reason that attracts huge crowd at such events and keeping up to the expectations of food lovers the food court served rich Indian cuisines from different traditions. Last day showcased a host of programmes of performing arts, with art...

Chandigarh, 13 th  November, 2016:    Today 4 cases of Dengue have been reported from various health institutions (till the release of press note) which bring the total number of Dengue cases to 836 in the city. Four cases of Chikungunya have been reported today out of which all are from Chandigarh. The overall details of 234 cases of Chikungunya detected in Chandigarh is; 45 imported, 53 wrong address and 136 from Chandigarh. To further strengthen the preventive activities, daily fumigation is being carried out alongwith strengthening of field activities which includes mass awareness, checking of breeding sources like coolers, containers, tyres and other sources. Today under dengue drive Sr.No Checked Checked Found positive ( for mosquitoes larvae) 1 Total number of houses 2654 2 Total number of coolers 879 1 3 Total number of containers ...