Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 20 th   January, 2017:   National Legal Services Authority under the visionary Leadership of Hon’ble Justice Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority, is organizing National Lok Adalat on 11.02.2017,  Chandigarh under the guidance of Hon’ble Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Patron-in-Chief,  State Legal Services Authority, U.T. Chandigarh,  Hon'ble Justice Surya Kant, Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh and Hon’ble Justice M. Jeyapaul, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Administrative Judge, Chandigarh Sessions Division. An elaborative meeting this regard was held under the Chairmanship of Sh. Balbir Singh, District & Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, U.T., Chandigarh, wherein officials from various Banks participated, so that the bank recovery disputes (including those which...

Chandigarh, 20 th   January, 2017:   The Administrator, UT, Chandigarh is pleased to order that Sh. Virender Chaudhary, HCS, Assistant Estate Officer, UT, Chandigarh shall continue to look after the charge of the post of Controller, Printing & Stationery, UT, Chandigarh, till Smt. Ranjit Kaur, HCS assumes the charge after availing earned leave.

Chandigarh, 19 th January, 2017:   Excise & Taxation Department, Chandigarh Administration organized a Seminar on “GST: Overview and Challenges” at Hotel Mount View, Chandigarh today.  Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T, Chandigarh was the chief guest on the occasion. Smt. Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament, Chandigarh, Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. Sarvjit Singh, IAS, Finance Secretary-cum-Secretary Excise & Taxation, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Excise & Taxation Commissioner and Sh. Rakesh Kumar Popli, PCS, Additional Excise & Taxation Commissioner were also present during the occasion.  Sh. Rajan Datt, IRS, Joint Commissioner, Central Excise; Sh. Ravneet Khurana, IRS, Deputy Commissioner (GST), CBEC, New Delhi and Sh. Ajay Jagga were the keynote speakers who threw ample light on the various parameters of GST. The seminar was attended by various Trade Associations of the Chandigarh like Be...

Chandigarh, 19 th January, 2017:   Consequent upon joining of Sh. Satish Kumar Jain, HCS in Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh on 4 th January, 2017 (A.N) he is hereby designated as Transparency Officer for the purpose of Enforcement of Right to Information Act, 2005 with immediate effect.

Chandigarh, 18 th January, 2017: Hon’ble Governor of Punjab & Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore visited GMCH, Sector – 32, Chandigarh today and dedicated a number of facilities to the residents of city beautiful. Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to Administrator, Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary-Cum-Secretary Health and Prof. Atul Sachdev, Director Principal, GMCH were also present on the occasion. Constructed at a cost of Rs.32.00 Lacs by Paul Merchants under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) a Sarai by the name of “Panaah” was dedicated to the attendants of patients visiting GMCH. The Sarai has a capacity of 82 beds and is equipped with bed & bedding including separate facilities for males & females. The attendants of the patients will be nominally charged Rs.20.00 per day which will be waived off for poor and BPL patients. Food is also available at a nominal cost of Rs.25.00 per person at the Sarai. The current strength of Sarai beds ha...

Chandigarh, 18 th January, 2017: Sports Department, Chandigarh Administration is going to hold trials for selection of Chandigarh wrestling team on 19.01.2017 at 9:00 am at Wrestling Coaching Center, Sector-42, Chandigarh for participation in Khelo India National level competition under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The competition is going to be held at New Delhi from 20.01.2017 to 22.01.2017 and is open for boys & girls in the age group of 14 to 16 years. Competition is going to be held under the following weight category Boys----- Upto 50kg, 54kg, 58kg, & 63kg Girls---- Upto 40kg, 43kg, 46kg & 49 kg Gold, Silver & Bronze medal winner will be given cash prize of Rs.5000, Rs.3000 & Rs.2000 respectively. Boarding / lodging and traveling expenses will be borne by hosts of the competition.Team will depart for New Delhi on 19.01.2017 and return on 23.01.2017.

Chandigarh, 17 th January, 2017:   The Chandigarh Disaster Management Authority organized a Seminar on "Building Capacities for Disaster Resilient Chandigarh" today which was inaugurated by H.E. V.P. Singh Bandore, Governor Punjab & Administrator U.T., Chandigarh in the august presence of Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Sh. Rajiv Gupta, PCS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Smt. Asha Jaiswal, Mayor along with senior officers of the Chandigarh Administration at Hotel Shivalik View, Sector 17, Chandigarh. H.E. V.P. Singh Bandore, Governor Punjab & Administrator U.T., Chandigarh during the inaugural address in the seminar said, “A disaster can never be predicted, but we must be prepared for it. I appreciate the efforts that are put in by our armed forced during any such situation”. He further said that time is the main essence during such disasters but if peo...