Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 18 th May, 2017: In accordance with the provisions mentioned under section 4 (1) of the "Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007 as extended to UT Chandigarh" issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India , the Administrator, UT Chandigarh is pleased to appoint the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh as implementing authority for municipal area and the Deputy Commissioner/Sub Divisional Magistrates as implementing authorities in their respective jurisdictions for the composition of offences. 

Chandigarh, 18 th May, 2017:  It has been made to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh that commercial establishment/shopkeepers engaged in the business of Restaurants/Dhabas, Discos, Clubs and Vendors sitting by the road sides and on the public places operating till late in the night are causing annoyance and are disturbing the public peace and tranquility leading to a harmful influence on public order. And whereas, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh is of the opinion that in public interest such commercial operations should not be carried on till very late in the night and so order that running of commercial establishments/shops etc. in trades/services such as running of Restaurants/Dhabas, Discos, Clubs and hawking goods by the road sides and on the public places between midnight to 04.30 A.M. in the Union Territory, Chandigarh is prohibited for a period of 60 days. Sale & service of liquor will how...

Chandigarh, 18 th May, 2017:  The Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to allow Smt. Kavita Singh, IAS, Managing Director, Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development Corporation Ltd., Chandigarh to participate in the Reflections’ Sessions to be organized by Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie for the IAS Trainees of 2015 Batch from 22 nd to 24 th May, 2017 by performing journey by staff car 

The regular driving license test  will not be conducted on 18.05.2017 at Children Traffic Park, Sector-23; Chandigarh due to the opening ceremony of Summer   Camp organized by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd on various aspects of Road Safety and spread awareness in the interactive environment. It is therefore requested the same may kindly by published in all leading newspapers of three languages i.e. Hindi, Punjabi, & English on 18.05.2017 for the public convenience. 

Chandigarh, 16 th  May, 2017:   In view of the ongoing summer season artificial ripening of fruits like mango, papaya with calcium carbide is common practice adopted by various Food Business Operators. The use of which is prohibited for ripening of fruits under the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011. The ripened fruits with the above said chemical cause serious health problems. Looking into the seriousness of the matter the Food Safety Officers i. Sh. Bharat Kanojia, Sh. Surinder Pal Singh, Sh. Bhaljinder Singh, Mrs. Mandeep Kaur, Mrs. Nisha Juneja, Ms. Navneet Bagga and Ms. Amardeep Kaur in early hours conducted a massive raid in the area of Grain Market, Sector-26, Chandigarh as directed by the designated Officer, Food Safety Administration, Chandigarh. The officers from the Food & Supply Department also accompanied the team. Many warehouses and shops where the fruits like mango and papaya were stored were inspected ...

  Chandigarh, 16 th  May, 2017:   In Pursuance of order of the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court passed in CWP NO. 20359 of 2013 Court on its own motion Vs. State of Punjab and others, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to appoint Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration as Nodal Officer to coordinate with  the different departments of the Union Territory, Chandigarh in respect of the cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 

Chandigarh, 15th May, 2017:  To carry out a systematic, critical appraisal of all potential Fire hazards involving personnel, premises, services and operational, the Chief Engineer, UT Chandigarh along with the Chandigarh Fire Department has been ordered to conduct a customary fire safety audit on priority basis in all the important buildings & institutions of the Chandigarh Administration. Preventive measures will be taken under this audit to evaluate the adequacy of the Fire detection and alarm systems installed in the premises and availability of emergency preparedness plan as per the relevant standards.

Chandigarh, 15th May, 2017:   Under the supervision of Dr. Tapasya Raghav, IAS, SDM (E), Chandigarh Administration a polythene raid was conducted in Sector -26 mandi along with Sanitary Inspectors. 9 challans of Rs. 5000 and 14 challan of Rs 500 were Issued to the defaulters and plastic products near about 55kg were seized.

Chandigarh, 12 th  May, 2017:  The Hon’ble Union Home Minister, Sh. Rajnath Singh chaired the 28th Meeting of the Northern Zonal Council comprising of the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, NCT of Delhi and UT of Chandigarh today   in Chandigarh at Hotel Taj.   The meeting was held in the presence of Sh. VP Singh Badnore, Hon’ble Governor Punjab and Administrator U.T Chandigarh, Hon'ble Chief Ministers and Ministers of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Lt. Governor Delhi and dignitaries and officers from the Northern Zonal Council Secretariat, Central Ministries and State Governments. The Northern Zonal Council meet is held every year to discuss, and make recommendations with regard to any matter of common interest in the field of economic and social planning; any matter concerning border disputes to the member States, linguistic minorities or inter-State transport; and any matter connecte...

Chandigarh, 10 th  May, 2017:   The Government Medical College & Hospital sector-32 Chandigarh shall observe summer timings w.e.f 16 th   May 2017 to 15 th   July 2017 as under:- 1.        OPD Registration– 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM 2.        OPD Timing - 8:00AM to 2:00 PM  The emergency services will be available round the clock.