Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 9 th  May, 2018:   The Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh shall observe the summer timings w.e.f. 16 th May, 2018 to 15 th July, 2018 as under:- (1) OPD Registration          - 7.00 AM to 10.00 AM (2) OPD Timings       - 8.00 AM to 2.00 PM (3) Blood Collection Centre Timings-   7.00 AM to 12.00 Noon The Emergency services will be available round the clock.

Chandigarh, 9 th  May, 2018:  It has been made to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Chandigarh by the suggestions/inputs received from the Police authorities that there is an apprehension that anti-social elements may make their temporary hideouts clandestinely in Hotels/Restaurants/Sarais/ Guest Houses, etc. in the Union Territory of Chandigarh and there is every possibility that the unlawful activities of these people can cause breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility besides posing grave danger to human life & safety and damage to public property. Being the District Magistrate, Chandigarh Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S. is of the opinion that for the purpose of preventing the type of terrorist acts, breach of peace, disturbance of public tranquility and damage to public property, it is necessary to proceed under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal procedure, 1973 for issuing directions to all the owners/managers/care-takers, ...

Chandigarh ,  9 th  May, 2018:  I t has been made to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh that a large number of commercial places/shops have come up in Chandigarh popularly known as Cyber Cafes and a large number of people visit these places to use the facilities available there including e-mail facilities. And, that certain anti-social elements, criminals and terrorists may  use these facilities to mislead the security/investigation agencies, create panic in the public, endanger the security of general public, VIPs and government institutions, and help the terrorist activities directly affecting the security of the State. Whereas, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh, is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary to take speedy recourse to prevent danger to human lives from any terrorist act which may affect the security of the State and disturb the public peace and tranqui...

Chandigarh, 9 th  May, 2018:  It has been made to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Chandigarh that there is mushrooming of BPOs, prominently known as Call Centres, Corporate Houses, Media Houses, Companies, Organizations and firms in Chandigarh and near-by areas, offering employment opportunity to youth. The employees including women from various parts of the neighbouring states are staying in different parts of city and other adjoining cities/villages. Their employers are providing cab services for the purpose of picking and dropping them from their places of stay to office and back. As these organizations are functioning round the clock, the cabs are ferrying employees even at late night hours. These cabs are hired on contract and their operators and drivers are not properly monitored to ensure safe & secure transportation of employees, resulting in grave danger to human life, safety & security of employees, especially women employees. ...

Chandigarh, 8 th  May 2018 :  The   Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Sh. V.P. Singh  Badnore   in the presence of senior officers of Chandigarh Administration and eminent persons from civil society today launched the online portal of Labour Department, UT, Chandigarh “ http://Labour.chd.gov.in ” & Crèche on Wheels-a project of Chandigarh Building & Other Construction Worker Welfare Board, Chandigarh. The online portal will facilitate the business community of Chandigarh and save their time and provide them the necessary documents on click of a button. They can avail the facility of this portal to register their Shops & Commercial Establishments under the Punjab Shop & Commercial Establishment Act 1958. The department will also extend the online registration facility under other Enactments in near future.   The Crèche on Wheels project has been launched to address the problem of providing day care to the ch...

Chandigarh, 7th May 2018: The 8th Annual Convocation and 11th Prize Distribution Function were held in Government College of Commerce and Business Administration, Sector 50, Chandigarh today.  Sh. R.K Popli, PCS,  Director Public Relations and Registering & Licencing Authority, Chandigarh Administration (U.T.) Chandigarh was the Chief Guest on the occasion. He congratulated the graduates and prize winners and applauded the efforts for the holistic development of the students. He highlighted the role of life skills and value system to be an achiever at work place which is more important than only receiving academic degrees.  Principal of the College Dr. Manjit Kaur presented the Annual Report of the college highlighting the achievements of the students during the session 2017-18.  Prof. (Dr) Rosy Walia, Dean, presented the students of  M.COM ,  B.COM  and BBA for award of Degrees to the graduates. Around 212 degrees were awarded to the s...