Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 21 st December 2018: It is for the information to the general public/residents of Chandigarh that re-auction of 34 left over special/fancy registration numbers of series "CH01-BU” as per the detail below is to be initiated. LEFT OUT SPECIAL NUMBERS (CH01-BU) SERIES S No.      No      S No.      No           S No.         No.         S No          No                    1 323 11 3838 21 6061 31 9393 2 575 12 4041 22 6262 32 9494 3 678 13 4141 23 6767 33 9595 ...

Chandigarh, 20 th  December 2018:  As part of the commemoration of fifty years, the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh is celebrating its Indian miniature painting collection through a unique event where Saumya Shukla, an exponent of Kathak will be presenting through her narrative dance, the close connection between the miniature painting and Kathak. Invocation of Ganesha, love play of Radha-Krishna, celebrating the monsoon, dance at the court, will be some themes she will dwell upon to bring alive the miniature art tradition.   Saumya began her dance under the guidance of her guru Nrityashri Alaknanda, a renowned Kathak dancer and a disciple of Guru Munna Lal Shukla and Pandit Birju Maharaj.  She holds a graduation degree from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai. She is a senior dancer in her Guru’s dance troupe, ‘Alaknanda Sanskriti’ and has travelled with her extensively in India, Singapore, Poland, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina for performances...

Chandigarh, 18 th  December 2018:  Hon'ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT, Chandigarh launched the e-Vigilance Portal today at Punjab Raj Bhawan, UT, Chandigarh in the presence of Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Advisor to the Administrator and Sh. B.L. Sharma, IAS, Secretary Vigilance. The Vigilance Clearance is required in respect of all the officers/officials of Chandigarh Administration on various occasions like promotion, ACP, Ex-India Leave, deputation, retirement etc. The process till date has been the manual one which took around 20 to 30 days.  To streamline the process and cut short the processing time, the Vigilance Department in collaboration with NIC, Chandigarh developed e-vigilance portal for the convenience of employees of the Chandigarh Administration. More than 33000 employees of Chandigarh Administration, Boards, Corporations & PSUs will get benefited from the e-vigilance portal. The time for vigilance clearance has been cut short to maximu...

Chandigarh, 18 th  December 2018:  The website of Department of Sports, UT Chandigarh  http://www.sportsdeptt.chd. gov.in  has been launched today  by Hon’ble Governor Punjab & Administrator, U.T, Chandigarh, Shri. V. P. Singh Badnore, in the presence of Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to UT Administration,  Sh. J.M. Balamurugan, IAS, Secretary to Governor of Punjab, Sh. Arun kumar Gupta, IAS, Principle Secretary Home, Shri. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Secretary Sports. With launch of this website, Department of Sports, Chandigarh has taken leap in the direction of digital India by making their key services like; booking of stadiums, applying for membership, applying for scholarship,  applying for  sports  gradation  certificate  and also applying for cash  awards  online for the students ,  sports bodies  & sportsmen . Now everybody can avail these services with a click of the button. In the case of bookin...

Chandigarh, 18 th  December 2018:  A mobile application regarding latest updated/amended Goods & Service Tax (GST) namely GST COACH, was launched by Sh. V.P Singh Badnore, Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh. The app is re launched today for two reasons, i.e. firstly the student/users mark of PAN India crossed 1, 11,000 and exact number today is 1,11,606 and secondly all the changes in law are made in the online courses on the app. The app is completely free and there are no user charges. This GST Coach App was launched at Chandigarh on 11th June, 2017 by Sh. Arjun Meghwal, Hon’ble Union Minister of State in Finance and Corporate Affairs, Government of India and other Government dignitaries including Mrs. Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament, Chandigarh. This app acts as a coach for preparing the masses to adapt/understand the GST laws/rules which is applicable in country w.e.f. 1st July, 2017. The main body controlling these laws is...

Chandigarh, 17th December 2018 : A meeting was held today at DC Office, Chandigarh under the chairmanship of Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, regarding the Swasth Bharat Yatra to be held in the City Beautiful from 26th December 2018. Inspired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister India vision of leveraging 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, various activities and movement have been planned.  Swasth Bharat Yatra’, a pan India Cyclothon, is a key element of the Eat Right India movement.  150 ‘Volunteer-cyclists’ along with the ‘Eat Right Mobile Unit’ and ‘Mobile Food Testing Unit’ are travelling across the country over 100+ days to engage citizens on issues of food safety, combating food adulteration and healthy diets.  Volunteer Cyclists will be handing over the symbolic relay baton to Chandigarh on 26th December, 2018. The cyclothon will be flagged off from Sukhna Lake Chandigarh by Hon'ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT, C...

Chandigarh, 17 th  December 2018:  State Level Kala Utsav was celebrated as per the guidelines of MHRD/NCERT from 15 th  to 20 th November, 2018 at Bhavan Vidayalaya Sector-27 and GGMSSS-18, Chandigarh. Students who attained 1 st  position at cluster level participated in four different events i.e. Dance, Music (Vocal), Music (Instrumental) and Painting   during State level Kala Utsav.  1 st  position holders (04 boys and 04 girls) in each event at State level further participated in National level event of Kala Utsav which was held from 12 th  to 14 th  December, at National Bal Bhawan, New Delhi. Adding to Chandigarh’s pride, Harsimranjot Kaur student of GGMSSS-18  bagged 1 st  position in Music (Vocal) in National level Kala Utsav wherein students from all over the country participated.  It was a historic moment when she was awarded with cash prize of Rs. 12500/- , Medal and Trophy  by  Mrs. Rina Ray...