Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 14th June, 2019:  It has been made to appear to Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Chandigarh that there is use/bursting of firecrackers or other fireworks by the pubic/persons which causes noise/air pollution and is likely to create annoyance and injury to the health of general public and there is a need to prevent the user bursting of firecrackers and Chinese/imported crackers or other fireworks within the Territorial jurisdiction of Chandigarh.                 Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Chandigarh exercising the powers/authority vested under Section 144 of the Cr. P.C. do hereby, orders as following:-  There shall be complete ban on use/bursting of firecrackers and other fire-works at any time and day, except (the time and days specified in orders dated 31.10.2018 passed in CM-16486-2018 in CWP-23548-2017 passed by the Hon’ble Punjab...

Chandigarh, 14th June, 2019: World blood donor day  is celebrated each year on 14th June to thank voluntary non-remunerated blood donors for their life saving gift of blood and to raise the awareness of the need for regular blood donation to ensure quality, safety and availability of blood and blood products for the patients in need. The  World Health Organization (WHO)  theme for this year is “SAFE BLOOD FOR ALL”. Voluntary blood donors are the cornerstone for safe blood so healthy donors practicing safe habits are the need of the hour. To provide safe, affordable and timely supply of quality assured blood is a key component of universal health coverage and effective health systems.  The World Blood Donor Day was celebrated today at Govt Multi Specialty Hospital Sector 16, Chandigarh by organizing an in house voluntary blood donation camp. The camp was inaugurated by  Dr. G Dewan,  Director Health Services, U.T, Chandigarh.    Dr. G ...

Chandigarh, 14th June, 2019:  Govt. College of Yoga Education & Health Sector 23-A, Chandigarh organized a two day workshop and seminar  “YOGADHARA-Explore Yourself with Yoga”  on June 13 th  & 14 th , 2019 as part of celebrations of the upcoming 5 th  International Day of Yoga. The Workshop and Seminar was conducted and addressed by eminent Yoga experts from esteemed institutions all over India. The workshop on 13 th  June commenced with a practical session in the morning by Prof. Dr. G.D. Sharma, a renowned yoga expert, former Chairman in Department of Yoga Studies H.P. University and also Head of the Department of Yoga Science Patanjali University, Haridwar. Prof. Dr. G.D. Sharma emphasized on the importance of practicing Vajra Asana, Mandukasana to strengthen the digestive system. The Second session of the workshop was conducted in the evening by Shri Srinivas Murti, an eminent personality in the field of Yoga who shared his valuable kno...

Chandigarh, 12th June, 2019 : A meeting was convened by the Deputy Commissioner, UT, Chandigarh to review whether there are any open bore-wells/tube-wells in Chandigarh, to take preventive measures and also put in place a mechanism to ensure regular checking. Permissions in Chandigarh are granted primarily by Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, Engineering Department, UT, Chandigarh and LAO Office. The Deputy Commissioner asked all three to submit information about the bore-wells allowed by them in a prescribed format. They were asked to ensure corrective action in case there was any negligence. Further, Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation and Chief Engineer, UT were also asked to survey entire Chandigarh to check if there were any open bore-wells/tube-wells. The Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation in the MC area and Chief Engineer, UT, in non MC area would be responsible for ensuring safety measures at their locations and take strict action against any person not ad...

Chandigarh, 12 th  June 2019:  An online  Admissions portal of  Govt Industrial Training Institutes  ( http://www.itichdadmission.edu.in/ ) was launched by  Director Technical Education, UT Chandigarh Sh. Sachin Rana, IAS and Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Secretary (Sports & Establishment) at Govt. Industrial Training Institute for Women, Sector 11, Chandigarh . This portal is an effort of Directorate of Technical Education, UT Chandigarh to facilitate the admission seekers to apply in the trades of ITIs for the upcoming session. The provisions of helpdesk and Grievances Cell have been also provided at GITI, Sector 28, Chandigarh and GITIW, Sector 11, Chandigarh to resolve the queries of students.  Sh. Sachin Rana , IAS , DTE explained that being a part of 100 day plan, the portal was designed, tested and launched within a short span of time to provide extensive information to the students at one platform.

Chandigarh, 12 th June 2019: Chandigarh Housing Board will start cancellation of Small Flats of those who fail to deposit their pending dues during the ongoing camps. The camps are being held till 16.06.2019 (Sunday) between 08:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m. including Saturdays and Sundays in all the respective colonies where the small flats are located. Hence the allottees of Small Flats have only four more days to deposit their dues to avoid cancellation. Accordingly cancellation notices have already been issued to many allottees and rest of the notices will being issued shortly. The cancellation will start from Monday i.e. 17.06.2019. Since the allottees of Small Flats were not depositing the dues, despite many efforts in past, pending dues of rent has reached to more than Rs. 20 crores. Chandigarh Housing Board has decided to firstly organize a 10 days camp that provides one more opportunity to the allottees and then start cancellation of allotment will begin who will fail to clear...

Chandigarh, 12th June, 2019:  Chandigarh Administration, on the recommendations of committee meant for grant of commendations certificate on the occasion of Republic/Independence Day has decided that all the recommendations for the award of Commendation Certificate will be entertained online at  http://chandigarh.gov.in You are accordingly requested to forward the names of such persons (non–officials) online at  http://chandigarh.gov.in  for the award to Commendation Certificate. While recommending the names of  non-officials  for award of commendation certificate, it may be kept in view that the recommendation/citations may be supported by attested copies of documents. It may please be noted that no recommendation will be entertained after 31.07.2019 .

Chandigarh, 12th June, 2019: A meeting was convened by the Deputy Commissioner, UT, Chandigarh to review whether there are any open bore-wells/tube-wells in Chandigarh, to take preventive measures and also put in place a mechanism to ensure regular checking. Permissions in Chandigarh are granted primarily by Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, Engineering Department, UT, Chandigarh and LAO Office. The Deputy Commissioner asked all three to submit information about the bore-wells allowed by them in a prescribed format. They were asked to ensure corrective action in case there was any negligence.  Further, Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation and Chief Engineer, UT were also asked to survey entire Chandigarh to check if there were any open bore-wells/tube-wells. The Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation in the MC area and Chief Engineer, UT, in non MC area would be responsible for ensuring safety measures at their locations and take strict action against any person not adh...