Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 15 August, 2019:  Chandigarh Administration today celebrated the 73 rd  Independence Day at Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh. The Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh Hon’ble Sh.V.P.Badnore, was the chief guest of the occasion. The Administrator unfurled the National Flag and took salute from the various contingents of Police and NCC Cadets participating in the Independence Day Parade. While addressing the gathering, Hon’ble Governor Punjab and Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh, Sh.V.P.Badnore remembered the martyrs and paid homage to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for our Independence. Highlighting the key achievements of Chandigarh Administration, Sh.V.P.Badnore appreciated the hard work and efforts of the officers for achieving success in diverse projects initiated for the betterment of the City. Hon’ble Governor Punjab and Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh awarded the commendation certificates to 21 employees of the C...

Chandigarh, August 14, 2019 : Education Department, Chandigarh Administration organized a cultural bonanza on the eve of Independence Day, today at the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18. The cultural evening was organized in remembrance of heroes who laid their lives for independence struggle of our Country. Shri. Manoj Parida Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh was the Chief Guest and Shri. B. L. Sharma, Education Secretary, Chandigarh Administration was the Guest of Honour.               After the welcome address by Sh. Rubinderjit Singh Brar, DSE, UT Chandigarh, The colorful programme started off with Vandana presented by the students of DAV model School Sector 15. An action song was sung by the students of Manav Mangal School, Sector-21. A group song was sung by the students of Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School Sector-16, Classical Dance was...

Chandigarh, August 14, 2019 : CITCO is  extending patriotic flavor to its patrons and public by allowing 15 % discount on Food in its restaurants in Hotel Mountview , Hotel Shivalikview & Hotel Parkview. Being a regular feature, such discount is allowed so that CITCO also joins the jubilant mood of celebrations of Independence day. According to the Managing Director,  Ms Jasvinder Kaur Sidhu ,  IAS    “ CITCO  being a tourism entity of Chandigarh always become part of Nationalism & celebrations . Our Patrons can pamper their palate with the unique flavors of India brought to life , with impeccable culinary skills of CITCO Chefs & their team" .   CITCO is giving a patriotic flavor to the food by celebrating this day with the spirit of nationalism in hearts, digging into the delightful food. CITCO has brought forth a specially curated  ala- carte Menu, with our signature dishes  to celebrate Independence Day so that ...

Chandigarh, 13th August 2019: From India, UT, Chandigarh is selected to participate in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which will be conducted in 2021. All Schools i.e. Government, Aided, Private Unaided and Central Govt. Schools will participate in the PISA. PISA tests the skills and knowledge of the students aged between 15 years & 3 months and 16 years & 2 months in three areas i.e. Mathematical, Scientific and Reading literacy. In order to make students PISA ready, material in the form of question banks and modules is being prepared at UT level with the inputs from CBSE. Moving ahead in this direction, Sh. B.L. Sharma, Education Secretary, Chandigarh Administration launched a Project aimed at making fundamentals of Mathematics clear to the students of Upper Primary Classes in collaboration with Khan Academy today at GMSSS-8. Director School Education, team of Officers from Education Department, SCERT, Principals of 09 participating schools &...

Chandigarh, 13th August 2019: A meeting to review the status of projects under Smart City Mission Chandigarh was held under the Chairmanship of Smt. Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament, in the presence of senior officers of Chandigarh Administration.  Sh. K.K. Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh who is also CEO, Chandigarh Smart City Ltd briefed the Chairperson that tenders for projects work Rs. 666.32 Crore has been issued by Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. which includes major projects like Rehabilitation and upgradtion of 5 STP’s and construction of 1 STP at Kishangarh with total cost of Rs. 550.00 Crore, Public Bike Sharing, Legacy Waste Bio Mining at Daddumajra and E-governance services among other projects in the city and the tenders for major of these projects will be finalized by the end of August, 2019.  During the meeting Hon’ble MP emphasized on expediting the work in the city to give timely benefits to Chandigarh citizens and recommended to red...

Chandigarh, 13th August 2019:  The long awaited project i.e. “Registration of New Vehicles (Non- transport) at Dealer Points has been inaugurated today by Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Hon’ble Governor of Punjab & Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh at UT State Guest House, Chandigarh. At the onset, Sh. Virat, RLA, Chandigarh gave a presentation on the earlier registration process and the changes in the current process i.e. Registration at Dealer point. He explained in details the advantages of the dealer point registration which can be summarized as below: 1)   Now the customer will be getting a regular number after deposition of Road Tax and required documents at the dealer point. 2)   Now the file for registration (Non-transport) will be prepared by the dealer and submitted to the RLA office, thereby creating convenience to the general public. 3)   There won’t any physical inspection by the RLA office and the consumer won’t have to go t...

Chandigarh, 13 th August 2019: A meeting to review the status of projects under Smart City Mission Chandigarh was held under the Chairmanship of Smt. Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament, in the presence of senior officers of Chandigarh Administration.   Sh. K.K. Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh who is also CEO, Chandigarh Smart City Ltd briefed the Chairperson that tenders for projects work Rs. 666.32 Crore has been issued by Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. which includes major projects like Rehabilitation and upgradtion of 5 STP’s and construction of 1 STP at Kishangarh with total cost of Rs. 550.00 Crore, Public Bike Sharing, Legacy Waste Bio Mining at Daddumajra and E-governance services among other projects in the city and the tenders for major of these projects will be finalized by the end of August, 2019.   During the meeting Hon’ble MP emphasized on expediting the work in the city to give timely benefits to Chandigarh citizens and recommended to ...

Chandigarh, 13 th August 2019: From India, UT, Chandigarh is selected to participate in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which will be conducted in 2021. All Schools i.e. Government, Aided, Private Unaided and Central Govt. Schools will participate in the PISA. PISA tests the skills and knowledge of the students aged between 15 years & 3 months and 16 years & 2 months in three areas i.e. Mathematical, Scientific and Reading literacy. In order to make students PISA ready, material in the form of question banks and modules is being prepared at UT level with the inputs from CBSE. Moving ahead in this direction, Sh. B.L. Sharma, Education Secretary, Chandigarh Administration launched a Project aimed at making fundamentals of Mathematics clear to the students of Upper Primary Classes in collaboration with Khan Academy today at GMSSS-8. Director School Education, team of Officers from Education Department, SCERT, Principals of 09 participating schools ...

Chandigarh, 13 th August 2019: The second Mentorship Programme for M.Arch students was successfully conducted at Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA), Chandigarh.   The Principal, Dean of Academics and core faculty of M.Arch also participated in the daylong event.   Dr Sangeeta Bagga, Principal, CCA said in her welcome address that the postgraduate course at Chandigarh College of Architecture was a long felt need of students and this year all twenty seats were filled through all India competition.   She also informed that students are deeply enriched by the mentorship which aims at bringing them into the mainstream of postgraduate studies. Prof.   R Shankar from IIT Roorkee set forth the tone of mentorship and was able to provide the larger paradigm under which the students could understand the context of research and design.   For Prof. Shankar “Everything comes into focus when we realize the inter connectedness of every single entity in the Univers...

Chandigarh, 13 th August 2019:   The long awaited project i.e. “Registration of New Vehicles (Non- transport) at Dealer Points has been inaugurated today by Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Hon’ble Governor of Punjab & Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh at UT State Guest House, Chandigarh. At the onset, Sh. Virat, RLA, Chandigarh gave a presentation on the earlier registration process and the changes in the current process i.e. Registration at Dealer point. He explained in details the advantages of the dealer point registration which can be summarized as below: 1)    Now the customer will be getting a regular number after deposition of Road Tax and required documents at the dealer point. 2)    Now the file for registration (Non-transport) will be prepared by the dealer and submitted to the RLA office, thereby creating convenience to the general public. 3)    There won’t any physical inspection by the RLA office and the consumer won’t have to go t...

Chandigarh, 13 th August 2019: It has been decided by the Chandigarh Administration to award commendation certificates to the following on the Independence Day 2019 for rendering outstanding services by them in the particular field Sr. No. Name and Designation of employees/persons Remarks/In the Field of 1 Dr. Anita Kaushal, Principal, Post Graduate College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh. For meritorious service in the O/o Director Higher Education, UT Chandigarh. 2 Dr. Mahender Singh, Principal, Govt College of Yoga Education & Health, Sector 23, Chandigarh. For meritorious service in the O/o Director Higher Education, UT Chandigarh. 3 Ms. Alka Jain, Associate Professor, Govt College of Arts, Sector 10, Chandigarh. For meritorious service in the O/o Director Technical Education, UT Chandigarh. 4 Sh. Dharam Vir, Junior Assi...

Chandigarh, 12th August 2019: A thorough search operation was carried out today by Chandigarh Police in and around Elante Mall. All field units of Chandigarh Police were swung into action. It is now confirmed that there is no bomb or any other threat in Elante Mall. Search operation has finished and mall is open to public. The caller who supplied false information to Chandigarh police control room is being booked under relevant provisions of law. Chandigarh police is close to identifying this fake caller who used VOIP to place this call.

Chandigarh. 9 th  August, 2019. Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CCPCR) has prepared its fifth Annual report for the year 2018-19. CCPCR's endeavour during the year was to focus on creating a happy childhood by making Chandigarh a Child-Friendly City.   To make people aware about the activities are undertaken by the Commission, CCPCR releases its Annual Report for Financial Year 2018-19 released by  His Excellency Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab & Administrator, U.T, Chandigarh  at Punjab Raj Bhawan, Sector 6, Chandigarh. On this occasion,  Sh. Manoj Kumar Parida, IAS , Adviser to the Administrator, Chandigarh Administration,  Ms. Harjinder Kaur , Chairperson, CCPCR and Members of the Commission  Dr. Monica M Singh  and  Sh. Varun Beniwal , ALC, Chandigarh were also present.