Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 1 st  December, 2016:   Today 1 fresh case of Dengue has been reported and the total number of Dengue cases remained 875 in the city. Today 4 cases of Chikungunya have been reported out of which all are from Chandigarh. The overall details of 286 cases of Chikungunya detected in Chandigarh is; 46 imported, 55 wrong address and 185 from Chandigarh. To further strengthen the preventive activities, daily fumigation is being carried out alongwith strengthening of field activities which includes mass awareness, checking of breeding sources like coolers, containers, tyres and other sources. 

Chandigarh, 1 st  December, 2016:  The Residents and Pet Owners of ‘City Beautiful’ will be provided with animal care facility by the Department of Animal Husbandry, U.T. Chandigarh that will start the services of Animal Ambulance for small /pet animals from 1 st   December 2016. The Animal Ambulance will cater to the needs of transportation of sick & injured animals for treatment to nearby Government Veterinary Hospitals, which is started under MPLAD Scheme. This state of the Art Ambulance will operate at a nominal fare of Rs 300/- per to-and-fro trip i.e from the house of caller to nearest hospital and return. The ambulance is equipped with first aid and emergency medication and will be given under the supervision of Para-Veterinary staff.   The ambulance will reach at the doorstep of sick animal, take it to the nearest Government Veterinary Hospital, and even drop it back at the owner’s house after treatment. In addition to the ambulatory service...

Chandigarh, 1 st Dec, 2016: World AIDS day is celebrated on 1st Dec. every year since 1988. This day provides an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the cause of HIV prevention & treatment, draw attention about HIV epidemic around the world, to raise awareness about HIV, to remember those who have died, to show solidarity with people living with HIV, to celebrate survival and health. The day is associated with the Red Ribbon, an instantly recognizable symbol indicating support to the cause. The theme for World AIDS Day 2016 is “ Hands Up for HIV Prevention’ . Although we are near the goal, still the challenge is there to ensure that all those who are living with HIV get to know their status and avail treatment services. Only then will there be a break in the transmission of the Virus.  The Global Goal to  end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030  is planned to be achieved through the Sustainable Development Goals. UNAIDS has set 90:90:90 ta...

Chandigarh, 1 st Dec, 2016: The Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to assign the charges of the following posts to the officers as under, in addition to their own duties, with immediate effects:- Sr. No. Name of the officer Charge assigned Remarks 1.        Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Director Higher Education Chief Executive Officer, Chandigarh Housing Board Relieving Smt. Kavita Singh, IAS of the Charge 2.        Sh. Kuljit Paul Singh Mahi, PCS, Additional Secretary Home Additional Secretary Estates Relieving Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS of the charge

Chandigarh, 01 st  December, 2016 :   The general election to the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has been scheduled to be held on 18.12.2016.          The political parties, contesting candidates and the press media are participating in the election actively. For the same The Election Commission of India has imposed restrictions on publication of result of exit poll and opinion poll at the time of elections to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sh. S. K. Srivastava, State Election Commissioner of U.T Chandigarh under article 243K and 243ZA of the Constitution of India read with the provisions of section 10 of THE PUNJAB MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1976 AS EXTENDED TO THE UNION TERRITORY, CHANDIGARH, by The Punjab Municipal Corporation law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994,  has hereby directed:-           The poll for th...

Chandigarh, 30 th November 2016: There is an imperative need for India to reduce its reliance on cash based transactions and transform itself to a digital payments economy. The “NITI Aayog” with the objective to implement and monitor expeditious transition of Indian economy to a digital payment eco system, has initiated a digital payments campaign and identified five key methods for digital payments mentioned below, which are convenient, low cost and easy to adapt.             1. UPI – It is as easy as sending a message from your phone. Every bank has its own mobile app – so it’s now possible to transact on your smart phones.          Register your mobile number in the Bank of ATM.          Download the UPI app on your mobile.          Make your unique ID.        ...

Chandigarh, 30 th  November, 2016: Adding a feather to its cap, Chandigarh has achieved the distinction of being the first UT (without legislation) in the country to attain universal Aadhaar saturation . As against the estimated population (year 2015) of 11,15,584 as of now 11,15,817 residents of Chandigarh have acquired Aadhaar . The population of Chandigarh as per census 2011 is 10,54,686 . With this Chandigarh has become the first UT (without legislation) in the country to achieve 100 % Aadhaar Saturation. Delhi, Telangana, Haryana & Punjab are the other states in the country who have achieved 100 % Aadhaar Saturation. Sh . V . P . Singh Badnore, the Governor of Punjab and Administrator U.T., Chandigarh has lauded the role and efforts put in by the Administration led by Sh . Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh and team of UIDAI led by Sh . Ram Subhag Singh, IAS, Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India ...