Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 15th May, 2019: To maximize voter participation on 19 May in Chandigarh, a Voter Awareness Programme was organized today by Election Department under SVEEP Programme at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh. The Chief Guest during the occasion was Smt. Monimala Phokan Borthakur, IAS, General Observer for Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency. The programme saw active participation from children of various Government Schools who participated in the programme to spread the good word of voting. The programme commenced with Rangoli & Poster making competition, wherein students of various schools showcased their talent via beautiful rangolis & posters that had messages of voting. There were a plethora of activities and creative work which were on display by the students, which ranged from beautifully made bookmarks, to colourfully painted faces and artistically made posters with catchy slogans. An all girl band, a nukkad naatak, articulately delivered speec...

Chandigarh, 11th May 2019: Department of Tourism in collaboration with Election Department Chandigarh today organized a Mega Voter Awareness event at the New Lake, sector-42, Chandigarh. The event was a part of the SVEEP program which was graced by the presence of Sh.Ajoy Kumar Sinha, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer, Sh. Vivek Dahiya, SVEEP Ambassador for Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency and other senior officers of Chandigarh Administration. The voter awareness event attracted huge  gathering of children, adults and senior citizens at the New Lake. The event began with the flying of kites and balloons by the chief guest and senior officials which were embossed with  messages to educate and motivate the voters.  As part of the SVEEP programme, the chief guest Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha, IAS, CEO released a book on EPIC stories in the presence of Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, IAS, District Election Officer, Sh Jitender Yadav, IAS, Director Tourism and SVEEP Ambassador Sh. Viv...

Chandigarh, 7 th May 2019: The Chandigarh Administration has earmarked the Rally Ground, Sector 25 Chandigarh for taking out processions, rallies, dharnas, etc. And no permission has been granted by the Chandigarh Administration to organize processions, Rallies, dharnas, etc. elsewhere in the city other than the designated location, i.e., Rally Ground, Sector 25. Chandigarh and the same have been done to avoid traffic congestion, keeping in view of the convenience of the general public. Whereas, it has been made to appear to Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh that certain groups of people plans to organize processions, rallies, dharnas, etc., and resort to other agitation methods in the city other than the earmarked/designated place i.e. Rally Ground, Sec 25, Chandigarh and whereas, there is an apprehension that such groups/organizations/unions may cause obstruction. Annoyance or injury to the persons lawfully employed or other general public and endan...

Chandigarh, 7 th May 2019: It has been made to appear to Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh that there is possibility of law and order violation, security threats and misuse of arms weapons by anti social elements and others, which can create public nuisance and as such there is very high apprehension of breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility besides danger to human lives and safety by the display of weapons during the General Lok Sabha Elections 2019. And whereas, Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, in view of request made by SSP, U.T., Chandigarh and guidelines issued by the Election Commission is of the opinion that carrying or possessing of all kind of fire arms and ammunition within the Union Territory, Chandigarh may cause obstruction, annoyance to persons lawfully employed or may disturb public peace and tranquility and may also cause riots and affray and that immediate action is necessary for the preventi...

Chandigarh, 6th May 2019: In an endeavour to boost electoral participation among the residents of Chandigarh, under the SVEEP program, Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer, Chandigarh today launched the Election song for Chandigarh ideated by the SVEEP team for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2019.  The song is sung by renowned Chandigarh based music artist, Aksh Bagla who is also the SVEEP ambassador for Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency. The uniqueness of this song is that it is in an acappella format with no musical instruments used in the entire composition. The artist has only used his vocals for creating the music for the entire song. Aksh mashes Hindi and English Songs and has been felicitated with the StreamCon Asia Award for Best Cover song on YouTube 2018.  With Elections nearing in the City, the Election Department Chandigarh has intensified its awareness programme through SVEEP to engage residents through interesting activities and ha...

Chandigarh, 4th May 2019: Department of Tourism in collaboration with Election Department organized a mega voter awareness event at Sukhna Lake today. The event was a part of the SVEEP program which was attended by Smt. Monimala Phukan Borthakur,IAS, General Observer, Sh.Ajoy Kumar Sinha, Chief Electoral Officer and other other senior officers of Chandigarh Administration. The voter awareness event attracted huge gathering at the Sukhna Lake. The event began with the flagging off of Hop on Hop off bus which went around the city carrying different election messages to motivate all voters. The officials also released helium baloons carrying voting messages, and also took a round of the lake in the Cruise which was decorated with creatives carrying messages to educate and motivate the voters. The highlight of the event was evening raga, a musical evening by the Indian Classical Jazz group that attracted huge crowd. Adding more fun to the event were a flash mob which set the to...

Chandigarh, 2nd May, 2019 : A two days Regional Training of Trainers workshop started in Chandigarh today on Introduction of Rotavirus vaccine in the Universal Immunization Programme. In the regional workshop, senior Government Health Officials from States of Chandigarh, Punjab, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Uttarakhand and representatives from Immunization partner agencies like World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNDP, Global Health Strategies, JSI and others are also participating in the workshop.   Dr. G. Dewan, Director Health & Family Welfare cum Mission Director – National Health Mission, Chandigarh while addressing the workshop said that water is the main cause of diarrhea and there should be inter departmental coordination for supply of safe, clean and Potable Water. He mentioned that the role of Public Health Department is also very crucial, therefore liasoning and sharing of information is very essential. This issu...