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Hillary Victor

Hillary Victor is a Special Correspondent at Chandigarh. He covers Chandigarh administration, municipal corporation and all political parties.

Articles by Hillary Victor

Chandigarh heritage panel okays construction of verandah at HC

According to the proposal presented to the committee, the Chandigarh Master Plan originally included a provision for constructing a verandah in front of Court Number 1, but it was never built

The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee members said there was a demand from the high court authorities that due to the lack of a shelter, people face significant problems, especially during the rainy season. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 09:16 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh top brass functions from secretariat sans fire clearance

The fire no-objection certificate (NOC) certifies that a building or facility has implemented the necessary measures to prevent and manage fire incidents. The certificate is issued by the fire department, which comes under the municipal corporation.

Located on 2.63 acres, the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>80 crore building is Chandigarh’s first five-star-rated green building, housing various offices, a multipurpose hall, conference room, gym, post office, and parking for 200 vehicles. It was inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu in October 2022. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 09:28 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Wait grows longer for Tribune Flyover as Chandigarh administration set re-examine project

In 2019, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) had approved ₹183 crore for the project before it was grounded due to the high court stay. Five years later, the project cost has escalated to ₹203 crore.

More than 1.43 lakh vehicles, including 1.35 lakh passenger car units (PCUs), cross Tribune Chowk daily. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 09:18 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn says no to nursing homes in residential areas

In the action-taken report presented at the Administrator’s Advisory Council meeting on Saturday, the Chandigarh Estate Office clearly stated that a proposal regarding the conversion of residential units into nursing homes had not been approved by the competent authority

In July 2022, then Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit had halted plans to run nursing homes in residential areas, instructing officials to put the draft policy on hold until earmarked sites were auctioned. However, even after two years, the policy has yet to be framed. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 16, 2024 09:04 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Tewari champions Metro plan, Kher opposes it again

Amid fierce debate during Chandigarh Administrator’s Advisory Council meeting, former MP Kirron Kher reiterates her stand that the city will be uprooted with Metro, while Tewari terms it a solution for tricity’s traffic chaos

UT administrator Gulab Singh Kataria, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari and former MP Kirron Kher during the Administrator’s Advisory Council meeting on Saturday. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 07:56 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

GMADA chief seeks report on delay in launch of Ecocity-2 extension in New Chandigarh

Even after earmarking 106 residential plots and 66 commercial plots, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has failed to roll out the scheme for over a decade

Over the past decade, GMADA has carved out residential and commercial plots for the scheme, with no further progress. (HT File Photo for representation)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 09:56 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Mohali

Chandigarh Housing Board’s rental income plan flops, ₹7.68 crore lost

Chandigarh Housing Board’s prime property in Sector 9 has been left unoccupied for two years, despite the board’s decision to lease it out

CHB, an undertaking of the UT administration, was established in 1976, with the primary objective of providing reasonably priced and good quality housing for individuals lacking shelter within the Union Territory of Chandigarh. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 09:30 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

FRI surveys Chandigarh trees, to submit report in November

Tree mapping is a survey, including an assessment of various parameters, including tree-health status; the main aim of the study is to create a comprehensive, geo-tagged database of all trees across Chandigarh for enhancing maintenance and conservation efforts

A senior officer from the Chandigarh administration said FRI has almost completed the tree mapping work within the municipal corporation’s jurisdiction, and only the trees in community centres and rural areas are remaining. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 09:30 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Studies by PEC, architects body give thumbs down to Metro

For a city like Chandigarh, any proposed Metro system should incorporate the latest technology; driverless trains not only bring advanced technology but also lower operational costs by reducing the need for staff, which constitutes a significant portion of the running costs, say the studies

A week ago Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria had directed authorities to assess financial and economic viability of Metro systems in similar-sized cities. (HT File Photo for representation)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 10:04 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Tourism boost: Chandigarh set to shine with four new cultural hotspots

The Union tourism ministry has already engaged a consultant to implement the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme in Chandigarh, which aims to holistically develop the city as a prime destination

Striving to revitalise Chandigarh’s tourism to drive the local economy, the Chandigarh administration has shared a proposal for four new cultural hubs with the Union tourism ministry. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 08:18 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s own ‘Disneyland’ on local administration’s mind

A tourism department officer presented this plan to the Union tourism minister during a meeting of northern states in Chandigarh on August 22

The tourism ministry has already engaged a consultant to implement the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme in Chandigarh, which aims to holistically develop the city as a prime destination. (HT File Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 08:58 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

7 years on, Chandigarh’s ‘track & trace’ system to check liquor smuggling

The Chandigarh excise and taxation department conducted a soft launch, and the system has been applied to new stock, with full implementation expected within the next two weeks

In 2017, the Chandigarh excise and taxation department proposed barcodes and batch numbers on liquor bottles and cartons. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 07:38 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

In 9 months, Chandigarh MC spends ₹2.7 crore on hiring cabs for officers

Chandigarh municipal corporation, which is witnessing an acute financial crisis, has also not floated any new tender for new developmental work projects

Chandigarh MC’s contract with a private cab firm involves the availability of 30 cars to the civic body, while its vehicles remain defunct. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 06:38 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Stalled 11 years ago, Zirakpur ring road project back on track

The proposed 200-foot wide, six-lane bypass, running approximately 16.5 kilometres, will start from the Patiala-Zirakpur light point (Airport junction) and end at the old Panchkula light point

Work on the project had originally begun in 2013 but was halted in February 2014 when some landowners went to court, seeking higher compensation. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 09:18 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Check financial viability of Metro project: Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria

The third meeting of the UMTA was convened to discuss the AAR and the ‘Geotechnical Investigations Report’ for the MRTS in Chandigarh tricity

Kataria chaired a meeting of the 23-member Unified Metro Transportation Authority (UMTA) on Monday, held at the UT Secretariat in Sector 9, Chandigarh. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 08:14 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Advisory council to take up progress on Chandigarh’s heritage furniture museum

In the council’s meeting held on August 18 last year, Rajnish Wattas, a member of the Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee, had suggested that there should be a space in the erstwhile Government Press Building in Sector 18 for the furniture museum

The department has already formed a committee under the chairmanship of senior architect Rajiv Mehta to identify the heritage items afresh. (HT File Photo for representation)
Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 08:30 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn mulls virtual tours, aerial safari to boost tourism

Chandigarh’s tourism department has planned a “Swadesh Darshan” of Chandigarh’s tourist spots, including virtual tours of the Capitol Complex and an aerial safari of Rock Garden, starting in February next year

The proposed initiatives include a virtual tour of the Capitol Complex using AR/VR technologies, a human-scale model of the Capitol Complex cafeteria on the first floor, and battery-operated cars for specially abled and elderly visitors. (HT)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 09:42 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s markets overrun by squatters amid MC apathy

Records from the enforcement wing reveal approximately 7,500 unauthorised vendors operating across Chandigarh’s most-frequented markets in Sectors 15, 17, 19 and 22

On Tuesday, councillors had lashed out at municipal corporation (MC) officials over deliberately not tackling encroachments in Chandigarh and transforming the civic body into a “den of corruption”, once again shining the light on the unabated menace. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 09:18 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn unlikely to roll out land pooling policy

The policy was aimed at bringing the development of city’s villages on par with developed sectors, also mandated by the Chandigarh Master Plan - 2031.

The Chandigarh administration’s urban planning department has clarified that the policy is not feasible in the city. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 08:44 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

‘Den of corruption’: Councillorsblast Chandigarh MC over encroachments

At monthly House meeting, councillors, across parties, unitedly attack Chandigarh MC officials for not tackling widespread encroachments

Councillors during the monthly House meeting at the MC office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 08:22 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

CITCO chief general manager among 7 put on notice for holding up salaries

Told to reply why the salaries of two employees, who were indicted in the ₹35-lakh bank guarantee case, have not been released for over six months

In the show-cause notice, the CITCO managing director stated that all of them were aware that salary was a basic requirement for any official working in any organisation or department. (HT File Photo for representation)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 09:24 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: 352 full-grown trees to be axed for marble market relocation

The marble market came up in 1982 in Sector 51, Chandigarh, shifting to Sector 52 in the 1990s and later expanding to both sides of Milk Colony Road, leading to Mullanpur (Punjab) in the periphery area of villages Dadumajra, Dhanas, in 2004-05

A senior Chandigarh engineering department official said the department expects approval for axing of the trees within a month. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 08:42 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Cash-strapped CITCO loses ₹85L, thanks to official apathy

A private telecom company, which has installed a tower at Hotel ParkView, Sector 24, has not been paying rent for the past 11 months but officials seem to be doing precious little

CITCO managing director Hari Kallikkat was not available for comments despite multiple attempts to reach him via calls and messages. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 09:38 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Triumph at India Smart Cities Conclave in Indore to cost Chandigarh ₹37 lakh

The Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) has been asked to pay ₹37 lakh for attending the function, where it won four titles under different categories

Then mayor Anup Gupta, Chandigarh home secretary Nitin Kumar Yadav and CSCL CEO Anindita Mitra had received the awards in September 2023. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 09:08 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

₹82 lakh to fight drug abuse gathered dust at Chandigarh social welfare dept: Audit

Aid provided under Centre’s National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction was never utilised by the Chandigarh social welfare department, undermining its purpose

Perusal of the department’s records from 2021- 2023 revealed that <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>82 lakh allocated under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction was not utilised, limiting the scheme’s success. (HT File Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 08:56 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

CAG report reveals ₹7-cr loss due to Chandigarh MC’s laxity in recovering parking licence fee

According to CAG’s report, in January 2020, the Chandigarh MC had allotted 32 parking areas in Zone 1 and 57 in Zone 2 to two contractors

The report further detailed that the excise and taxation officer, Ward-9, Chandigarh, incorrectly calculated tax under the Punjab VAT Act, 2005, assessing <span class='webrupee'>₹</span> 23,68,010 instead of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span> 26,30,333. lt also listed how the officer also failed to cross-check the closing and opening stocks in the assessment cases of M/s Shiva Remedies for AY 2015-16 and 2016-17. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 09:48 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Housing Board to urges administrator for revival of old projects

Chandigarh Housing Board has prepared a presentation with the said request and will be forwarded to the administrator next week

In August last year, former UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit had put CHB’s ambitious Sector-53 General Housing Scheme on hold, terming it unnecessary. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 07:44 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: PGI-PU underpass work to begin in October

UT chief engineer CB Ojha said, “We have finalised a Mohali-based consultant, who will submit its report within a month and we are hoping to start the work in October. The project will be completed within nine months.”

Approved by former UT administrator VP Singh Badnore in November 2019, the project was proposed to provide safe passage to pedestrians and ensure hassle-free vehicular movement while minimising accidents and congestion as around 10,000 people cross the busy stretch every day. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 07:40 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Two months on, top posts in Chandigarh admn lying vacant

The post of Chandigarh home secretary is traditionally filled by a Haryana-cadre IAS officer, while the post of finance secretary is filled by a Punjab-cadre IAS officer

On July 27, former Punjab governor and UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit had stated, “I have taken the matter up with the authorities concerned.” (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 10:30 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh tourism dept failed to draw up plan to promote city: Audit

The audit also observed that no rules or guidelines were framed for issuing permission to organisations, private bodies or others for tourism-related events in Chandigarh

Chandigarh tourism department is also yet to finalise a tourism policy for the city to boost the local economy. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 08:30 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh
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