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Caught on the wrong foot, Chandigarh Police invite Twitter ire for device to ‘nab’ lockdown violators

A pair of pincers mounted on a one-foot pole to “catch” people violating Covid-19 lockdown rules while maintaining safe distance, circulated on social media by Chandigarh Police, has invited public wrath

A video tweeted on Saturday by UT director general of police (DGP) Sanjay Baniwal showed staff of the VIP security wing demonstrating the device to enable police personnel to catch lockdown violators from a “safe distance.”(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 28, 2020 08:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh and Shub Karman Dhaliwal, Chandigarh

Fear of more rain gets farmers jittery amid delayed wheat procurement in Chandigarh

Close to 10,000 tonne wheat had been procured by the end of April last year, while this year, only 4,750 tonne has been procured

Farmers at the grain market in Sector 39, Chandigarh, during the procurement of their wheat on Friday.(Anil Dayal/HT photo)
Updated on Apr 26, 2020 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Apply for movement pass online to recover impounded vehicle in Chandigarh

The move will prevent crowding at the office and will be valid for a limited time to forestall misuse

Chandigarh traffic police have made it mandatory for people to get a movement pass before they come to Traffic Lines to claim their impounded vehicles.(HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 26, 2020 12:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Curfew in Chandigarh: Zone allocation for utility services ‘faulty,’ far from home, say repairmen

Say customers will have bear higher costs if they travel long distances as per zone allocation

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Updated on Apr 23, 2020 08:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

On Badnore’s call, RWAs, councillors help seal high-risk localities in Chandigarh

After the initiative by Fighters Welfare Club in Sector 40 to seal off their sector, Chandigarh administrator VP Singh Badnore has asked local authorities and organisations to replicate the model in other sectors which are contaminated zones. Following this, parts of Sector 30 and Dadumajra have been sealed and some RWAs are making individual efforts to seal their localities.

Chandigarh administration employees wearing PPE suits providing vegetables in Sector 30 on Tuesday, after the locality was sealed due to presence of Covid 19 infected people in the area.(Ravi Kumar/ HT photo)
Updated on Apr 21, 2020 06:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Deluged with hundreds of calls, Chandigarh opticians set sight on permission to open

Some states have made concessions for opticians, as even doctors need to get their glasses repaired, say opticians in the city

Police checking vehicles in the second phase of the lockdown on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur border on Tuesday.(Sanjeev Sharma/HT photo)
Updated on Apr 20, 2020 09:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

With 40.3mm rain, April 18 was wettest day of the month in Chandigarh since 1953

Freak weather makes it wettest April in eight years, with more to come, says weatherman

Updated on Apr 20, 2020 02:32 AM IST
ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Residents of Chandigarh’s Sector 40 to screen outsiders, sanitise vehicles from today

Sector 40 is the first one to take this initiative and UT adviser Manoj Parida will formally launch it on Sunday

Cops appealing to residents to remain indoors amid the curfew in Sector 52, Chandigarh, on Saturday.(Keshav Singh/HT)
Updated on Apr 19, 2020 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Police go into overdrive during Covid-19 curfew, vehicle seizures see spike

A total 136 vehicles were impounded and 397 people were rounded up for questioning on Friday

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Veggie prices unlikely to rise in Chandigarh despite curfew extension

Punjab farmers, however, are complaining that they are selling vegetables at a loss

Prices of vegetables in the UT have been fixed by the administration and are likely to stay stable.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Apr 14, 2020 09:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

25 lakh collected in traffic challans amid curfew in Chandigarh

Of 9,564 violations, 44% violations were driving license related offences, 23% violations were for driving with expired or without insurance, and 21% violations were for driving without vehicle registration

Chandigarh police impounding vehicles in Sector 8 during curfew on Saturday.(Sanjeev Sharma/HT)
Updated on Apr 13, 2020 02:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn’s lockdown orders no dampener for morning walkers

SCANT REGARD: Continue to head out for walks twice a day despite orders, unmindful of need for social distancing

Residents out for a morning walk in Sector 45, Chandigarh, on Saturday, despite the curfew in the city.(KESHAV SINGH/HT)
Updated on Apr 12, 2020 11:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Lockdown aftermath: Chandigarh petrol pump sales plummet 90%

Before the curfew, city pumps were selling 730 litres of petrol and diesel a day, which has come down to only 70 litres a day

A petrol pump in Chandigarh’s Sector 32 bereft of customers during the lockdown on Sunday.(Keshav Singh/HT)
Updated on Apr 06, 2020 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

1,536 vehicles challaned in Chandigarh since curfew imposed

About 100 to 200 challans are being issued everyday, with most of them issued for not having valid documents in possession

Police have been checking vehicles in Chandigarh since the day the curfew was imposed across the country on March 23.(Keshav Singh/HT)
Updated on Apr 05, 2020 12:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Lady Luck cold shoulders Chandigarh car dealers this Navratri

Automobile dealers say they sell the maximum number of cars during Navratri, but this year 30% bookings have been cancelled amid the lockdown

Car dealers have failed to make a kill during Navratri amid the lockdown in Chandigarh.(Keshav Singh/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 04, 2020 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Grocers, chemists in Chandigarh decry depleting stocks amid coronavirus curfew

Wholesalers say they haven’t received enough curfew passes from UT administration for transporting stock; shortage leads to hike in rates of basic supplies like flour, pulses

Vendors selling vegetables and fruits at a makeshift market in Sector 44, Chandigarh, as a policewoman keeps vigil amid curfew on Monday.(KESHAV SINGH/HT)
Updated on Mar 31, 2020 12:56 AM IST
Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Vegetables supplied via buses costlier than those sold at rehris: Chandigarh residents miffed

Sector 26 mandi officials say rate cards are being attached to buses, but sellers not adhering to it

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Updated on Mar 30, 2020 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Coronavirus curfew in Chandigarh: Medicine deliveries off to a slow start, but chemists warn of depleting stocks

Without curfew passes, wholesalers are unable to supply medicines to retailers.

MC staff demarcating the space for customers to queue up while ensuring social distancing outside shops in Panchkula.(Sant Arora/HT)
Updated on Mar 27, 2020 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Delivery blues hit residents hard, Chandigarh administration promises relief from March 26

Residents said they remained indoors to comply with curfew, but phone numbers of traders remained inaccessible

Residents gathered to buy milk packets at Mori Gate in Manimajra on Wednesday.(Sant Arora/HT)
Updated on Mar 26, 2020 01:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByMunieshwer A Sagar and Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s Sector 21 lane cordoned off after first Covid-19 case discovered

All 18 houses on the lane where the patient, a 23-year-old girl who had come from the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday, lives in a one kanal house was sealed off on Thursday afternoon

Chandigarh Police cordoning off the lane in Sector 21D where one case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Chandigarh on Thursday.(Ravi Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 20, 2020 12:37 AM IST
Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Have enough stock for 4 months: Chandigarh wholesalers assure residents amid corona outbreak

Most people stockpiling on rice, pulses and atta, besides biscuits and namkeen

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Updated on Mar 19, 2020 01:59 AM IST
ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Amid coronavirus outbreak, It’s safety before faith in Chandigarh

Chandigarh gurdwaras suspend langar, Mansa Devi Navratras fair curtailed, bishop tells churches to take preventive measures

A banner informing devotees about the closure of community kitchen at the Mata Mansa Devi temple on Sunday.(HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 16, 2020 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh

Residents of Chandigarh’s southern sectors irked over waterlogged roads

Sec 33 local councillor says road repaired; levelling to be checked

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Updated on Mar 14, 2020 12:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Missing lights leave Chandigarh parks fraught with danger

Residents are hesitant to go for evening walks in the darkness

Electric poles have no bulbs in a neighbourhood park besides Sector 38 West market in Chandigarh.(HT photo)
Updated on Mar 09, 2020 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Showers in Chandigarh this March have broken four-year record

With maximum temperature dropping to 15.8°C, as much as 11 notches below normal, city witnesses coldest March day in 9 years

A man back in winterwear amid rain on Saturday(Gurminder SIngh/HT)
Published on Mar 08, 2020 12:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh

Holi sales worst in years, say Chandigarh traders; RWAs cancel celebrations

Among RWAs, both the Chandigarh Residents Associations Welfare Federation (CRAWFED) and the Federation Of Sector Welfare Associations (FOSWAC) have issued advisories to their members to cancel celebrations

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Updated on Mar 06, 2020 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Most fatal mishaps in Chandigarh in 2019 caused by Punjab vehicles

In a total of 70 fatal accidents wherein the registration number of the accused’s vehicle was identified, 27 vehicles were from Punjab while 22 from Chandigarh

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Updated on Mar 03, 2020 01:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn apathy to the fore as monkeys strike again

The forest dept has set up cage traps in PEC, PU and areas which had maximum complaints; mayor Raj Bala Malik said there was not much the MC could do about it

As summer begins, monkeys are frequenting places near eateries in the city for food leftovers.(Keshav Singh/HT)
Published on Mar 02, 2020 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Summer to be hotter this year in Chandigarh: IMD

According to the report, both average maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to stay around a notch above normal in Chandigarh during the three summer months. The period from March to May is considered summer, with monsoon starting in June

Published on Mar 02, 2020 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Drive to regulate autos: 972 three-wheelers impounded, 3K auto drivers challaned in one month

Of the autos impounded, 480 had a Punjab registration number, 192 had a Haryana registration number, while 299 autos did not have valid permits. One auto was impounded from another state.

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Updated on Feb 29, 2020 01:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
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