Chandigarh:  The blood transfusion services of Chandigarh have been adjudged the best among the States and Union Territories in the country by NACO (National AIDS Control Organization) in its latest report released this year.
The New Delhi-based organization assesses and evaluates the performance of states and UTs in blood transfusion services on the basis of nine [...]

Chandigarh: Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45 today organized Annual Prize Distribution Function in its premises. UT Home-cum-Education Secretary, Mr. Ram Niwas was the chief guest on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Niwas said that the Institution is imparting moral values to the students and playing responsive role in sensitizing them about [...]

Chandigarh :    The  hostel students of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, Chandigarh , gathered in the college multipurpose hall today, to bid adieu to the outgoing batch of the final year students. The second year students of the college presented a cultural and musical extravaganza of items to entertain their seniors.  Manipuri [...]

Chandigarh: The Central Information Commissioner held a special hearing on Right to Information complaints under Section 18 against various departments of Chandigarh Administration. A total of nearly fifty five complaints were filed by the members of the NGO Burning Brain Society and Citizens’ Voice under the “Mission Zero Tolerance” initiative to make the public offices [...]

Chandigarh : The Science Day was inaugurated on Panjab University Campus by Prof R C Sobti, Vice-Chancellor. Besides Panjab University as the host, the said function was organized jointly under the aegis of Science organizations like ISCA, NASI, TBRL, and AIBA, with Prof M M Gupta and Prof Bhupinder Singh Bhoop as its organizing secretaries. [...]

Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh has started a helpline for the incidents regarding Beehives and the Contact Helpline numbers are 9915711425, 9872511297, 9872511261 & 9915711402, Pest Control, O/o Medical Officer of Health, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
According to the Spokesman of MCC due to flowering/pollination season the beehives are thriving in the city.  They do have an important role [...]

Chandigarh:- The construction work of Auditorium in Government College for Girls, Sector-42 will be started by the end of March, 2009 while the construction work of IT Block will be started within a week. This was announced by UT Home Secretary, Ram Niwas at the 27thAnnual Prize Giving Function of the College. Niwas was the [...]

Chandigarh: Mega Camp of Free Consultation and Treatment by Vegetable and Natural Therapy organised by Aggarwal Sabha (Regd) Sector 30-A,   under the Vishav Sawasth Sansthan (Jammu) by Karmyogi Sant Shri Madan Lal Aggarwal.  Following diseases were treated :  Sugar, Obesity, Survical, Skin Problem, Heart, Thyroid, Paralysis, Asthma and other chronic diseases.
More than 3000 people treated in this [...]

Chandigarh : St. Xavier’s Sr. Sec. School, Sector 44-C, celebrated its annual academic prize distribution function for the session 2007-08, on Saturday in the school premises
Students of the school presented a classical dance The Chairman St. Xavier’s Schools, Chandigarh Panchkula & Mohali Andrew J Gosain, was also present. The best students also honoured for academics on this occasion. 
 
 

Chandigarh: The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM VSM, today visited Jama Masjid in Sector 20 and listened to the problems of members of Muslim Community.
Addressing the Muslim brethren on the occasion, General Rodrigues exhorted them to be instruments of change and contribute effectively, in different fields of endeavour by active participation [...]

Chandigarh: The eagerly awaited 37th Chandigarh Rose Festival got off to a colorful start today with the inaugural ceremony performed by the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM VSM at the lush green Zakir Rose Garden amidst utmost gaiety and enthusiasm. The lively and fun filled ceremony was marked by the [...]

Chandigarh: The sprawling manicured lawns, lush green perennials and bright fragrant seasonal blossoms at Guru Gobind Singh College for Women won the second position in the H3 category ; viz Best College Campus  Maintained in the Festival of Gardens in the Rose Festival Chandigarh 2009.
In the flowers growing in Pots (Class – D) too the College [...]

Chandigarh: The first divisional bench of Punjab and Haryana today issued Notice to Chandigarh Administration, Ministry of Environment and Environmental Society of India on a public interest petition demanding stay on construction of IAS officers club on the site of 250 years old heritage pond in Sector 26, Chandigarh.
The petition mentioned that there exists a [...]

Chandigarh: The Enforcement Wing of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh along with respective area supervisors carried out intensive demolition drive under the supervision of Tehsildar, Enforcement, Municipal Corporation Surinder Kumar.
During the drive the team demolished one newly constructed small temple and one Dhobi hut (Pucca structures) in sector 20-D. The enforcement wing of the MCC consisting sub inspectors Rattan Singh, [...]