Chandigarh

In Punjab’s Chandigarh, a floating solar plant of 500 kilowatts has been installed on Dhanas lake. Following the installing, the plant will soon be made operational. The plant will reportedly be used to generate electricity for the forest department, and for the three fountains which will be set up on the same lake. The fountains are expected to be installed within this month. 

A significant landslide struck at 7 Mile, a few kilometers ahead of Mandi town toward Kullu on August 5, blocking traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali highway during heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh. The district government rerouted light vehicles traveling from Chandigarh to Kullu-Manali through Kataula in order to clear traffic. Small trucks from Kullu-Manali were being dispatched from Pandoh via Gohar-Chalchowk. Meanwhile, big trucks were… read-more

The 47th GST Council is likely to hold a meeting this week, in Chandigarh.  During the meeting, the members are lilkey to discuss several suggestions including changes in goods and services tax (GST) rates on a handful of items. The GST meeting headed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, comprising of representatives of all states and UTs, is to be held on June 28-29. 

In Chandigarh, four Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers have been arrested for allegedly conducting a fake raid on an IT firm, aiming at money extortion. On May 12, the union territory police said, the accused officers conducted a raid even when they were not posted there and had no case or mandate. Suspecting the raid suspicious, the firm informed the police, who arrested the officials and registered a case.

Under the orders of UT district magistrate, Chandigarh administration has imposed Section 144 of CrPC in the area, due to the ongoing demolition drive. The order has come after the apprehension that the people in the area may cause obstruction to the demolition drive. According to the order, Section 144 has been imposed in "Colony 4, Industrial Area, Phase 1, Chandigarh and within 500 meters from it periphery".