Chandigarh is among 25 states/UTs that failed to submit the action plan and may have to pay environmental compensation of Rs 1 crore. In a bid to make Chandigarh completely plastic-free, the Department
Chandigarh, February 12 The Chandigarh Administration has issued a draft notification to declare the city "polythene bag free' by not allowing vendors, shopkeepers, retailers and traders to use, transport and manufacture polythene bags in the city. The administration has invited objections to the scheme within the next 60 days. However, the proposal to impose a complete ban on the use of polythene bags in the city has been opposed by industrialists and traders.
Chandigarh, February 12 The Haryana Health Department has operationalised 5,086 village health sanitation committees (VHSC) to bridge the gap between demand and supply of quality and timely health care services and strengthen decentralised health planning. Haryana Commissioner and Secretary, Health, Navraj Sandhu said these committees have been operationalised by giving a grant of Rs 10,000 each. The bank account of each such committee is being operated jointly by the sarpanch and accredited social health activist (ASHA) or anganwari worker (AWW), she added.
Chandigarh, February 12 The councillors of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh have decided to review the draft budget estimates for the year 2008-09. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of Finance and Contract Committee on Tuesday. While some members claimed that no decision over the draft budget estimates was taken in the meeting, Mayor Pardeep Chhabra maintained that the budget has been approved and referred to MC House.
The Centre has sanctioned a grant of Rs 75 crore for the development of Zirakpur. The Punjab Government had already released Rs 10 crore for the development plan. Punjab Cooperation Minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh handed cheques to the NAC Zirakpur president on Monday. The Minister said that though Punjab's share accounts to about Rs 7.5 lakh, it was contributing higher amount to accelarte the project. He said that the grant would be used for ensuring supply of potable water and sewerage facility to the residents.
Succumbing to the pressure following large-scale protests by farmers, the state government has withdrawn the notification issued to acquire land for the private real estate company DLF to develop SEZ
In violation of Supreme Court orders annulling all property settlements done illegally by the Golden Forest India Limited (GFIL) management, illegal mining is being done on agricultural land owned by
The Haryana Government has decided to launch a state-level campaign from January 3 to help over 75,000 women to get employment
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda called upon the people of the state, especially the women, to wage a war against the social evil of female foeticide so that the stigma could be
After braving the biting chill on the banks of Satluj river throughout the night, protesting tribals today finally relented and agreed to lift their 15-hour blockade on NH 22. However, they refused
Fearing serious environmental degradation, the Himachal Pradesh High Court today imposed a ban on the sanctioning and execution of new construction projects, mainly involving commercial and private
