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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 Housing Board takes up on agenda of lifts,no word on need-based changes

The meeting convened by Chandigarh Housing Board was presided over by CHB secretary Akhil Kumar and was attended by senior officers of the board, UT administration, and three unofficial members of the board of directors

In December 2023, Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit had stated that authorities were reconsidering need-based changes in about 60,000 CHB flats and would frame a policy accordingly, but seven months on, nothing seems to have materialised. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 08:16 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

In last five years 1,000 sqm forest land in Chandigarh diverted for non-forestry purposes

Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change Kirti Vardhan Singh stated that, forest land in Chandigarh has been diverted for non-forestry purpose in two proposals in from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024

Chandigarh’s forest cover has expanded by 5% over three years, bringing a greener outlook to the UT. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 09:54 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Over 3k trees along Metro corridors in tricity face axe: Report

The draft alternatives analysis report (AAR) highlights the environmental impact, noting that there will be noise and vibration pollution associated with the Metro project in tricity

The draft alternatives analysis report (AAR) states that an estimated 3,376 trees along the project corridors will be removed during the implementation of the elevated tracks for the Metro project in tricity. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 07:08 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s first-ever tourism policy set to enhance visitors’ experience

After studying the policies of Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, and other union territories, the draft is being prepared by the Chandigarh administration and is expected to be finalised in the last week of August

As per the draft, the tourism department will deploy 30 policemen to facilitate both domestic and international tourists at various tourist spots in Chandigarh. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 07:00 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Two-coach Metro most viable for Tricity: RITES

According to RITES, the two-coach Metro system is the most viable option for the Chandigarh Tricity area as it has a higher passenger carrying capacity

Metro Rail system is most prevalent mass transit system adopted worldwide. In India, MRTS is operational in various cities viz. Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kochi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Ahmedabad etc. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 21, 2024 07:46 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Golf Association’s bank account frozen

Twenty-nine permanent members of the CGA had issued a legal notice to the bank, demanding that its account and any fixed deposits associated with the CGA Golf Range’s current account in the name of the CGA Range be frozen due to serious irregularities

CGA’s lease deed expired in 2022, and as per the norm, the lease is renewed for three years. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 09:34 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

SC-appointed green watchdog tells Chandigarh, Punjab to act against 6 projects for operating without wildlife clearance

The projects, which include commercial, industrial as well as residential sites, reportedly fall within the 10km radius of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary and the City Bird Sanctuary in Sector 21, both eco-sensitive zones

The projects, which include commercial, industrial as well as residential sites, reportedly fall within the 10km radius of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary and the City Bird Sanctuary in Sector 21, both eco-sensitive zones. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 08:50 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

No Chandigarh Housing Board meeting held for over a year, 3 board members write to adviser

Chandigarh Housing Board fails to convene board meeting for over a year, leaving 60,000 property owners in limbo. Financial crunch forces encashing of fixed deposits.

Three unofficial members of the Chandigarh Housing Board board of directors have written to UT adviser-cum-board chairman Rajeev Verma, urging him to convene a meeting as soon as possible. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 08:40 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

UT administrator’s advisory council’s meeting: Year on, most of the approved agendas yet to see light of day

In the meeting held last year, UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit stated that the UT will permit business-to-consumer (B2C) activities within industrial areas and the draft policy will be prepared within a week, but even after one year nothing has been done.

It has almost been one year since the UT administrator’s advisory council meeting was held on August 18, 2023, but most of the approved agendas have not been implemented. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 08:36 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

New gate, cafe part of Rock Garden’s ₹20-cr overhaul plan

A senior officer, who was part of the meeting of UT secretary of tourism Hargunjit Kaur with officers from engineering and tourism departments , said the overall plan will be sent to the Union tourism ministry for approval

Inaugurated in 1976 and spread over 40 acres in Sector 1, Chandigarh’s Rock Garden is a popular tourist attraction with a footfall of 5,000 per day. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:44 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

MHA rejects Chandigarh’s proposal to allow freehold ownership of commercial, industrial plots

For over two decades, Chandigarh-based traders have been demanding freehold ownership as they struggle with the sale, purchase and mortgage of these plots, besides other legal complications

Terming the MHA’s stance anti-people, Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee president HS Lucky said, the Narendra Modi-led government has betrayed the people. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:28 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Shouldn’t have lost Chandigarh seat: Sitharaman to BJP cadres

Taking a dig at the Congress while addressing the state executive meeting of the Chandigarh BJP at party’s office, Sitharaman said the Congress could not win even 100 seats in the third consecutive Lok Sabha elections, facing its third worst defeat

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the state executive meeting of the Chandigarh BJP on Sunday. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 08:32 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Probe by DSP shoddy and botched up, conduct it afresh: Mohali court to Punjab DGP

In its order, the court noted that inquiries by DSP Sandhu often victimised the complainants further and inexplicably cleared the named culprits, suggesting either incompetence or ulterior motives on his part

Mohali court directed Punjab Police DGP to get fresh inquiries into two immigration frauds done by a senior IPS-level officer. (iStock)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 08:50 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Mohali

9 years on, GMADA wakes up to develop Sector 90 in Mohali

Greater Mohali Area Development Authority has finally approached the Punjab forest department for diversion of land falling under the PLPA to proceed with the project

Greater Mohali Area Development Authority had acquired 229 acres in 2015 near Lakhnaur village under the land pooling scheme to develop Sector 90. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 12, 2024 09:08 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Mohali

Metro project: Punjab govt agrees to give land for depot in New Chandigarh

The Punjab government has agreed to provide 50 acres in New Chandigarh for the construction of a depot, provided it does not fall in Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA)-protected areas

As per the plan, construction for the first phase of the Metro project in Chandigarh will begin in 2017 and end by 2034, while Phase 2 development will start post-2037. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 08:56 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Tribune flyover cost shoots up to ₹203 crore in 5 years

Chandigarh administration has sent a fresh estimate to the central government after high court lifted stay on cutting of trees for the project in May this year

The 1.6 km-long flyover is to be built from near the GMCH-32 roundabout up to the railway overbridge on Dakshin Marg after passing over Tribune Chowk, Chandigarh. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 07:50 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Poll expenditure: Chandigarh admn still waiting for remaining ₹5 crore from Centre

The Chandigarh Lok Sabha elections were held on June 1, which was the last phase and the results were declared on June 4

In April this year, the ministry had released only <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2 crore, but despite sending three reminders to the ministry, the remaining amount is still awaited, said officials. (HT File Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 08:04 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn issues fresh notice to CGA Golf Range for additional violations

The notice has been issued under Rule 14 and Rule 16 of the Chandigarh Estate Rules, 2007, with the hearing date fixed for July 9

Spread on around 9 acres, CGA Golf Range was established in 1999. Over two decades later, it has 1,200 permanent members, 500 temporary members and 200 student members. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 08:06 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

In Chandigarh, Tandon spent ₹56 lakh on poll campaign, 12% more than Tewari

Both these political heavyweights stayed within the limit of ₹75 lakh, as per the poll expenditure updated on the Chandigarh election department’s website

Elections in Chandigarh were held in the seventh and final phase on June 2, while the results were declared on June 4. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 05, 2024 09:40 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Centre gives nod, Metro to run underground in Chandigarh’s heritage sectors

The approval came during the Union ministry’s recent meeting with officers of the Chandigarh administration in Delhi

The total project cost for introducing underground metros in Chandigarh will be nearly <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>19,000 crore, according to an official of the UT administration. (HT Photos)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 09:36 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Housing Board to encash its FDs to meet monthly expenses

Chandigarh Housing Board every requires ₹3.5 crore every month to pay the salaries of its 400 employees, including those on a regular and contractual basis

Chandigarh Housing Board was set up in 1976 with the primary objective of providing reasonably priced and good-quality housing to the residents of the then-burgeoning city. (HT Photos)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 07:54 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

New DC building in Chandigarh: Official apathy pushes construction to next year

For a project proposed in 2018, six years later, the Chandigarh administration has yet to get the ₹125-crore budget cleared from the central government

After mooting the proposal to relocate the DC office within Sector 17 in 2018, the Chandigarh administration had identified the vacant two-acre land next to Hotel Shivalikview for the project. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 09:04 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Three months on, GMADA yet to release developers’ approved layout plans

Notably, the Punjab government in a bid to ease the payment process for builders had allowed them to pay the pending EDC in four instalments over a period of a year and a half in March this year

Buyers are also worried as they are not able to get timely possession of their properties. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:02 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Mohali

Fancy plates: Chandigarh RLA to tweak e-auction policy to check defaulting bidders

The Chandigarh Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) had suffered a loss of ₹67 lakh in 2022-23 on account of its failure to recover the bidding amount from buyers of fancy numbers

As per the proposal, if a buyer is unable to complete the payment within a month, the fancy number is to be surrendered so that it can be allotted to some other interest party. (HT File)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:50 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC all set to beautify dumping ground with trees

Expected to cost ₹19 lakh, the beautification work will begin next month, as per MC officials; the civic body has already floated tenders with a two-month deadline to complete work

Chandigarh MC is planning to beautify the site with around 9,000 plants and trees. Work will begin in July. (HT)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 08:24 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Unrecovered fancy number fee cost Chandigarh RLA ₹67 lakh: Audit

Checking the RLA records for the period 2022-23, the audit team noticed that the choice number was allotted to the bidder but only the reserve amount for the same was deposited and balance amount is still remaining

The audit report pointed out that non-provision of clause regarding timeline fixed for release of special/fancy number in relevant Act has resulted not only in the blockade of special/fancy numbers to the general public but also resulted in loss of revenue amounting to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>67.15 lakh. (HT Fie Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 09:52 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

CITCO refuses to run unsold liquor vends in Chandigarh

After failing to sell 18 of city’s 95 liquor vends in financial year 2023-24, the Chandigarh excise and taxation department, through the 2024-25 UT Excise Policy, had decided that any liquor vend remaining unsold will be managed by CITCO

The Chandigarh excise department had planned to allocate liquor vends to CITCO, similar to the model in Delhi, where corporations run most liquor vends. (AP)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 08:58 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Centre seeks fresh Tribune Flyover estimate from Chandigarh admn

After reviewing the fresh estimate, the Union ministry of road transport and highways will take a call on whether the project can be executed with the same consultant or a new one should be hired

The 1.6 km-long flyover is to be built from near the GMCH-32 roundabout up to the railway overbridge on Dakshin Marg after passing over Tribune Chowk. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 08:38 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh admn to tighten noose around societies under govt departments

The Chandigarh finance department has directed heads of departments not to retain any income generated by a society without MHA approval

It has been alleged that these societies, formed around two decades back, are being misused to divert revenue generated from public properties. (HT Photo)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 08:36 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh STA failed to achieve targets in 2021-23: Audit report

According to the report, the Chandigarh administration’s finance department set revenue receipt targets for the STA at ₹64 crore for the financial year 2021-22 and ₹70 crore for 2022-23

The STA stated that defaulting vehicles have been blacklisted and will be challaned if found operating on the road. (HT file photo for representation)
Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 09:06 AM IST
ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh
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