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Sunday, July 20, 2025
TopicChandigarh Municipal Corporation

Topic: Chandigarh Municipal Corporation

Chandigarh civic body issues notification for mayoral election to be held on 30 January

Notification comes days after Punjab & Haryana HC ordered Chandigarh administration to hold mayoral polls on said date.

Chandigarh mayoral polls now on 6 February, AAP councillor contests move in Punjab & Haryana HC

Elections were scheduled Thursday but put on hold after presiding officer reported unwell. Enough evidence of breach of rules, says senior standing counsel of UT administration.

Now, BJP-led Chandigarh civic body passes resolution, asks Punjab & Haryana to get new capitals

While other councillors staged walkout, BJP members in Municipal Corporation Chandigarh passed resolution seeking assembly for it, just like Puducherry.

BJP wins big at Chandigarh mayor election, AAP cries foul as one of its votes held invalid

BJP’s Sarabjit Kaur is Chandigarh mayor, ‘tick mark’ sign disqualifies AAP vote. One AAP councillor suspected to have cross voted in favour of BJP for electing senior deputy mayor.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.