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Thursday, March 12, 2026
TopicChandigarh Municipal Corporation

Topic: Chandigarh Municipal Corporation

2 suspended after Chandigarh civic workers caught on cam making market ‘dirty’ for Khattar to ‘clean’

Videos claim to show corporation workers in Sector 22 with a tractor trolley, with 'Nagar Nigam Chandigarh' written on it, full of dried leaves & bits of paper in the middle of the night.

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

Modi govt organises Rozgar Melas, but vacant posts show its hiring capacity is limited

Before attempting to answer whether the Rozgar Melas are working, it would be useful to take a look at the performance of the Modi govt on this front since it was formed in May 2014.

India’s Russian crude imports approach pre-Trump sanction levels amid Hormuz disruptions & US ‘waiver’

India has already purchased nearly 16 million barrels of Russian crude so far in March 2026, translating to roughly 1.6 million barrels per day, indicating a sharp uptick.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.