Fraudsters allegedly opened shadow accounts using Panchkula municipal corporation documents, routed funds out while sending fake renewal papers to assure officials.
Gokul Setia & Manju Chaudhary staged protest outside party office in Chandigarh, saying their names are being wrongly circulated as those who cross-voted. Hooda met both legislators.
Amit Kumar, Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, said that IDFC First Bank returned Rs 116.84 crore, including interest, after the fraud came to light.
Haryana Vigilance chief DGP Arshinder Singh Chawla says some Chandigarh admin accounts involved, though amount smaller than Haryana’s and bank delayed action till FIR threat loomed.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini attributes the fraud to collusion by lower-level employees at Chandigarh banks & says the full sum was credited back to state govt accounts.
Nehru's audacious vision and Le Corbusier's design produced a Chandigarh exceptionalism. It’s now battling the same urban woes as Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.
My birthdate is 7 August, so that was the prime reason. But I also met my girlfriend in August, and my favourite cricketer, Dhoni’s jersey number was 7, said Vinayak who just bought a top model Tata Safari.
Quashing of FIRs should happen only in ‘rarest of rare cases’, Punjab & Haryana HC says, adding that police should be allowed to investigate & courts shouldn't jump in too early.
Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Lot of people coming to bigger cities or metros for better opportunities. People can praise their own cities when they compare with bigger cities. If you have a choice will you still leave your hometown. Your hometown does not offer that kind of life and facilities to you. We want better life that is the reason we migrate to different places but than we start criticizing bigger cities. How much a city can absorb? Everyone is just using that city for upgrading themselves and in return we are criticizing, not feeling any gratitude. Think…
Living in Chandigarh is a privilege in itself. Very few people can afford it.
The city was created with a grand vision. Unfortunately, it was captured by a group of elite soon enough and these elites made sure that the city remains in their firm grip. As a result, the city is mired in such strict and non-sense laws and zoning that it just cannot grow. The city is in the stranglehold of the rich and connected and they have very successfully ensured that the less privileged are kept out of the city. The underdogs of our society have no place in Chandigarh – the city is just not meant for them.
In so many ways, Chandigarh has been a let-down. The grand vision lies in tatters.
Yes, if you are rich, well-connected and privileged you can call the city home. Unfortunately, if you are an “aam aadmi”, the city is out of bounds for you.
Lot of people coming to bigger cities or metros for better opportunities. People can praise their own cities when they compare with bigger cities. If you have a choice will you still leave your hometown. Your hometown does not offer that kind of life and facilities to you. We want better life that is the reason we migrate to different places but than we start criticizing bigger cities. How much a city can absorb? Everyone is just using that city for upgrading themselves and in return we are criticizing, not feeling any gratitude. Think…
Living in Chandigarh is a privilege in itself. Very few people can afford it.
The city was created with a grand vision. Unfortunately, it was captured by a group of elite soon enough and these elites made sure that the city remains in their firm grip. As a result, the city is mired in such strict and non-sense laws and zoning that it just cannot grow. The city is in the stranglehold of the rich and connected and they have very successfully ensured that the less privileged are kept out of the city. The underdogs of our society have no place in Chandigarh – the city is just not meant for them.
In so many ways, Chandigarh has been a let-down. The grand vision lies in tatters.
Yes, if you are rich, well-connected and privileged you can call the city home. Unfortunately, if you are an “aam aadmi”, the city is out of bounds for you.