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Covid-19: Two more Omicron variant cases reported in Chandigarh

Two more people, including an 80-year-old man, were found to be infected with Omicron, taking the total cases of the latest variant of coronavirus reported in the city so far to three. Of the three cases, two have been discharged and there is now only one active Omicron case in the city, according to an official statement. It stated that samples of five family contacts of the previous Omicron positive case were sent for genome sequencing to the National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi. Two of these were found to be positive for the Omicron variant, it said. Of these two, the 80-year old male suffers from hypertension. However, he is asymptomatic and has been isolated in a hospital, the statement said. It said the octogenarian was tested on December 24 and was found positive for the omicron variant. He will be re-tested on January 1, the statement said. The other Omicron positive case was a 45-year-old man. He tested negative for coronavirus on December 24 and was discharged,

UP beats Chandigarh 3-1 to win Junior National Hockey Championship 2021

Uttar Pradesh Hockey maintained their unbeaten record in the 11th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2021 with a 3-1 victory over Hockey Chandigarh in the final of the competition

Polling begins for 35 seats of BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation Chandigarh

Polling for the 35 seats of the BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation Chandigarh began on Friday amid tight security and will continue till 5 pm, election officials said

First Omicron cases in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh Kerala; tally at 38

A 40-year-old man from Nagpur, who arrived from South Africa on December 5, was found to be infected with Omicron

First omicron cases in Chandigarh, Andhra, 3rd in K'taka; India tally 36

Chandigarh health department appealed to the public to follow Covid appropriate behaviour and urged those eligible to get themselves vaccinated soon

Chandigarh: Bike rally flagged off to commemorate 1971 war victory

Around 550 bikers including veteran and serving Defence Officers will be taking part in the most anticipated event of MLF

S Africa returnee jumps home quarantine in Chandigarh, goes to 5-star hotel

A woman who returned to Chandigarh from South Africa two days ago allegedly broke home quarantine and went to a five-star hotel

Chandigarh man, a South Africa returnee, tests positive for Covid-19

A 39-year-old man, who returned from South Africa, tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Monday

Param Bir Singh says he's in Chandigarh, would visit Mumbai soon

Singh has been declared a 'proclaimed offender' by a court

Chandigarh cuts VAT on petrol, diesel by Rs 7/litre after excise duty cut

With the Centre slashing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Chandigarh Administration has also announced a reduction of Rs 7 per litre in VAT on fuels making them cheaper in the Union Territory.

Chandigarh reports 33 coronavirus cases, 1 death, 46 recoveries

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 tally reached 10,04,668 on Monday after 33 people were detected with the infection, while one death took the toll to 13,557, a health official said.

Harish Rawat to visit Chandigarh next week amid power tussle in Punjab

AICC in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat is likely to come to Chandigarh next week amid the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and party's state president Navjot Singh Sidhu

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bihar detected only 1 in 134 Covid cases - data

Stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

Chandigarh admin allows reopening of schools for classes 9-12 from Jul 19

The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday said schools can reopen for classes 9 to 12 from July 19 and cinema halls and spas can operate with 50 per cent occupancy. Coaching institutes will also be allowed to function physically from July 19 on the condition that all eligible students and the staff have been administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, it said. "The schools will start functioning physically from 19th July, 2021 for 9th to 12th classes subject to parents' consent for sending their wards to the schools," an official statement issued here said. Online mode of teaching will continue, it added. The decisions were taken at a Covid review meeting chaired by Chandigarh Administrator V P Singh Badnore. Number of guests for social gatherings like weddings will be increased to 200 or 50 per cent capacity of the banquet hall, whichever is less, the statement said. All adult guests and the staff of the hotel or the banquet hall need to have received at least one dose of

Omaxe sells commercial, housing properties worth Rs 2,051 cr last fiscal

Realty firm Omaxe has sold properties worth Rs 2,051 crore in 2020-21, up 18 per cent from the previous fiscal, mainly on the back of better demand for its commercial projects in the national capital and Chandigarh. Omaxe is developing a multi-level parking cum commercial project Omaxe Chowk at Chandni Chowk in the national capital. "Our sales bookings in value terms increased to Rs 2,051 crore during the last fiscal from Rs 1,738.75 core in 2019-20 financial year," Omaxe Ltd Vice President (Business Development & Corporate Strategy) Rajan Gupta told PTI. Out of the total sales bookings, about 70 per cent contribution came from commercial projects in Delhi and new Chandigarh. The remaining sales came from housing projects at Ludhiana, Lucknow and New Chandigarh, he said. In volume terms, however, sales fell to 2.73 million sq ft from 4.99 million sq ft. Omaxe delivered only 2.71 million sq ft across various projects in FY21 as against 6.51 million sq ft in the previous fiscal ...

Chandigarh Covid-19 update: First case of Delta Plus variant detected

The first case of Delta Plus variant of coronavirus was detected in Chandigarh on Saturday, according to an official statement

Punjab sees 600 new Covid cases, 31 deaths; Chandigarh's tally rises by 23

Punjab registered 600 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 31 deaths in a day while in Chandigarh 23 more people were infected by the virus during the same period

Covid-19: Chandigarh extends weekend curfew restrictions till May 25

The Chandigarh administration on Monday decided to extend weekend curfew restrictions by one more week till May 25

Chandigarh Advisor appeals to residents to help set up Covid care centres

Chandigarh Advisor Manoj Parida on Monday appealed to charitable organisations and resident associations to come forward to set up Covid-19 care centres to lessen pressure on government infrastructure

Chandigarh to impose curfew from 10 pm till 5 am to check Covid spread

The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday decided to impose night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in the city