20 years after militancy, bureaucrats keep Chandigarh ‘disturbed’ (Letter from Chandigarh)
August 30th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 30 (IANS) The threat of militancy ended years ago but Chandigarh continues to be tagged a 'disturbed area' -- thanks to the bureaucracy that wants it to be ... Read more...
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Chandigarh to be developed as solar city, says Patil
August 15th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 15 (IANS) Chandigarh will be developed as a solar city in near future, Punjab Governor and Union Territory Administrator Shivraj Patil said at the 66th Independence Day ... Read more...
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Grid failure stalls life in Punjab, Haryana
July 31st, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 31 (IANS) Trains were stranded at various places across Punjab and Haryana as another power grid failure hit parts of the country Tuesday.Electricity supply to all cities and ... Read more...
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Sharma seeks Punjab, Haryana’s support for FDI in retail
July 18th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma will meet the chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana Thursday to garner support for allowing foreign direct investment ... Read more...
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The politics of dogs - from Chandigarh to the northeast (Punjab Newsletter)
July 7th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Politics may hardly have anything to do with dogs. But the developments in Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab, and in the northeast in recent days, ... Read more...
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Chandigarh hit by major power outage for hours
June 21st, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) A major technical snag hit the power supply in Chandigarh, resulting in a complete blackout in most areas of the city beautiful for long hours Wednesday ... Read more...
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Centre to ensure Punjab, Haryana quota in Chandigarh posts
June 11th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) The central government has assured Punjab that the 60:40 quota for filling posts in the Chandigarh administration from Punjab and Haryana would be adhered to ... Read more...
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Punjab’s elite-60 under HC lens over land dealings (Punjab Newsletter)
May 25th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) The makers and custodians of policy and rules in Punjab have also turned out to be the biggest violators. The greed of acquiring prime land in ... Read more...
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Bomb found in Pakistan train
April 25th, 2012 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) A powerful bomb was found Tuesday night in a bag on a Peshawar-bound passenger train in eastern Pakistan.Experts defused the bomb at the Attock railway station ... Read more...
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Chandigarh will remain Harayana’s capital: Hooda
March 25th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday asserted that Chandigarh is part of his state and would remain its capital.Interacting with the media in Rohtak ... Read more...
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Poll-bound Punjab celebrates R-Day under EC watch
January 26th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 26 (IANS) Republic Day was celebrated in Punjab Thursday under the watchful eye of the Election Commission (EC) officials as the state goes to assembly polls Jan ... Read more...
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Amritsar shivers at 0.4 degrees, Hisar at 1.5
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 23 (IANS) The minimum temperatures dropped sharply in various parts of Punjab and Haryana Friday with Amritsar recording a low of 0.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees below average.In ... Read more...
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Now Chandigarh VVIPs to ’secure’ their securitymen
November 14th, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) Chandigarh's grandees may now have to 'secure' their security personnel within their sprawling government and private bungalows, with the court cracking down on the public ... Read more...
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Chandigarh gets ready for hotel boom
August 19th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Chandigarh is all set to roll out the red carpet for visitors with a number of hotels being planned or opening in and around the city, ... Read more...
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Chandigarh to shine bright at night (With image)
July 31st, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 31 (IANS) Having had the reputation of a 'sarkari' city that goes dead at night, Chandigarh is all set to give itself an image makeover after darkness falls. ... Read more...
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Weekend rains may give Punjab, Haryana some respite
May 20th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 20 (IANS) People in Punjab and Haryana may get a brief respite from scorching heat as the weathermen here have forecast a light to moderate rainfall over the ... Read more...
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Chandigarh golf club loses water supply
March 18th, 2011 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) The Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC), whose golf course was the learning ground for one of the top international golfers from India Jeev Milka Singh, Thursday saw ... Read more...
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Interior ministry mishandled Davis issue: Qureshi
February 24th, 2011 - 3:01 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that "the Raymond Davis' case was mishandled because interior ministry was made the focal point instead of keeping it ... Read more...
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Keep Davis on exit control list, court tells government
February 18th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) A Pakistan court has asked the federal government to keep Raymond Davis, a US official facing charges of gunning down two men, on the exit control list till ... Read more...
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Obama asks Pakistan to release Davis
February 16th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has asked Pakistan to treat Raymond Davis, who allegedly shot dead two men in Lahore, as a diplomat and release him. While insisting ... Read more...
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US defers trilateral meeting with Pakistan
February 13th, 2011 - 5:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The US has postponed a trilateral meeting involving Pakistan due later this month here amid a diplomatic row over continued detention of an American official who shot ... Read more...
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US official firing case: Victim’s widow commits suicide (Lead)
February 6th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) The widow of a Pakistani, who was one of the two people shot dead by US official Raymond Davis in Lahore, committed suicide Sunday, alleging that the authorities ... Read more...
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US official firing case: Widow of victim attempts suicide
February 6th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) The widow of a Pakistani, who was one of two people shot dead by US official Raymond Davis in Lahore, attempted suicide Sunday, seeking justice for her husband.Shumaila, ... Read more...
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Davis holds diplomatic passport, says Malik
February 2nd, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) Amid uncertainty over claimed diplomatic immunity of Raymond Davis, arrested for gunning down two Pakistanis in Lahore, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Wednesday that the US citizen ... Read more...
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Tea house, pagoda huts et al - a Japanese Garden in Chandigarh!
January 30th, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Already famous for its gardens and dense green cover, this joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, visited by nearly one million tourists each year, is all ... Read more...
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Chandigarh: City for 500,000 now has 800,000 vehicles
January 29th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) When French architect Le Corbusier designed the modern city of Chandigarh in the 1950s, it was supposed to cater to a maximum population of 500,000 residents. ... Read more...
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Cold wave sweeps across Haryana, Punjab
January 3rd, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 3 (IANS) Cold wave conditions continued to sweep through most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh city Monday, forcing people in the plains to don more layers of woollens and ... Read more...
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Centre gives Chandigarh Rs.31 mn for Garden of Spring
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 3 (IANS) The union territory of Chandigarh is all set to come up with a Garden of Spring that would showcase over 150 species of plants and trees to attract ... Read more...
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Zirakpur, the ‘wedding capital’ of Punjab
January 2nd, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin and Alkesh Sharma
Zirakpur, Jan 2 (IANS) Till about two decades ago, Zirakpur was just a cluster of villages in Punjab on the outskirts of state capital Chandigarh. Today, it ... Read more...
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Panjab, Haryana face fog chaos
December 27th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 27 (IANS) A thick blanket of fog engulfed most parts of Punjab and Haryana Monday, disrupting both rail and road traffic. Met officials have predicted similar conditions to prevail in ... Read more...
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Amritsar coldest at 2.5 degrees, cold wave sweeps Punjab
December 25th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) A cold wave continued to sweep Punjab and Haryana Saturday with Amritsar turning the coldest in the riverine plains at a minimum temperature of 2.5 degrees Celsius, the ... Read more...
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Amritsar feels the chill at 2.4 degrees
December 20th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IANS) A cold wave continued to sweep most parts of Punjab and Haryana with Amritsar being the coldest in the region at a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius ... Read more...
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Amritsar shivers at 3 degrees
December 18th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 18 (IANS) Most parts of Punjab and Haryana Saturday saw a sharp dip in the mercury and Amritsar was the coldest in the region with a minimum temperature of 3 ... Read more...
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Hisar shivers at 3.2 degrees
December 13th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 13 (IANS) A cold wave swept most parts of Punjab and Haryana with Hisar town being the coldest in the region with a minimum temperature of 3.2 degrees Celsius Monday.Apart ... Read more...
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Lahore sees an upsurge in “honour killings”
September 16th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 16 (ANI): Cases of 'honour killings' have been on the rise in Lahore, the capital of Punjab in Pakistan, the latest victim being a woman stabbed to death by her ... Read more...
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