Chandigarh City News

• Sikhs protest in Chandigarh against Dera chief (Hindustan Times)
  Sikh activists from across Punjab held Chandigarh residents to ransom in some of the busiest areas of the city by blocking key roads for the third consecutive day on Tuesday demanding Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's arrest.
   
• KFC accused of cruelty to chickens in Chandigarh (New Kerala)
  Chandigarh, July 18 : People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists staged a demonstration in front of American fast food outlet Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) here against cruelty towards chicken.
   
• Olympian blames Indian Hockey Federation for hockey mess (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
  Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) Former hockey Olympian Balbir Singh Saturday blamed flawed policies of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for the present mess in the country's national game.
   
• SAD denies division within its ranks 19 Jul 2008, 1910 hrs IST,PTI (The Times of India)
  CHANDIGARH: Sticking to its stand that the party will vote against Congress-led UPA during the July 22 trial of strength in Parliament, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday refuted claims by the Congress that the party was "divided" on the issue.
   
• Bandh call by Sant Samaj against Dabwali incident (New Kerala)
  Chandigarh, Jul 19 : The Sant Samaj, a conglomeration of various Sikh religious and political organisations, today gave a call for a Punjab and Haryana bandh on July 23 to protest the killing of a Sikh by followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda at Dabwali yesterday.
   
• Claims damages (The Hindu)
  Chandigarh: Navjot Singh, who spent 12 years in jail and was then acquitted of the charge of being a conspirator in the killing of the former Punjab Chief Minister, Beant Singh, has moved a court seeking Rs.50 crore in damages. ...
   
• PGI Chandigarh convocation tomorrow (The Hindu)
  CHANDIGARH: The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) will hold its annual convocation this Friday. Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will deliver the convocation address while Union Health Minister ...
   
• Parsvnath Associates With Bhatia, HSIIDC To Develop Knowledge City In Chandigarh (Nasdaq)
  (RTTNews) - Wednesday, Parsvnath Developers Ltd., a leading real estate developer in India, announced an association with Sabeer Bhatia and Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd., or HSIIDC, jointly promoted Nanocity Haryana Infrastructure Ltd. to develop a Knowledge City spread over an area of 11,000 acres in Panchkula near Chandigarh.
   
• Faster ride from Delhi to Chandigarh 16 Jul 2008, 0847 hrs IST, Dipak Kumar Dash,TNN (The Times of India)
  NEW DELHI: If you are driving down to Chandigarh or Shimla, expect a smoother and faster ride from now on.
   
• Beant Singh 'killer' seeks 50-cr damage 19 Jul 2008, 0444 hrs IST, Supriya Bhardwaj,TNN (The Times of India)
  CHANDIGARH: For 12 long years, he was branded as a conspirator in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh case. However, relief came for 39-year-old Navjot Singh on July 30, 2007, when the trial court of ADJ Ravi Sondhi acquitted him.
   
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