Chandigarh planning multi-level parking lots

September 18th, 2009 In hundreds of cities, parking space become parksLOS ANGELES — Activists across the nation are planning to occupy curbside parking spaces and transform them into mini parks with sod, potted plants and lawn chairs to draw attention to the lack of public space in big cities. They expect to create hundreds of instant parks Friday as part of a 4-year-old movement called Park(ing) Day.

September 17th, 2009 CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI - A joint venture company, Chandigarh International Airport Private Limited, has been formed between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and governments of Punjab and Haryana for the execution of a multi-million project for an international airport at Chandigarh. The JV agreement was signed between the three parties in New Delhi Thursday.

September 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - City-based engineering and construction company Simplex Projects Ltd (SPL) will build multi-level car parking facilities in Guwahati and Noida, a top official said here Thursday. "We have bid for multi-level car parking projects in Mumbai, Chennai and Pune as well," B.K.

September 9th, 2009 UPS truck is Denver's champion parking violatorDENVER — A single UPS delivery truck is the champion of Denver parking violations, racking up 196 tickets worth nearly $5,700 last year. The Denver Post reported the dubious achievement Wednesday.

July 31st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Chandigarh administration has asked the owners of all hotels, restaurants, cinemas and multiplexes to install CCTV cameras in their premises for enhancing security. "In the wake of recent terror attacks in the country and secret inputs received from intelligence agencies, the district magistrate has issued these orders.

July 23rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Police in this union territory are going all out to help senior citizens driving on the city roads. Senior citizens will be given unique stickers for police to identify "them from a distance...

July 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The century old Hazratganj Kotwali building in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow city was razed to ground by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Sunday in order to make way for a multi storey parking complex. The Kotwali (or police station) was situated almost in the heart of the city.

June 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Two traders were seriously injured in a clash with a group youths here Friday over a parking dispute, police said. The dispute arose when two youths parked their car in front of a shop in industrial area phase-2 here despite the disapproval of the shop owner, police said.

June 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Nek Chand Saini, who created the artistic marvel of Rock Garden in Chandigarh with bits of broken ceramic, glass pieces, old tyres and other rubbish, is worried that a proposed multi-level park adjoining the garden will spoil the aesthetic ambience of the major tourist attraction. "As per the plan for the multi-level parking, the entrance gate of the third phase of the Rock Garden and a portion of the wall would be demolished.

January 24th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Chandigarh administration Sunday withdrew the name of an hotelier - accused in a fraud case - from the list of Republic Day awardees, a day before the honours were to be conferred at a function here Monday. Baldev Aggarwal was among the people chosen for this year's state level awards by the administration for their outstanding services in their respective fields.

January 19th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The capital of Punjab and Haryana already has the highest density of vehicles in the country, and it's getting worse. As the roads get more choked every day, the solution of the municipal authorities - neighbourhood parking lots.

January 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - To improve tourism infrastructure at Sukhna Lake, the government has sanctioned Rs.27.3 million for setting up fountains, a tourism information centre and for landscaping, an official said here Tuesday. 'The ministry of tourism has given its nod to the proposal sent by the home secretary of Chandigarh, Ram Niwas, for sanctioning the funds.

December 27th, 2008 CHANDIGARH - A park for the visually challenegd, which is said to be the first such initiative of its kind in the country, is to come up here, an official said Sunday. The foundation stone of this park for the visually challeneged people was laid here in Sector 26 Sunday.

December 24th, 2008 CHANDIGARH - Middle-level bureaucrats in the union territory of Chandigarh will now supervise the preparation of mid-day meals for government school children in the city. The Chandigarh administration has ordered that all civil servants from Haryana and Punjab cadre on deputation with the administration will visit the cooking institutes and schools to monitor the quality and hygiene of cooked meals under the mid-day meal scheme, an administration spokesman said here Thursday.

December 23rd, 2008 CHANDIGARH - Hotels, both private and government-owned, in Chandigarh have been asked to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) and caller identity (ID) phones as part of enhanced security measures, an official said Wednesday. The decision was taken at a meeting of administration officials, including Home Secretary Ram Niwas, with representatives of the hotel industry.