Two Chandigarh traders injured in clash over parking

September 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A clash between agitating farmers from Punjab and Chandigarh police left several people injured and many vehicles damaged Tuesday evening. Over 12 policemen and several farmers were injured in the violence.

September 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Agitated farmers from Punjab indulged in violence and clashed with the police here Tuesday evening after a protest rally. Several vehicles, especially two-wheelers, were damaged - some of them were also set on fire during the violence.

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August 20th, 2009 RANCHI - Two people were killed and four injured in a clash between tribals and settlers over a land dispute in Jharkhand's Dumka district Thursday, police said. According to police, the clash took place at Khijuria village of Dumka district, around 450 km from Ranchi.

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...

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.

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May 10th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Multi-level parking facilities may come up soon in this city known for its architecture and urban planning, which also has the maximum vehicle density in the country. 'A site of nearly five-acre area has already been earmarked for the construction of multi-level parking in Sector 17 that is the commercial hub of the union territory,' an official spokesperson told the media Sunday evening.

April 10th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Four people were killed when a major fire broke out in a photo studio in Chandigarh. The flames were put down by over a dozen fire brigades vehicles.

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 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A 12-year-old girl died, while her sister and a friend were seriously injured, after they were hit by a speeding car here Monday, police said. 'The three girls were walking to school when a rashly driven Innova car with a Punjab registration number hit them from behind in Sector 53.

January 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Following widespread protests by the trader community for the last one week, barricades and police checkpoints put up at the entry points of the vegetables and grain market here were removed Friday morning. With this decision of the administration, the traders at the grain market have also decided to end their two-day old strike.

January 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Local traders Monday threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday if barricades and checkpoints put up at entry points of the vegetables and grain market here are not removed. Representatives of various market associations also joined the grain market committee Monday to raise slogans against Chandigarh administrator S.F.

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.