News Digest: Focus on your work, ignore allegations: BJP to Raje

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, June 28, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Focus on your work, ignore allegations: BJP to Raje BJP leadership on Saturday conveyed to Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje to ignore the ongoing allegations against her about supporting former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi’s application seeking UK citizenship. New security framework to spur investment Streamlining the policy to grant security clearance for investment proposals, the Union home ministry has laid down specific parameters for intelligence agencies to report any adverse inputs against the promoter or bidder. 'Myanmar echoes India terror stand' Myanmar is on the same page with India on effectively guarding the border between the two countries to check Indian north-eastern insurgents having camps on its side of the border, according to home ministry sources. More India News»

		Business
		Don't allow extra fees for check-in bags: Govt to DGCA Domestic air travelers will not have to pay extra for taking checking-in up to 15-kg of check-in baggage, for now. Minister of state for aviation, Mahesh Sharma, on Saturday said he has asked the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) not to accede to budget airlines' demand for levying a fee on check-in baggage for domestic flyers. Power tariff in Maharashtra cut by 14% In a move that could give a major boost to Maharashtra government’s ‘Make in Maharashtra’ initiative, power tariff for industries in the state has been reduced by 14%. India, Thailand to sign double taxation treaty India and Thailand will sign a double taxation treaty and an MoU for setting up an ayurveda chair in one of the Thai universities during the three-day visit of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj beginning from Saturday. More Business News»

		Environment
		Yamuna's rising level increases pollution woes The Yamuna’s rising level has led to increased presence of contaminants and pullutants in the water, causing numerous problems both for riverside residents and the Agra Jal Sansthan (AJS). With the continuously rising water level, the quantity of waste discharged by the industries and households in the city is also increasing Corals adapting to global warming: Study At a time when global warming is threatening the very survival of coral reefs, some coral populations already have genetic variants necessary to tolerate warm ocean waters, a new study says. How rainwater can save rupees A new study, using NASA data, has suggested that rainwater can save people in India a bucket of money. More Environment News»

		World
		Nearly 200 injured amid fire explosion in Taiwan: Media About 200 people were injured after a fire suspected to have stemmed from the explosion of an unknown flammable powder occurred in a recreational park in northern Taiwan, local media reported on Saturday. NY manhunt for prison escapee heats up after accomplice killed A day after killing the first of two convicted murderers who escaped from a maximum security prison in New York, hundreds of law enforcement officers were scouring an area near the Canadian border on Saturday in hopes of apprehending his accomplice. Kurdish forces drive IS fighters out of Syria's Kobani Kurdish forces have driven out Islamic State fighters who had infiltrated the Syrian border town of Kobani, but clashes continued outside the town, activists and the official Syrian news agency said Saturday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		5 Reasons we want Don 3 On the day Don 2 had released 3 years earlier, fans of the film have started trending #WeWantDon3 on Twitter. Here's why we agree with the them. SRK films that have crossed Rs 100 crore 7 films we wish had a different ending We look at seven Bollywood films we wish had a different ending. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Chennai lab develops diabetic footwear More than 50% of lower leg amputations are estimated to be linked to diabetes. A therapeutic open footwear developed by scientists at Central Leather Research Institute now promises to reduce foot complications in diabetic patients by reducing abnormal distribution of foot pressure. India lags behind even Kenya in research: Study The country has only four researchers for 10,000 working people while Kenya and Chile have six and seven, respectively, according to Scopus database which is the world’s largest abstract and citation database on scientific literature. Saturn's 2-billion-year age gap problem solved A new study has solved Saturn's two billion-year age gap problem, supporting an 80-year-old prediction. More Science News»

		Sports
		Lalit Modi names two Indian cricketers who were bribed Lalit Modi has alleged that two leading Indian cricketers and a West Indian player had been bribed by an Indian real estate tycoon. BCCI confirms Indian team's selection for Zimbabwe tour BCCI on Saturday confirmed that the selection committee will meet on Monday to pick the squad for the Zimbabwe tour and India A squad for an upcoming tri-series. Sangakkara to retire after second Test against India The 37-year old, made his decision public to quit the longest format of the game ending weeks of speculation in a press conference after third day's play against Pakistan. More Sports News»

		Technology
		8 cool smartphones coming to India soon Smartphone makers from China are making a beeline to India, heading to the market in droves Sony Xperia Z3+ first impressions Almost nine months after launching the Xperia Z3 in India, Sony is back with a new high-end smartphone. Net neutrality report to be out soon: Ravi Shankar Prasad The telecom department is waiting for the report from sectoral regulator ​Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. More Technology News»

		Education
		Rajasthan education department orders fresh lottery for RTE seats in 14K schools The state education department on Saturday ordered a fresh round of lottery in 14,000 private schools which didn't receive a single application seeking admission under the Right to Education Act. Now, go online to get an IIT-Kharagpur certificate   Professionals across seven metro cities including Kolkata can now do a certificate course under the country’s premier technology institute — IIT Kharagpur, while on job. Delhi university admission: Students made to play waiting game Chaos continued at Motilal Nehru College on the third and final day of first cutoff list admissions with the administration failing to manage the large number of applicants. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Three of family suffer from rare eye condition When four-month-old Prem Ubale, son of a farm labourer from Pandharpur, was operated for congenital cataract in a Kandivli eye hospital last week, his family had a sense of déjà vu. 'Aligning Metro III along coastal road will benefit few Mumbaikars' The state government exploring the option of aligning Metro III along the coastal road has created unease among a section of citizens who have been opposing the proposed car shed at Aarey. 5,000cr water project in arid zone gets nod The Ministry of environment and forest led by senior BJP leader Prakash Jawdekar on Friday approved a Rs 4845 crore Krishna-Marathwada irrigation project that will irrigate nearly one lakh hectares land in the drought and suicide prone Marathwada region. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi traffic police de-stress to tackle abusive violators The next time you are stopped by a traffic policeman, you might be greeted with a smile and then told about the violation before being issued a challan. Runaway teen rescued from traffickers A 13-year-old girl, who fled from her house after getting scolded by her parents landed in trouble when a vagabond kidnapped her to traffic her for money. Three people, including a woman, have been arrested in the case. DUTA writes to Irani to withdraw CBCS The Delhi University Teachers’ Association has written to the minister for human resource development to withdraw the proposed choice based credit system (CBCS) scheduled for implementation across universities from the academic session 2015-16. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka HC stays July 12 election to Karnataka Film Director's Association The Karnataka high court has stayed the July 12, 2015 election for electing 15 Members of executive committee of the Karnataka Film Directors Association. Two Bengaluru city colleges fail to send students list, 150 D Ed students lose their plea About 150 students , who were pursuing Diploma in education (D.Ed )course in two private colleges in Bengaluru city lost their plea after the principal of District Institute of Education and Training(DIET), Bengaluru district told the court that two colleges in failed to submit any list or papers for approval for the D.Ed course in respect of 2014-15 academic year. After the interval It's been about eight months since Lucia released in theatres in Karnataka, 10 since it premiered in London. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Once confined to homes, now to offices Considered a safe haven for Hyderabad's four lakh-strong working class, 30% of which are women, Hi-Tec City's image took a severe beating in 2013 after two horrific incidents — reported within a span of eight months — gave residents of this cosmopolitan pocket a reality check. NGO proposes heart attack management plan for Telangana After Tamil Nadu, Telangana could well be the second state in India to have in place a comprehensive health strategy to reduce the mortality rate due to heart attacks. Trudging through legal maze for their kids Marital discords are as old as the institution of marriage itself, but what is being fought out increasingly these days in the city are battles for shared parenting. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		50 inspectors loiter as crime rate shoots up in Chennai While the crime rate has gone up in some places in the city and suburban areas due to lack of police personnel, at least 50 police inspectors in the city are loitering on the corridors of the city police commissioner’s office as they have not been given any posting since four months. Dr RK Nagar constituency voters hope Amma would look after them Most of the voters who stood in long queues in front of polling booths in R K Nagar constituency in north Chennai on Saturday nursed one hope – that their constituency would shed the tag of neglect. They hope that once chief minister J Jayalalithaa becomes their elected representative, she would take special care of the constituency. Dr RK Nagar bypoll: High turnout for a Chennai constituency With a 74% voter turnout, the R K Nagar bypoll is an endorsement of sorts of the AIADMK’s strength in this urban constituency. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Railway tribunal pulls up WR officials for inaction The Ahmedabad bench of Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) has castigated the Western Railways (WR) for paralyzing the tribunal due to shortage of staff leading to pendency of large number of claims. K G Subramanyan awarded Savyasachi Award Noted painter K G Subramanyan was conferred third Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award at Gujarat Vishwakosh Bhavan on Saturday evening. Teesta moves HC for de-freezing of bank accounts Social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband, Javed Anand, have approached the Gujarat high court for de-freezing of the bank accounts of their two NGOs — Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		IRCTC plan to make Aadhar card must for e-ticketing To check the activities of touts and ensure transparency in purchase of tickets, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is planning to make Aadhar card mandatory for user registration process for e-ticketing. Unaided schools employ teachers more than sanctioned posts Hundreds of teachers were allegedly found to be appointed more than the sanctioned posts in unaided secondary schools in many districts of the state. They were also drawing salary and perks from past several years. Robbers strike twice in busy thoroughfares Two consecutive daytime loots were reported from the Sangam City on Friday. In both the incidents, miscreants escaped with the bounty unchallenged. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Carpenters blame Daitapatis for delay in making idols Under fire for delay in construction of new idols of deities of Jagannath Temple for Nabakalebara, carpenters on Thursday shifted the blame to a section of Daitapati servitors. Cong bandh today: Several examinations postponed The Council of Higher Secondary Examination (CHSE) and various universities postponed the examinations, scheduled for Friday, in view of the bandh call by the Congress. Culture dept to run Odia language body The Odia Bhasa Pratisthan will function under the culture department soon. The institution has been functioning under the school and mass education department since its inception on April 1, the formation day of Odisha, in 2006. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		PPAs force MP to buy power at high prices Long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) between private independent power producers (IPPs) and state government coupled with a low demand has put Madhya Pradesh in a piquant situation. Now, STF officer Baghel claims threat to life from MPPEB scamsters As MPPEB scam explodes on the high and mighty, 40 scam accused mysteriously die snuffing out key linkages and whistle-blowers face brunt of attacks, now investigators probing the scam seem to have developed cold feet. Bedsheets and rolls of cloth found from ex Satna jailer's house Bed-sheets, rolls of cloth allegedly meant for stitching dresses of jail inmates, slippers, and even tiffin boxes which were allegedly meant for children of inmates, were recovered from the house of a former jail superintendent of Satna, on Friday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Many Satnams, few playgrounds Many of Punjab's sports heroes have come from its villages, but Indian- born NBA player Satnam Singh Bhamara's village still lacks adequate facilities for its residents. Punjab sends rescue team for stranded pilgrims in Uttarakhand The Punjab government has dispatched a high-level rescue team to oversee the evacuation of the pilgrims stranded at Hemkund Sahib, Uttarakhand, due to heavy rains and reported damage to bridges and roads. FB hacker booked The Chandigarh police on Saturday registered a case against an unknown person on the complaint of a woman that her Facebook account was hacked.Sources said the accused sent messages from the complainant's account. More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: AP court directs three telcos to give tapping-related information

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, June 27, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		India
		AP court directs three telcos to give tapping-related information A local court in Vijayawada has directed three mobile service providers to furnish details related to phone tapping in the Mathiah Jerusalem case on or before July 1. 'Rural' AP, Telangana left with a few smart cities The declaration of lesser number of urban population is what resulted in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana getting allotted only three and two cities respectively in the 100 smart cities initiative announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday. After report of pathogens, Telangana government collects 22 samples from KFC outlets A day after the Telangana State Food Laboratory (SFL) found five samples from five outlets of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Hyderabad containing two harmful pathogens, salmonella and E Coli bacteria, the state government on Friday collected 22 samples from several KFC outlets for tests. More India News»

		Business
		Govt raises minimum export price of onion by $175 With indications of substantial damage to the onion production during rabi season, which may impact domestic supply, the government on Friday increased the minimum export price (MEP) of the key kitchen item from $250 (Rs 15,900) per tonne to $425 (Rs 27,027). Permanent job passe, work for multiple companies Employment constructs are becoming more flexible.Companies are opening up to evolving employment constructs with employees no longer bound by the rigidities of working in one organization. SBI incentivizes home loan referral State Bank of India (SBI) is looking at new ways to improve productivity in the bank through a change in HR policy.The changes include providing incentive scheme for its employees for referring home loans to the bank. More Business News»

		Environment
		Science group reaches out to citizens for saving bat colonies across nation Many bat species found in India are classified in "threatened" categories by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but, despite this, the winged mammals barely attract any initiatives for their conservation. USAID backs course to help Asia with climate change The US government is setting up a course to train officials in the Asia-Pacific region in the basics of preparing and financing projects to help communities weather climate change. Some corals have DNA to adapt to warmer climate: Study Some coral species are better at adapting to climate change than others, and they may be able to pass their hardy DNA onto the next generation, said a study on Thursday. More Environment News»

		World
		Newly disclosed Hillary emails may undercut her earlier claims A batch of 15 newly disclosed Hillary Clinton emails appears to contradict her assertion last month that memos about Libya she received from an old friend while she was US secretary of state were "unsolicited." Delivery man beheads boss in terror attack on French gas site A delivery man with known Islamist connections beheaded his boss and left the body, daubed with Arabic writing, at the site of a US-owned gas factory in southeast France before trying to blow up the complex. Coordinated or not, attacks show IS's growing reach The attacks came one after the other in the space of a few hours. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Shahid to invite all co-stars to his reception Shahid Kapoor is in wedding mode. As the month of July draws near, details of the various marriage ceremonies are coming out slowly. I don't have the privilege of choice: Aditi After five years in the industry, Aditi Rao Hydari still hasn’t lost her spunk to Bollywood diplomacy expected of actors. Her candour intact, the actress engages us in a fun conversation ahead of her upcoming release Guddu Rangeela. Dhoni biopic's release postponed to 2016 The biopic on MS Dhoni's life has everyone's curiosity piqued. However, there has been a delay and the film, that was to release this October, has now been pushed to the next year. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		`E-skin' gets a step closer to reality with new tech Researchers have developed a new technique to produce high-quality , low-cost graphene that could pave the way for the creation of the firondonst flexible `electronic skin', which could be used in robots. A robot that builds a house in 2 days An Australian engineer has built a robot that can build a house in two hours, and work every day to build houses for people. Soon, you could order a meteor shower to celebrate an occasion Fancy a meteor shower racing across the night sky to mark your birthday? One Japanese start-up is hoping to deliver shooting stars on demand and choreograph the cosmos. More Science News»

		Sports
		HWL Semi-Final: India-Pakistan clash ends in 2-2 draw India and Pakistan shared honours as the arch-rivals played out a 2-2 draw in a high-voltage Pool A encounter of the Hockey World League Semi-Final. Don't forget Dhoni's record in Indian cricket: Afridi MS Dhoni may have faced lot of flak for his team's embarrassing ODI series defeat against Bangladesh but Pakistan T20I captain Shahid Afridi is "not happy" in the manner the Indian ODI skipper is being targeted. Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan hail Satnam Singh The sporting fraternity congratulated hoopster Satnam Singh Bhamara after he became the first Indian to be picked for an NBA League team. More Sports News»

		Technology
		8 useful gadgets & accessories under Rs 2,500 You may have heard of some of these but you may not be aware of just how much these gadgets and accessories can offer in time and convenience. iPhone maker Foxconn, Adani may tie up for manufacturing Foxconn plans to partner with the Adani Group to set up at least four electronics manufacturing facilities in India, sources told TOI. Top executives of Foxconn, the Taiwanese company best known for making Apple devices, are said to have visited Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat earlier this month to look at possible locations for the facilities. Accenture surpasses TCS in headcount; to hire 95,000 in FY2015 Accenture shot past Tata Consultancy Services in headcount in its latest quarter and the company's said it expected to hire about 95,000 in FY2015 More Technology News»

		Education
		2nd merit list sees marginal drop in cut-offs in Nashik The second merit list for admissions in junior colleges for Class XI was announced on Friday. Kolhapur: 873 applications for HSC photocopy so far The Kolhapur divisional board of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) received a total of 873 HSC photocopy applications this year. UGC to frame new education policy The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked vice-chancellors across state universities to provide inputs on 20 themes for framing the new education policy. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai's Dahisar river highly polluted, finds test Former Mumbai Mayor and Shiv Sena corporator Shubha Raul has got the samples of water flowing in 11km Dahisar River tested. 'Builder must give Mhada 9,700sqft in Mumbai's Dadar building' The Bombay high court has directed a city-based developer to hand over to Mhada an area of around 9,700 square feet in their newly-constructed building in the heart of Central Mumbai at Naigaum Cross Road, Dadar. 'Dengue death' in Mumbai's Chembur to be reviewed The BMC on Friday said that the death of a 90-year-old man at Chembur's Surana Hospital cannot be attributed to dengue till a review was done. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		643 seats under RTE in first choice schools filled A total of 643 seats were filled under the RTE (Right to Education Act) quota in 19 schools on Friday even as some tense moments prevailed among the parents as the supervising team appointed by the district administration chose the students one after the other. Okhla plant boost irks many The Delhi government’s first budget may have scored high on the environment front, but the ragpicker community and civil society organizations working on the issue of waste are concerned about its promotion of waste-to-energy plants in Delhi. Pachauri quizzed again Former Teri chief R K Pachauri, accused in a sexual harassment case, was questioned for the second time at his residence on Friday. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru girls win at global Technovation challenge Five schoolgirls from Bengaluru developed an app for this and won the award in the middle school category at the Technovation World Pitch Challenge at San Francisco on Thursday. Revenue from distance education used elsewhere The distance education programme seems to be a cash cow for universities because the only major expense is for reviewing and printing study material, which in any case is done once in three or four years. No IISc? Then no Isro or LCA too It’s one of India’s oldest scientific institutions whose galaxy of alumni have played a huge role in nation-building. There wouldn’t have been Isro or the light combat aircraft (LCA) project but for IISc and its alumni, many of the experts articulated at the IISc conference on Friday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Celkon shifts unit from China to India Homegrown handset maker Celkon Mobiles shifted its manufacturing base from China to India by inaugurating its first factory in Telangana on Friday and is now mulling setting up its second unit as part of a manufacturing cluster, said a top official of the company. Sumptuous Iftar spread for city's best in Hyderabad Sumptuous Iftar spread for city’s best in Hyderabad Environment expert Rajamani passes away Well-known environmentalist and former bureaucrat, R Rajamani, passed away in Hyderabad on Thursday, after a brief illness. He was 78. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Vijayakanth, Stalin slam govt for delay in Mettur dam release Opposition parties DMK and DMDK on Friday stepped up their attack on the Tamil Nadu government over its alleged inability to release Cauvery water from Mettur dam for Kuruvai (short-term crop) cultivation. HC stays polls to actors' association Says notification invalid; legal victory for Vishal and Co HC directs setting up of 3-member panel of docs for autopsy on dalit youth's body Two days after the body of a young dalit engineer V Gokulraj was found on a railway track near Pallipalayam in Namakkal district, triggering caste tension and allegations that he had been murdered by some members of the gounder community, the Madras high court directed the Mohan Kumaramangalam Government Hospital in Salem to constitute a team of three doctors to conduct the postmortem examination. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Uproar as Ahmedabad's commerce colleges take original documents Uproar was witnessed in commerce colleges across the city on Friday after the colleges began collecting original documents instead of photocopies from students. Ahmedabad businessman identifies NIA constable as extortionist The businessman Mukund Patel and his father, Gopal Patel, on Friday identified the NIA constable Devidas Vaishnav and his accomplice, Shankar Shekavat, in a test identification parade as the persons who had extorted Rs 60 crore from them. Six arrested for vehicle thefts, buying stolen bikes in Ahmedabad A team of the Ahmedabad rural police's local crime branch (LCB) caught four persons for the theft of two-wheelers and held two others for purchasing them, on Thursday. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		People jailed during emergency seek freedom fighters' status Persons from different walks of life, who were jailed in Naini central Jail during the emergency under the provisions of Maintenance of Internal Security Act popularly known as MISA, on Thursday urged the Centre to grant them the status of freedom fighters. Rising incidences of theft and burglaries in business community Call it failure of police to check the rising incidences of theft and burglaries or business community including jewelers and owners of petrol pumps becoming safety gadgets friendly, traders at prime city market locations like Civil Lines, Chowk, Hewett road, Leader road have cent percent installed CCTV sets and intruder alarms for security reasons. Unidentified armed dacoits killed a 55-year-old watchman and left two others injured at a mango field in Paharpur Sudhwa village Around half a dozen unidentified armed and masked dacoits killed a 55-year-old watchman and left two others seriously injured at a mango field in Paharpur Sudhwa village under Charwa police station of Kaushambi district late on Wednesday night. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Carpenters blame Daitapatis for delay in making idols Under fire for delay in construction of new idols of deities of Jagannath Temple for Nabakalebara, carpenters on Thursday shifted the blame to a section of Daitapati servitors. Cong bandh today: Several examinations postponed The Council of Higher Secondary Examination (CHSE) and various universities postponed the examinations, scheduled for Friday, in view of the bandh call by the Congress. Culture dept to run Odia language body The Odia Bhasa Pratisthan will function under the culture department soon. The institution has been functioning under the school and mass education department since its inception on April 1, the formation day of Odisha, in 2006. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		MP Cong takes audio-clip evidence against CM to EC Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday took an audio-clip allegedly of a conversation between chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and a local BJP leader of Garoth assembly seat Rajesh Choudhary to the Election Commission as evidence of violation of model code of conduct. MP Cong takes audio-clip evidence against CM to EC Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday took an audio-clip allegedly of a conversation between chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and a local BJP leader of Garoth assembly seat Rajesh Choudhary to the Election Commission as evidence of violation of model code of conduct. 'Vegan diet helps in weight loss' Set aside animal products and keep the use of fats and oils low, is the new mantra for living a healthy life for diabetics, according to US-based Zeeshan Ali, a programme specialist for the Physicians Committee’s Kickstart India program. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		1 held for blackmailing boy who committed suicide in Mohali An 18-year-old youth, who had committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance on June 15, was being blackmailed by a man who tricked the victim over phone imitating a woman's voice, revealed the FIR. BJP candidate most likely to become market panel chief in Chandigarh Taking an edge in the Chandigarh Market Committee election on Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be moving towards the post of chairman, as out of a total of nine posts of director, BJP-supported candidates managed to win six, two were bagged by Congress-supported candidates, and one went to an independent candidate. Staff crunch hits Mohali fire department Diljot Singh | When it comes to infrastructure and manpower, Mohali's fire department is lacking behind neighbours Panchkula and Chandigarh. More Chandigarh News»

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