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Radio Pakistan falsely projects negative impact of farmers suicides and Blue Star operation in East

Pak Radio says Punjabi losing its ground in East Punjab Chandigarh, Aug. 30 : Pakistan Radio in its latest anti-India diatribe has tried to provoke public sentiments again over the 1984 Blue Star Operation and incidents of farmers'' suicides citing non-remunerative prices of their agriculture produce as the reason for the latter.

In this week''s Punjabi Durbar programme, Radio Pakistan has tried to win the sympathy of Punjabis'' by condemning the operation and reiterating that the farmers'' facing a difficult time.

Chandigarh savours exotic dishes

ChandigarhChandigarh, Aug 26 : Food enthusiasts got something to cheer about recently in Chandigarh when two food festivals were held there, which tickled their palates.

The food festivals specialized in Mughlai and Chinese food.

The 15-day long kebab festival served a variety of juicy and lip-smacking Lucknawi kebabs. The menu included kebabs of 15 non-vegetarian and 10 vegetarian varieties.

Some of the gourmets like Vegetable Galouti kebab, Spicy Fish kebab, and Chicken Tikka Tarkand were cooked in red wine over charcoal, which can leave any food lover craving for more.

Chandigarh savours exotic dishes

ChandigarhChandigarh, Aug 26 : Food enthusiasts got something to cheer about recently in Chandigarh. The reason being that two food festivals held there, which tickled their palates and both were unique in their own way.

The people got a taste of Mughlai and Chinese food during the festival.

The 15-day long kebab festival served a variety of juicy and lip-smacking Lucknawi kebabs. The menu included kebabs of 15 non-vegetarian and 10 vegetarian varieties.

Some of the gourmets like Vegetable Galouti kebab, Spicy Fish kebab, and Chicken Tikka Tarkand were cooked in red wine over charcoal, which can leave any food lover craving for more.

Chandigarh, Coimbatore fast emerging as India’s new IT hub

Melbourne, Aug 26: Chandigarh and Coimbatore are fast emerging as India’s new IT hub leaving behind traditional centres of Bangalore and Hyderabad, as information technology services grow at 20 per cent annually.

Chandigarh and Coimbatore are fast attracting technology companies and workers as inadequate infrastructure cripples the traditional centres of Bangalore and Hyderabad as well as country’s financial hub, Mumbai.

Chandigarh, a well-planned city started by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is now attracting major IT groups, including Infosys.

It is known as one of the best experiments in urban planning and modern architecture in 20th century India.

Abhinav Bindra gets a rousing welcome in hometown Chandigarh.

Abhinav BindraChandigarh, August 16 : Country''s first ever solo gold medallist in Olympics Abhinav Bindra, who won 10m air rifle event at the ongoing Beijing Olympics got a rousing welcome in hometown Chandigarh in Punjab on Saturday.

Large number of people were waiting for him outside his residence.

Abhinav’s house was embellished with flowers so as make it befitting for the welcome of country''s new found sporting icon.

Protests over land transfer row spreads

Protests over land transfer row spreadsChandigarh/Lucknow, August 12 : The protests over the Amarnath shrine land transfer row have spilled over to other parts of the country, after having paralyzed life in Jammu and Kashmir where they originated.

Thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists took to the streets in Lucknow today shouting slogans against the land transfer revocation order.

The situation turned violent as the protesters clashed with the police, which resorted to baton charge to disperse the mob.

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