Sector- 17 biggest Shopping Centre

Chandigarh being a modern planned city has the best managed shopping areas with the perfectly lined up shopping arcades, well managed and ample embarked parking lots, and well behaved shoppers in general. Unlike other tourist destinations in India, Chandigarh is not a city steeped in history and heritage. So shopping in Chandigarh is a different experience.

The most popular shopping arcade is in Sector 17, which is also known as City Centre. Planned around four pedestrian concourses meeting at a central chowk (intersection), the Sector 17 of Chandigarh is a pedestrian’s paradise dotted with fountains, sculptures, and groves of trees.

Sector -17 provides you with huge selection for clothes, shoes, electronics, sports goods, books and anything an avid shopper seeks. Here, you can find virtually anything and everything.

Other than a government store Phulkari, Sector –17 does not hold much in terms of ethnic Indian shopping, there is no traditional item that is specific to Chandigarh, but one can go for the famous curly-toed Punjabi jootis, embroidered Punjabi dupattas (stoles) in vivid colours and a wide collection of woolens sourced from Ludhiana (famous for hosiery and woolen industry, this place is 100 Kms from Chandigarh.)

Sector -35 is the newer part of the city with upcoming restaurants and hotels.

Sector -22 is famous for its jewelry shops and Indian Snack shops. It also holds a huge “Rehri Market”.

Shopping in Chandigarh is a style statement. You will not like to drive out of posh markets of sector 17 and sector 22 without indulging in a shopping spree. In the evenings, when the colorful mosaic of neon signs and the aesthetically illuminated fountains come alive, Sector 17 becomes the Chandigarh city’s biggest outdoor club.

Cinema Halls in Chandigarh

Chandigarh has Seven Cinema halls. Three in Sector 17 and one each in Sectors 22, 32, 34 and 37. Some of them were designed by the founder Design and Development team of Chandigarh. Like K.C. theatre was designed by Aditya Prakash who was the assistant of famous Architect Jane Drew. Cinema in Chandigarh is moving into new grounds with the authorities waving the green signal for conversion of existing cinema halls to multiplexes.

Theatre

Tagore Theatre (Sector 18) and Punjab Kala Bhawan in the Rose Garden are popular venues for music, dance and drama performances.

High Court of Punjab and Haryana ( Chandigarh )

Located on the north of India, 365 meters above the sea-level, on the foot-hills of Shivalik range, is the city beautiful, 'Chandigarh'. It is the capital of two States of the Indian Union, namely, the Punjab and Haryana. Though it is the capital of two states, it belongs to none of them and is a Union Territory. Before the partition of India, on August 15, 1947, the areas which are now parts of the Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, some parts of Himachal Pradesh and some areas falling in West Pakistan, formed the Punjab. Lahore was its capital.

Located on the north of India, 365 meters above the sea-level, on the foot-hills of Shivalik range, is the city beautiful, 'Chandigarh'. It is the capital of two States of the Indian Union, namely, the Punjab and Haryana. Though it is the capital of two states, it belongs to none of them and is a Union Territory. Before the partition of India, on August 15, 1947, the areas which are now parts of the Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, some parts of Himachal Pradesh and some areas falling in West Pakistan, formed the Punjab. Lahore was its capital.

In the partition, Lahore was given to Pakistan. There arose the need to have a new capital for the areas of the Punjab that had fallen to India.In March, 1948, the Government of Punjab in consultation with the Government of India, approved a 114.59 sq.km. tract of land at the foot of the Shivalik Hills in Ambala district, as the site for the new capital. Le Corbusier, a well-known, French architect, was chosen to execute the project. India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, enthusiastically supported the project and took sustained interest in its execution. When he visited the project on April 2, 1952, he declared,

'Let this be a new town symbolic of the freedom of India, unfettered by the traditions of the past, an expression of the nation's faith in the future....The new capital of Punjab will be christened as Chandigarh - a name symbolic of the valiant spirit of the Punjabis. Chandigarh is rightly associated with the name of Goddess Chandi -Shakti, or power.'

Situated at a distance of about 240 kilometers on the north of Delhi on National Highway No.21, it is connected by bus, rail and air. Chandigarh is known all over the world for its being the first planned Asian city. The City is divided into well-planned and defined sectors. Each sector is a separate self-reliant unit, having all the essential amenities, such as, school, dispensary, post office, market etc. The City also boasts of open parks and wide roads. Being the capital of the two states, the administrative headquarters of both the States are also located here. Many people from other parts of India and the world visit it every day to see the architecture of its buildings. Zakir Rose Garden, Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake are some of the places of interest in the city. It is also the seat of the High Court of the Punjab and Haryana. The High Court is located in Sector 1 of Chandigarh.

The East Punjab High Court of judicature was established at Shimla on August 15, 1947 by the Governor General's High Court (Punjab) Order 1947 issued under Section 9 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 229 (1) of the Government of India Act, 1935, the High Court of East Punjab was also made a court of record and as provided by Clause 5 of the said order, it had in respect of the provinces of Punjab and Delhi, all such original, appellate and other jurisdictions as under the law in force immediately before the August 15, 1947, was exercisable in respect of those territories by the High Court at Lahore.

The East Punjab High Court was the successor and continuation of the High Court at Lahore. The decisions of Lahore High Court were binding on the Punjab High Court on the principle of stare decisis. The Constitution of India came into force on January 26, 1950. The State of East Punjab came to be known as the Punjab now. Accordingly, the name of the High Court was also changed. As per Article 214(2) of the Constitution of India, the High Court was to be continued along with other High Courts. The Constitution of India also conferred on the Punjab High Court, along with all other High Courts, the power to issue directions, orders including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo-warranto and certiorari in the enforcement of fundamental rights or for any other purpose. The East Punjab High Court did not have the power to issue writs. However, the seat of the High Court continued to remain at Shimla.

Traffic Violations, Chandigarh Police, CCTV Challans

Maximum Traffic Violations captured on Labour Chowk, Gurdwara Chowk and Tribune Chowk

In the past seven months, the maximum number of traffic violations were detected on Dakshin Marg in the city. If figures provided by the Chandigarh Police are to be believed, of the total 18,129 CCTV challans issued in this period, 11,763 were issued to traffic violators on Dakshin Marg alone. This information was submitted in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday by the Chandigarh Police in the form of an affidavit on the issue of non-implementation of traffic rules by Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana.

Of all the roundabouts, Labour Chowk, which is the intersection of Sectors 20/21/33/34, reported the maximum number of challans. While 5,190 traffic violators were fined on the Labour Chowk, the Gurdwara Chowk at Sector 20/30/31/32 intersection stands second in the list with 3,772 cases of fine. The Tribune Chowk reported 2,801 challans. All the three roundabouts are on the Dakshin Marg.

“Most number of traffic violations are witnessed on Dakshin Marg, which is a very busy traffic zone. Commuters from Mohali and other areas of Punjab are challaned for not complying with traffic norms,” said a traffic police inspector while speaking to Newsline .

The CCTV cameras caught me and my brother on a scooter without helmet on June 6. It was in August that the challan was delivered to me by post. The challan had an incorrect date as we had gone for Amarnath Yatra on the day the challan claimed that we had been violators. It was found that the cops had mistakenly altered the date from June 6 to July 7 in the challan.

A police officer said according to the initial agreement the company was required to provide a software that only captured vehicles jumping red lights and flashed a signal on a screen installed at the control room at the Sector 29 Traffic Police Lines. After receiving the signal the operator in the control room had to complete the entire process of preparing a ‘challan’ (fine) and dispatch it to the vehicle owner’s address.

Cricket Stadium in Chandiagrh

The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is located at #Mohali # just outside the city of #Chandigarh#Punjab# It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab team. Punjab's second international cricket stadium has been approved by BCCI in # Bathinda,# Punjab# . The construction of the stadium took around 25 crore rupees & 3 years to complete.[1]. The stadium has an official capacity of 30,000[2 spectators.

The lights here are unconventional compared to cricket stadiums, in that the light pillars are very low in height. This is to avoid that aircraft from the nearby airport collide with the light pillars.

The 19th and youngest Test cricket venue in India, this is one of the larger grounds in the country and sports a lush outfield. The pitch has a reputation for being lively and supporting pace bowlers. It was inaugurated with a one-day international match between India and South Africa during the Hero cup on November 22 1993.

The first Test match here was held the following season, between India and West Indies on December 10, 1994. One of the most famous one-day matches on this ground was a thrilling Cricket World Cup semi-final encounter between Australia and West Indies in 1996. PCA stadium will host 3 matches of 2011 world cup including the Semi-final.

PCA stadium is home of Kings 11 Punjab(IPL mohali franchisee).

The current pitch curator for the PCA Stadium is Daljit Singh

Chandigarh International Airport

Chandigarh Airport

Chandigarh Airport is being integrated with upcoming Chandigarh International Airport, Mohali instead of leaving it as a Domestic Airport. Work is underway for a new International Terminal, upgrading the Domestic Terminal, three link taxiways, parallel taxi track, cargo complex and hangers of flying club activities and runway extension. The terminal which will be of Glass and Steel, will have 4 boarding (jetways) bridges, construction of apron for parking three in contact and eight remote parking stands for wide-bodied jet aircraft.

Chandigarh International Airport is coming up at 306 acres land of Jheorehri village,near Mohali, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority is spending Rs 1,700 crore to connect this airport with Punjab.

Name of New Airport

The topic of a new Chandigarh Airport is big in Punjab and Haryana. The Name has been an ongoing issue. At first the Airport was to be named Mohali International Airport, since it is in the suburb of Mohali in Chandigarh. But since Chandigarh is a Union Territory, Haryana also will have a share in the Airport, and since Mohali is on the Punjab side of the city, Haryana felt the name of Mohali International Airport will not show Haryana's share in the airport. For now the two states have agreed on a name for the airport, Chandigarh International Airport.[1][2] Lately, Haryana has fully supported the naming of the international airport of Chandigarh as Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport.

Chandigarh International Airport

Chandigarh International Airport is slated to replace the old domestic Chandigarh Airport as region's only international airport in October 2009 serving Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh states of India.

It will be the second international airport in Punjab after Raja Sansi International Airport, recently it has been renamed as Guru Ramdas international airport Amritsar. According to plans, the existing infrastructure of the civil-cum-defence airport at Chandigarh would be integrated into the new Chandigarh international airport

Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): Chandigarh International airport project was bestowed with financial aid of Rs500 crore by Airport Authority of India on Monday.

Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): Chandigarh International airport project was bestowed with financial aid of Rs500 crore by Airport Authority of India on Monday.

According to information, The Airport Authority of India has approved the proposal of establishing an airfield and a civil aviation terminal at Chandigarh International airport along with the construction of boundary wall as well as airfield and civil aviation terminal for the upcoming international airport at Mohali.

The AAI board has decided to approach the Election Commission of India to get a final nod to the project with the formation of a joint venture company with Punjab and Haryana government.

It is to mention here that, AAI board has engaged JV Company for the construction of an airfield and a civil aviation terminal at international airport in Tricity.

Chandigarh Location

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INDL AREA PHASE I TO III

PANCHKULA

SECTOR 1-21

HIGH COURT

NEW SECRETARIAT

SECTOR 1,2,3 & 4

VIDHAN SABHA

INDUSTRIAL AREA PHASE 1

INDUSTRIAL AREA PHASE 2

SECTOR 28

SECTOR 28-A

SECTOR 28-B

SECTOR 28-C

SECTOR 28-D

AERODROME

SECTOR 47

SECTOR 47-A

SECTOR 47-B

SECTOR 47-C

SECTOR 47-D

SECTOR 9

U. T. SECRETARIAT

SECTOR 10 (10-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 11 (11-A,B,C,D)

ENGG COLLEGE

P.G.I.M.E.R.

SECTOR 12

PUNJAB UNIVERSITY

SECTOR 14

SECTOR 15 (15-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 16 (16-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 17 (17-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 18 (18-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 5

SECTOR 8 (8-A,B,C,D)

RAJ BHAWAN

SECTOR 19 (19-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 27 (27-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 6

SECTOR 7 (7-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 20 (20-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 29 (29-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 30 (30-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 21 (21-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 22 (22-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 34 (34-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 23 (23-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 24 (24-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 25

GRAIN MKT

POLICE COLONY

SECTOR 26

TIMBER MARKET

SECTOR 31 (31-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 32 (32-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 33 (33-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 35 (35-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 36 (36-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 37 (37-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 38 (38-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 39 (39-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 40 (40-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 41 (41-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 42 (42-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 43 (43-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 44 (44-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 45 (45-A,B,C,D)

SECTOR 46 (46-A,B,C,D)

SECTORS 45 AND 46

SECTORS 47/48/49/50/51/52

MANDI MANIMAJRA

MANIMAJRA

MARI WALA TOWN

PIPLI WALA TOWN

BURAIL CHANDIGARH

BEAUTIFUL CITY

Chandigarh also called The City Beautiful. Chandigarh serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. It is very neat and clean. Every one follows the traffic rules. The drive by the Chandigarh Police against violators of the traffic rules, through belated, is welcome. Parking is another area requiring attention. An acute shortage of parking space is being felt in some sectors. However, the responsibility for making the city roads safe does not rest with the police alone. Peoples help must be forthcoming. There are many things to see in the Chandigarh such as Rose Garden, Sector 17(Markets), Sukhna Lake and Rock Garden. All these 4 things are very famous in the chandigarh. Specially the Sector 17(Markets) are very famous because there are all sorts of shops here like Booksellers, Jewellery, ClothShops, General merchants, Stataioners, Shoe merchants, Tailors, Electrical applications, Dry cleaners and many more. Shops selling jewellery and ready made garments are a great attraction. For children, shops selling toys and confecionery are very favourite. Chandigarh has two satellite cities i.e. Punchkula and Mohali. Both of which share a border with it.

Sukhna lake, Rock Garden and Rose garden is also a very famous in the Chandigarh. This lake is situated in Chandigarh Sector1. Even the Sukhna lake provide numerous facilties such as shops, restaurant and many more. Morover, this lake is very famous for its water sports like boating, canoeing etc.

Rose garden is situated in Chandigarh Sector 16. In the garden grass is lush-green throughout, the flower-beds are always in bloom with the seasonal flowers and the small fountain in the center which is always working. The garden is visited by the people throughout the day.

Sector 17 market presents a colourful seen when lights are on neoon - sign boards are there. There are footpaths on both sides of the market for the pedestrians.

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU)

>CHANDIGARH<>: After sitting on it for several months, the administration on Monday finally notified hike in Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) bus fare in city and introduced distance-based slabs to replace the existing uniform fare system.

While travelling in non-air conditioned buses will cost Rs 5 up to five kilometres, passengers will have to shell out double the amount for longer distances. For air-conditioned buses, Rs 10 will be the fare up to five kilometres and Rs 15 for farther distances.

Presently, point-to-point travel anywhere in the city costs Rs 5 in non-AC buses and Rs 10 in AC mini-buses.

With CTU suffering losses of Rs 21 crore every year, the hike will help it raise an additional Rs 7.5 crore from sale of tickets.

Earlier, the finance department had given the option of one-slab model with Rs 8 as fixed fare, as it was considered more profitable compared to the two-slab system with tickets of Rs 5 and Rs 10, depending on the distance travelled by passengers, who will get divided in a ratio of 50:50 into the two categories of distances.

The argument was that a uniform fare also ruled out any manipulation by conductors, who could otherwise get a chance to oblige passengers by issuing a lower-priced ticket for more distance. But, the uniform fare option was eventually dropped.

No changes have been proposed in the monthly passes (point-to-point) for students (Rs 60) and employee passes issued in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali (Rs 110).

Meanwhile, the transport department is hopeful that the recently-introduced new fleet of 14 low-floor buses will attract more passengers because of the better facilities offered in vehicles. The vehicles have been bought by UT under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), with 90% of the financial aid given by the ministry of urban development.