Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- Eminent residents of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali on Thursday announced the launch of the Chandigarh Citizens Foundation (CCF), an institutional platform that will bring together people of the tri-city to promote civic engagement, dialogue, and collaboration on issues of public interest and sustainable development .

Its governing council has former army chief General VP Malik (retd) as president, former Punjab chief secretary Vini Mahajan as vice-president, former Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research ( PGIMER) director Dr KK Talwar, former Punjab chief secretary Ramesh Inder Singh, eminent industrialist Rajinder Gupta , theatre personality Neelam Mansingh, retired IPS officer Samant Goel, f...