Tag: Amarinder Singh
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Amarinder Singh accepts Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation, forwards it to Governor
Sidhu had formally resigned on July 14 as Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources, the portfolio he had not taken charge of.
July 20, 2019 -
Amarinder Singh seeks Central assistance for drug treatment
AIIMS Delhi had appreciated the Buprenorphine + Nalaxone therapy offered by the state’s Outdoor Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) Clinics, he pointed out, underlining the need to realign OST (Opioid Substitution Therapy) of the Union government with the therapy offered by the state.
July 16, 2019 -
After quitting Punjab Cabinet, Navjot Sidhu sends resignation to Amarinder Singh
Last month, Navjot Sidhu, stripped of key portfolios, had called on Rahul Gandhi and party leaders Priyanka Vadra Gandhi and Ahmed Patel.
July 15, 2019 -
Punjab, Haryana agree to hold inter-state meeting on drugs
The meeting will be hosted by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on July 25.
July 12, 2019 -
Punjab women panel chief receiving threats after complaint against Honey Singh
Manisha Gulati said it’s been the case ever since a complaint was filed against Honey Singh and music producer Bhushan Kumar by the Punjab Police for using vulgar lyrics in a song, "Makhna".
July 10, 2019 -
Amarinder Singh to recommend Bharat Ratna for hockey legend Balbir Singh senior
The CM met the ailing former player at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research to present to him the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award, after felicitating around 100 other players, including veterans, with the award at an event here.
July 10, 2019 -
Need ‘dynamic young leader’ to replace Rahul Gandhi, Amarinder Singh urges Congress
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday went public with a formal assertion that he has resigned as the Congress president, taking responsibility for the party’s decimation in the recent Lok Sabha elections.
July 6, 2019 -
Opposition asks Badnore to recall order to pardon 4 cops in fake encounter case
Dr Gandhi told the governor that Badals and present Chief Minister Amarinder Singh might have misrepresented the facts to him about the fake encounter of Harjit Singh.
July 5, 2019 -
Firm on quitting, Rahul Gandhi to meet Congress CMs today
The meeting comes in the backdrop of a continuing suspense over Gandhi's future role in the party and a spate of resignations by Congress leaders.
July 1, 2019 -
Punjab CM seeks fresh river water tribunal
The Chief Minister, in his speech circulated at the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting which he could not attend owing to indisposition, also called upon the Prime Minister to provide a one-time debt waiver to mitigate the distress of indebted farmers.
June 15, 2019 -
Punjab govt to invite 550 NRIs on Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary
Divulging more, the minister said that the arrangements of boarding, lodging as well as transportation would be made by the Punjab government.
June 12, 2019 -
Amarinder seeks hike in Rabi crops’ MSP to ease farmers’ woes
On the directives of the CM, the state agriculture department has come out with a detailed proposal for the hike in the MSP of wheat from Rs 1840 per quintal in 2018-19 to Rs 2710 in 2019-20 and barley from Rs 1440 to Rs 1974 per quintal.
June 12, 2019 -
After 2-yr-old boy’s death, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh orders closure of all open borewells
The CM has sought reports from deputy commissioners (DCs) on all such existing open borewells, with a direction to take immediate corrective action to prevent the recurrence of such catastrophic incidents.
June 11, 2019 -
Punjab toddler trapped in borewell for 5 days retrieved dead; CM expresses grief
The toddler's grandfather claimed that the body of the child had grievous wounds adding that the child was pulled out using strings.
June 11, 2019 -
Rescue operation on to save 2-year-old boy from borewell
The child, Fatehveer, fell into the unused borewell in a field when he was playing near his house at around 4 pm on 6 June.
June 10, 2019 -
Candidates to be allotted to departments on merit: SSSB
Board chairman Raman Behl said the board conducts exams for the recruitment to Group C posts for various departments of the state government.
June 10, 2019 -
Amid rift with Punjab CM, Sidhu meets Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi
Sidhu, who was allocated Department of Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources, had reportedly failed to assume his new charge.
June 10, 2019