Tag: Patiala

Implementation of farm debt waiver by November: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday appealed to the state’s debt-ridden farmers not to commit suicide and said his government was committed to implement the farm debt waiver programme by November. Addressing a gathering after unfurling the national flag at the Republic Day parade at the YPS Stadium here, the Chief Minister assured that...

January 26, 2018

108-year-old monorail ‘chugs’ into National Rail Museum

A 108-year-old monorail which was used by erstwhile king of Patiala, Bhupinder Singh, has chugged its way into already rich heritage of Indian Railways at National Rail Museum (NRM), Chanakayapuri, New Delhi. Recently, National Rail Museum took initiative to start this train every Thursday for visitors. This monorail hauled by steam locomotives, which is one of its kinds in the world. In...

January 10, 2018

Captain Amarinder confident of clean sweep across Punjab

Dubbing these assembly polls as a vote for stability versus communalism and radicalism, Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday cast his vote in Patiala, exuding confidence of a clean sweep in the elections across the entire state, including the Malwa region, which poll pundits had been propping up as an AAP stronghold. Voters...

February 4, 2017