Tag: Punjab
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh will meet PM Modi to seek passport waiver for Kartarpur pilgrims
Singh will lead an all-party delegation to the PM to discuss the issue. He will also urge PM Modi to pressurize Pakistan to slash the $20 fee on Indian pilgrims.
February 25, 2020 -
Why Punjab must not promote alcoholism
Punjab is already among the leading consumers of alcohol in the country. Its per capita annual consumption of 7.9 litres places it second in the country among all states.
February 21, 2020 -
Investigators arrest man in Amritsar in 194-kg heroin smuggling case
On January 31, the Special Task Force of Punjab police had seized 194 kg heroin and other contraband from a rented house in Akash avenue in Sultanwind village of Amritsar district.
February 19, 2020 -
Punjab offers to supply sugar from co-operative mills to HP
The offer was made by Punjab Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa during his meeting with the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur at Himachal Bhawan in Chandigarh today.
February 15, 2020 -
Punjab cancels leave of staff engaged in reporting and management for Corona Virus
Giving details, the health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that in wake of COVID-19, staff working for surveillance of Corona Virus, reporting, tracing and management would only be granted the leave after getting sanction from the directorate of health services so that screening, as well as test process of the suspected passengers, would not affect.
February 12, 2020 -
Delhi Election Results: AAP victory to revive party’s hopes in Punjab
The AAP leaders in Punjab including Leader of Opposition, Harpal Singh Cheema, said the unprecedented victory of the party had sent out a message loud and clear across the country that the elected governments would have to work harder to bettering education, health care, cheaper electricity, safety and security of women.
February 11, 2020 -
Building collapses in Punjab’s Mohali, many feared trapped; rescue ops on
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh expressed his anguish over the building collapse.
February 8, 2020 -
SAD asks Capt to prove his ’11 lakh jobs for youth’ claim
In a statement, former minister Maheshinder Singh Grewal said the CM should release the data of eleven lakh jobs which had been given to youth in Punjab so that he could be felicitated appropriately.
February 6, 2020 -
BJP using Shaheen Bagh to polarise elections in Delhi: Captain
Amarinder, who was addressing a public meeting in Delhi's Hari Nagar in favour of Congress candidate Surinder Setia, said the BJP was “attempting to polarise the elections here with protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Shaheen Bagh in Delhi but they will not succeed as people have seen through their game”.
February 3, 2020 -
Will move anti-CAA resolution in Puducherry assembly: CM V Narayanasamy
The resolution condemning the CAA would be adopted on the floor of the territorial assembly when it meets on February 12, CM Narayanasamy said.
February 3, 2020 -
SAD condemns Congress govt for proposing ‘home delivery’ of liquor
Terming the proposal, which the government wanted to run as a pilot project in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) in the first phase as shameful and unmindful of the sentiments of the people, former minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said after running away from providing Ghar Ghar Rozgar (employment for each household), the Amarinder Singh government was offering Ghar Ghar Sharab (liquor for each household).
February 2, 2020 -
Union Budget failed to address problems of any section of society: Captain
There was nothing in the budget, he said, that could pave the way for economic reforms or raise public consumption that was imperative for reviving the economy.
February 1, 2020 -
Captain seeks detection equipment against Pakistan mounted drones
During the meeting convened by the CM with the Congress’ Members of Parliament (MPs) from both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Amarinder reiterated the need to prepare strategies for the development or installation of required infrastructure, such as radars, that can detect movement of different kinds of low flying conventional aerial platforms, such as drones.
January 29, 2020 -
Punjab: Amarinder Singh wants PM to raise locust attack on crops with Pakistan
Locusts are short-horned grasshoppers with highly migratory habits and voracious feeding behaviour. Their appearance in the winter months is a new phenomenon.
January 28, 2020 -
Punjab man wins Rs 1.5 crore lottery in 3 hours of purchasing ticket
He had bought the New Year Bumper ticket from a street vendor on 17 January at 2 pm and the draw of the bumper was held on the same day.
January 27, 2020 -
Telangana may pass resolution against CAA, says Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
Rao said he has spoken to his counterparts in other states and he might convene a conclave of regional parties and Chief Ministers to oppose the CAA since it concerns the country's future.
January 26, 2020 -
Best CEO award for Punjab poll panel chief
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred this coveted national award upon the CEO Punjab S Karuna Raju on Saturday during National Voter’s Day function held at Zoravar Auditorium at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
January 25, 2020