Tag: Punjab CM
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‘Sikh families who want to be flown out of Afghanistan, it’s our duty to help them’: Amarinder Singh
On March 25, unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a Sikh gurdwara in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, killing at least 27 worshippers and wounding as many, in one of the deadliest attacks on the minority community in the country.
March 28, 2020 -
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh orders probe into jailbreak by 3 undertrials in Amritsar
Taking serious note of the security lapse, the Chief Minister said prison security would be reviewed and further strengthened, not just in this jail but in the others across the state too.
February 2, 2020 -
Anti-CAA stir: ‘Students can protest as long as peace not disturbed’, says Amarinder Singh
Protests against CAA that were earlier confined to the northeast, have swept the country over the past two weeks after several protesters, including students clashed with the police in Delhi’s Jamia Milia Islamia on December 15.
December 31, 2019 -
Amarinder Singh extends helping hand to distressed man who breached security to reach him
The incident, seen as a breach of security of the chief minister, occurred during an interactive session of the investors meet in Mohali, when a youth suddenly approached near the stage to apprise him of his problem, prompting security personnel to pounce upon him and nab him.
December 6, 2019 -
Pakistan drones flew undetected, dropped arms in Punjab: Sources
With a capacity to carry weight up to 5 kg, the drones flew at low level and at fast pace to evade detection, sources said.
September 25, 2019 -
S Jaishankar alerts Indian Mission in Italy to help get bodies of 4 Sikh men
Investigators suspected that the four men, identified as 48 –year-old Prem Sing, 45-year-old Tarsem Singh, 29-year old Arminder Singh and 28-year-old Majinder Singh were choked to death after inhaling carbon dioxide fumes from the cow manure.
September 14, 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 CM writes to Modi to simplify GST
The Chief Minister said he looked forward to working with Modi to bring prosperity to the people of India as well as the state.
May 31, 2019 -
Confident of beating both BJP, Akali Dal: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
Singh said that voting in Punjab, where polling is being held in the seventh and last phase of the elections, has been peaceful so far.
May 19, 2019 -
MEA confirms two Indians beheaded in Saudi Arabia, Punjab CM calls it ‘barbaric’
The two Indians, Satwinder Kumar of Hoshiarpur and Harjeet Singh of Ludhiana, were beheaded on 28 February. But the MEA said that it was not informed of the execution by Saudi authorities.
April 18, 2019 -
PM Modi takes jibe at Amarinder Singh, Punjab CM hits back
The PM also offered a salve to Singh, who was an Army officer before joining politics.
April 14, 2019 -
Interview | Using photos of soldiers for electioneering is abominable: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
In an interview ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Amarinder Singh asserted that the Narendra Modi government has “failed” to deliver and that the Congress will return to power under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.
April 6, 2019 -
Stop politicising defence forces: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
Paying his respects to the fallen soldiers, the CM said it was a sad moment but also a day to be proud of what our valiant soldiers did in the line of duty.
November 14, 2018 -
Amarinder urges Sushma to discuss Kartarpur corridor issue with Pakistan
Amarinder said the Punjab government had, time and again, requested the Indian government to take up with the Pakistan government the issue of opening a corridor from the international border to Kartarpur Sahib.
November 9, 2018 -
Punjab school principal, teacher suspended in girls’ stripping incident
School headmaster Kuldeep Kaur and teacher Jyoti have been suspended on the directives of the chief minister Amarinder Singh.
November 6, 2018 -
Not stubble burning, Delhi’s pollution due to vehicular emissions: Punjab CM
Amarinder cited “hard facts” to rubbish Kejriwal’s statement, which he trashed as yet another attempt by the Delhi CM to divert public attention for his own government’s abysmal failure on all counts.
November 4, 2018 -
Punjab government announces health cover to 43 lakh families
The Punjab government on Wednesday announced an annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh each to around 43 lakh families in the state under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) and a state scheme. The state has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Centre for the implementation of the PM-JAY for 14.96 …
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October 17, 2018