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To address the problem of migrant labourers and prevent their exodus from the state amid the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has asked all industrial units and brick kilns in the state to commence operations with such migrants if they have adequate ...
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Banks in Punjab will remain open across Punjab on March 30 & 31, 2020, to facilitate people in their financial transactions amid the curfew restrictions, under orders from Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. From April 3 onwards, all bank branches shall be open only on ...
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Bir Devinder Singh, former Deputy Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, condemned the Punjab government for mortifying ignominiously the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), who are on their visit to home State, Punjab since January 2020 or even before.
In a statement issued today, he said that the kind of ...
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Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought immediate financial assistance from the Centre to clear all the pending liabilities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme.
In a letter to Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture ...
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To further streamline the curfew management and facilitate supply of essentials in the curfew-bound state in the light of the 21-day national lockdown which started today, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder has issued a fresh set of directives to the police and civil administration, including ...
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A day after imposing full curfew in the state to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a series of measures to ease the problems faced by the people, and to enable the police and civil administration to manage ...
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TO COMBAT COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered state-wide curfew clampdown, making Punjab the first state in the country to resort to this extreme and exceptional measure in the battle against COVID-19.
The Chief Minister, after reviewing the situation with Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh and ...
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TO COMBAT COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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All essential services will be available during the shutdown, which will take effect from 6 a.m. on Monday and will remain in force till 9 P.M. on March 31.
Even as the Chief Minister appealed to all residents of Punjab to observe all health safeguards, especially ...
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Setting at rest all speculations to the contrary, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday made it clear he would definitely contest the next Assembly elections in the state.
"I’m still quite young. Do you think I’m too old to fight the polls?,” he quipped ...
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday vowed to ensure punishment for those guilty in the Bargari case, while promising total elimination of all kinds of mafia and monopoly in the state.
Declaring that he will not allow mining, liquor, drug and transport mafias, or ...
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EDITOR’S WARNING –
WE MUST START with a cautionary note — This is a long story. A very long story. No one reads very long stories these days. All of us want to read WhatsApp forwards that dispense great wisdom in a clever poster. If ...
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After ordering closure of all educational institutions in the state till March 31, the Punjab government is likely to shut down cinema halls, restaurants and clubs till the end of this month amid coronavirus scare.
According to a PTI report, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said ...
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Parading at Sri Darbar Sahib, not folding hands even inside the sanctum sanctorum, shaking hands at Sri Akal Takht Sahib. What is these leaders' understanding about Punjab, about our culture, about religion, about sensitivity? TOP LEADERSHIP OF AAM AADMI PARTY was at the Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, ...
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TO IMPLEMENT ANOTHER KEY POLL PROMISE
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The Punjab Government led by Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday took a major step towards implementing another pre-poll promise, with the Cabinet approving introduction of Punjab Lokayukta Bill, 2020, which will cover all levels of public functionaries, up to the Chief Minister.
The Cabinet decision will ...
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TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUTH
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In line with the Budget announcement to revert to the earlier retirement age for employees, the Punjab Government has decided to do away with the policy of optional extension in service period after retirement/superannuation, in order to generate employment for the state’s youth.
The Punjab Cabinet, ...
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BEHBAL KALAN & BARGARI CASES
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Disclosing that the Supreme Court had vindicated the state government’s stand by rejecting the CBI plea seeking permission to probe the cases, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured the Assembly that the SIT investigation into the Behbal Kalan and Bargari cases would ...
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POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
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Punjab government should appoint a commission of inquiry headed by the sitting Judge of the high court or the retired Judge of the Supreme Court to probe all the murky deals of the Power Sector in Punjab since 1997, demanded Bir Devinder Singh, former Deputy ...
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CHANDIGARH, FEBRUARY 14: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday asked the Deputy Commissioners to prioritize the core sectors of education, health, power and water for ensuring quality of life of citizens across the state.
Chairing a meeting of all Deputy Commissioners here at Punjab ...
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In the evening, ...
