Monthly Archives: MARCH 2020

COVID-19 CRISIS

Punjab Govt defers due date for submitting applications for recruitment

31.03.20 - Team PT

Keeping in view of the curfew extension amid COVID-19 pandemic, Punjab Government has decided to postpone the due date for submitting applications for all kinds of new recruitment to April 30, 2020 or beyond that.

Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson said that the Punjab ...

COVID-19 CRISIS

Now in Punjab, Industries & Brick kilns can operate with migrant labour if they can be accommodated on premises

29.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

COVID-19 CRISIS

Banks in Punjab to open on March 30-31; From 3rd April, two days a week

29.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

COVID-19 CRISIS

Stop humiliating the NRIs currently in Punjab, with ‘albatross around their neck’: Bir Devinder Singh

29.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

COVID-19 CRISIS

Punjab CM seeks financial assistance from centre to clear pending liabilities under MGNREGA

26.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

COVID-19 CURFEW

Punjab govt issues new orders to facilitate supply of essentials, management of curfew

25.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

New curfew guidelines to ease people’s problems in Punjab

24.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

TO COMBAT COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Punjab under state-wide Curfew with no relaxations

23.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

TO COMBAT COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Punjab orders statewide lockdown till March 31

22.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

ABHI TO MAIN JAWAN HOON

Will definitely contest next polls, still young to do so: Amarinder

16.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

Amarinder vows to bring Bargari guilty to book, promises total elimination of mafias & equal opportunity for all

16.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

THE FINAL LOOT

Amarinder govt’s nefarious plan to steal Shamlat Lands will spell death knell of Punjab

15.03.20 - SP Singh*

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 ...

Coronavirus - Punjab to close cinema halls, restaurants

14.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

AAP GOES TO GURU

Parikarma & Jarnaili Sadak: A Walk in the Clouds

05.03.20 - S Pal

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, ...

TO IMPLEMENT ANOTHER KEY POLL PROMISE

Punjab cabinet okays Lokayukta Bill, covering all levels up to CM

02.03.20 - Team PT

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 ...

TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUTH

Punjab govt to do away with optional extension for employees

02.03.20 - Team PT

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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Monthly Archives: MARCH 2020

Keeping in view of the curfew extension amid COVID-19 pandemic, Punjab Government has decided to postpone the due date for submitting applications for all kinds of new recruitment to April 30, 2020 or beyond that. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson said that the Punjab ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Keeping in view of the curfew extension amid COVID-19 pandemic, Punjab Government has decided to postpone the due date for submitting applications for all kinds of new recruitment to April 30, 2020 or beyond that.

Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson said that the Punjab ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...