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Amarinder approves cash grant for war widows in place of land

18.07.17 - TEAM PT

Conceding a long pending demand, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today approved a policy change allowing cash grants instead of land for war widows.

The policy change will be applicable to dependents of martyred soldiers, besides permanently disabled soldiers of 1962 Indo-China War, 1965 Indo-Pak War ...

Patiala gets Rs 30 crore for revamping of roads

18.07.17 - TEAM PT

The Punjab government has decided to develop repair and develop Patiala’s crumbling road network, in addition to a slew of other measures for the development of the city.

The Chief Minister has approved a nearly Rs 30 crore allocation for the large-scale renovation of its roads ...

Amarinder rules out rollback of ban on truck unions

17.07.17 - TEAM PT

Captain Amarinder Singh has ruled out a rollback of the government decision to ban truck unions in the state, but has assured that the views of all stakeholders would be taken before the final notification is issued.

The chief minister told a delegation of representatives of ...

Amarinder to launch Uber bike taxi scheme next week, will create 10,000 jobs

17.07.17 - TEAM PT

Captain Amarinder Singh will flag off the first set of 100 Uber bike taxis under a new scheme aimed at generating jobs for the state’s unemployed youth.

Uber’s South Asia Public Policy Director Shweta Rajpal Kohli called on the Chief Minister here on Monday to finalise ...

Badal behind Behbal Kalan firing, probe will prove it: Amarinder

08.07.17 - TEAM PT

Captain Amarinder on Saturday held Former CM Parkash Singh Badal squarely responsible for the Behbal Kalan police firing in the wake of the 2015 Bargari sacrilege incident, saying he was sure the fresh Commission of Inquiry probing the matter would expose the involvement of the ...

Amarinder speaks to Rajasthan CM over assault on four Sikhs in Ajmer

27.05.17 - TEAM PT

Taking a serious view of the reported merciless assault on four Sikh men in Ajmer, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday spoke to his Rajasthan counterpart, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, to seek her personal intervention in ensuring a thorough probe into the incident of ...

Not intimidated by such threats, won't seek central security: Amarinder on threats by pro-Khalistani's

25.05.17 - TEAM PT

Even as he categorically denied seeking enhanced security in the face of open threats and intelligence inputs, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday dared the Canadian pro-Khalistanis to come to Punjab with their threats and face his government’s wrath.

In a hard-hitting reaction to ...

Come forward and stand witness against cold blooded murder of 21 Sikh youth: Virsa to Amarinder

19.05.17 - team pt

Virsa Singh Valtoha, a leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asked Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh to come forward and stand witness against the cold blooded murder of 21 youth whose surrender he had facilitated during the turbulent period of militancy in ...

PepsiCo revives Punjab Citrus project after over a decade

10.05.17 - team pt

In a major boost to the Captain Amarinder Singh’s government’s efforts to woo industry into the state, PepsiCo India has decided to revive its citrus project in Punjab, which was stalled by the Akali government, after a gap of more than a decade.

A PepsiCo delegation, ...

Amarinder visits Harmandir Sahib, Durgiana Mandir for the first time after being re-elected as CM

08.05.17 - team pt

Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday visited the historic Sri Harmandir Sahib, Durgiana Temple and Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal (Ram Tirath) to pay his obeisance and seek blessings for the people of Punjab.

The Chief Minister said it was a gratifying experience for him to ...

CM orders fresh survey, new norms to weed out ineligible pensioners

05.05.17 - TEAM PT

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday set in motion the process of enhancing old age pensions, as promised in the Congress manifesto, while approving a series of new criteria to ensure that only genuine people get the benefit of pensions and the state ...

Amarinder announces Rs12-lakh, Govt. job to kin of martyred Sub. Paramjeet Singh

02.05.17 - team pt

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has announced ex-gratia of Rs. 12 lakhs for the next of kin of Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh, one of the victims of the barbaric assault by Pakistani troops in which two soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and ...

Capt demands free hand for Army to respond suitably to barbaric acts against Jawans

01.05.17 - team pt

Expressing concern over the increasing vulnerability of Indian soldiers on the borders and in border states such as Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has called for total freedom to the Indian Army to tackle dangerous situations faced in the line of duty.

In ...

Amarinder should not have put his holiday in the hills before Punjab and Punjabi's: SAD

01.05.17 - team pt

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said it was unfortunate that Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh had put his holiday in the hills before Punjab and Punjabis as he was yet to visit Punjab or even his home constituency of Patiala after taking oath ...

SAD slams Captain for not visiting Darbar Sahib even forty days after taking Oath

27.04.17 - TEAM PT

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said it was unfortunate and untoward that Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh had forsaken his religious and social duty to visit Sri Harmandir Sahib and Durgiana Mandir after taking oath of office forty days back.

In a statement issued, ...

BJP extended full support to Punjab govt on SYL; Claims Congress

27.04.17 - TEAM PT

The Punjab unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has extended its full support to the Captain Amarinder Singh government on the critical SYL issue, as well as other matters of vital interest to the state, this was claimed in a Punjab Government press release issued ...

Capt Amarinder decides to ban use of plastic in Punjab

25.04.17 - TEAM PT

The Punjab government has decided to ban the use of plastic in a bid to conserve its deteriorating environment.

A notification to this effect will be issued after a formal approval by the state cabinet on the decision taken on Tuesday at the Local Government Department ...

Ensure level playing field for new, existing industries: Amarinder

25.04.17 - TEAM PT

In a bid to offer a level playing field in the industry sector in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday directed authorities to give same concessions to existing industry as well as new one.

He directed the department of industries to provide the same concessions to ...

Punjab heading towards worst ever farming crisis since independence: BJP

24.04.17 - TEAM PT

Weather is playing havoc with the farmers of Punjab, so is the Congress led Govt in Punjab, together both are bent upon ruining the farmers, if not corrected Punjab will face worst ever farming/ agricultural crisis since independence, said State Vice President Bharatiya Janata Party ...

To break Militant-Gangster nexus, Amarinder okays Anti-terror squad

24.04.17 - TEAM PT

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has given the go-ahead for setting up an Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), as part of the Intelligence Wing, to break the nexus flourishing between militants and gangsters in the state’s prisons.

His government, which has already cracked down on terrorists and ...

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The Punjab government has decided to develop repair and develop Patiala’s crumbling road network, in addition to a slew of other measures for the development of the city.The Chief Minister has approved a nearly Rs 30 crore allocation for the large-scale renovation of its roads ...

Captain Amarinder Singh has ruled out a rollback of the government decision to ban truck unions in the state, but has assured that the views of all stakeholders would be taken before the final notification is issued.The chief minister told a delegation of representatives of ...

Captain Amarinder Singh will flag off the first set of 100 Uber bike taxis under a new scheme aimed at generating jobs for the state’s unemployed youth.Uber’s South Asia Public Policy Director Shweta Rajpal Kohli called on the Chief Minister here on Monday to finalise ...