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AVOID PROTESTS IN PUNJAB AGAINST BLACK FARM LAWS RATHER MOUNT PRESSURE ON CENTRE: CAPT AMARINDER SINGH APPEALS TO FARMERS’ UNIONS·
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the representatives of various farmers’ unions not to hold protests across the state against the draconian farm laws passed by the Centre as the state government and its people have already expressed solidarity with them on this issue. In his address, after laying the foundation […]
ON AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF BABE-DA-VYAH, PUNJAB CM DIGITALLY LAUNCHES STATEWIDE RADIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTICS SERVICES PROJECT
Taking a significant leap forward towards providing best and affordable health care services, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday virtually dedicated Rs.125 Crore projects including the statewide Radio Diagnostic and Laboratory Services and the revamped 108 Ambulance Emergency Response System to the people of Punjab. Launching the ambitious projects from Batala and Mohali […]
PUNJAB TRADERS BOARD TO HOLD DIVISION LEVEL MEETINGS
A meeting of the Punjab Traders Board was today held under the Chairmanship of Puneet Saini Pinta at Punjab Bhawan with all the members of the board in attendance. During the meeting, it was decided by the board to hold division wise meetings in which the grievances of the traders would be patiently listened to and […]
Haryana to open 2,000 grocery stores for youth
To encourage youth towards self-employment, 1,500 grocery stores will be opened in rural and 500 in urban areas in the first phase in Haryana on October 2, officials said on Sunday. The retail stores named “Har-Hith” are part of the scheme launched by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar last month as part of which a […]
Rains lash many parts of Punjab, Haryana region
Rains lashed many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday leading to a dip in the day temperatures. Chandigarh, the common capital of both states, which was lashed by 17 mm of rain during the day, recorded a maximum temperature of 28.4 degrees Celsius, down five notches against normal range, according to the Meteorological Department’s […]
Farmers call off Karnal sit-in as Haryana govt orders judicial probe into Aug 28 incident
The Haryana government on Saturday ordered a judicial probe into last month’s clash between farmers and police and sent the IAS officer, who is at the centre of a row over his remarks, on leave. Following this, farmers called off their sit-in outside the Karnal district headquarters. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary Devender Singh said the […]
PUNJAB CM ORDERS CRACKDOWN ON SCAMSTERS, CHEATS ETC AFTER 6 HELD FOR ORGANISING CHEATING IN POLICE RECRUITMENT EXAM FOR SUB-INSPECTORS
As the Punjab Police department geared up for the next stage of its mega recruitment drive, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh directed the DGP to intensify the crackdown on leakage of exam papers, cheating, copying etc., after six persons were reportedly arrested for their suspected involvement in cheating during the Written Test held for Sub-Inspectors […]
SIX MORE SLUMS GET PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, 8141 HOUSELESS AT 46 SITES OWN HOMES
The Punjab Government has approved proprietary rights to six more slums in Ferozepur, Jalandhar, Mansa, Patiala and Ludhiana districts under the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s flagship slum development programme ‘Basera’. The approval was granted at the fifth meeting of the steering committee under the Basera scheme, chaired by the Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan. With […]
86,204 cases taken up before 378 benches during National Lok Adalat
As many as 86,204 cases were taken up before 378 benches of the National Lok Adalat, which was organised throughout Punjab under the visionary leadership of Justice Ajay Tewari, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of Punjab State Legal Services Authority. During this Lok Adalat, held through physical as well as virtual […]