CHANDIGARH: Terming a rally held by a Sikh organisation in London as a “no-show and a damp squib”, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Monday that the event has “exposed total lack of ground support for (pro-Khalistan) Referendum 2020 even outside India”. Dismissing the event as a “futile exercise[Read More…]
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Capt Amarinder Singh Govt to offer free education for girls upto PhD level
While speaking in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday, Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, announced free education for girls from nursery to the doctorate level in government schools and universities of Punjab. Amarinder said his government will also seek to increase budgetary support in the education sector, and five new colleges will[Read More…]
Punjab: Capt Amarinder Singh declares loan waiver for farmers
On Monday, Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh declared a loan waiver for a section of the farming sector of the state. The loan respite includes a total waiver of crop loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for all small and marginal farmers who own up to 5 acres,[Read More…]
Punjab government at it again, English medium government schools soon!
The Punjab government is planning to introduce English as the medium of instruction in over 400 primary schools, with an aim to improve the existing educational standards in the state. On Thursday, Aruna Chaudhary, state education minister said the government was considering the introduction of English from Class 1 in[Read More…]
Capt Amarinder asks partymen to give up red beacons
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged all his colleagues to set an example for others by giving up red beacons on their vehicles. “It is the collective responsibility of all party members to uphold the commitments made in the manifesto and fulfill their promises to the people,” he[Read More…]
Capt Amarinder promises to bring back innocent Sikh youth languishing in jails
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Thursday promised to bring back the innocent Sikh youths languishing in jails around the country if voted to the power. “Cancellation of all false FIRs against Sikh youths lodged in prisons around the country and they will be brought back to Punjab,” chief ministerial face[Read More…]
Former Chief of Army Staff’s rant against Capt Amarinder Singh goes viral
The run-up to Punjab Assembly Elections next month is getting closer with political parties indulging in mud-slinging. One such video where a former Chief of Army Staff and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate for the Punjab assembly polls from Patiala, General JJ Singh is allegedly seen using abusive words for[Read More…]