Shortly after over 50 people were killed when a train ran into crowds at Joda Phatak crossing in Amritsar, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh announced compensation for the kin of those deceased in the tragedy. “Rushing to Amritsar to personally supervise relief & rescue in tragic rail accident on Dussehra[Read More…]
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Referendum 2020 was a no-show, has no support: Punjab CM
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…]
Nine new ministers to join Amarinder Cabinet
Chandigarh: The decks have been cleared by the Congress high command for the induction of nine new cabinet ministers in the Amarinder Singh government in Punjab. The new ministers will be sworn in at the Raj Bhawan by Governor V.P. Singh Badnore on Saturday evening. The ministers are Sukhjinder Singh[Read More…]
Punjab CM to launch farm debt waiver scheme on Sunday
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will on Sunday formally launch the farm debt waiver scheme, which will benefit 5.63 lakh farmers in the initial phase. Additional Chief Secretaries D.P. Reddy and Viswajeet Khanna told reporters here that the government had identified 5.63 lakh farmers, who had taken loan of nearly[Read More…]
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 sets precedent, announces monthly aid for acid-attack survivors
Acid attack on women in India is not new. Women have been victim of this crime for years. Acid-attack is one of the ruthless types of crime on human beings which leads to complete debilitation, loss of income and opportunity, and even ostracism. Acid attack has seen a steep rise[Read More…]
Canadian defence minister a “Khalistani sympathiser,” won’t meet him, says Punjab CM
The newly-elected Punjab chief minister captain Amarinder Singh called Canadian defence minister Harjit Singh Sajjan a “Khalistani sympathizer,” and declared that he will not meet the Indo-Canadian leader during his visit to India later this month. “Harjit Sajjan is a Khalistani sympathiser,” Amarinder said on the ‘Off the Cuff’ TV[Read More…]
Investors make beeline for Punjab; state may attract upto Rs 1 lakh cr this fiscal
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s outreach to meet investors and business leaders in Mumbai seems to have bode well with India Inc. Sources close to the Punjab CM told Newsd that every top corporate honcho who met Capt Singh evinced interest in the impending growth story of the state. “Of them,[Read More…]
Punjab govt allows CM, ministers to use beacon
Punjab government takes a U-turn on the cabinet decision to do away with beacons, as it on Tuesday issued an order permitting its use atop vehicles of the Chief Minister and ministers. “Beacon lights atop official vehicles will be prohibited except in the case of Chief Justice, Judges of the[Read More…]
Will seek Advocate General’s opinion on Navjot Sidhu’s TV show: Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will seek legal opinion on whether his minister Navjot Sidhu can continue as a celebrity-judge on a popular TV comedy show. He told a TV news channel that he will ask the advocate general to give his opinion on Sidhu’s continuation as a celebrity-judge[Read More…]