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Jaitley expresses grief over Punjab train tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday expressed his grievances over the death of more than 50 people in the train accident in Punjab's Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations.
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Amritsar train tragedy: PM Modi approves Rs 2 lakh for families of decease
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those killed in Amritsar train tragedy. He has also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for the injured.
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Amritsar train mishap: Punjab CM orders probe, announces ex-gratia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered an inquiry into the tragic train accident in Amritsar in which more than 50 people are feared dead.
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Amritsar accident: PM Modi directs officials to provide immediate assistan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the deaths of over 50 people in a train accident in Punjab's Amritsar city and said that he has asked officials to provide immediate assistance.
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Amritsar train accident: CM directs officials to rush to spot
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday night directed senior officials to rush to the train accident site where more than 50 people were killed while they were watching Dussehra celebrations near train track in Choura Bazar.
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Stubble burning: Farmers block Amritsar-JK rail traffic
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 18 (ANI) Protesting against the prohibition on stubble burning, hundreds of farmers blocked the Amritsar-Jammu and Kashmir rail route by sitting on 'Dharna' on the tracks in Batala, 40 kms from Amritsar, on Thursday.
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Stubble burning: Punjab CM meets PM to press for compensation
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press for compensation to farmers in lieu of stubble burning.
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Punjab: Stubble burning continues, farmers say they 'have no option'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhatinda (Punjab) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Despite a prohibition on the burning of farm residue, farmers in Punjab's Bhatinda city are holding protests and continuing to burn stubble.
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Punjab CM advises farmers to abide by NGT laws on stubble burning
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday extended his sympathies with the farmers of the state over the prohibition on stubble burning but told them that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) laws must be followed.
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Punjab CM presents cash awards to Asian Games winners
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday presented the State Sports Awards, worth Rs. 15.55 crore, to 23 players in recognition of their outstanding performance in 2018 Commonwealth and Asian Games.
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Amarinder Singh calls for collaborative efforts to fight drug menace
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday underlined the need for collaborative efforts to fight the drug menace in the state, at the inauguration of a three-day regional workshop on 'Combating Illicit Trafficking of Afghan Opiates: Develop
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Centre sanctions Rs 29,695 cr of CCL for Punjab's paddy procurement
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday sanctioned a cash credit limit (CCL) of Rs 29,695.40 to Punjab for the procurement of paddy in the Kharif marketing season of 2018-19.
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