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Amarinder Singh urges Rajnath to permit retired Defence personnel to retur
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to grant special permission to defence personnel who have retired from service to return to their home states amid the countrywide lockdown due to COVID-1
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Punjab CM urges all CMs to pursue matter of 3-pronged strategy with PM Mod
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): Following up on his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suggesting a 3-pronged strategy to bail out states from the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has now urged his counterparts in all the states to pursue th
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Congress chief ministers demand financial assistance from Centre to combat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Four Congress chief ministers on Thursday alleged that the Central government is not providing adequate financial assistance to combat COVID-19.
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Punjab CM thanks Amit Shah, Uddhav Thackeray for allowing Sikh pilgrims st
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 22 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has conceded to his request for travel of Sikh pilgrims stuck due to nationwide lockdown at Gurudwara Hazur Sahib in Maharashtra's Nanded back to Punjab.
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Amarinder Singh seeks Centre's permission to allow liquor sale in Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 22 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought the Centre's permission to allow the sale of liquor in the state in a phased manner to mop-up value-added tax (VAT) and excise revenue, state government officials said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Punjab CM requests PM for 3-month special financial package
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 21 (ANI): As the country battles COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has asked for a three-month special financial package and an extension to the 15th Finance Commission till October 2021 for
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Punjab CM writes to Amit Shah, seeks interim compensation of Rs 3,000 cror
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 21 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking interim compensation of Rs 3,000 crore for April on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: Punjab CM lauds 98-year-old woman for stitching masks
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 21 (ANI): Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday termed 98-year-old woman of Moga district as "strongest Corona Warrior of Punjab" for making masks for the poor in the battle against COVID-19.
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No relaxation in curfew till May 3 in Punjab; no special concessions for R
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday ruled out any relaxation in the curfew in the state, barring the wheat procurement, till May 3, when he will again review the situation.
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Punjab DGP announces welfare measures for police personnel on COVID-19 dut
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 19 (ANI): Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Sunday announced several protective and welfare measures for the police personnel on COVID-19 duty, and directed for non-deployment of cops over 55 or those with pre-existing medical risk on frontline jobs.
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Punjab CM announces ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh to families of ACP Anil Kohli,
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia for the kin of ACP North Ludhiana Anil Kohli and Kanungo Gurmel Singh, both of whom fell victim to COVID-19.
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ASI Harjeet Singh promoted as SI for exemplary courage during Patiala Sabz
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 16 (ANI): ASI Harjeet Singh, who lost his hand while bravely fighting off an attack by a bunch of goons at the Patiala Sabzi Mandi, has been promoted to the rank of Sub Inspector in recognition of his exemplary courage, while three other police personnel in
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