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Cong govt's failure to take action against liquor mafia led to five more d
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday said that the Congress government's failure to take action against the liquor mafia led by Congressmen as well as distilleries, who were supplying spirit to them, had resulted in the death of five more perso
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Punjab announces 'emergency measures' to check COVID-19 spread; weekend lo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered a series of emergency measures, including the extension of weekend lockdown with daily night curfew from 7 pm to 5 am in all the 167 cities/towns in the state from Friday.
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Punjab govt ramps-up testing after COVID-19 cases spikes
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Amid the spike in cases in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered an increase in testing to 30,000 a day, with at least 10 people in the immediate circle of every positive patient to be tested.
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Punjab CM lauds state's improved Swachh Survekshan ranking, calls it resul
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh hailed the state's retention of the Number One position in the North Zone for the third consecutive year and improvement of the overall national ranking to Number Six in the "Swachh Survekshan-2020".
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27.7 pc people in Punjab's containment zones found seropositive for COVID
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): A total of 27.7 per cent of the people in Punjab's containment zones are found to be positive for COVID antibodies, indicating that they have already been infected and recovered from coronavirus.
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COVID-19 testing capacity reaches 20,000 per day: Punjab Chief Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Thursday said that the daily testing capacity of COVID-19 in the state has reached about 20,000 tests per day.
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Band players in weddings struggle as weddings go 'no Band Baaja Baraat' ro
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): With weddings now becoming a simpler affair, courtesy the COVID-19 pandemic wherein not more than 50 persons are allowed to attend wedding functions, has almost pushed band organisers out of business.
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6 arrested in Haryana with smack worth Rs 1 crores, 270 kg ganja
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Six people have been arrested after smack worth Rs 1 crores, and 270-kilogram ganja (cannabis) were recovered from them in separate incidents in Rohtak and Jind, Haryana Police said.
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4 held for hoisting Khalistan flag in Haryana
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Four people have been arrested allegedly for hoisting a flag with 'Khalistan zindabad' written on it in Sirsa district, Haryana Police spokesperson informed.
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Punjab Minister seeks bonus for sugarcane cultivators
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 20: Punjab Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday said that there had been "meagre" hike in Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane announced by the central government.
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To check spurious liquor manufacturing, Punjab CM orders strict measures t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered stringent measures, including mandatory GPS linkage, to check in-transport pilferage of ethanol, spirits and other products by unscrupulous elements for use in the manufacture of illicit liqu
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Haryana govt changes nomenclature of pharmacist posts of health department
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Haryana government on Tuesday changed the nomenclature of the post of Pharmacist, Senior Phamiacist and Chief Pharmacist of the Health Department.
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