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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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Punjab: With no alternative in hand, farmers forced to burn stubble
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Farmers from Punjab's Patiala on Thursday claimed that with no alternatives left, they are forced to burn stubble.
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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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Punjab CM grants Rs. 5 lakh for Balbir Singh's treatment
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday granted Rs 5 lakh for the treatment of legendary hockey player and triple Olympic Gold Medalist Balbir Singh Senior, who is undergoing treatment at the PGI.
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Sharma holds two-shot advantage in Rd 3
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Chandigarh's Akshay Sharma, who won the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) event in Noida last month, found himself in contention once again at the Kensville Open, on Thursday. The 28-year-old Akshay came up with a four-under-68 in round three to
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Punjab Govt increases cash prize for medal winners
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Punjab government has approved the enhanced cash awards under the new Sports Policy-2018, thereby increasing the prize money for medal winners of the prestigious tournaments like Olympics, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games.
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Sidhu opposes Centre's appointment notification
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh opposing Centre's notification regarding making various appointments in Chandigarh.
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Punjab CM calls for national drug policy again
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday again called for a national drug policy to save the young generation from the drug menace.
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Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): A high-level meeting over paddy straw burning in Punjab was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh.
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Amarinder backs Sidhu for legalising opium cultivation
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 01 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday came out in support of his minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for demanding legalisation of opium cultivation, sale and consumption.
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Punjab CM's morphed video goes viral, case lodged
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): The Cyber Cell of Punjab Police has registered cases under various sections of Sections 67 of Information Technology Act 2008, and Sections 500 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code, after a morphed and dubbed video of Punjab Chief Minister Captain A
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Punjab, Himachal agree to Anandpur Sahib-Naina Devi ropeway
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): The northern states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a ropeway project between two religious sites- Anandpur Sahib and Naina Devi.
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