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These 'Padwomen' make, distribute sanitary pads in slums
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 12 (ANI): Inspired by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar's movie 'Padman', two Chandigarh based teenagers have started a hygiene campaign, 'spot free', for girls living in slum areas of the city.
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Punjab CM urges PM Modi to implement Swaminathan Commission Report
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to waive off loans of farmers and make efforts to implement the Swaminathan Commission Report.
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Punjab: CM announces free treatment for poor drug addicts
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced free treatment for poor drug addicts at all state-run de-addiction centres.
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Army Chief meets Operational Army Commanders on Western Board
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 9 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, today reached Mamun Military Station, part of the Western Command in the process of his continuous endeavour to form a bridge between the Army Head Quarters, Delhi and the various command head quarters of the
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Punjab police issues look-out notice for former SSP
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 08 (ANI): In view of media reports that former Senior Superintendent of Police Raj Jit Singh is likely to flee the country, the Vigilance Bureau of Punjab Police issued a look-out for him.
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Son of college peon makes it to Indian football team
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Defying all odds and poverty, son of a college peon at Mangal Bahadur Janata Inter College in Muzaffarnagar's Bhopa area has made it to the Indian national football team.
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Ready to undergo dope test: Captain Amarinder Singh
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jul 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said he was ready to undergo the dope test prescribed by him earlier in the day.
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Rahul Gandhi takes cocaine, claims Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jul 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy said Congress President Rahul Gandhi would fail the dope test prescribed by the Punjab government, alleging that he consumes cocaine.
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No objection, include politicians: Punjab official on dope test of govt em
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jul 5 (ANI): A Punjab state government official on Thursday said officials have no objection to the dope test ordered by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for government employees, including police personnel. However, he added that politicians should not
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Centre's MSP hike doesn't address core concerns of farmers: Punjab CM
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jul 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday dismissed the Minimum Support Hike (MSP) hike announced by the Centre "as nothing more than a cosmetic measure," which does not address the core concerns of the farming community.
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Punjab CM orders mandatory dope test of all govt. employees
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jul 4 (ANI): Further tightening the noose around drug abuse, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered a mandatory dope test of all government employees, including police personnel, from the time of their recruitment through every stage of their s
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Sidhu shows the way to promote Punjabi language
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 4 (ANI): Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has ordered the entire official working of the Local Government, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department to be done in 'Punjabi' mandatorily, in an initiative to promote the language.
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