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Punjab government approves new policy to curb illegal mining
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct 17 (ANI): In order to bring more transparency in the sand mining business, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved several major policy changes to enable the government grant contracts by auction of mining blocks. This auctioning will be done in strategically establi
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Punjab cabinet approves hike in stamp duty rates to mobilise resources
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct 17 (ANI): In a move to mobilise additional resources for the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved an Ordinance to amend Schedule 1-A of Indian Stamp Act, 1899, to enable increase in the stamp duty rates.
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Punjab cabinet approves amendments to police act
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday approved an amendment to the Punjab Police Act 2007 for setting up a state commission for the selection of Director General of Police (DGP), in line with court guidelines.
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Punjab Cabinet approves life imprisonment for sacrilege of religious text
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring an amendment to Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make sacrilege of all religious text punishable with life imprisonment.
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Sidhu didn't visit Pak as Congress leader but as Imran's friend: Jaiveer S
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 20 (ANI): Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Monday said that party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu did not visit Pakistan as Punjab cabinet minister or Congress worker but as a friend of Pakistan new Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Pollution control measures in place: Punjab CM on sugar mill row
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Punjab (India), May 30 (ANI): After allegations were levelled on a company owned by former Punjab cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh for releasing effluents into rivers and drains thereby causing pollution, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said he would not let pollution da
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Punjab cabinet expansion gets green signal
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 20 (ANI): The much-awaited Punjab cabinet expansion finally received approval on Friday.
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Akali Dal seeks dismissal of Navjot Sidhu from Punjab Assembly
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday sought the dismissal of Punjab Cabinet Ministers Manpreet Singh Badal and Navjot Singh Sidhu from the state Assembly.
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Drug trade allegations are fabricated, says former Punjab minister Majithi
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Mar. 17 (ANI): Former Punjab cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Saturday denied allegations against him in connection with the alleged drug trade, stating it to be fabricated.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu gave Rs. 15 lakh to farmers whose crops were damaged in
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 4 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet Minister and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday gave Rs. 15 Lakh to farmers who lost their crops due to fire that broke out in the fields of few villages in Punjab's Amritsar city in April.
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Punjab Cabinet mandates transparency in immovable properties
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): In a meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday, members of Legislative Assembly and Parliament from Punjab were mandated to declare their immovable properties on January 1 every year.
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Punjab Minister caught on camera threatening school principal
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Nabha (Punjab) [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): In what exposes the high-handedness of the politicians, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsod, who yesterday attended a school building inauguration here, fumed at the lady principal and threatened to suspend her for putting his name at the thir
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