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No lockdown extension in Punjab, COVID-19 testing to be increased to 20,00
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 29 (ANI): Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said that with the addition of four new testing labs the state's testing capacity will be increased to 20,000 per day by July end and ruled out an extension of lockdown in Punjab.
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Rahul will bring home points if there is debate on China in Parliament: Am
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 29 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday favoured having a debate in Parliament on relations with China in the light of face-off in Eastern Ladakh and expressed confidence that party leader Rahul Gandhi will "bring home the points" t
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Punjab to be short of Rs 30,000 crore in revenue this fiscal: Amarinder Si
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 29 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said that the state is estimated to be short of Rs 30,000 crore in revenue this financial year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Exams for exit classes in all universities in Punjab postponed till July 1
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced the postponement of exams for exit classes in all universities of the state till July 15.
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Punjab CM urges SAD to set their political compulsions aside in 'interest
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to set their political compulsions aside and 'follow their heart in the interest of the state and its farmers' on the issue of the farm sector ordinances
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Extension of lockdown in Punjab beyond June 30 depends on situation: Amari
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said the decision on further extension of lockdown in the state beyond June 30 would depend on the situation.
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Amarinder announces lifting of restrictions on passenger capacity in buses
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced the lifting of the restrictions on the passenger capacity in all buses, including minibuses.
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Protecting secular, democratic fabric as important as defending borders: P
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 26 (ANI): In a statement on the 45th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal had said that "safeguarding the secular and democratic fabric of the country is as important as defending its borders."
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Punjab CM, other leaders pay tribute to Army jawans during all-party meeti
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Chandigarh [India], June 24 (ANI): An all-party meeting, convened by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, on Wednesday commenced with all party leaders paying tribute to 20 Indian soldiers, who lost their lives in a violent face-off with Chinese troops in Eastern Ladakh's Galwan Va
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Punjab CM lauds 2 COVID-19 positive nurses who appeared for exam from quar
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 23 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday saluted the spirit of two nurses from Patiala's Rajindra Hospital, who despite testing positive for COVID-19, requested to appear for their exam from the isolation ward.
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Congress MP Partap Bajwa writes to Punjab CM over setting up of Civil Serv
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Chandigarh [India], June 21 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh regarding the government's order of setting up a Civil Services Board in the state and questioned the timing of the move.
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Punjab CM calls all-party meet on June 24 on Centre's farm ordinances
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has called an all-party meeting on June 24 to evolve a consensus on the Central Government's agriculture-related ordinances.
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