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Punjab CM orders crackdown on power theft to check PSPCL losses
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a crackdown on power theft in a bid to check the huge losses suffered by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), particularly in the areas bordering Pakistan and Haryana
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Punjab CM hails Centre's decision to ban Sikhs for Justice
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hailed the Centre's decision to ban Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful association, describing it as the first step towards protecting the nation from the anti-India and secessionist de
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Speaker asks Harsmirat Kaur not to address Punjab chief minister as `their
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday accused the Congress government in Punjab of delaying work on mega food park in Ludhiana as Speaker Om Birla advised her not to feel peeved with the state government in her role as Union Minister.
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Centre's proposed fund-sharing for SC Post-Matric scholarship scheme inade
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Terming the recently proposed 60:40 fund-sharing pattern of the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry for the SC Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as "totally inadequate", Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday demanded the res
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Pak NAB summons Shehbaz Sharif on July 12 in corruption case
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif to appear before it on July 12 in connection with the Lahore Waste Management Company corruption case.
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CWC should choose young leader as Congress President: Capt Amarinder
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to choose a "young leader", who has a connect with the masses in place of Rahul Gandhi.
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Union Budget offers nothing to any section of society, says Punjab CM
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the Union Budget 2019 had nothing to offer to any section of the society, ignoring even critical sectors like Defence.
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Disappointed, but hope Rahul will return to lead party in future: Amarinde
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 3 (ANI): Expressing disappointment over Rahul Gandhi's resignation as Congress president, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder on Wednesday said Rahul should have continued to lead the party with the same dynamism and fighting spirit with which he had ste
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Punjab CM seeks Centre's help for release of youth from Malayasian Jail
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written a letter to External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, seeking the Centre's intervention for the release of a Punjabi youth from a Malaysian Jail.
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Capt Amarinder urges Jaishankar to secure release of Punjabi youth in Mala
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, seeking his intervention for the release of a Punjabi youth detained by the Malaysian police.
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Sitharaman agrees to resolve Punjab's Rs 31,000 cr food account debt issue
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday agreed to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's request for a joint meeting with her ministry to resolve Rs 31,000 crore food account debt legacy issue.
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Hardeep Singh Puri assures Punjab CM of quick approval of Sultanpur Lodhi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 28 (ANI): Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assured Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday that the Centre will initiate work on the infrastructure development of Sultanpur Lodhi as proposed by the Punjab Government at the earliest.
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