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Amritsar mishap: Punjab CM seeks victims' socio-economic profile for exten
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh, [India], Oct 21 (ANI): To ensure speedy, need-based solution for the rehabilitation of those affected by the recent Amritsar train mishap, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday directed the city's top brass to make a detailed socio-economic profile of the vic
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Prepare guidelines for permission to hold religious, social gatherings: Pu
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): A day after 59 people died in a train accident here, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed Home Secretary NS Kalsi to prepare detailed guidelines for permission to hold religious and social congregations.
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Amritsar train mishap: Magisterial inquiry ordered
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced that a magisterial inquiry under Divisional Commissioner of Jalandhar will be conducted to ascertain the cause of the train accident in which 59 people died on Friday evening. The
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Amritsar train mishap: Punjab CM orders probe, announces ex-gratia
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered an inquiry into the tragic train accident in Amritsar in which more than 50 people are feared dead.
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Amritsar train accident: CM directs officials to rush to spot
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday night directed senior officials to rush to the train accident site where more than 50 people were killed while they were watching Dussehra celebrations near train track in Choura Bazar.
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Stubble burning: Punjab CM meets PM to press for compensation
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press for compensation to farmers in lieu of stubble burning.
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Punjab CM advises farmers to abide by NGT laws on stubble burning
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday extended his sympathies with the farmers of the state over the prohibition on stubble burning but told them that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) laws must be followed.
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Shehbaz Sharif's wife 'appalled' to see his condition in NAB custody
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 14 (ANI): Tehmina Durrani, the wife of former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif, has stated that she was "appalled" to see how her husband is being treated in custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
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Punjab CM presents cash awards to Asian Games winners
Updated : 7 years, 8 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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Amarinder Singh calls for collaborative efforts to fight drug menace
Updated : 7 years, 9 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, 9 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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Not in favour of growing opium: Punjab CM
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday turned down the proposal of legalising opium cultivation and underscored that a special force has been set up to clamp down on drug menace.
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