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Smartphones already ordered from China, delay due to coronavirus: Amarinde
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the government has placed an order for the first set of smartphones as promised by his government but due to coronavirus outbreak there has been a delay.
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No movies promoting violence to be allowed in Punjab, says Capt Amarinder
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Punjab will not allow screening of any movie seeking to promote gangsterism and violence in the state, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asserted in the House, saying his government would also approach the Censor Board in this regard
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Punjab CM meets Behbal Kalan incident victims' kin, promises time-bound pr
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday met the families of the victims of the Behbal Kalan incident and promised that a time-bound Special Task Force (STF) investigation into the case would be taken to its logical conclusion and
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Punjab govt mandates use of Gurmukhi script for signboards, road milestone
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): In a bid to promote Punjabi language, the state government has made it mandatory for all government and semi-government institutions, boards and corporations to write all signboards in Punjabi language in Gurmukhi script.
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Capt. Amarinder Singh promises compensation to farmers for land used by PS
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured the State Assembly that his government would soon come out with a policy to consider compensation to farmers for agriculture land being used for installation of towers by the Punjab S
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SAD urges Punjab govt to declare there will be no tampering with reservati
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday urged the Punjab government to immediately declare that it would not tamper with the current reservation policy in appointments and promotions in government service.
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Punjab to organise week-long 'Punjabi Language and Cultural Utsav'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The Punjab government has decided to organise a week-long 'Punjabi Language and Cultural Utsav' dedicated to the Punjabi language.
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Punjab govt creates state-level IT cadre tp push Digital India
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): In order to effectively execute various projects under Digital India and national e-governance programme, the Punjab government has created a state-level IT Cadre and has invited applications for 354 posts of IT officers.
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Punjab cancels holidays, leaves of staff engaged in managing COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Punjab government on Wednesday issued the instructions to cancel the holidays or leaves of all the key staff engaged in the reporting and management of COVID-19, the coronavirus disease.
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Punjab govt moves Lahore HC against bail granted to Imran Khan's nephew
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 9 (ANI): The Punjab government in Pakistan has moved the Lahore High Court against pre-arrest bail granted to Advocate Hassaan Niazi, nephew of Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with seven other lawyers by a trial court in Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) attack
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Punjab CM orders ban on movie 'Shooter' based on life of gangster Sukha Ka
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered a ban on the movie 'Shooter', which is based on the life of gangster Sukha Kahlwan and "promotes violence, heinous crimes, extortion, threats, and criminal intimidation".
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Financial support, free treatment for Tarn Taran firecrackers blast victim
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): The Punjab government has announced Rs 5 lakh as a relief for the families whose kin were killed in the incident in Tarn Taran district on Saturday.
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