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Jhola Phatak tragedy: Family members protest against Punjab govt
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh, (Punjab), [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Family members of the victims of Jhola Phatak train tragedy protested against alleged betrayal by the Punjab government here on Monday.
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Punjab govt to build Jallianwala Bagh massacre memorial with soil from 13k
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Feb 23 (ANI): The Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government will build a memorial on the occasion of the centenary commemoration of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre here with soil from all 13,000 villages of the state.
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Pakistani govt claims to have taken control of 2 seminaries linked to Jais
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore (Pakistan), Feb 22 (ANI) Eight days after the Pulwama terror attack, Pakistan's Punjab government on Friday claimed to have taken control of a campus housing two seminaries linked to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit.
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Punjab to give 6 pc DA to 6.25 lakh employees, pensioners
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Punjab government on Friday announced 6 per cent dearness allowance (DA) to government employees and pensioners, with effect from February 1, 2019.
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Pakistan's Punjab govt not to celebrate Basant
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab government has decided against reviving Basant, a kite-flying festival that marks the beginning of the spring season, media reports said.
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Punjab government to fill 1.2 lakh vacant posts in all departments
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered the filling of 1.2 lakh vacant posts in various government departments in a phased manner.
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Drug smugglers in Punjab will be detained for a year without trial
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the setting up of an Advisory Board to enable detention of drug smugglers for a year without trial, as well as the creation of a separate Drug Division under the Health Department to
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SAD slams Rahul Gandhi, Amarinder for betraying farmers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), [India], December 28 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi and chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh to explain why they had duped the poster boy of its promised loan waiver scheme - Budh Singh and lakhs of Punjab farmers b
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Petition filed against Basant celebrations in Lahore HC
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Dec 20 (ANI): Punjab government's decision to celebrate the Basant festival has been challenged in the Lahore High Court.
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Pakistan: Ban on Basant to be lifted
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], Dec 19 (ANI): The Pakistani province of Punjab will be celebrating Basant in the second week of February next year, as the Punjab government here has given permission to celebrate the festival.
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CBI files charge sheet against Punjab govt officials in fraud case
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against nine serving and retired officials of Punjab government in the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate, Mohali, in an alleged criminal conspiracy and fraud case.
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Punjab to set up Dera Baba Nanak Development Authority
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): The Punjab government has decided to set up the Dera Baba Nanak Development Authority for the development and beautification of the area in and around Dera Baba Nanak ahead of 550th celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. A decision to this effect was taken
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