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Sidhu, Badal laud Centre for its decision on Kartarpur Sahib corridor
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Moments after Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a Note Verbale to the Pakistan government urging it to develop a corridor with suitable facilities in its territory from the International Border to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, the Punjab Government's
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NGT fines Punjab govt over pollution in Beas, Satluj
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs 50 crore on Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government over pollution in Beas and Satluj rivers.
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Rawalpindi: Shehbaz Sharif Park renamed to Police Martyrs Park
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], Nov 5 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led Punjab government has renamed 'Shehbaz Sharif Park' here to 'Police Martyrs Park'.
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Punjab: 100 yards around educational institutions to be Tobacco Free Zones
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): To further tighten the noose around the neck of offenders who are bent on violating the anti-tobacco law, Punjab government on Thursday said that 100 yard area around every educational institution will be put under the yellow line, demarcating them a
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'Punjab govt covering up Amritsar Train Tragedy'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress-led Punjab government and said that they are on mission to cover-up the Amritsar train accident.
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Amritsar train tragedy: Swamy blames Amarinder Singh for the deadly mishap
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): After dozens of people were mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy blamed Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government for not doing enough to safeguard the area near the railway tra
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Punjab government approves new policy to curb illegal mining
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct 17 (ANI): In order to bring more transparency in the sand mining business, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved several major policy changes to enable the government grant contracts by auction of mining blocks. This auctioning will be done in strategically establi
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Farmers committed suicide due to Punjab govt's harsh policies: Harsimrat
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhatinda (Punjab) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, on Friday accused the Punjab government of implementing harsh policies, due to which around 600 to 700 farmers have committed suicide.
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Punjab Govt increases cash prize for medal winners
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Punjab government has approved the enhanced cash awards under the new Sports Policy-2018, thereby increasing the prize money for medal winners of the prestigious tournaments like Olympics, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games.
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MHA to reimburse migrant rehabilitation package amount to Punjab
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday approved the proposal for one-time extension of the stipulated cut-off date from November 8, 2016 to August 4, 2017 for the disbursement of Rs. 2.08 Cr by the Punjab Government to the migrant families in the Sta
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PML-N leaders booked under terrorism charges
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 16 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been booked by Pakistan's Punjab Government under terrorism and other charges for inciting the crowd to violate law on July 13 at the time of a
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Punjab: 25 Sikh families from Afghanistan seek Indian citizenship
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): As many as 25 Sikh families from Afghanistan have urged the Congress-led Punjab government to provide them Indian citizenship and give houses to stay as they are unable to fulfill their daily requirements.
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