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30 pc of funds in Punjab govt schemes to be spent on SC welfare schemes: A
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Punjab government on Wednesday announced that at least 30 per cent of funds under all government schemes will be spent on the welfare of the state's Scheduled Castes (SC) population.
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Pakistan's Punjab govt extends smart lockdowns in COVID-19 hotspots
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): In view of the incessant surge in daily COVID-19 cases, authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday announced the extension of smart lockdowns, enforced in COVID-19 hotspots, till April 26.
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Ramp up vaccination to two lakh persons per day, Punjab Chief Secretary te
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 10 (ANI): In order to arrest the COVID fatality rate in Punjab, Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Friday directed the Health Department to further ramp up the ongoing vaccination drive so as to achieve the target of vaccinating 2 lakh persons per day, as inst
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Punjab govt sets target of 2 lakh daily doses of COVID-19 vaccination
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): Amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the state health department to ramp up the vaccination drive to meet the target of two lakh doses per day.
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COVID-19: Punjab govt bans political gatherings, extends night curfew till
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): With the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a total ban on political gatherings till April 30. Violators, including political leaders, will be booked under the DMA and Epidemics Act,
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Punjab govt to fast-track growth of digital network, provide broadband acc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 6 (ANI): Despite having a telecom infrastructure density almost double to that of the national average, the Punjab government has decided to increase it further to ensure fast track growth of digital communication network and provide affordable and universa
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Punjab govt to release around Rs 7 cr for govt schools to raise standard o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): The Punjab School Education Department has decided to release an amount of around Rs 7 crores to the government schools for taking various measures, from raising the standard of education and to enhancing the learning ability of students of diff
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MHA asks Punjab to take action against people giving drugs to migrants to
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has written a letter to the Punjab government based on a report of Border Security Force (BSF) wherein the force has informed the ministry that they had apprehended 58 Indian nationals from the border areas who were give
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Punjab govt extends COVID-19 curbs till April 10
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 30 (ANI): In view of a surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered the extension of curbs till April 10, while directing the health department to increase the number of vaccination sites to tar
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COVID-19: Punjab govt announces closure of educational institutions till M
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], March 20 (ANI): Amid surging COVID-19 cases, the Punjab government has announced the closure of educational institutions till March 31, according to the State government.
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COVID-19: Punjab govt puts all rallies on hold till March 31
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], March 19 (ANI): Punjab Congress will not hold any political gatherings for the next two weeks in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases in the state.
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Punjab govt postpones class 10, 12 board exams due to rise in COVID-19 cas
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 15 (ANI): Amid a continuous increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Punjab, the state education department has decided to postpone the class 10 and 12 board examinations.
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