Anil Bhardwaj

PUNJAB CM URGES FARMERS NOT TO HOLD DHARNA, SAYS IT COULD BE SUPER-SPREADER

May 24, 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) not to go ahead with their proposed dharna, which he said could turn into a super-spreader of the contagion. The Chief Minister said his government had fought hard to prevent Punjab’s Covid situation from deteriorating...

MEDICAL COLLEGE IN MALERKOTLA GETS STATE APPROVAL

May 22, 2021

Acting on Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s announcement, a state-level committee in Punjab approved the proposal to set up a new medical college in Malerkotla at the cost of Rs 368.92 crore, at a meeting on Friday, chaired by Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan. The committee has been constituted under the...

PUNJAB TO APPROACH GLOBAL MANUFACTURERS FOR DIRECT PURCHASE OF CORONAVIRUS VACCINES

May 21, 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday directed the Health Department to explore possibilities of floating a global tender for the procurement of vaccines from all possible sources to ensure early inoculation in the state. The state government will also reach out directly to all vaccine manufacturers for direct...

Ensure black fungus medicines are available in all govt hospitals and rural PHCs: Punjab CM

May 21, 2021

A day after the Punjab Government notified Mucormycosis (black fungus) as a disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday directed the Health Department to ensure that the necessary medicines for treating the same are made available to all the government hospitals, including in the...

80-bed Covid hospital in Mohali gets go-ahead within 24 hours

May 20, 2021

CHANDIGARH: In order to tackle the Covid crisis by providing timely treatment and ramping up the bed capacity in the state, the Government of Punjab through the Department of Health has initiated the process of granting approval for setting up temporary Covid hospitals. The first of them, a project in...

PUNJAB ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GRANT FOR VILLAGES ACHIEVING 100% VACCINATION

May 19, 2021

To incentivise villages to give up vaccine hesitancy, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a special development grant of Rs.10 lakh to every village that achieves 100% vaccination target under the state government’s ‘Corona Mukt Pind Abhiyan’. The Chief Minister urged village sarpanches and panches across the...

PUNJAB AIRLIFTING OXYGEN TANKERS TO SPEED UP SUPPLIES

May 18, 2021

The Punjab Government has arranged for regular oxygen supply through the air route from different parts of the country, disclosed members of the state Covid Control Room (O2) on Mondau. They informed that the oxygen supply started from April 27 through the air route and they have managed to get...

CAPT AMARINDER ANNOUNCES COVID FATEH PROGRAMME TO TACKLE SPREAD IN RURAL AREAS

May 17, 2021

Stressing the need to avoid the kind of situation prevailing in the villages of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced a unique Covid Fateh programme as part of a ‘Corona Mukt Pind Abhiyaan’ to tackle the worrying spread of Covid in rural areas. Terming it...

Covid curbs in Punjab extended till 31 May, CM orders strict enforcement

May 17, 2021

With the state continuing to report high Covid positivity and CFR, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday ordered the extension of all existing restrictions up to May 31, with directions for their strict enforcement. The Chief Minister said the DCs will continue to determine the opening of shops...

Punjab CM declares Malerkotla state’s 23rd district, announces development projects

May 15, 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday declared Malerkotla as the 23rd district of the state, while also announcing a slew of projects for the development of the historic city. The Chief Minister made these announcements during the state-level celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, held virtually in view of the pandemic....

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