Anil Bhardwaj

Punjab makes exception, gives jobs to married siblings of 3 unmarried Galwan heroes

November 19, 2020

Making an exception to the state government’s existing ‘Policy of Appointments of Honour and Gratitude’, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday okayed amendment to rules to provide jobs in the state services to married siblings of three bachelor battle casualties of the Galwan Valley. The decision has been taken by the...

BJP TO CONTEST 117 PUNJAB ASSEMBLY SEATS IN 2022, SAYS TARUN CHUGH

November 17, 2020

BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday said that the party has started preparations to contest all the 117 Vidhan Sabha seats of Punjab in the 2022 elections. Chugh said that the organisational structure of 23,000 polling booths was being strengthened by mobilising BJP workers at the grassroots level....

PUNJAB’S FARMER GROUPS ACCEPT CENTRE’S INVITATION, ALL SET TO HOLD TALKS WITH UNION MINISTERS TODAY

November 13, 2020

A total of 30 farmer organisations of Punjab have accepted the invitation of the Central Government for talks on new Central agri laws. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of these organisations held at Kisan Bhavan here, on Thursday. During the meeting chaired by farmer leader...

17,440 development works begin under smart village campaign in Punjab

November 12, 2020

Immediately after the launch of the second phase of the Smart Village Campaign by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, as many as 17,440 development works have been commenced in the various gram panchayats across the state so far at an outlay of Rs 327 crore to ensure holistic rural development....

Punjab CM orders 30k Covid testing a day amid 2nd wave fears

November 11, 2020

Amid projections of a second coronavirus wave hitting Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday directed the health and medical education departments to maintain the levels of testing at 30,000 a day. Capt Amarinder also ordered amendment in rules to enable direct recruitment of super-specialist doctors to meet the...

With Centre ready for dialogue, Punjab CM asks kisan unions to lift rail blockade for passenger trains

November 10, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder has appealed to the kisan unions to completely lift their rail blockade to allow passenger trains also to ply in the state, given the initiative taken by the Central government to discuss the issue of the farm laws. In a statement issued on Monday evening,...

CAPT AMARINDER CALLS RAILWAYS’ DECISION ‘IRRATIONAL & ILLOGICAL’

November 10, 2020

Terming as totally irrational and illogical the Railways’ decision to link the movement of goods trains in the state with passenger trains, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said by defending the decision, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was further fuelling the fire of anger among the farmers,...

PUNJAB CM SPEAKS TO AMIT SHAH ON GOODS TRAIN SERVICES ISSUE, HOPEFUL OF EARLY RESOLUTION

November 9, 2020

Reiterating his assurance of smooth and safe goods train movement in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said that he had spoken to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his intervention to ensure restoration of rail services and was hopeful of early resolution of the issue....

ALL RAILWAY TRACKS CLEARED FOR MOVEMENT OF GOODS TRAINS: PUNJAB GOVT

November 7, 2020

CHANDIGARH: After the persuasion of the Punjab government, the kisan unions have to get off all the railway platforms to allow the frequent movement of freight trains across the state. In this connection, all 21 locations, where farmers are protesting, have been cleared for the plying of goods trains. An...

AAP SEEKS SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION FOR LEGAL GUARANTEE ON MSP FOR PUNJAB FARMERS

November 7, 2020

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA in Punjab and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema has demanded that Captain Amarinder Singh-led state government should immediately convene a special session of the Vidhan Sabha to ensure the guarantee of procurement of crops at MSP, by enacting a law of its own....

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