Anil Bhardwaj

PUNJAB TO REOPEN UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES FROM 16 NOVEMBER

November 6, 2020

The Punjab Government has decided to reopen universities and colleges in the areas outside the containment zones from 16 November. Disclosing this here on Thursday, an official spokesperson of the Punjab Government said all the higher education, medical education & research and technical education institutions including all universities and colleges...

CENTRE READY TO RESUME RAIL SERVICE IN PUNJAB IF LAW & ORDER RESTORED: PIYUSH GOYAL

November 6, 2020

Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the Centre was ready to resume railway services in Punjab if the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh could assure that no damage to the railway property and the railway staff would be done by the protesting farmers in the state. Talking to...

CAPT AMARINDER QUESTIONS TIMING OF ED, I-T NOTICES TO HIM, KIN

November 5, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday questioned the timing of the ED and I-T notices to him and his family members. Responding to a question at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi following a dharna, Amarinder said that besides the ED notice to his son Raninder, notices had been...

PUNJAB CM LEADS DHARNA IN DELHI, SLAMS CENTRE FOR ‘STEPMOTHERLY’ TREATMENT

November 5, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday launched a ‘mission’ from Delhi’s Rajghat “to save Punjab and its farmers”. Slamming the Centre for its ‘step-motherly treatment’ towards the state, he said that the Governor has still not forwarded the state farm amendment bills to the President weeks after they...

PUNJAB CM TO PROTEST AT RAJGHAT AFTER PRESIDENT DECLINES MEETING REQUEST

November 4, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced that he will lead a relay dharna of MLAs at Delhi’s Rajghat on Wednesday to highlight the state’s power crisis and critical essential supplies situation amid the Centre’s “refusal” to allow movement of goods trains. He said that “the President Ram Nath Kovind...

Punjab runs out of power as coal stocks dry up completely

November 4, 2020

Punjab on Tuesday braced for massive power cuts after running completely out of power, with coal stocks in the state drying up fully as a result of the prolonged suspension of goods supply trains by the Railways. As day-time power shortage rose to 1000-1500 MW, with last of the state’s...

550TH PRAKASH PURB: PUNJAB CM DIRECTS DEPTS TO COMPLETE PENDING WORKS

November 3, 2020

As the year-long celebrations head to a closure, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday directed all departments to conclude all pending works initiated to commemorate the historic 550th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and to highlight the 550 projects completed in 65 villages during this...

Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh now orders expansion of Covid contact tracing to 15 persons

November 3, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered expanding the contact tracing of positive patients to 15 persons. He also made it mandatory for hospitals and radiology labs, conducting CT scans, to report such patients to the state administration in case of suspicion of coronavirus. CM issued these orders...

PUNJAB CM WRITES TO NADDA OVER SUSPENSION OF GOODS TRAINS

November 2, 2020

Expressing concern over the continued suspension of goods trains by the Railways even after easing of the blockade by the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday wrote an open letter to BJP national president J.P. Nadda, calling for collective will and statesmanship to resolve the festering imbroglio....

HOSHIARPUR RAPE-MURDER CASE: PUNJAB POLICE FILE CHARGESHEET IN COURT

October 31, 2020

Acting swiftly on Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s orders, the Punjab Police presented the challan in the Hoshiarpur rape-murder case of a six-year-old Dalit girl in court on Friday, after completing investigations into the gruesome incident in less than 10 days. A special prosecutor has been appointed for expeditious proceedings...

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