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Punjab decides to relax constructed area condition for universities to promote higher education
To aggressively promote higher education in the state, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday decided to reduce the requirement of constructed area from 50,000 sq. mt. to 30,000 sq. mt. for multi-domain…
Punjab govt to use 15th finance commission tied grants to give priority to rural piped water…
To ensure universal coverage of rural households with piped water connections, the Punjab government has decided to accord first priority to providing Functional House Tap Connections (FHTCs) in the remaining 17.59 lac households from the…
Hundreds of farmers block highways in Punjab, Haryana
Angry over three agriculture-related Bills, hundreds of farmers blocked major highways in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday to demand that the proposed laws should not be pursued in Parliament.The protesters also warned that if any…
Amarinder Singh Appeals To Farmers Not To Stop Traffic
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday appealed to farmers not to stop traffic or violate Section 144 in the state over the Agriculture Bills, but made it clear that no cases would be registered against them for…
Cricketer Suresh Raina’s Kin Attack-Murder Case Solved, Announces Punjab Cm
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced that the case of attack and murder involving cricketer Suresh Raina’s kin has been solved with the arrest of three members of an inter-state gang of…
Captain Amarinder Singh Leads PPCC Delegation To Meet Governor To Press For Non-Pursuance Of…
Warning that the enactment of the farm ordinances would lead to resentment and unrest in the border state, which was already at the receiving end of Pakistan’s concerted efforts to foment trouble, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder…
Om Prakash Soni directs to augment the supply of oxygen cylinders in Government Medical Colleges…
To amplify the supply of oxygen in government medical colleges & hospitals, Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister Om Prakash Soni today directed the principals of the three government medical colleges of the state to strengthen…
Punjab CM Demands Unconditional Apology From Union Minister Danve For Misleading Statement On Farm…
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has demanded an unconditional apology from Union Minister Raosaheb Patil Danve for misleading the nation on the farm ordinances issue from the floor of the House in a clear and complete breach…
Nursing Union assures Cabinet Minister Soni not to go on strike in the future
During a meeting with Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister Om Prakash Soni, the Nursing Employees Union working at Rajinder Hospital, Patiala and Guru Nanak Hospital, Amritsar assured that they would not go on strike in future.A…
Will Challenge Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act In Court : Captain Amarinder Singh
Terming the legislation a direct and deliberate assault by the Centre on the interests of the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the State Congress will challenge the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act…