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Arvind Kejriwal takes swipe at BJP delaying govt formation in four states
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) despite winning four states in the recently concluded Assembly elections is not able to form the gove
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BSF seizes weapons cache from international border outpost in Punjab
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], September 12 (ANI): Vigilant troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday seized a consignment of weapons, including rifles and magazines at the border outpost of Abohar of Ferozepur district in Punjab.
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Punjab govt ramps-up testing after COVID-19 cases spikes
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Amid the spike in cases in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered an increase in testing to 30,000 a day, with at least 10 people in the immediate circle of every positive patient to be tested.
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Punjab govt schools not to charge admission, tuition fee for 2020-21 acade
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 26 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced that government schools in the state will not charge any admission, re-admission and tuition fee from students for the 2020-21 academic session on account of COVID crisis.
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Rs 162 crore pension scam unearthed in Punjab, ineligible people included
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 23 (ANI): Punjab Social Security Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Wednesday alleged that an old-age pension scam to the tune of Rs 162.35 crore has been unearthed in the state.
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Six drug peddlers held with 4 kg heroin in Punjab's Ludhiana
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 27 (ANI): Police on Friday nabbed six people and seized four kilogram of heroin from their possession in two separate cases in Ludhiana.
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Punjab reports 118 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 18 (ANI): 118 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths have been reported in Punjab today.
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Not wearing masks to attract Rs 500 fine in Amritsar
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 16 (ANI): Flouting health guidelines to combat COVID-19, not wearing masks while going for a walk in public places will attract a fine of Rs 500 in Amritsar from Tuesday, a police official said.
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Punjab: Shops selling essential commodities remain open in Ludhiana amid w
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 14 (ANI): Due to the weekend lockdown in Ludhiana, the Punjab government has only allowed the essential shops to be functional today. Several customers were seen buying the products from these shops earlier in the morning while maintaining social distancing no
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Punjab govt allows religious places in the state to operate community kitc
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 10 (ANI): The Punjab government has allowed langar prasad distribution and community kitchens to operate at religious places in the state.
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'This is not 1962': Punjab CM's stern warning to China amid border tension
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 31 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that India does not want a war while warning China against any attempt to intrude into Indian territory.
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COVID-19 fallout: Migrant workers stage protest at Amritsar by-pass road d
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 29 (ANI): Scores of migrant workers on Thursday held a protest at bypass road in Amritsar demanding to return home.
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