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Punjab government should legislate against farm laws, says Navjot
Updated : 1 day, 18 hours ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 1 (ANI): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday urged the State Government of Punjab to bring in legislations that can negate the effects of the Centre's three new farm laws.
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Punjab CM orders fresh curbs on indoor, outdoor gatherings from Ma
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 23 (ANI): Amid the growing concern over the rising COVID-19 trend in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered fresh restrictions on indoor gathering to 100 and outdoor to 200 people from March 1 and also issued a slew o
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Punjab Cabinet to provide jobs to kin of 4 minors killed in 2017 M
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Punjab government on Friday approved special provisions in the rules to provide government jobs to one of the family members of each of the four minors killed in the Maur Mandi bomb blast on January 31, 2017.
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COVID-19: Punjab extends last date to administer first dose vaccin
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 18 (ANI): The Punjab Government has extended the last date to administer first dose vaccination for healthcare workers from February 19-to February 25.
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9 more fast track courts in Punjab to curb sexual attacks on women
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 15 (ANI): An inter-departmental meeting of the Punjab government on Monday decided on a slew of measures to strengthen the investigation and prosecution machinery for handling criminal offences against women and children, including the establishment of n
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59 Hepatitis treatment centres established in three years duration
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 15 (ANI): In view of extending the medical benefits to high-risk groups, the Punjab government established 59 Hepatitis treatment centres in three years in the state under National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP) to treat such patients acros
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With 71.39 pc, voter turnout in Punjab local bodies polls record a
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 14 (ANI): Punjab government on Sunday said that the voter turnout in local bodies polls of 8 municipal corporations and 109 municipal councils and Nagar panchayats in the state have recorded a new high of 71.39 per cent.
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Punjab supporting terrorist Mukhtar Ansari: UP govt to SC
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday raised the question before the Supreme Court on why the Punjab government was defending gangster Mukhtar Ansari and claimed that he is 'enjoying' in the jail there.
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'Meritorious schools' in Punjab to open from Feb 9 with COVID prot
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 6 (ANI): After reopening government schools in a phased manner, the Punjab Government on Saturday decided to make the residential "meritorious schools" situated at Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Mohali, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Sangrur an
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Punjab Contract Farming Act has provision to jail farmers, in Cent
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Punjab Government's Contract Farming Act has a provision to send farmers behind the bars and fine of up to Rs 5 lakh whereas in the Government of India's Act a farmer can exit a contract anytime, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Read More
Congress workers preventing AAP candidates from filing nominations
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) spokesperson Raghav Chadha on Tuesday alleged that Congress party workers in Punjab are preventing his party members to file nominations for the upcoming local body elections in the state.
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COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed to all district cold chain stor
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Chandigarh [India] January 15 (ANI): The Punjab Government is all ready to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination programme under which firstly, Health Care Workers (Central, State, and Armed Forces Medical Services) to be vaccinated with their consent at dedicated 59 sites in the state.
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