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The meeting of the two leaders also came at a time when Sidhu's rebellious attitude towards the recently appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is quite visible.
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Two months after taking over as the new chief of the Punjab Congress, Navjot Singh Sidhu as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
Ravi river is one of the key rivers in Punjab. its water flows towards Pakistan which can be utilised for Punjab economy. Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh rededicated the Shahpur Kandi Dam Project to the people of the state today at Shahpur Kandi. This project will be saving Punjab's water and protecting Punjab's future.
Polluted River is affecting ecology inside and outside its banks. Ecosystem balance is always a priority issue raised by the nature-loving people. Punjab government has decided to wipe out all the pollutants and make Beas and Sutlej clean and clear pollution free rivers.
Development of Punjab will be boosted as the state government announces development grant of ₹209 Cr for strengthening rural & urban infrastructure in Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Patiala, SAS Nagar & Rupnagar districts
The Punjab government on Monday gave the go-ahead to launch a pilot project for Solar Energy generation on agricultural land on a rental basis, besides allowing farmers to undertake high-value cultivation of fruits and vegetables.
In a bid to create awareness about drug abuse in Punjab, the Special Task Force (STF) on Monday conducted massive training programs across the state under the Drug Abuse Prevention Officer (DAPO) programme. Notably, Punjab STF in coordination with master trainers today conducted training programs for ground-level trainers at various subdivisions in the state to create awareness about drug abuse under the Drug Abuse Prevention Officer (DAPO) programme.
Taking a major step in empowering journalists of the state, the Punjab government led by CM Captain Amarinder Singh has approved the extension of the facility of accidental insurance cover to nearly accredited 4200 media persons with yellow cards. Notably, from now onwards yellow card holder journalist would be covered under accidental insurance to the tune of Rs. 5 lakh.
The future of Punjab is destroyed as the youth of the state is mainly involved in the consumption of drugs, liquor and smoking. Therefore, with an aim to bring the youth of Punjab back on track, the state government has decided to impose a permanent ban on Hookah bars.
Soon after the Punjab National Bank fraud case was unveiled, Congress immediately blamed PM Modi and Baharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Taking the same stance on Simbaholi Sugars scam, Congress strongly criticized PM Modi and BJP publically through twitter. However, after realizing that one of the accused in Simbaholi Sugars scam was son-in law of Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh quickly deleted the twitter post blaming PM Modi and BJP.
The sale of Endosulfan and 19 other insecticides has been banned in Punjab as it is reported to be harmful to human beings as well as from the environmental sustainability and economic viability aspects.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday congratulated Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for his government’s success against gangsters and criminals in the state.
Nearly 47% of A category gangsters and 42% of B category had either surrendered or been arrested since the Congress government took over in Punjab. This was said by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday.
Use of tobacco, liquor and drugs heavily in Punjab has adversely affected the future of youth in the state. Therefore, Punjab government is taking stringent action to wipe the menace of drugs, tobacco and liquor from the state. Notably, under the leadership of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Punjab Government has initiated a crusade to eradicate tobacco use to save children and youth across the State.
With an aim to boost and maintain law and order in the state, Punjab government has approved the creation of a separate police wing for investigation of heinous cases of crime.
As soon as the winter season arrives in north India including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, New Delhi the road accident cases also see an effective hike due to visibility issue, fog etc. Therefore, looking upon the grievances Punjab government has issued strict guidelines for drivers with an aim to avoid road accidents.
In order to further strengthen law and order function in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led government has ordered immediate steps to fill the backlog of vacancies in police department including the prisons.
The Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh and RIL chief Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday agreed to strengthen cooperation across various sectors, including telecom and data networks, as well as retail, besides boosting agricultural productivity, food processing industry and manufacturing facilities in the state.
General Electric (GE), the US-based multinational company is intended to set up a 2,400-megawatt gas-based power plant in Punjab. Notably, General Electric on Thursday offered to set up a 2,400-megawatt gas-based power plant in Punjab, offering electricity at Rs 4.81 per unit only.