Punjab

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21, 2020: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has welcomed the Kisan Unions’ decision to allow movement of goods trains, saying it was in the interest of the state’s economy and its revival.

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21: The Punjab Governor and Administrator UT Chandigarh V.P. Singh Badnore, today administered the oath of office to Anumit Singh Sodhi and Maninder Singh Patti as Members of State Information Commission in a virtual ceremony held from Punjab Raj Bhavan.

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21: School Education and Public Works Minister Punjab  Vijay Inder Singla, on Wednesday, lashed out at BJP leaders for criticizing new pro-farmer bills passed by Punjab Vidhan Sabha and questioned the locus standi of Haryana BJP chief to comment upon Punjab affairs. Singla said, “Have the Punjab BJP …

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21: Terming as shameful and unfortunate the Opposition’s baseless hounding of his ministers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday made it clear in the Assembly that no irregularity had been found in inquiries conducted into allegations of scams in SC scholarship and Noorpur land issues.

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER, 21: The SAD got a jolt today as its leader and long time worker Maनdeep Singh Jaggi joined the BJP here today.

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha today passed seven important bills on the concluding day of the specially convened session chaired by Speaker Rana KP Singh.

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21, 2020: Farmer organisations, which held a meeting at Kisan Bhavan here today, have announced that they will allow passage of goods trains.

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21, 2020: The Shiromani Akali Dal said here today that the bill brought by the Congress rulers and passed by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha yesterday has thrown the farmers back at “Modi’s mercy” by linking these to presidential assent and allowing black laws to remain intact.

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21, 2020: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday cornered the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over their brazen double standards with regard to the three Amendment Bills, which they had criticised publicly hours after supporting them in the Vidhan Sabha.

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21, 2020: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday said the Congress government had taken up the farm bills in state legislative assembly after farmers’ ultimatum but a lot more was needed to secure the future of Punjab farmers.