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  Punjab CM Amarinder warns Kejriwal against 'instigating people' amid pandemic

  India | September 03, 2020 17:48 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday warned his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal against trying to exploit the Covid-19 crisis to instigate the people in Punjab villages, which have witnessed a spurt of fake news and provocative videos.

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  Punjab imposes lockdown on all days from 7 pm to 5 am to contain coronavirus spread

  India | August 27, 2020 23:27 IST

  Punjab government has imposed lockdown in the state from 7 PM to 5 AM on all days to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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  Punjab CM Amarinder Singh vows to provide 6 lakh jobs in two years

  India | August 15, 2020 11:31 IST

  Vowing not to rest till he had put the state's economy back on the track of growth, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced a slew of welfare measures for the people, including facilitation of another 6 lakh jobs for the youth over the next two years, of which one lakh will be in the government sector.

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  Warning of continued threat from Pakistan, China, says Punjab CM

  India | August 15, 2020 11:07 IST

  Warning of continued threat from both Pakistan and China, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said Punjab would always be at the forefront of fighting the enemy at the borders.

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  Punjab to impose more stringent curbs to tackle rising COVID-19 cases: CM Amarinder Singh

  India | July 12, 2020 21:34 IST

  The Punjab government will on Monday announce more stringent restrictions in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the state, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said. 

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  Final-year exams: Punjab CM seeks scrapping of university exams, UGC guidelines; will write to PM

  Higher Studies | July 09, 2020 19:17 IST

  ​Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking cancellation of exams in universities and colleges in the interest and safety of students amid coronavirus crisis.   

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  Punjab CM hails first Sikh woman graduate of US Military Academy

  India | June 14, 2020 19:50 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, here on Sunday, complemented Anmol Narang for becoming the first observant Sikh woman to graduate from the US Military Academy.

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  Punjab orders 'stricter lockdown' on weekends; curbs likely on people coming from Delhi

  India | June 11, 2020 22:47 IST

  The Punjab government has ordered "stricter lockdown" in the state on weekends and public holidays. The state is also likely to impose stricter curbs on people coming from Delhi.

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  Punjab CM Amarinder Singh lauds Sonu Sood for helping migrant workers amid coronavirus crisis

  Celebrities | May 28, 2020 20:23 IST

  "It fills me with immense pride whenever I read about my fellow Punjabis going beyond their call of duty to help those in need and this time it is our Moga boy Sonu Sood", says the Punjab CM.

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  Punjab CM to decide on lockdown extension on May 30

  India | May 27, 2020 19:46 IST

  The Punjab government will decide on the future course of action with respect to the lockdown in the state on May 30.

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  Punjab CM announces 14-day mandatory quarantine for people taking flights, trains, buses

  India | May 23, 2020 20:56 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced that people coming to the state by travelling in domestic flights, trains, and buses will be asked to undergo compulsory home quarantine for 14-days. 

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  Punjab CM Amarinder Singh pitches for lockdown extension with 'carefully crafted strategy'

  India | May 11, 2020 18:57 IST

  The Chief Minister said that states need to be given greater flexibility in micro-planning as part of a carefully planned exit strategy, encompassing both COVID-19 containment and a defined path of economic revival.

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  Punjab residents returning from other states to undergo 21-day quarantine: Captain Amarinder Singh

  India | April 28, 2020 19:01 IST

  Even as he hinted at certain relaxations, with restrictions and precautions, in the coming days, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a compulsory 21-day state quarantine for all those returning to the state from other places

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  27 people in Punjab got coronavirus through community transmission: Amarinder Singh

  India | April 10, 2020 14:47 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said relief in lockdown initially will only for the farmers and that too in a phased-wise manner in villages, adding that there no decision on lifting lockdown for has been taken yet.

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  Evacuate Sikhs stranded in Afghanistan: Punjab CM

  India | March 28, 2020 15:03 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday sought the intervention of the Minister of External Affairs for the evacuation of Sikh families stranded in Afghanistan.

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  Curfew imposed in Punjab to combat coronavirus spread

  India | March 23, 2020 15:16 IST

  The Punjab government has imposed a curfew to contain the spread of coronavirus as COVID-19 positive cases continue to rise in the state. Currently, there are 21 confirmed coronavirus cases in Punjab while 1 person has died are getting infected with the disease.

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  Punjab Budget: Retirement age reduced to 58; Free education till Class 12 | Highlights

  Business | February 29, 2020 10:05 IST

  Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal presented state govt Budget 2020 of Rs 1.54 lakh crore on Friday. One of the key announcement made by the Punjab Finance Minister is reducing the retirement age of government employees to 58 and releasing 6% pending DA arrears in a week's time.

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  Punjab govt claims to have wiped out locust from villages at Indo-Pak border

  India | February 03, 2020 22:07 IST

  The Punjab government here on Monday claimed to have wiped out locust from two villages in the Fazilka district along the Indo-Pak border

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  Punjab government moves resolution against CAA in state assembly

  India | January 17, 2020 12:27 IST

  The ruling Congress in Punjab has moved a resolution in the state assembly on Friday demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had on Thursday had hinted of bringing a resolution against the amended citizenship law.

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  Punjab CM expresses grief over Sikh youth's death in Pakistan

  India | January 05, 2020 18:21 IST

  A Sikh youth identified as Ravinder Singh was killed on Sunday by an unidentified person in Peshawar. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh expressed grief over the killing.