Punjab Chief Minister
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Channi announces 'Mission Clean'; directs for strict action against sand, drug, liquor mafia
India | Nov 01, 2021, 11:58 AM ISTThe Punjab chief minister also asked the mining department to ensure that no charges are levied on sand being used by panchayats for development works.
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Give appointment letters to kin of farmers who died during protests: Punjab CM Channi to ministers
India | Sep 28, 2021, 11:38 AM ISTTerming the farm laws as anti-farmers and anti-food security, Channi said that they are a potent threat to their livelihood and future generations.
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Punjab CM Channi asks ministers to keep security bare minimum
India | Sep 28, 2021, 10:01 AM ISTChanni said this initiative would not only be instrumental in deployment of extra security personnel judiciously but also save the public from unnecessary inconvenience.
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Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi announces curtail in his security cover
India | Sep 24, 2021, 08:57 AM ISTChanni mentioned that he is not fond of a luxurious lifestyle and added that he has also asked the officers to ensure a reduction in vehicles constituting his cavalcade.
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Captain Amarinder Singh congratulates his successor Charanjit Singh Channi
India | Sep 19, 2021, 07:09 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned from his post as the Chief Minister of Punjab after months of political tussle, saying he stepped down as he felt 'humiliated'.
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Charanjit Singh Channi to be new Punjab Chief Minister, oath taking today
India | Sep 20, 2021, 12:01 AM ISTAll India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat took to Twitter to announce the name of the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab.
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COVID-19: Worst-hit six districts in Punjab to tighten micro containment, says CM Amarinder Singh
India | Apr 30, 2021, 09:04 PM ISTLockdown is not a solution as it will lead to exodus of the labourers and force them to go to states with even lesser medical facilities, Amarinder Singh said.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh urges BCCI to include Mohali Cricket stadium for IPL 2021
Cricket | Mar 02, 2021, 04:38 PM ISTThe Punjab Cricket Stadium (PCA) at Mohali has been the home base of Punjab Kings franchise.
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Top 9 news: Amarinder Singh urges farmers to shift protest to Burari ground
News | Nov 29, 2020, 11:00 AM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also urged farmers to reciprocate the Union Home Minister's gesture by accepting his appeal to shift to a designated place, thus paving the way for early talks to resolve their issues.
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Internal party issues must not be raised publicly: Punjab CM Amarinder
India | Nov 26, 2020, 10:35 PM ISTRejecting charges of the Congress lacking inner-party democracy, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said anyone was free to take their grouse to the party chief or the working committee but internal party issues should not be raised at public platforms.
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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh holds sit-in protest against farm bills
Politics | Sep 28, 2020, 12:30 PM ISTAround 15-20 people set a tractor on fire at India Gate here on Monday morning, police said.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh vows to provide 6 lakh jobs in two years
India | Aug 15, 2020, 11:31 AM ISTVowing 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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Behave or face consequences: Amarinder warns Pak against fomenting trouble in Punjab
India | Dec 05, 2019, 10:19 PM ISTAmarinder said he believed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan wanted peace but the Pakistan Army, in its desperation to remain relevant, calls the shots and obstructs efforts for peace.
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Toxic Delhi air spurs Punjab CM to urge Centre to provide for 'stubble management bonus' to farmers
India | Nov 02, 2019, 06:26 PM ISTSingh expressed his anger and anguish and made the pro-farmer proposal in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal persistently blaming stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab for rise in Delhi's air pollution
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Bank loan fraud: ED attaches Rs 110-cr assets of Simbhaoli Sugar company
India | Jul 02, 2019, 04:18 PM ISTThe Enforcement Directorate said a provisional order was issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), for attachment of properties like land, buildings, plant and machinery of the distillery unit of the company located in Simbhaoli, Hapur in Uttar Pradesh. The attached assets worth about Rs 110 crore of Simbhaoli Sugars Limited, one of India's largest sugar mills, in connection with a money laundering probe against the firm related to an alleged bank loan fraud.
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Amarinder Singh's career will end after Lok Sabha polls: Sukhbir Singh Badal
May 16, 2019, 01:17 PM ISTShiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday accused Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh of "reneging" on poll promises and claimed the Congress leader's career will end after his party loses the Lok Sabha elections.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh embarks on five-day visit to Israel
India | Oct 21, 2018, 08:18 PM ISTSingh is slated to hold meetings with several Israeli ministers and top-ranking officials during his visit, said officials.
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Terrorist Jagtar Tara to be extradited from Thailand
India | Jan 07, 2015, 08:12 AM ISTChandigarh: A Bangkok court on Tuesday ordered Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Jagtar Singh Tara will be extradited from Thailand to India, according to information received by the Punjab Police.Tara is one of the terrorists
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Badal thanks Centre for gesture towards 1984 riot victims
National | Oct 31, 2014, 04:15 PM ISTChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today thanked the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deciding to give an additional compensation of Rs five lakh each to the next of kin of 3,325
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Prakash Singh Badal raises Chandigarh transfer, 1984 riots issues with Narendra Modi
India | Jun 13, 2014, 10:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today raised the issue of early transfer of Chandigarh to the state with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also sought a Commission of Inquiry to probe the