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  Punjab to work out policy on farmers' suicides

  National | June 04, 2014 12:51 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday approved the constitution of a committee to formulate a comprehensive policy on farmers' suicides in Punjab.Punjab State Farmers Commission chairman G.S. Kalkat will head the committee that

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  Pak journo hurls shoe at Punjab CM to protest attack on Mir

  World | April 24, 2014 17:55 IST

  Lahore: A Pakistani journalist today hurled a shoe at Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to protest the attempt on the life of prominent TV anchor Hamid Mir.Security officials overpowered the journalist and removed him from

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  And now, Badal promises to consider Beant Singh assassins' release

  India | February 21, 2014 13:41 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday said his government would study the legal implications about the release of persons convicted in Beant Singh assassination case. Talking to reporters, Badal said, the matter

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  Badal announces Rs 65 crore as financial assistance

  India | February 19, 2014 8:52 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sanctioned Rs 65 crore as financial assistance to the kin of farmers and farm laborers who committed suicides in the state due to economic distress during the

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  Punjab CM Badal not invited to cancer hospital event

  India | October 10, 2013 8:48 IST

  Jalandhar: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has written a letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh complaining that neither he nor any of his ministers have bee invited to the foundation laying ceremony for

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  Go beyond Gujarat, Badal tells Modi

  National | September 09, 2013 16:52 IST

  Gandhinagar: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday urged his younger counterpart Narendra Modi, widely seen as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, not to confine himself to Gujarat."I have great love for Modi," Badal told

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  Make farming pricing body autonomous: Badal

  National | September 09, 2013 14:26 IST

  Gandhinagar: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday demanded that a central government body that decides the prices of farm produce must be made autonomous.Speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Agriculture Summit here, Badal accused

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  Badal urges PM to secure release of crew of Indian vessel

  India | August 30, 2013 10:28 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make use of all diplomatic channels for securing the release of the 35 Indian crew members of the vessel ‘MV Desh

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  Badal slams Congress, asks not to meddle in Punjab

  National | August 16, 2013 7:22 IST

  Issru: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal yesterday asked the UPA government to desist from meddling in the state's affairs.Addressing a gathering here yesterday to mark the Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Karnail Singh Issru, who

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  Hooda's statements for cheap popularity: Badal

  National | July 27, 2013 6:38 IST

  Bathinda, July 27: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday reacted sharply to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's claim over Chandigarh, saying that his statements were “just to gain cheap popularity”.Dismissing his Haryana counterpart's

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  Badal not well, cancels all appointments

  National | July 15, 2013 7:06 IST

  Chandigarh, July 15: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sunday cancelled all his scheduled engagements and meetings due to illness, a spokesman of the chief minister's office said here.Badal, 86, the oldest serving chief minister

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  Badal lauds Modi, says 'lead country'

  National | June 24, 2013 10:35 IST

  Madhopur (Punjab), June 24: The BJP top brass gave a miss here Sunday to the first public rally of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after he took over charge of the party's 2014 poll campaign

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  Mullanpur to be renamed as New Chandigarh

  India | May 29, 2013 21:23 IST

  Chandigarh, May 29: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today approved renaming of Mullanpur as New Chandigarh and asked the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to develop it as a world class planned city. 

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  Bhullar issue: Badals meet PM in capital

  India | April 15, 2013 12:14 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 15: Against the backdrop of the apex court refusing to commute death sentence of Khalistani terrorist Devenderpal Singh Bhullar, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal met

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  Recast Constitution, scrap central schemes: Badal

  National | March 19, 2013 6:58 IST

  Chandigarh, March 19: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday called for a nationwide political initiative to recast the Constitution along federal lines, scrapping of all central schemes and provisions for direct transfer of 50

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  Don't meddle in Sikh affairs, Akali Dal warns Congress

  National | November 11, 2012 21:22 IST

  Chandigarh, Nov 11:  The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab here Sunday warned the Congress against meddling in the religious affairs of Sikhs.Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, who is also the patron of the

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  Punjab, Chhatisgarh Chief Ministers Oppose NCTC

  India | February 18, 2012 8:09 IST

  Chandigarh, Feb 18: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday vehemently opposed the Centre's decision to set up an apex counter-terror organization, terming it as a measure to usurp whatever is left of the

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  Badal Files Nomination, Says Fight Will Be Tough

  India | January 10, 2012 20:47 IST

  Muktsar, Jan 10: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today filed his nomination from Lambi assembly constituency, with his daughter-in-law Bhatinda MP  Harsmirat Kaur Badal filing nomination as a cover candidate.Speaking to mediapersons, Badal said,

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  Willing To Form Any Alliance To Oust Cong : Badal

  National | November 08, 2011 8:18 IST

  Chandigarh, Nov 8: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday said the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal was willing to forge alliance with any like-minded political party with the “sole objective” to defeat the Congress