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Punjab CM warns Sidhu's advisors against atrocious comments on Kashmir, Pakistan
India | Aug 24, 2021, 01:55 PM ISTReacting to reported remarks of Sidhu's advisors Pyare Lal Garg questioning Amarinder Singh's criticism of Pakistan, as well as the earlier controversial statement of Malwinder Singh Mali on Kashmir, Punjab CM Amarinder expressed shock at their "extraordinary statements".
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Punjab CM launches Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers
India | Aug 20, 2021, 05:57 PM ISTThe Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh said his government had decided to waive off loans amounting to Rs 520 crore of farm labor and landless farmers, with respect to the principal amount against their cooperative loans as of July 31, 2017, and simple interest at the rate of seven percent per annum on the above amount till March 6, 2019.
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75th Independence day: Punjab CM announces projects worth 1,200 crores
India | Aug 15, 2021, 04:40 PM ISTThe Chief Minister further announced that an Act would soon be notified which would mandate budgetary spending on the Dalit welfare equal to the percentage of SC population in the state, and the 85th Constitutional Amendment would be implemented in line with judgments of the Supreme Court.
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Punjab CM inaugurates Jallianwala Bagh memorial park in Amritsar on Independence day eve
India | Aug 14, 2021, 08:29 PM ISTThe CM dedicated the memorial to the people of Punjab, saying this second memorial at the site of the gory massacre is a tribute to all those unknown martyrs who laid down their lives during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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Punjab CM seeks CAPFs to tackle Pakistan-backed terror outfits ahead of Independence day
India | Aug 10, 2021, 09:29 PM ISTCiting the recent heavy influx of weapons, hand grenades, and IEDs into the state, with Pakistan's ISI also raising the ante ahead of the Independence Day and in the run-up to the Assembly polls, he told Shah at a meeting here this evening that the security situation was grave and needed the Centre's immediate intervention.
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Amarinder Singh to meet Sonia Gandhi today amid Punjab Congress infighting
India | Jul 06, 2021, 12:31 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is on his way to New Delhi and will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi today.
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Punjab CM writes to Rajnath for Sainik School sanction
Education | Jun 26, 2021, 06:13 PM ISTEmphasising on the need for at least one Sainik School each in the Malwa, Doaba and Majha regions, the three natural geographical divisions of the state, CM Amarinder Singh said it was felt that a third Sainik School in Bathinda will suitably cater to this requirement
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Congress MLA Pargat Singh accuses Punjab CM of threatening him
News | May 17, 2021, 07:40 PM ISTCongress MLA Pargat Singh accuses Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh of threatening him.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu should get decisive post: Congress leader's wife
News | Mar 17, 2021, 10:00 PM ISTDuring his meeting with Chief Ministers over resurgence of COVID-19 cases, PM Narendra Modi on March 17 said that the issue of vaccine wastage should be taken seriously and asked to review it immediately.
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Punjab CM slams Khattar over 'Khalistani' remark
India | Nov 28, 2020, 10:25 PM ISTLashing out at his Haryana counterpart for inflicting brutality on Punjab's farmers, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday demanded an unequivocal apology from Manohar Lal Khattar, accusing him of spreading lies by saying "Khalistanis are managing the protests,"
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Will not speak to Manohar L Khattar even if he calls me 10 times: Amarinder lashes out at Haryana CM
India | Nov 28, 2020, 10:43 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said he will not speak to his Haryana counter Manohar Lal Khattar until he seeks an apology for "inflicting brutality" on farmers marching to Delhi.
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Stop 'inciting' farmers: ML Khattar slams Amarinder Singh
India | Nov 26, 2020, 05:09 PM ISTAddressing Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in his tweet, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that he will leave politics if there will be any trouble on MSP.
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'Request Rahul Gandhi to scrap black laws when he becomes PM': Punjab CM on farm laws
News | Oct 05, 2020, 05:06 PM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi along with other party workers attended 'Kisan Bachao Rally' in Sangrur on October 05. Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh addressed the rally.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to stage sit-in farmers protest today
Politics | Sep 28, 2020, 09:38 AM ISTReacting to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) quitting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the farm bills issue, the Congress on Saturday said it was the "victory" of farmers that the Akali Dal had to bow before their doorstep and break ties with the ruling coalition.
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Misery of taxi operators in Amritsar continues
News | Sep 05, 2020, 07:57 PM ISTAmid COVID-19 pandemic, taxi drivers in Amritsar are facing financial difficulties as there are no customers.
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Amarinder directs DGP to probe "politician-gangster" nexus
India | Dec 07, 2019, 09:42 PM ISTThe chief minister has directed state police chief Dinkar Gupta to inquire into the “allegations as made out from the documents/photos” that have been submitted to him and which “prove to the contrary” of the allegations made by opposition parties.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh promises memorial for Behbal Kalan firing victims
India | May 15, 2019, 06:49 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced a memorial in Bargari area here for those who lost their lives or were injured in the 2015 Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura firing incidents. He said a committee of local residents would be formed to decide the kind of memorial to be built.
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Will go after Parkash Singh Badal and fix him: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
India | Sep 04, 2018, 10:24 PM ISTReiterating that there was no question of going soft on the former Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh told the media here that "it was not possible that Badal was not aware of the police firing".
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Punjab CM raises 'Khalistan issue' with Canadian PM, seeks his support in cracking down on separatism
India | Feb 21, 2018, 06:55 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that he raised the militancy issue related to the separatist movement of Khalistan with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Ram Rahim sentencing: Total normalcy in Punjab, forces alert, says Capt Amarinder
National | Aug 28, 2017, 08:01 PM ISTPunjab CM Amarinder Singh said there was "total normalcy" in his state and the forces are alert to check any untoward incident in the wake of the Ram Rahim verdict.