Punjab Government
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Navjot Singh Sidhu invited for Imran Khan’s swearing in, confirms Punjab government
India | Aug 12, 2018, 09:52 AM ISTImran Khan will be taking the oath on August 18. Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev have also been invited to the event, other than Sidhu.
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Harmanpreet Kaur loses DSP rank over fake graduation degree: Reports
Cricket | Jul 10, 2018, 08:52 PM ISTKaur's stellar innings against Australia steered India into the ICC Women's World Cup final and was awarded the rank of DSP by the Punjab government on March 1 this year.
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Punjab govt releases over Rs 1,200 cr to clear payment under various welfare schemes
India | Mar 21, 2018, 10:19 PM ISTThe spokesperson said retirement benefits have been cleared till December 31, 2017, with the release of Rs 413.77 crore, while Rs 43.73 crore had been released towards reimbursement of medical bills up to March 20, 2018.
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Punjab government to impose permanent ban on hookah bars
India | Mar 19, 2018, 05:45 PM ISTThe move is aimed at checking the trend of hookah, hookah bars, and the use of tobacco in various forms among youngsters, an official said.
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Punjab govt denies announcing tax for keeping pets
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Pakistan court seeks reasons from Punjab govt for Hafiz Saeed's detention
World | Mar 22, 2017, 06:50 PM ISTA Pakistani court on Wednesday has sought legal reasons from Punjab government for the detention of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and four others under the anti-terrorism law. Saeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief, along with
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Punjab: All women above 40 will be examined for breast cancer
India | Mar 13, 2016, 09:48 PM ISTIn its fight against cancer, the Punjab government has asked the state-run hospitals to encourage all women above 40 years of age visiting there to get themselves examined for any symptoms of breast cancer.
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State not liable for Pathankot attack expenses, won't foot bill: Punjab tells Centre
India | Mar 07, 2016, 11:23 PM ISTChandigarh: The Punjab government today denied the Centre's demand of paying a sum of Rs 6.35 crore spent on the deployment of paramilitary forces during and after the dreaded terror attack at the Pathankot Air
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Don't support resolutions passed by 'Sarbat Khalsa': AAP
National | Nov 24, 2015, 05:51 PM ISTJalandhar: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said the 'Sarbat Khalsa' was the outcome of people's anger against the "failed promises" made by SAD-led Punjab government, but also made it clear that the party does
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Punjab sets up relief fund for farmers' families
National | Jul 21, 2015, 08:40 PM ISTChandigarh: To give relief to distressed families of farmers in the state committing suicide, the Punjab government on Tuesday announced the creation of a “revolving fund” to provide assistance to them.“Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
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Toilets constructed for 33 lakh rural families: Punjab govt
National | Jun 16, 2015, 05:05 PM ISTChandigarh : Punjab government today claimed that it has constructed 33 lakh toilets for rural families under the ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan,which enlists elimination of open-defecation as one of its objectives. A government spokesperson said the total
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Pakistan's Punjab govt moves Supreme Court challenging Lakhvi's bail
World | Apr 14, 2015, 02:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan's Punjab government today moved the Supreme Court challenging bail granted to 26/11 terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. The Punjab government in its petition pleaded the apex court that the Lahore High Court's had
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Stopping foodgrain buying by FCI will be harmful for farmers: Punjab
Feb 27, 2015, 04:57 PM ISTPunjab: Punjab government on Friday asked the Centre to reconsider its decision of stopping foodgrain procurement by FCI from Punjab, saying it will prove to be "very harmful" for the farming community and could lead
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BJP fighting drug-related political wars in Goa too
National | Jan 08, 2015, 02:33 PM ISTPanaji: Like the proxy political battle over drugs in Punjab between the Akali Dal and the BJP, in Goa too the issue of narcotics and drug peddling is fast rousing political parties out of their
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Botched eye surgeries: Police arrest Doctor; case registered against NGO
India | Dec 06, 2014, 12:19 PM ISTGurdaspur/ New Delhi: A doctor who allegedly performed botched cataract surgeries leaving at least 60 people blind, was today arrested and a case registered against a private hospital and a Mathura-based NGO even as the
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Probe ordered after 15 lose eyesight at camp
India | Dec 05, 2014, 02:10 PM ISTChandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday ordered a probe into the free eye check-up camp that left 15 people from Amritsar district without eyesight.The state government also announced interim relief of Rs 1 lakh to
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Punjab goes in for biometric office attendance
India | Aug 31, 2014, 12:22 PM ISTChandigarh: To ensure punctuality and discipline amongst public servants, the Punjab government will install biometric attendance devices in all public offices in the state and in Chandigarh, a spokesman said on Sunday."Punjab Deputy Chief Minister
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Man hurls shoe at Punjab CM Badal; Akali Dal blames AAP
National | Aug 16, 2014, 07:38 AM ISTLudhiana: A shoe hurled at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal by an unemployed youth in a village near here on Friday during an Independence Day function got political overtones with the ruling Akali Dal
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Rs.20,000 monthly grant to Iraq hostages' families in Punjab
India | Jul 01, 2014, 07:39 PM ISTChandigarh: The Punjab government Tuesday announced that it will give financial assistance of Rs.20,000 a month to the distressed families of 40 Punjabis stuck in conflict- affected Mosul town in Iraq.Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
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World's first kabaddi league launched in India
Other Sports | May 06, 2014, 08:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Kabaddi is set for a major facelift with the launch Tuesday of World Kabaddi League, a venture of the Punjab government.The league is all set for inauguration in mid-June at Thyagaraj Sports Complex