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Navjot Sidhu meets Punjab Chief Minister, says government must act immediately on five priority areas

Newly-appointed Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday met Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and said the government must act immediately on five priority areas including punishment for the main culprits behind the sacrilege of Guru ... read..

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Amritsar: Punjab roadways contractual employees protest against govt, demand regularisation

Upset over the non-fulfilment of their demands, Punjab Roadways (PUNBUS) employees went on a strike and suspended their services for around two hours on Monday.... read..

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Interstate drug racket busted in Punjab's Kapurthala, 2 held with 180 kg poppy husk

Kapurthala Police on Tuesday busted a major interstate drug racket by arresting two persons involved in the smuggling of poppy husk from Uttar Pradesh to Punjab.... read..

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Panjab University students get AICTE seed funding for medical gloves that can detect hand disorders

Students from Panjab University have developed a unique type of gloves that will help to detect and diagnose early complications in hand and finger joints. The invention has been granted a seed-funding of Rs 4 lakh by All India Council for Technical Educa... read..

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Punjab CM pays tribute to fallen soldiers at Chandigarh's Kargil War Memorial

Punjab Chief Minister Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh on Monday laid a wreath and saluted the fallen soldiers on the occasion of 22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas at Kargil War Memorial, Chandigarh.... read..

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Navjot Singh Sidhu visits the families of deceased in bus accident at Moga district

Newly elected Punjab Congress President, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday visited the families of the deceased Congress workers in Ghudwala and Malsian villages. He asked them about their health and inquired about the facilities provided to them at a governme... read..

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Punjab govt opens schools with COVID-19 protocols in place

Punjab government allowed the reopening of schools for Classes 10, 11 & 12 from Monday after complying with the instructions of the health department and with COVID-19 protocols in place.... read..

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German Ambassador pays obeisance at Golden Temple

German Ambassador to India, Walter J. Lindner, on Saturday paid obeisance at Harmandir Sahib, the holiest Sikh shrine popularly known as the Golden Temple, and said that he remembered the Sikh shrines helping people with food and oxygen during the Covid c... read..

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Punjab Congress crisis far from over: Jakhar questions Sidhu's appointment

All is not well within Punjab Congress as former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar has expressed his grievance openly, saying the party has forgotten him, indirectly pointing to the incapability of the newly appointed state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.... read..

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Captain Amarinder successfully handled farmers' protest, directed them to Delhi Border: Jakhar

Hailing Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for successfully managing the farmers' protest, former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar created a controversy, saying if there had been someone else in place of Captain, the Punjab government would have faced the wr... read..

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BSF-Pak Rangers hold first Sector Commander meeting after ceasefire agreement by DGMO

After the declaration of a ceasefire agreement by Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs), the first Sector Commander level meeting took place on Saturday on International Border (IB) in Suchetagarh area between Border Security Force (BSF) and Pa... read..

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Punjab CM demands Meenakshi Lekhi's resignation over 'hooligans, not farmers' remark

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday demanded immediate resignation of Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi over her "hooligans, not farmers" remark.... read..

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Capt Amarinder Singh meets Navjot Singh Sidhu at Punjab Bhawan

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh finally seems to have softened his stance by meeting Navjot Singh Sidhu, a newly appointed State Congress chief at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh on Friday morning.... read..

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Accompanying 62 MLAs, Sidhu pays obeisance at Golden Temple

In a first show of solidarity after his name was announced as the state party chief, Punjab Congress unit President Navjot Singh Sidhu, accompanying 62 legislators, comprising many state Cabinet ministers, on Wednesday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple,... read..

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'Amarinder Singh won't meet Sidhu until he publicly apologises for personal attacks'

Denying reports stating that the newly-appointed Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to meet Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Captain's media advisor Raveen Thukral on Tuesday said that the CM will not meet Sidhu till he publicly... read..

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In a show of strength, 62 MLAs meet at Sidhu's residence in Amritsar

In a show of strength, 62 MLAs, arrived at Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu's residence in Amritsar on Wednesday.... read..

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