Tag: #Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh

Chandigarh, Sep 3 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday led the Assembly in paying tribute to eminent personalities, freedom fighters, sports icons, political personalities besides senior officers of Civil and Police administration, who had passed away since the last session.

Chandigarh, July 2 : Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Friday lashed out at Sukhbir Singh Badal for his alleged misleading and distorted statement regarding the supply of canal water to the farmers and presented a true picture of the situation.

Chandigarh, Jun 7 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday directed the Director General of Police to register cases under the Disaster Management Act against Opposition leaders and workers who have been staging dharnas in the state over the past few days.

Chandigarh, May 16 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday ordered extension of all the existing restrictions up to May 31, with directions for strict enforcement of all the curbs. The Chief Minister said the DCs will continue to determine opening of shops in a staggered manner and enforce other restrictions to check spread of Covid, especially in rural areas. They can also make suitable amendments based on local condition as long as these do not dilute the state’s overall restrictions, said the Chief Minister.

Chandigarh, Apr 7 (UNI) With Covid positivity and Case Fatality Rate (CFR) rates in Punjab hitting 7.7 per cent and 2 per cent respectively in the last week, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the health department to further increase the vaccination drive and target vaccinating 2 lakh patients per day. The Chief Minister also directed the officials to increase the sampling to 50,000 per day, besides vigorously pursuing contact tracing to 30 people per positive patient.

Chandigarh, Apr 4 (UNI) On eviction of an NGO of ex-servicemen helping the martyred soldiers and the families of soldiers from the office premises of the Sainik Sadan Complex in Mohali, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took to task Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. In a statement issued from the party headquarters here on Sunday, AAP state president and MP Bhagwant Mann said Captain Amarinder Singh describes himself as an army soldier, but in reality he is not a real soldier. “Had he been a true soldier, he would have felt the sorrow and pain of the families of the soldiers who were martyred at the border, but he does not have the slightest feeling of their suffering,” he added.

Chandigarh, Jan 23 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has announced a hike from Rs 31,000 to Rs 51,000 in the Shagun amount for the marriage of daughters of construction workers in Punjab from April 1, 2021, while also approving Rs 1500 in financial aid to such workers or their family members who test positive for Covid. This was decided by the Chief Minister while chairing the 27th meeting of the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board through Video Conference on Friday evening.

Chandigarh, Jan 6 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered withdrawal of Section 307 against Farm Laws protestors who dumped cow dung outside an ex-BJP Minister’s house.

Sultanpur Lodhi/ Dera Baba Nanak, Nov 30 (UNI) Terming the farmers’ fight against the Farm Laws as just, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday asked the Centre why it was being adamant on the issue and not listening to the farmers.