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Punjab Urges Centre To Clear Rs 937 Crore Worth Projects For Guru Tegh Bahadur
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, in the national committee meeting on April 8, urged the NDA government to clear state projects worth Rs 937 crore on Guru Teg Bahadur's 400th birth anniversary. Punjab plans to renovate towns and cities associated with the Guru primarily in Amritsar, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Baba Bakala. Besides, textile and handicraft institutes in name of Guru Teg Bahadur is also planned. The main program is slated for May 1.
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"Don't You Have Any Shame", Punjab CM Asks Delhi CM
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh slammed his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on August 1 for demanding a CBI enquiry in Punjab hooch tragedy, which has killed around 100 people. Singh asked the latter not to "exploit the tragic affair" for reviving his defunct party in Punjab. "So many people have died and all… read-more
Tags: Amarinder Singh, Punjab Liquor Tragedy, CM Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Government , Punjab Government
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Lockdown Has Limited Drug Trade in Punjab, Forces Addicts to Seek Help
Punjab’s drug menace is under control due to the pandemic, limited trading and loss of employment, forcing nearly 1.29 lakh addicts to enroll at de-addiction centres. Cases registered under drug abuse have dropped by half and arrests have declined by 39%. “The only good thing that has come out of Covid-19 is that the supply of drugs has been broken,” Chief Minister Amarinder Singh… read-more
Tags: Punjab, drug menace, addicts, coronavirus lockdown, deaddiction centres, Amarinder Singh
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