Punjab Politics News
Sidhu accuses Badals of derailing central projects by diverting funds
Tuesday, 16/05/2017
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab local bodies and tourism minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday accused the previous Parkash Singh Badal-led SAD-BJP government of derailing mega projects such as Smart City, AMRUT and Swachh Bharat Mission by not releasing funds received from the Centre or the state share.
Channi suspends technical education board registrar
Tuesday, 16/05/2017
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab technical education minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday suspended Technical Education and lndustrial Training Board’s registrar Navneet Walia and relieved secretary Puneet Goyal, a PCS officer, on charges of “corruption and fraud”.
CM orders action into thrashing of Pathankot attack martyr’s kin
Tuesday, 16/05/2017
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Gurdaspur/Chandigarh : Pathankot terror attack martyr Kulwant Singh’s younger brother and his wife were allegedly thrashed by a travel agent and his accomplices over a monetary dispute, prompting Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to order strict action against the culprits.
Photojournalist’s death: CM seeks report from Jalandhar MC
Tuesday, 16/05/2017
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Jalandhar : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday announced a Rs 5 lakh compensation for the bereaved family of photojournalist Tarun Kumar Shammi and directed the Principal Secretary of Local Bodies to seek a report from the Municipal Corporation (MC) in this regard.
Manpreet hopeful of getting `6,000 cr from Centre after GST implementation
Tuesday, 16/05/2017
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Amritsar : To put the state, facing financial crunch, back on the rails, Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Monday expressed hope that after the Goods and Service Tax (GST) was implemented in the state, the state’s coffers would be enriched by Rs 6,000 crore every year by way of its collection from various quarters. He asserted that no state was likely to impose GST’s tax less than 14 per cent. Besides, the government is supposed to save around Rs 1,000 crore while putting a check upon its expenditure.
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