Punjab Politics News
CM orders complete crackdown on illegal mining, goonda tax
Thursday, 01/03/2018
https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/cm-orders-illegal-mining-goonda-tax/
Chandigarh – Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered the DCs and SSPs to crack down on ‘illegal mining’ and ‘goonda tax’. While addressing a meeting of the deputy commissioners and senior superintendents of police of various districts here, the chief minister issued strict instructions to the officials to not entertain any intervention or recommendation (sifarish) while taking action against illegal mining or ‘goonda tax’, an official release said.
Govt to launch unique doorstep programme against drug abuse
Thursday, 01/03/2018
https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/govt-unique-doorstep-programme-drug/
CHANDIGARH:Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the DCs and SSPs to personally take on the mantle of implementation of the Drug Abuse Prevention Officers (DAPO) programme, which the state government is set to launch on March 23, the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, to be observed as Youth Empowerment Day.
Ludhiana: Race for Mayor’s post hots up
Thursday, 01/03/2018
https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/ludhiana-race-mayors-post-hots/
Ludhiana – With the clear majority in favor of Congress party in Municipal Corporation (MC) elections, the race for the post of first citizen- Mayor hot’s up. However it is yet to be decided that the male or female councilor will become Mayor. This time 48 women have become councilors in the house of 95 members.
Punjabi Sikh’s turban ripped outside parliament in United Kingdom
Thursday, 22/02/2018
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjabi-sikh-s-turban-ripped-outside-parliament-in-united-kingdom/547961.html
London : A Punjabi Sikh man’s turban was ripped by a white man in an apparent racist attack outside the UK parliament, according to a media report.
Course correction: Capt-Trudeau meeting a win-win deal for both
Thursday, 22/02/2018
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
CHANDIGARH: The meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in Amritsar on Wednesday saw both the leaders moving ahead of a rough patch that lasted for 10 months. In April last year, Amarinder refused to meet visiting Punjabborn Canadian defence minister Harjit Sajjan for being “a Khalistani sympathiser”.
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