Punjab Politics News
Bajwa accuses Swaraj of blocking him on Twitter
Friday, 29/12/2017
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CHANDIGARH: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday accused Union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj for blocking him on Twitter. He claimed that the minister was avoiding him for asking “tough” questions on 39 Indians missing in Iraq.
CM seeks proposal for memorial at Guru Tegh Bahadur’s jail site
Thursday, 28/12/2017
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Chandigarh – Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the director of the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department to submit a proposal for the development of a memorial in Bassi Pathana’s Sub jail where Guru Teg Bahadur was imprisoned. Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh guru and was believed to have been confined in Sub jail for three months on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. A demand for the same had been raised by the ‘head granthi’ and the manager of the historic Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib from where the chief minister had returned here on Tuesday.
Govt won’t rethink closure of Bathinda plant: Manpreet
Thursday, 28/12/2017
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal on Wednesday said there is no scope for a rethink on the last week’s cabinet decision to close the Bathinda thermal plant.
Amarinder gives approval to Punjab startup hub
Thursday, 28/12/2017
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday approved the establishment of a Punjab Startup Hub, under which a state-of-theart Incubation Centre is proposed to be set up in Mohali.
Cabinet committee to give report on illegal colonies in 30 days
Thursday, 28/12/2017
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CHANDIGARH: With differences emerging in Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting on regularisation of illegal colonies, Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh has formed a sub-committee led by health minister Brahm Mohindra to give a report in 30 days. Sources said the government wanted to offer the regularisation sop to dwellers in these colonies, but is moving with caution.
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