Punjab Politics News
After viral reports of ‘tax on cats and dogs’, govt drops the plan
Wednesday, 25/10/2017
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CHANDIGARH : Hours after internet was set alight by reports that the Punjab government had imposed a tax on keeping domesticated animals such as dogs, cats and horses, local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday evening announced that it was only a proposal.
CM dubs MSP hike by Centre as inadequate
Wednesday, 25/10/2017
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Chandigarh : Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday termed the increase in MSP announced by the Centre as “inadequate” and demanded a review in line with the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission.
Lowest power tariff in Punjab, barring HP: CM
Wednesday, 25/10/2017
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Chandigarh : Besides capping industrial power at Rs 5/unit and offering agriculture power free of cost, Punjab continues to provide domestic power to consumers at the lowest base rate (minus taxes) in the northern region, barring Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday, while directing officials to explore the possibility of rationalizing the taxes imposed by the previous regime.
Two Punjab youths convicted in rape case in New Zealand
Tuesday, 24/10/2017
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HAMILTON: Two Punjab-based youth, Parampreet Singh, 27, and Amritpal Singh, 25, who came to New Zealand in 2010, have been found guilty of raping a 17-yearold girl, whom they first met on a dating site, Tagged.
JAGMEET TRYING TO DESTABILISE PUNJAB: CAPT
Tuesday, 24/10/2017
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday condemned Canada’s New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh’s remarks in which he said self-determination is a right for Punjab. He said Jagmeet, the first Sikh to hold a federal party leadership in Canada, “is disconnected from ground realities in India, where Sikhs hold a place of pride with excellent achievements in every field”.
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