Punjab Politics News
27,000 health employees will be regularised in one go: Mohindra
Saturday, 02/03/2019
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/27-000-health-employees-will-be-regularised-in-one-go-mohindra/736658.html
Ludhiana : Health Minister Brahm Mohindra on Friday said three of the four demands of the protesting nurses of Patiala was agreed upon by him at a meeting on Thursday. The pending demand is the regularisation of services.
Border tension won’t affect Kartarpur project, says CM
Saturday, 02/03/2019
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/border-tension-won-t-affect-kartarpur-project-says-cm/736657.html
Dera Baba Nanak : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday claimed that the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan would not affect the ongoing construction work of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor.
In poll season, Congress hopes Capt’s narrative prevails over Sidhu’s
Saturday, 02/03/2019
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/in-poll-season-congress-hopes-capt-s-narrative-prevails-over-sidhu-s/737020.html
New Delhi, March 2: As top leaders of Punjab Congress–Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu--wove counter-narratives around the prevailing Indo-Pakistan tensions, the party hoped for the narrative of the Chief Minister to prevail.
Amarinder seeks release of 1971 war prisoners from Pak
Saturday, 02/03/2019
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
GURDASPUR: Even as he extended a warm welcome to IAF wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman on his return home, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh urged Pakistan to admit to, and release, the Prisoners of War (PoWs) in its captivity from the 1971 war. He made the statement in an informal chat with reporters as part of his tour of border areas of the state in the wake of the escalating tension between the two countries.
Chose to stay away from Wagah to maintain protocol: Capt
Saturday, 02/03/2019
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
CHANDIGARH: Chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday welcomed IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s release and return, adding that he chose not to receive him at the border to ensure that the defence protocol that is usually followed in such cases is not violated.
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