Punjab Politics News
CAPT CALLS FOR NATIONAL POLICY TO CHECK DRUG ABUSE
Tuesday, 02/10/2018
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CHANDIGARH: Chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday called for a national drug policy to save the youngsters, saying a comprehensive formula was needed at the central level to check drug abuse.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh calls for national drug policy again
Tuesday, 02/10/2018
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday again called for a national drug policy to save the young generation from the drug menace. Singh said a comprehensive formula is needed at the central level to effectively check drug abuse. Stating that he had been clamouring for such a policy since his previous tenure as Chief Minister back in 2007, Singh welcomed the fact that the issue had taken centre-stage due to the growing demand for opium cultivation by certain states, read an official statement.
Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning
Tuesday, 02/10/2018
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Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning . A high-level meeting over paddy straw burning in Punjab was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh. In the meeting, it was decided that Senior Administrative Secretaries of Punjab shall be allotted districts for monitoring of activities related to stopping of crop residue burning across the state.
CM slams Malik for governance remark
Monday, 01/10/2018
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/cm-slams-malik-for-governance-remark/661352.html
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has trashed state BJP president Shwait Malik's comment on the government's functioning and accused him of "resorting to cheap tactics to divert the attention of the people from his own party’s failure at the Centre”.
Procurement starts today
Monday, 01/10/2018
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/procurement-starts-today/661323.html
Chandigarh : Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu has directed the heads of the state procurements agencies as well as the General Manager, FCI, Punjab region, to personally supervise the paddy procurement operations across the state beginning from Monday so as to ensure prompt lifting of paddy as per their allotted share of procurement.
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