Punjab Politics News

Revocation of Article 370 ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘undemocratic’: Capt

Monday, 05/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/revocation-of-article-370-unconstitutional-and-undemocratic-capt/813355.html

Chandigarh : Terming the move to scrap Article 370 as “totally unconstitutional”, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday flayed the manner in which the Centre had imposed its decision on Kashmir.

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Punjab okays taking perks out of ministers’ income tax liability

Monday, 05/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-okays-taking-perks-out-of-ministers-income-tax-liability/813337.html

Chandigarh : The Punjab ministers and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) will no longer have to pay income tax on the perks allowed to them, once the proposed Bill to this effect is passed by the Vidhan Sabha.

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Punjab to adopt UPSC pattern for civil services recruitment

Monday, 05/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-to-adopt-upsc-pattern-for-civil-services-recruitment/813344.html

Chandigarh : Punjab on Monday decided to follow the UPSC pattern to increase the number of chances for Punjab Civil Services (PCS) aspirants from existing four to six in the General Category and to nine for Backward Classes, while the SC category students will get unlimited chances.

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Onus is on us to felicitate freedom fighters: Soni

Monday, 05/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/08/04/onus-is-on-us-to-felicitate-freedom-fighters-soni/

Amritsar : Medical Education and Research Minister Om Prakash Soni, on Sunday, inaugurated a newlybuilt parking lot at Bhagata Wala near Shaheed Udham Singh Memorial Bhavan and announced to grant Rs 10 lakh to Shaheed Udham Singh Memorial Bhavan.

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PUNJAB CABINET OKAYS AMENDMENT TO LAW TO TAKE PERKS OUT OF MINISTERS’ INCOME TAX LIABILITY

Monday, 05/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/08/05/punjab-cabinet-okays-amendment-to-law-to-take-perks-out-of-ministers-income-tax-liability/

Chandigarh : The Punjab ministers, as well as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), will no longer have to pay income tax on the perks allowed to them, once the proposed Bill to this effect is passed by the Vidhan Sabha.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

NRI NEWS

Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.