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Centre encroaching upon rights of states, says Punjab CM Amarinder

Attacking the BJP-led Centre over farm laws and other issues, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Monday accused it of "jeopardising" the basic structure of democracy

Amarinder slams Centre for spreading misinformation about Punjab farmers

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday slammed the Centre for allegedly spreading misinformation about the state's farmers with its recent letter on the plight of bonded labourers.

Stricter curbs if Covid situation doesn't improve in a week: Punjab CM

He also directed stricter enforcement of Covid restrictions and protocols in the worst affected cities of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Mohali, and Amritsar

Punjab extends Covid curbs; schools, colleges to remain shut till April 10

All restrictions that are in place till March 31, will now remain in force till April 10

Punjab CM digitally orders mass transfers of 19,905 school teachers

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh digitally ordered mass general transfers of school teachers through the online portal of the Education Department, in line with the Teachers Transfer Policy-2019

Peace and Pakistan

The besieged country looks for a breather

Punjab CM urges Centre to scrap farm laws, bring new ones after fresh talks

Highlighting that his government was opposed to the Centre's farm laws, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh urged the government not to stand on ego and prestige but to immediately scrap these legislations

Night curfew extended by 2 hours in 9 Punjab districts due to Covid-19

Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced a two-hour extension in the night curfew in the state's nine worst-affected districts. Singh said the coronavirus situation in the state is critical and warned people of stringent measures if they don't follow COVID appropriate behaviour. "I won't be easy on the people. People may not like it, but it's my duty," the chief minister said. He expressed hope that all Punjabis will cooperate and adhere to the restrictions. "For God's sake, save the lives of Punjabis," he urged the residents of the state. The night curfew will now be in place from 9 pm to 5 am, instead of 11 pm to 5 am, in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Rupnagar. All these districts have been reporting more than 100 cases everyday. The announcement came after 2,039 new cases and 35 more fatalities were reported in the state on Wednesday. Ludhiana had reported 233 cases,

On fight against farm laws, Punjab CM threatens to move Supreme Court

Amarinder Singh on Thursday said that his government will move the Supreme Court if the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind does not give assent to the State Amendment Bills

Night curfew will be in place from 9 pm-5 am in 9 districts: Punjab CM

He clarified that, if required, he would go for more stringent measures to limit its spread in the days to come

Centre's move on direct payment to farmers 'another provocation': Punjab CM

Amarinder Singh on Monday dubbed the Centre's move on direct payment to farmers for crop procurement as "another provocation", saying it will further aggravate the current crisis over the farm laws

Sukhbir Badal attacks Punjab CM on power tariff, VAT on fuel, loan waiver

Badal claimed Congress legislators had established cement tile factories and forced village sarpanches to purchase tiles from them at inflated rates

Punjab chief secretary holds meeting to tackle second wave of Covid-19

The Chief Secretary directed the Health and Medical Education Departments to strengthen their treatment facilities to deal with the second wave and fill their remaining vacancies on priority

Punjab: Amarinder announces setting up of ED to crackdown on illegal mining

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the constitution of an Enforcement Directorate to "completely eliminate the scourge of illegal mining" from the state.

Punjab CM urges BCCI to include Mohali Cricket stadium for IPL 2021

Expressing surprise over the exclusion of Mohali from the list of venues short-listed for the upcoming IPL, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh appealed to the BCCI to reconsider the decision

Prashant Kishor has left Mamata Banerjee to join Amarinder: BJP

The BJP took a dig at poll strategist Prashant Kishor over his appointment as Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's principal advisor

Punjab CM to review Covid-19 situation with health experts, officers today

Punjab has recorded 148 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths and 225 recoveries during the last 24 hours, according to the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) today

Amarinder to lead party in assembly polls next year: Punjab Congress chief

Disclosing that the state Congress has already launched the "Captain for 2022" mission, Jakhar said the next assembly elections in the state will be fought under his leadership

At Niti meeting, Amarinder raises farm laws, GST compensation

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure urgent resolution to the ongoing farmers' 'unrest'

Punjab CM Amarinder likely to skip NITI Aayog meet chaired by PM Modi today

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is unlikely to attend Saturday's meeting of the Niti Aayog's governing council to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said."Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will not attend the NITI Aayog meeting today. He is indisposed, State Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal will attend the meeting instead," said the sources.The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing.According to the Prime Minister's Office, the agenda of the meeting includes deliberations on agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, human resource development, service delivery at the grassroots level and health and nutrition.The Governing Council presents a platform to discuss inter-sectoral, inter-departmental and federal issues.It comprises PM Modi, Chief Ministers of States and Union Territories (UTs), with Legislators and Lieutenant Governors of other UTs, PMO said.The sixth meeting will witness the entry of .