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CM Amarinder indisposed, likely to skip NITI Aayog meeting, says report

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is indisposed and unlikely to attend Saturday's meeting of the Niti Aayog's governing council to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said. State Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal will attend the meeting in his place, they said. The Niti Aayog's governing council meets regularly. This will be the sixth meeting of the government think tank's apex body. "The Punjab chief minister is indisposed and is likely to skip the Niti Aayog's meeting. The state finance minister will attend in his place," sources close to Singh said. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also likely to give the meeting a miss. The Niti Aayog's governing council includes all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of union territories, several Union ministers and senior government officials. The prime minister will chair Saturday's meeting wherein issues related to agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing and human resource development will be ...

Congress sweeps Punjab's urban body polls, boost for Amarinder Singh

The ruling Congress won six municipal corporations and emerged as the largest party in the seventh, sweeping the urban body polls in Punjab on Wednesday.

Oppn crying foul in face of imminent defeat in civic body polls: Amarinder

His remarks came on the eve of the counting of votes for the civic body elections

All-party meet in Punjab demands withdrawal of Centre's farm laws

The meeting also decided to send an an all-party delegation to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raise the issue along with other matters relating to the farmers'' agitation

Budget reflects govt's efforts to sideline non-BJP ruled states: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday flayed the Union Budget

Disturbed Punjab suits Pakistan's policies, says CM Capt Amarinder Singh

He said that there has been an increase in weapons coming from Pakistan since October when the farmers began their agitation against the three farm laws

Vacate Delhi, return to borders, Punjab CM Amarinder tells farmers

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday appealed to the farmers to vacate Delhi and return to the borders

Punjab CM Amarinder appeals to Modi to accept farmers' demands

Amarinder Singh said the new farm laws were 'completely wrong'

High-powered panel's minutes reveal farm bills were never raised: Punjab FM

The Finance Minister added that he had already released the eight-page minutes of the meeting in the public domain on 18th September 2020

Punjab CM writes to PM Modi, seeks free coronavirus vaccine for poor

The chief minister acknowledged the receipt of 2,04,500 doses of Covishield vaccine and also thanked the prime minister for making this vaccine available on priority to healthcare workers

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks AG to examine SC order staying farm laws

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked the state Advocate General to examine in detail the Supreme Court order staying the new farm laws and called a meeting of his cabinet to discuss it, the CM's media advisor said. Singh has convened a cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss the implications of the apex court order. Punjab CM @capt_amarinder asks AG @AtulnandaAtoprocure copyof today's SC order on #FarmLaws & examine it in detail, according to a tweet of the CM's media advisor Raveen Thukral. Earlier in the day, the top court stayed the implementation of the new agricultural laws till further orders and decided to set up a four-member committee to resolve the impasse over the legislation between the Centre and farmers' unions protesting at Delhi's borders. The four members of this committee are Bhupinder Singh Mann, President of Bhartiya Kisan Union; Anil Ghanwat, President of Shetkari Sanghatana, Maharashtra; Pramod Kumar Joshi, director for South Asia, ...

Punjab CM working as 'agent' of BJP, alleges AAP leader Raghav Chadha

The newly appointed AAP Punjab co-in charge and Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha on Saturday accused Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh of working as an "agent" of BJP

Punjab CM launches scheme for free sanitary pads to high school girls

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced a slew of welfare schemes, including free sanitary pads for girls studying in high school and colleges in the state.

Centre must provide free Covid-19 vaccine to Punjab: State Health minister

Punjab has been proactively taking prompt decisions with regard to day-to-day management of Covid-19 and Centre should provide free of cost vaccine to Punjab, said Balbir Singh Sidhu

Punjab CM's appeal fails to stop damage to telecom towers; 150 more damaged

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's appeal to protesting farmers to not damage telecom infrastructure seems to have failed to deter new attacks

Punjab CM Amarinder asks farmers not to disrupt state's telecom services

Power supply to mobile towers was reportedly being disconnected by protesting farmers in different parts of the state

Punjab CM asks people to exercise caution amid reports of new Covid strain

Punjab reported 14 more COVID-19 deaths and 488 new cases on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 5,243 and the infection count to 1,64,145

In Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh has hit the sweet spot

With no effective challenge from within his own party and a weak opposition outside, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is in a sweet spot politically

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh reciting BJP's script: SAD's Sukhbir Badal

Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed Amarinder Singh over his recent meeting with Amit Shah, and accused him of "reciting the BJP's script" for allegedly linking farmers' agitation to national security

Centre, farmers make some headway; another meeting on Dec 5 to break logjam

A breakthrough in the farmer unions' key demand for an assurance on continuation of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement system is also said to be in the works