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Farm Bills: 'Rail Roko' stir in Punjab, Haryana; train services suspended

As many as 31 farmers' outfits have given a call for the complete shutdown of Punjab tomorrow

Punjab cabinet approves filling 8,393 posts of pre-primary teachers

The School Education Department will ensure the completion of rationalisation before advertising the posts

Punjab CM announces reduction in market, rural development fee for basmati

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced reduction in the market development fee (MDF) and the rural development fee (RDF) rates, from 2% to 1% each

PM to review status of Covid-19 response, management in 7 states on Sept 23

According to the Union Health Ministry, more than 63 per cent of the active cases of coronavirus in the country are concentrated in these seven States/UTs

Akali Dal holds protest against Cotton Corporation of India over low price

SAD held an agitation here against the Cotton Corporation of India and government in Punjab, claiming that farmers were forced to sell cotton at much lower price than its Minimum Support Price

SAD delegation to meet President over passage of farm bills in Parliament

On September 17, SAD leader and Lok Sabha MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the Union Cabinet, displaying her opposition to the three Bills

Farmers block roads, burn effigies in Haryana, Punjab to protest farm bills

Two MLAs from the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), which is part of the BJP-led ruling coalition in Haryana, also participated in the protests, reflecting a rift on the issue among their ranks

Will take BJP to court over 'unconstitutional' farm laws: Punjab CM

"We will move the court and fight the draconian legislations as soon as they get the presidential nod and become the law of the land," he said

Punjab coronavirus update: 49 deaths take toll to 2,757; case tally at 95,529

49 more coronavirus-related fatalities and 2,696 new cases were reported in Punjab on Saturday

Why is SAD still with NDA, asks Amarinder Singh amid farm Bills row

Questioning the Akalis alliance with the NDA, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked the SAD to list "one pro-farmer initiative" persuaded by it with the BJP-led Centre in the past six years

Amarinder lashes out at Akalis for 'misleading' people on agri bills

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday asked Akalis to stop "lying and misleading" the people of the state by "picking selective portions" of the Congress manifestos

Stir over farm bills: Will withdraw cases against farmers, says Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said cases lodged against farmers for protesting against the Centre's agriculture-related Bills will be withdrawn but urged them not to block roads anymore

Enactment of farm bills will lead to 'unrest' in Punjab: Amarinder Singh

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said the enactment of farm sector bills now before Parliament would lead to "resentment and unrest" in the border state

Will challenge Essential Commodities Act in court: CM Aamrinder Singh

Terming the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020, a "direct and deliberate assault" by the Centre on the interests of the farmers, Punjab CM said his Congress will challenge it in court

Punjab CM urges PM Modi not to go ahead with 'anti-farmer legislation'

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to go ahead with the legislation of anti-farmer ordinances presented in parliament

Punjab CM slams SAD prez Sukhbir Badal over 'U-turn on farm ordinances'

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh dared Badal to quit the BJP-led Centre to prove his party's sincerity in the matter

Punjab govt arms policemen with coronavirus-care kits as cases surge

"Each police officer, including constables and officials at senior levels, will be handed over this kit," Singh said as nearly 3,800 police personnel have tested Covid positive

No shortage of medical oxygen for hospitals in Punjab: Health Minister

Punjab government has made elaborate arrangements for manufacturing and refilling of oxygen cylinders to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said

AAP's plan to use oximeters on people may spread Covid: Punjab minister

Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu alleged the AAP's plan to use oximeters to check people's oxygen levels can be a strategy to "promote" the further spread of coronavirus in the state

Punjab coronavirus update: Over 2,100 new Covid-19 cases reported

As many as 2,110 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Punjab, taking the total number of cases to 65,583, according to the State Government