The Kartarpur corridor provides a visa-free border crossing for pilgrims from India visiting the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan.
Chandigarh Police had barricaded both the gates of the MLA hostel here to prevent the legislators from going towards the residence of the Punjab chief minister.
CM Charanjit Singh Channi tweeted, "To promote mother tongue, Punjabi has been made a compulsory subject for all students from class I to X in Punjab. Schools to be fined upto 2 lakh for violation. Now, Punjabi is mandatory in offices. Also, Punjabi will be written on top of all the boards in the state."
Jagtar Singh, AAP MLA from Raikot, on Thursday stood up in the House and said Punjab has got the real 'Aam Aadmi' in the form of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi whereas AAP has reduced to just being called 'Aam Aadmi Ki party for name-sake'.
In view of the heavy uproar, the audio of the House was muted.
The Centre had last month amended the BSF Act to authorise the border guarding force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a 50 km stretch, up from the existing 15 km, from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam.
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and the party's state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu welcomed her to the party in Chandigarh. Ruby was earlier an AAP MLA from Bhatinda Rural.
As per the new policy, the landowner or possessor can dispose of ordinary earth extracted or removed during the levelling of their agriculture fields up to 3-feet.
After days of a bitter battle with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh, Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu's wish has prevailed with the CM accepting the resignation of Advocate General APS Deol.
Navjot Sidhu has been questioning Deol's appointment ever since he was given the charge of Punjab Advocate General. Deol was a counsel for former director general of police Sumedh Singh Saini in the 2015 post sacrilege police firing incidents.
The internal feud within the Congress' Punjab unit is far from over. After a lull for over a month reports have emerged suggesting that state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu of having issues with the party functioning, this time directly with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
Charanjit Singh Channi pledged a solution to all the issues including sacrilege and drugs in Punjab. The chief minister said that he could be poor but he is not weak.
"Akali workers today conducted a political surgical strike on CM Charanjit Channi by succeeding in gherao of his residence," Sukhbir Singh Badal said today.
Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has been questioning his appointment ever since Deol was given the charge of Punjab Advocate General.
CM Charanjit Singh Channi was also present at the meeting, along with PPCC Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, present Punjab party in charge Harish Chaudhary, and Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh.
Chief Minister Channi, during a press conference, had added that 444 crores will be spent on DA every month.
With assembly elections in mind, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has reduced electricity rates by Rs 3. With new rates applicable from today, Punjab becomes the only state in India to offer the cheapest electricity for residential connections.
It is to be noted that, Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu had reservations regarding the A-G's appointment.
The Punjab chief minister also asked the mining department to ensure that no charges are levied on sand being used by panchayats for development works.
The chief minister reached Sri Devi Talaab Mandir complex on Sunday morning to offer prayers and sought the blessings of the almighty to give enormous strenth to him for serving the people of the state with all humility and dedication.
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