Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, who chaired a review meeting over the issue, directed police and ED (Mining) to take strict action against those found engaged in mining operations at night.
Inspector General Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh headed the Special Investigation Team of the Punjab police, probing the 2015 police action in Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan in Faridkot district
Punjab government to waive farm loans worth Rs 1,186 cr of 1.13 lakh farmers and Rs 526 cr of landless farmers in 2021-22.
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi's borders for over two months demanding rollback of three farm laws.
The Punjab Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed four bills and adopted a resolution against the farm laws enacted by the Parliament last month.
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged the BJP government at the Centre did not listen to the voice of farmers and got the bills passed in Parliament "unconstitutionally".
The AAP MLAs in Punjab are demanding from the Amarinder Singh government to share the draft copy of the proposed law with them.
The Congress-led dispensation in Punjab rolled out the much-awaited smartphone scheme in the state on Wednesday, with distributing free mobile handsets to some class 12 students of government schools.
Home delivery of liquor will start from May 7 in Punjab with the state excise and taxation department issuing an order for opening of liquor vends on Wednesday.
This is the fourth budget of the Amarinder Singh-led government in the state. Badal said a rural development fund fee and market committee fee would be reduced to just one per cent from four per cent.
Pakistan's Punjab government on Tuesday decided not to extend the bail granted on medical grounds to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently in London for treatment, according to media reports.
The Punjab cabinet on Monday decided to hike its share in the national pension scheme from 10 per cent of basic pay and dearness allowance to 14 per cent, in line with a move by the Centre some months back.
7th Pay Commission news: Despite financial constraints, the Amarinder Singh led Punjab government on Saturday announced a Diwali bonanza for its employees and pensioners.
The Chief Minister said that he also informed the party President of the key programmes implemented successfully by his government, including employment generation, drug eradication, farm debt waiver and the extension of PMJAY health insurance cover to 42 lakh families in the state, among others.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced a pilot project, which aimed at providing compulsory NCC training to all students of Class IX and XI at government schools and first and second-year students at all colleges in the border districts of Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran and Amritsar. Gradually, NCC training would be made compulsory at all the schools in the state.
The Congress party had sought the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) security cover for Sidhu in November last year.
The proposed authority will be empowered to issue tariff orders for charges to be levied by all entities supplying water for any purpose except agriculture, the release said.
The NHRC has also sought details on disbursement of relief and rehabilitation to the aggrieved families.
The decision was taken following the recommendations of the cabinet sub-committee constituted on the directives of the chief minister in this regard, the spokesman said.
Imran Khan will be taking the oath on August 18. Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev have also been invited to the event, other than Sidhu.
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