Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann refused to meet BJP delegation on stubble burning: Sachdeva
Sachdeva alleged that the increased incidence of stubble burning in Punjab is contributing to pollution across North India, including Delhi.
Sachdeva alleged that the increased incidence of stubble burning in Punjab is contributing to pollution across North India, including Delhi.
Chairing a meeting of the Commissioners of Police (CPs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), the CM asked the officers to adopt a zero tolerance policy against drugs.
The Governor says expeditious decision soon 'as per law'
The CM said the youth will act as a catalyst for realising the dream of Rangla Punjab for which doors of government recruitment are being opened for them.
The SAD called on Punjabis to ‘gherao’ Central teams wishing to conduct a survey of the SYL canal land in the state.
Meanwhile, the CM on Wednesday appealed to the various famers' unions in the state to postpone their planned protests against the anti-farmer Ordinances of the Central government in view of the restrictions in place to check the spread of Covid.
However, the CM said that the final decision will be subject to the new directions or guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
With Punjab reporting 79 coronavirus cases and seven deaths till Tuesday morning, CM Singh said that his government is leaving no stone unturned in procuring adequate life-saving equipment, including ventilators, PPE kits, N-95 masks and expanding bed capacity of isolation wards, underlining the state's resolve to tide over the crisis.
On March 25, unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a Sikh gurdwara in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, killing at least 27 worshippers and wounding as many, in one of the deadliest attacks on the minority community in the country.
Taking serious note of the security lapse, the Chief Minister said prison security would be reviewed and further strengthened, not just in this jail but in the others across the state too.
