Chandigarh: Major infrastructure development projects worth Rs 69,000 crore are underway to boost agriculture and industrial development in the state, Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan said here on Saturday. She was chairing a meeting with the administrative secretaries of various departments and DCs to review the progress of the ongoing work on the projects. TNS
Capt defaming farmers: AAP
Chandigarh: Slamming CM Capt Amarinder Singh for asking the PM to hold talks with farm leaders to end their stir as terrorists were trying to woo them, AAP state chief Bhagwant Mann said the CM’s attempts were aimed at derailing the movement.He said Capt Amarinder should refrain from defaming farmers by calling them ‘extremists or Khalistanis’. TNS
Teachers to protest today
Sangrur: Government teachers will protest in front of the residence of Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Sunday, against non-fulfillment of demands. “The government has failed to regularise us and restart the old pension scheme. We will protest in front of the residences of 12 ministers,” said Raghuvir Bhawanighar, a morcha leader. TNS
Dutch national held in money-laundering case
New Delhi: The ED on Saturday said its personnel had arrested a Dutch national of Phagwara origin, Shivlal Pabbi, on his arrival at the IGI Airport here in connection with a money-laundering case, which was initiated following a request from the Netherlands Government. TNS
Cop nabbed for issuing fake police job letters
sangrur: The police on Saturday busted a gang allegedly involved in the issuance of fake appointment letters of the Punjab Police with the arrest of a constable. The accused, Malwinder Singh, had prepared fake email IDs of SSPs of some districts. TNS
Rs 69K cr to boost infra
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