Punjab govt helps 1.10 lakh migrants to reach their home states amid lockdown

May 13, 2020

Chandigarh [India], May 13 : The Punjab government on Wednesday informed that it has spent more than Rs 6 crore to fund the movement...

8.3 lakh migrants in Punjab register to return to their states amid lockdown

May 05, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 5 : Punjab Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu on Tuesday said 8.30 lakh migrants have registered to head out of...

Punjab CM urges PM Modi for special trains to facilitate return of migrants to their home states

Apr 30, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 1 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to advise Railway...

Farmers in Ludhiana face shortage of labourers as they begin paddy cultivation

Jun 11, 2020

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 11 : As cultivation of paddy crop begins, farmers in Ludhiana are facing a shortage of labourers as migrants went...

Only 2 pc of those returned to Bihar from Punjab contracted virus: Capt Amarinder Singh

Jun 03, 2020

Chandigarh [India], June 3 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that only 2 per cent of migrants, who have returned...

Punjab CM urges Centre to change criteria for allocation of 'chana whole' from per household to per person

May 16, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 16 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Centre to change the criteria for allocation of...