The Punjab Pulse

Centre for Socio-Cultural Studies

Captain Amarinder Singh

Despondency grips corporates in Punjab

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Ajay Bhardwaj A very grim scene has started emerging in Punjab as a large number of corporate houses have decided either to wind up or not to expand anymore in the state in the wake of the ongoing protest by farmers. Besides causing an estimated GST loss of around Rs … [Read more...] about Despondency grips corporates in Punjab

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Fighting Drug Menace: Punjab should follow example of Assam

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Jaibans Singh Punjab has been facing a serious challenge from drug menace for quite some time now. During the election campaign in 2017, Captain Amarinder Singh, then President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, had given a solemn promise to eradicate the menace … [Read more...] about Fighting Drug Menace: Punjab should follow example of Assam

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Farm Bills: Explanation and comparative analysis of Centre and State laws

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Satinder Singh (Advocate)  “The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020” & “The Essential Commodities (Special Provisions and Punjab Amendment Act), 2020” “The Punjab Bill, 2020 forbids punitive action against the wrongdoers, provided under section 7 for violation … [Read more...] about Farm Bills: Explanation and comparative analysis of Centre and State laws

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Punjab’s Guardians of Governance: All hype, no substance

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Jaibans Singh While campaigning for the 2017 Assembly Elections for Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh, then President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) and the chief ministerial candidate of the party, declared that, if elected to power, Congress would launch a new … [Read more...] about Punjab’s Guardians of Governance: All hype, no substance

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Nanded pilgrim fiasco: Fight Corona without political brinkmanship

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Jaibans Singh The nationwide lock down was put in place overnight on 25 March! The government undoubtedly had good reason for doing so but it did leave lakhs of people stranded in various parts of the country. Among these were several Sikhs families from Punjab who had gone on … [Read more...] about Nanded pilgrim fiasco: Fight Corona without political brinkmanship

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