National Drug Policy required to curb menace: Amarinder Singh

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 16:15

Former Punjab chief minister and Congress leader Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday emphasised on the need for formulating a comprehensive national drug policy, saying a single state cannot confront the problem alone.

Amarinder admits to have written a letter to Sonia Gandhi

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 17:53

Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Monday admitted that he had written a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi but refused to disclose its content, raising speculations whether he had mentioned the state party chief`s alleged involvement in drug rackets.

Amarinder opposes taking away drug probe from Punjab Police

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 18:25

Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday strongly opposed the move to handover the ongoing investigations into the alleged drug racket to another agency from Punjab Police.

Amarinder reiterates his stand on Jat reservation

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 00:47

Former Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh reiterated that denying reservation to Jat Sikhs in Punjab was not justified as members of the community had been provided the benefit in other states.

Amarinder writes to PM over quota to Jats, wants it in Punjab

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 19:23

Describing Centre`s reservation to jats in central government jobs "only" in 9 state as "unfair and discriminatory", Punjab Congress` Amarinder Singh wrote to PM Manmohan Singh to extend it to Punjab.

Drug case: Amarinder Singh dismisses Badal`s charge

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 21:00

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh dismissed his successor Parkash Singh Badal`s charge that he was interfering in the investigation into the recent drug haul by demanding a judicial probe.

Snubbed by partymen, Amarinder denies rift in Congress

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 22:08

Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday denied rift within the state unit of Congress despite getting a cold welcome from his party colleagues during his visit to the grain market here.

Shimla court acquits Amarinder Singh

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 15:57

A local court acquitted former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh in a decade-old defamation case.

SAD councillor circulates `missing` posters of Amarinder Singh

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 21:18

A SAD councillor has alleged that Congress MLA Amarinder Singh has been inaccessible to the people of his Assembly constituency.

1-yr jail for nine Punjab govt officials in `cash-for-jobs` scam

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 21:46

Nine Punjab government officials, five of them in active service, were on Friday convicted by a local court here in a cash-for-jobs scam case for having obtained their appointments through unfair means.

`Govt should grant reserved category status to Jats`

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 20:08

Newly elected Jat Maha Sabha president Capt Amarinder Singh Friday demanded that the Centre should fulfil the community`s long pending demand for reserved category status.