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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will take up the issue of visa-free visit to Kartarpur with the External Affairs Minister. A special session of the state assembly would be convened to commemorate the 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

The Punjab Council of Ministers on Tuesday gave ex-post facto approval to disbursement of financial benefits to the tune of nearly Rs. 31 lakh to the legal heirs of late Neha Shoree, Zonal Licensing Drug Authority, Mohali, who was shot dead on duty on March 29 this year.

Stamping its approval on Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s flagship project, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has added the Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, Patiala, to the list of universities established as per Section 2 (f) of UGC Act, 1956.

Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday expressed the hope that the SYL issue would be resolved amicably through talks between Punjab and Haryana. He said teams of the two states, led by their respective Chief Secretaries, were already engaged in dialogue and three-four rounds of talks had already been held.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday refused to stay the ban on telecast of the television series “Ram Siya ke Luv Kush”, imposed by DCs across Punjab on Saturday on the directives of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. The case is listed for next hearing on September 12.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Digital Investigation Training and Analysis Centre (DITAC) to strengthen the state’s anti-terror capabilities in the face of the growing cyber terror threat, particularly along the vulnerable bordering areas exposed to infiltration and narcotics smuggling.

S.M.S. Sandhu on Monday took over as Chairman, Punjab Infotech Corporation. MP Preneet Kaur was present on the occasion. Punjab Infotech has launched a new initiative called ‘Startup Punjab’ through which a new robust eco-mechanism pertaining to nutrition is being undertaken.