A woman and her daughter in J&K s Kupwara district were critically injured on Thursday in a mysterious blast.Police said Sara Begum and her daughter, Gulnaza Bano, of Taratpora village in Amargarh area of Handwara tehsil, were cleaning .
The Muslim-majority town which has just been declared a district has rejected Yogi Adityanath’s comment that its elevation was an example of religious politics.
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Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday announced Malerkotla as the 23rd district of the state. The Muslim-majority city is currently a part of Sangrur district.
Initially, the sub-divisions of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh and Amargarh sub-tehsil would be included in the new district. The process of bringing villages under the jurisdiction of Malerkotla district would begin after the conclusion of the Census, the CM said at a state-level function to mark Eid. Capt Amarinder directed the Sangrur Deputy Commissioner to find a suitable building to immediately start the functioning of the district administration office. The Deputy Commissioner for the newly carved out district would be appointed soon, he said.
Punjab’s only Muslim-majority town Malerkotla to become state’s 23rd district
Chief minister also announced Rs 500-crore medical college, women s college, new bus stand and women police station in Malerkotla
By PTI| Posted by Neha | Published: 15th May 2021 10:14 pm IST Captain Amarinder Singh, Punjab Chief Minister (File Photo)
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the creation of a new district of Malerkotla, carving the state’s only Muslim-majority town from Sangrur district.
Adjoining Amargarh and Ahmedgarh will also form part of Punjab’s 23rd district, according to the announcement at a state-level event on Eid-ul-Fitr.
According Malerkotla, which is 35 km from the Sangrur district headquarters, a district status was a pre-poll promise by the Congress.
Malerkotla declared a district on Eid al Fitr
Initially, the sub-divisions of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh, as well as the sub-tehsil of Amargarh, would be included in the newly-created district
Saturday May 15, 2021 5:59 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on the occasion of Eid al Fitr Friday declared Malerkotla as the 23rd district of the state, while announcing a slew of projects for the development of the historic city.
He made these announcements during the state-level celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr held virtually in view of the pandemic situation. India s secular character
On the occasion, Amarinder Singh underscored India s secular character, which he said was manifested in the defeat of communal forces in the recent Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.