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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann visits Kalka govt school, likely to sign MoUs to replicate 'Delhi model'

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  Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann visited a school in Delhi's Kalkaji on Monday morning. the Mann-led Punjab government might sign several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Delhi government to work together in the health and educational fields. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi CM and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal visited Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Excellence at Kalkaji. The two also visited mohalla clinics in Greater Kailash and Chirag Enclave. During his visit to the mohalla clinics with Punjab CM, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that 95 per cent of patients visiting 'Aam Aadmi Mohalla' clinics in Delhi are satisfied with the services. At a mohalla clinic, patients told Mann that on an average, a person spends just 10 minutes to meet the doctor and get prescribed medicines. "Ninety-five percent of the patients visiting the mohalla clinics are happy with the services. Anybody, be it from any state, can come and get free treatment...

"Schools To Be Fined Up To...": Charanjit Channi Warns On Punjabi Lessons

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Charanjit Singh Channi announced this after the Assembly passed a Bill to enforce implementation of Punjabi as compulsory subject from classes 1-10 Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today said Punjabi has been made a compulsory subject in all schools in the state and they may be fined up to ₹ 2 lakh for not following it. Mr Channi made this announcement a day after the Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Learning of Punjabi and Other Languages (Amendment) Bill, 2021, aimed at strictly enforcing the implementation of Punjabi as a compulsory subject for all students from classes 1 to 10 in the state. "To promote mother tongue, Punjabi has been made a compulsory subject for all students from class I to X in Punjab. Schools to be fined up to 2 lakh for violation," Mr Channi said in a tweet. "Now, #Punjabi is mandatory in offices. Also, Punjabi will be written on top of all the boards in the state," he added. The penalty for violating the provision...