Punjab: Coffers empty, ministers keep house renovation to minimum | India News

Captain Amarinder Singh, Captain Amarinder Singh, minister house, Captain Amarinder Singh house, Amarinder Singh house renovation, indian express news, india news The Punjab CM’s residence in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Source: Jaipal Singh

EMPTY COFFERS, already posing a challenge to the new regime to run the state smoothly, have forced most of the ministers to settle in their official bungalows with just a fresh coat of whitewash and much needed repair.

Barring Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who is getting a few washrooms renovated at house number 45 in Sector 2, and state Advocate General Atul Nanda, whose house needs complete repair, most of the ministers are doing it with just a whitewash.

Sources said according to rough estimates, about Rs 25

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Hill College House, formerly one of the ‘most-loathed’ dorms, wins award for renovation

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Hill College House has come a long way from being designated as one of the “most-loathed” dormitories in the country. This week, its $80 million renovation was given the Award of Merit for Renovation/Restoration from the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the Engineering News-Record, a Manhattan-based magazine that analyzes and provides news for the international construction industry.

Originally designed to be a women’s dormitory, Hill underwent a major renovation in 2016, reopening last year to freshmen in the Class of 2021. Changes included a revamp of the dormitory’s in-house dining hall and the introduction of a new, energy-saving HVAC

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