Quami Insaaf Morcha, a permanent sit-in agitation started on the Chandigarh-Mohali border by a host of Sikh bodies to demand the release of “Bandi Singhs”, or Sikh prisoners, Sikh political prisoners languishing in jails after having served their terms. These people were jailed in the 1980s and 1990s, the period of militancy in Punjab. Quami...
Farmers protesting against the low prices offered for the wheat. The group of 8 Kisan groups assembled together.
The protest of Arya College Teachers’ Union continued for the sixth consecutive day at Arya College. The main demands of the Arya College Teachers’ Union are to implement the 7th Pay Commission report. Releasing pending salary of prof Parminder Singh Bhogal and Improving the local administration.
Led by state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, several senior party leaders sit in protest near CM Bhagwant Mann’s official residence The Punjab BJP Saturday held a protest over the issue of Sutlej Yamuna link (SYL) canal, accusing the AAP Government of failing to safeguard the state’s interest on river waters. The Opposition party asserted that...
Acting on a call given by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan), farmers of the district today staged dharnas in front of MLAs’ houses to protest alleged government inaction against drug menace. Addressing today’s dharna, state senior vice-president, BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) Jhanda Singh Jethuke said drugs were being sold in the same manner as before...
Chaos gripped the streets of the city as female candidates appearing for the physical trial of 1,317 posts of fire woman staged a massive protest at the Kisan Shaheed Memorial Chowk on Thursday. Female candidates block a road during a protest in Patiala on Thursday. Photo: Rajesh Sachar The primary demand of the female candidates...
Outsourcing employees of the Civil Hospital organised a one-day sit-in in front of the office of Senior Medical Officer (SMO) here today. They were demanding release of their salaries not paid for the last five months. The protesters said they would intensify their agitation if salary was not released immediately. Harbans Singh and Jinder Kaur,...
A series of sit-in started by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) outside Gurdwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi entered its second day here today. The protesters are questioning the role of the police and blaming them for firing gunshots inside the premises of Gurdwara Akal Bunga Sahib on...