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...
The Ikahri Pulli underpass near the railway station here is facing a crisis reminiscent of the Lohian railway under-bridge where a farmer tragically lost his life due to accumulation of water. Residents are voicing their concern saying that the MCD seems to be waiting for a similar tragedy to occur. BJP leader and residents hold...
Health employees under the banner of Punjab State Pharmacy Officers Association staged a dharna outside the Civil Surgeon’s office here on Wednesday to protest against the government move to transfer all regular employees from the newly-opened Aam Aadmi Clinics. The employees alleged that the government is trying to entrust the public health sector to contractual...
Mayor Anup Gupta, along with Congress and AAP councillors, protested against the Chandigarh Administration outside the UT Secretariat over the issue of stopping registration of non-electric vehicles. Source: Opposition, Mayor protest against Chandigarh Admn for stopping non-electric vehicles' registration, BJP councillors stay away : The Tribune India
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...
Employees of the Municipal Corporation today held a protest and burned the effigy of the Secretary, Local Government Department outside the National Institute of Sports (NIS) to press for enhancement in government contribution to their New Pension Scheme accounts and others. They had been protesting demanding that the increment in their annual salary be done...
Families of victims killed or affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots expressed their dissatisfaction over the justice meted out by the Indian Government at a press conference held here on Wednesday. Source: Families of 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims seek justice : The Tribune India
Teachers from 136 aided colleges in Punjab held a black badge protest across the state under the banner of Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union. Protest to express their discontent over delay in the implementation of the Seventh UGC pay scales by the college management. Dr Gurdas Singh Sekhon voiced his concern about the callous...
Central Working Committee members of the Junior Engineers’ Council of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) held a protest in front of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) headquarters here today. The protest was organised to highlight the inordinate delay in the fulfilment of various demands of the cadre of Power Junior Engineers during...
The All-Punjab Truck Operators Union has announced to intensify its protest against the state government. Notably, the union has been raising its voice against the Truck Cooperative Society, Kiratpur Sahib, and agitating against the loading of material from dumps set up by cement manufacturers of HP. President of the All-Punjab Truck Operators Union Happy Sandhu...
Cooperation Minister Dr Banwari Lal inaugurated the 48th crushing season at the Karnal sugar mill today. Meanwhile, employees raised slogans against the minister and the government to press for the acceptance of their demands. Later, they handed over a memorandum to the minister. “On several occasions, we have been assured that our demands will be...
The Old Pension Prapti Morcha Punjab has announced that they will hold a protest march in black robes against the state government in Sangrur on November 18. State convener Gurjant Singh Kokri and co-convener Randeep Singh made a joint statement and said that it is unfortunate that the state government highlights the implementation of this...