PUNBUS and PRTC Contract Employees Union, which are fighting for their demands, had prominently raised the demand of regularizing contract employees by submitting a memorandum to the ministers across Punjab last month.
Haryana: The Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday, urged farmers to come forward for talks without conditions, stating that the central government has already extended an invitation for the dialogue amid ongoing farmers’ protest. Speaking with the media Khattar pointed out that farmers didn’t engage with the committee set up by the Supreme Court,.
Amritsar: The Border Security forces in Punjab on Sunday claimed to have recovered a quadcopter (drone) from a sugarcane field along the border in Amritsar district. According to a statement issued by the BSF a search based on specific input led to the recovery of 1 DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone from the sugarcane farming.
Chandigarh: The Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly and Congress leader, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Sunday has written to all political parties in the state Assembly, urging them to collectively honour former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh by recommending him for the Bharat Ratna. In his letter Bajwa addressed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant.
A sudden fire broke out in the Haryana Secretariat located in Sector-17 of Chandigarh today. The incident is being reported around 4 pm. As soon as the fire broke out in the building, there was a stampede among the people present outside. On seeing smoke coming out of the building, people informed the fire department.
Former MLA Sheetal Angural described the death of a child in Bhargav Nagar in Jalandhar, Punjab as a drug overdose and made serious allegations against the SHO of Bhargav Camp police station. Former MLA and BJP leader Sheetal Angural has alleged that the family was forced to sign because the child died due to drug.
Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam under the National Security Act (NSA), is going to name his party “Akali Dal” (Shri Anandpur Sahib). On January 14, a new regional political party of Punjab will be formed at his behest. It will be announced during the “Maghi Da Mela” organized on.
A case of brutal treatment of a student by the principal of a private school in Baddon village of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab has come to light. The video of this incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which the principal can be seen pulling the hair of a student and beating him.
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is on a tour of Kerala with his family these days. There he experienced organic farming while visiting Wayanad district. Sidhu shared a video related to this trip on social media and praised the organic farming system of Kerala. Navjot Singh Sidhu shared the video of his tour on his.