Next SAD govt will declare gangsters and drug lords as terrorists : Sukhbir Singh Badal (Condemns CM for launching ‘Punjab Rasoi’ scheme in the last year of govt after selling govt lands as well as flip-flop on killings of police officers along the international border) (Announces SAD will bring back OPS scheme for govt employees after it comes back to power in 2027) Ferozepur/Chandigarh 24 February ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that the forthcoming SAD government would end the scourge of gangsters and drug traffickers by declaring them as terrorists and dealing with them using the full force of the law. The SAD president was addressing a huge rally in Ferozepur Rural constituency as part of the party’s Punjab Bachao campaign. Congratulating halka incharge Joginder Singh Jindu for the record show he said it had also made it clear that Punjabis were fed up of all Delhi based parties, did not want to experiment a...
NHM Employees Union expresses dissatisfaction over non-release of UT share and pending arrears by the Health Department
NHM Employees Union expresses dissatisfaction over non-release of UT share and pending arrears by the Health DepartmentChandigarh 24 February ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The Chandigarh NHM Employees Union has expressed deep grudge over the Health Department’s failure to release the pending UT share and arrears for the financial year 2025–26, as well as its failure to implement the salary revision as per the DC rates. Union President Babita Rawat stated that the Finance Department had already given written approval in 2021 for an additional expenditure of ₹3.92 crore per year. Subsequently, the then Hon’ble Secretary Health had also agreed to implement salaries up to DC rate. For the past several years, this agenda has been consistently placed and approved in the meetings of the Executive Committee and the Governing Body.
Despite this, due to either the agenda not being placed this year or some administrative lapse, neither the salary revision was implemented nor were the previously approved arrears released. Vice President Mahavir Singh said that despite the Union’s earlier letter dated 13 January 2026 and the reminder sent on 15 February 2026, no action has been taken by the department, resulting in widespread dissatisfaction among the employees. Due to this situation, the Union has been compelled to initiate democratic protest activities:
Symbolic Black Ribbon Protest
Date: 10 March 2026
All NHM employees will wear a black ribbon/badge during their duty hours.
Mass Protest Demonstration
Date: 18 March 2026
Venue: GMSH-16, Chandigarh
Time: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
A peaceful two-hour protest will be held in front of the Mission Director’s Office, NHM. If the department still fails to take action even after these peaceful programs, the Union will be compelled to announce the next phase and intensify the movement. The Union has appealed to the Administration for immediate intervention so that employees and their families can get relief and Chandigarh’s public health system can continue to function smoothly.
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