Warring seeks MSP guarantee as promised to farmers Demands Rs 50-70 cr annual research grant for PAU Seeks debt relief for farmers on pattern of industry loan waiver Reveals, Punjab didn’t get a penny of Rs 1600 cr flood relief Demands withdrawal of the law on stubble burning Chandigarh/New Delhi 18 March ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today demanded that the government of India should bring the law to provide MSP guarantee to the farmers as had been promised to them when they withdrew their 15 month long strike against three farm laws. He also demanded Rs 50 crore to Rs 70 crores annual research grant for the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to improve the research facilities for better agriculture. The Ludhiana MP made a strong case for providing debt relief to the small and marginal farmers through one time settlement by waiving off their interests. He asked, if the government can waive off loans worth Rs 1...
Medical Workers performed their duties Wearing Black Ribbons at the Call of the NHM Employees Union:
Medical Workers performed their duties Wearing Black Ribbons at the Call of the NHM Employees Union:
Symbolic Protest was Held against the Department in Support of their Demands
Chandigarh 10 March ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Today, on the call of the Chandigarh NHM Employees Union, all NHM employees — Emergency Medical Officers, Ayurvedic Medical Officers, Nursing Officers, Pharmacy Officers, LHVs, ANMs, Lab Technicians, Data Entry Operators, Supervisors of the TB Department, Lab Supervisors, TBHV staff, 112 Drivers & Emergency medical technicians (EMT) , Class-4 employees and other staff members — joined together and wore black ribbons while performing their routine duties. This programme was organized as a symbolic protest. Employees from GMSH-16, Civil Hospital Sector 22, Civil Hospital Sector 45, Manimajra, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs(AAM) and various dispensaries also participated.
Union President Babita Rawat stated that, as every year, employees were supposed to receive both the Central Share and the UT Share. However, even after December 2025, the UT Share has not been released. The union had communicated this issue to the department twice in writing, yet no concrete action has been taken so far. Due to this compulsion, today’s Black Ribbon Day was observed.
Union Chairman Vijay Kumar said that this was only a symbolic protest. If the department does not take an immediate decision, a strong protest will be held on 18 March 2026 in front of the Administrative Block, Sector 16. On this day, all NHM employees will register their protest after completing routine duties and gather at GMSH 16 to show their agitation . If the demands remain unfulfilled, a more intensified agitation plan will be announced. Today’s symbolic Black Ribbon protest was a great success. The union hopes the department will consider their demands sympathetically and will soon release the pending UT share and arrears for the financial year 2025–26.
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