Electricity employees' protest deferred for 15 days following CPDL's agreement to most demands. Chandigarh 21 July ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The union has deferred the protest scheduled for tomorrow, July 22, 2026, for the next 15 days after the CPDL management agreed to most of the demands and assured their implementation within a specific timeframe. During a two-and-a-half-hour meeting held today between CPDL and union office-bearers, assurances were given regarding employee promotions, absorbing contract workers onto the company rolls, implementing circulars for time-bound promotion scales and ACP, converting part-time staff to full-time roles, and providing uniforms, education allowances, safety equipment, and raincoats. Commitments were also made to implement revised DC rates, resolve issues related to APAR filing, provide risk duty and shift duty allowances along with electricity allowances to field staff, and immediately clear all outstanding employee dues. Following ...
Balbir Singh Sidhu Inducts Hundreds of People from Various Political Parties into the Congress Party
Balbir Singh Sidhu Inducts Hundreds of People from Various Political Parties into the Congress Party S.A.S.Nagar 20 July ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Former Health Minister and senior Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu inducted a large number of people from Jujhar Nagar and other nearby areas of Mohali, who had left various political parties, into the Indian National Congress. Welcoming the new members, Sidhu said that the Congress Party has always stood as the voice of the people and remains committed to politics centered on public welfare. He assured them that every worker joining the party would be given due respect and that they would work together for the development of the region and the welfare of its people. Balbir Singh Sidhu stated that the people of Punjab have completely lost faith in the Aam Aadmi Party government. He said that those who voted in the hope of "change" now feel betrayed due to the government's failures, unfulfilled promises, and anti-people pol...