Warring criticizes sacking of ‘Seva Kendra’ employees Seeks their regularization like contractual employees Chandigarh 4 June ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today criticized the sacking of some employees of ‘Seva Kendras’ in different districts by the Aam Aadmi Party government. In a statement, Warring said that the employees have been demanding their rightful due for the last so many days. Instead of the AAP government listening to their problems has sacked some of the employees who were spearheading the agitation in support of their demands, he said, adding, this is absolutely an arbitrary, authoritarian and dictatorial way of doing things of the AAP government. The PCC president said that these employees working in various ‘Seva Kendras’ are providing services to common people at the grassroots of the administration. They deserve to be treated like other employees, he noted, while demanding immediate revocation of the dismissal of...
ACFI holds awareness programme on sustainable agriculture practices in Chandigarh Chandigarh 30 May ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Agro Chem Federation of India (ACFI) today organised an awareness and interaction programme for agri dealers and distributors in Punjab and Haryana to strengthen collaboration between the agrochemical industry and channel partners to promote sustainable and scientific farming practices. The programme, themed “Strengthening Dealer Industry Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture”, touched on issues such as responsible product use, farmer awareness, stewardship initiatives, and safe agricultural practices amid evolving regulatory expectations. The programme was organised in Chandigarh on Friday by ACFI, a non-profit organisation representing the Indian agrochemical industry. Kalyan Goswami, Director General, ACFI, said, “Agri dealers and distributors serve as the first point of interaction for farmers and therefore play a critical role in guiding farming commun...