Seminar on World Disabled Day
As many as 100 delegates will attend a state-level seminar at Kisan Bhawan on March 21, which is being organised by the Physically Handicapped Association, Punjab to mark the 40th World Disabled Day. Chairman of the association Ajit Salani said the topic of the seminar will be "In the light of PWD Act, 21st century and the disabled''.Hunger strike
The indefinite hunger strike started by Gurnam Singh, president, PGI Ex-Servicemen Association, entered its fourth day today and a team of doctors from the General Hospital took his blood and urine samples. President of the PGI Employees Union said that the union was being forced to go on an indefinite strike from March 23 since "the authorities have not offered any chance to negotiate".
UT employee unions merge
At a joint meeting of the UT Class IV recognised Union and UT Class IV Union Registered, it was unanimously decided to merge the UT Class IV Union with UT Class IV Recognised Union and Amar Singh was made the chairman of the joint union, with Surat Singh as vice chairman and Lalu Ram as president. A list of new office-bearers were also elected.
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