Teachers seek old pension scheme, hold protest in Jalandhar

Jalandhar: The ETT Adhyapak Union (Jalandhar) held a massive protest outside the District Administrative Complex here on Tuesday. The union members burnt an effigy of the Punjab Government and demanded restoration of old pension scheme. The members said if the government didn’t listen to their demands, then it must ready to face consequences in the 2022 Assembly elections. The union members said they would intensify their protest in coming days. TNS

Remove illegal occupants: Panel

Kapurthala: Punjab State Minorities Commission chairman Prof Emanual Nahar directed the district administration to remove illegal occupants from cemeteries belonging to the minority communities. During a hearing at a circuit house on Tuesday, Prof Nahar said the commission had noticed that Christian and Muslim communities, were not getting adequate space for cemeteries. Thus, the district administration should submit a report within 10 days, he said. He asked officials of the Panchayat Department and municipal councils to immediately start the process of removing all encroachments from graveyards. TNS

Now, better services at ECHS

Jalandhar: Vajra Corps has taken an initiative and made an endeavour to reach out to all Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) clinics in their area to ensure better facilities. The programme commenced with ECHS Hoshiarpur on Monday. As per the programme, a mobile repair or in situ repair vehicle has been launched which shall repair equipment at ECHS poly clinics. There are 28 poly clinics which have got medical equipment across the state. TNS