Sri Chamkaur Sahib (Punjab) [India], December 30 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced a bonanza of Rs 125 crore for 64,500 Asha and Mid Day Meal workers as a New Year gift, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) informed on Thursday.

Chandigarh Nov 27 PTI A group of unemployed teachers on Saturday held a protest near the venue where Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was to address a public gathering in Barnala district forcing police to detain them They also raised slogans against the states Congress government near the Dana Mandi venue demanding jobs As soon as they started raising slogans policemen in civil dress stopped them by covering their mouths with their hands In the melee the turban of some of protesters came off One of the protesters Jagjit Singh accused the state government of not paying heed to their long-pending demand of giving them jobs The protesters said they have been demanding from the government to give them employment in the Education Department The security personnel took the teachers to a police van and then detained them said officials Another group of unemployed teachers including women and contractual employees of the National Health Mission also blocked the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway against the state government over their demands The blockade led to a traffic jam forcing the administration to divert traffic they said A scuffle also broke out between some protesters and policemen as the cops tried to remove them from the road Later police forcibly remove them from the highway PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK

Now the Environmental and Welfare Association of New Janta Nagar and Shimlapuri have sought that the civic body ensures shifting of stray cattle roaming on the city streets to gaushalas or shelters at the earliestA number of fatal mishaps had taken place due to the stray cattle while some persons had even been attacked by them he saidThe stray cattle were commonly seen roaming near Dana Mandi on Gill Road Bahadurke Road Shimlapuri Pakhowal Road Hambran Road Tajpur Road Chandigarh Road and Jalandhar BypassSher Singh said It is the responsibility of the Ludhiana MC to take necessary steps to shift the stray cattle from the roads to gaushalas at the earliestA gaushala has also constructed a shed and stray cattle from the city areas would be shifted there he had added

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana August 17Though the Municipal Corporation MC collects crores of rupees as cow cess every year many head of stray cattle are still roaming on the city roadsNow the Environmental and Welfare Association of New Janta Nagar and Shimlapuri have sought that the civic body ensures shifting of stray cattle roaming on the city streets to gaushalas or shelters at the earliestA number of fatal mishaps had taken place due to the stray cattle while some persons had even been attacked by them he saidThe stray cattle were commonly seen roaming near Dana Mandi on Gill Road Bahadurke Road Shimlapuri Pakhowal Road Hambran Road Tajpur Road Chandigarh Road and Jalandhar BypassA gaushala has also constructed a shed and stray cattle from the city areas would be shifted there he had added