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Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS

Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has written to Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi to halt the implementation of a recent decision to remove thousands of contractual employees across government sectors which had outsourced labour. Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS The group, which is an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), warned that it will be”compelled to intensify its indefinite democratic agitations across the state” if the demands went unaddressed. The letterfollowed BMS’s talks on the matter with state deputy CM and power minister KVS Deo, which were held on Sunday. Referring to the retrenchment of 1500 workers, the BMS has cautioned that it will have severe consequences on the crucial public utility and industrial sectors. The group said that the meeting with Deo failed to reach any meaningful or satisfactory conclusion. “Given the absolute deadlock and the rising unrest among the working class, your personal, immediate intervention has become unavoidable,” the letter said. “All contract, temporary, and outsourced workers who have been arbitrarily removed must be reinstated immediately with …

Ludhiana: Contractual civil hospital workers to get salary hike

Ludhiana: Contractual civil hospital workers to get salary hike

As many as 85 contractual employees, who have been working for years at wages far below the prescribed district collector (DC) rates, will soon get a pay hike, officials said on Saturday. A proposal is set to be cleared by the authorities concerned soon, they said. Officials at the hospital said the affected employees include support staff working in sanitation, patient assistance and other essential services. (HT File) Officials said that the hospital administration took cognisance of the long-standing disparity, where workers deployed across multiple departments were being paid less than the minimum daily wage rates fixed by the district administration. Officials said the revised wages will now be aligned with the mandated DC rates, addressing a key grievance that has persisted for several years. Officials said the issue of low wages for contractual staff is not new and has surfaced repeatedly in the past as well. Earlier reports had also highlighted discrepancies in payments to outsourced employees and the need for verification of their wage structures. The problem has been compounded by broader staffing …

KGMU panel probing conversion charges gets two more members

KGMU panel probing conversion charges gets two more members

Published on: Dec 29, 2025 10:26 pm IST The committee now comprises seven members; case related evidence can be shared via email ID created for the purpose, it says Quick Read LUCKNOW The KGMU’s fact-finding committee, probing allegations of forced religious conversion by a doctor in the department of pathology, was on Monday expanded with the inclusion of two more members – Prof Anju Agarwal, HoD (obstetrics and gynaecology) and Bhavesh Kumar Singh (IPS, former DGP and former chairman of the Information Commission). The case revolves around a resident doctor accused of coercing a woman doctor to convert. (File Photo) The panel also stated that any incident or evidence related to alleged religious conversion can be shared on the email ID created for the purpose ([email protected]), according to an official release. The committee now comprises seven members, including chairman Prof KK Singh from the department of surgery; Prof Suresh Kumar, medical superintendent of Gandhi Memorial and Associated Hospitals; Dr RAS Kushwaha, proctor, KGMU; Prof Haider Abbas from the department of emergency medicine and Dr Sumit …