Ludhiana, May 5 -- Power employees' and pensioners' organisations on Sunday suspended their ongoing "work-to-rule" protest till May 20 after Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) management assured them, during an April 30 meeting in Chandigarh, that pending demands would be addressed by May 15.

The decision followed a more than three-hour meeting held under the chairmanship of PSPCL CMD Dr Basant Garg at the utility's guest house in Chandigarh. Representatives of the PSEB Employees Joint Forum, Bijli Mulazam Ekta Manch Punjab, Association of Junior Engineers, Grid Sub-Station Employees Union and pensioner bodies attended the talks. Union leaders said management had agreed to resolve major employee and pensioner issues and revie...