3-day Pulse polio drive from January 17

Tarn Taran: As many as 1,47,574 tiny tots, in the age group of 0-5 years, would be administered polio drops on the first day of the three-day pulse polio drive beginning January 17. Dr Rohit Mehta, Civil Surgeon, presided over a meeting here on Tuesday in this regard and issued instructions. Dr Mehta said for the success of the drive, 636 fixed booths, with 31 transit and 48 mobile teams, have been formed. The department had deputed 2,713 vaccinators and 149 supervisors to have a close watch on the drive, said the Civil Surgeon. In the last two days, members of 1,209 teams will visit house-to-house to administer polio drops to as many as 2,09,537 kids. The block-level officers and the district officers were present at the meeting. OC

Gurmat samagam on January 27, 28

Amritsar: To commemorate Baba Hazara Singh of Aladdinpur and Baba Hukam Singh of Wajau Kot, the first martyrs of the Gurdwara Reform Movement (Gurdwara Parbandh Sudhar Lehar), a grand Gurmat (teachings of the Sikh Gurus) event is being organised on January 27 and 28 at Aladdinpur village in Tarn Taran district. The event would be dedicated to the centenary of the SGPC. Shaheed Baba Hazara Singh and Shaheed Baba Hukam Singh got martyred to liberate Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib, Tarn Taran, the historic site related to Guru Arjan Dev, from mahants in 1921. Keeping in view their invaluable contribution to the Sikh community, a special Gurmat Samagam is being conducted. TNS

Theft at Chohla Sahib agri bank

Tarn Taran: An incident of theft was reported at the primary cooperative agricultural development bank, Chohla Sahib, 25 km from here, on Monday night. Rachhpal Singh, branch manager, in his complaint to the Chohla Sahib police, said the thieves took 12 bore rifle with 12 cartridges and a printer from the bank. He said the bank belongings, too, were damaged by the thieves. However, they failed to reach till the cash reserves of the bank. The police have registered a case under Sections 457, 380 and 427 of the IPC. OC

23 more test positive in district

Amritsar: The Health Department reported 23 positive cases of the Covid-19 disease in the district on Tuesday. With the new cases, the count has risen to 14,602. Of these, 15 were contacts of positive cases and eight others were having symptoms of influenza-like illness. On the other hand, the graph of recovered cases rose to 13,800. Now the rate of active cases is 243. No casualty was reported on Tuesday. TNS