Follow traffic rules for your own safety

National Road Safety Month was held as per which the traffic awareness cell held various workshops and lectures. The traffic police held an awareness drive at the JK Public Senior Secondary School, Kapurthala. Informing students and staff about traffic rules, officials said while driving everyone should have all their documents. Officials asked adults not to allow minors to drive. They said it is dangerous to allow those under the age of 18 to take the wheel. Students also took out a march with banners and posters in their hands. A seminar was also held at a car workshop. Information regarding the Motor Vehicles Act was disbursed. People were also exhorted not to buy LPG, CNG kits without the government’s nod and the company. They also doled out awareness and issued directions like using multi-tone horns in vehicles is prohibited, the mirrors on vehicles shouldn’t be blackened. Gurbachan Singh, ASI, in-charge Traffic Education Cell, held the drive and Principal MP Kalia, Pradeep Sharma, Sanjay Handa were present among others.

That’s my nature!

During a five-day online session of the Parliament Research and Training Institute for Democracy, environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal shared his experiences on the environment. The online session started on January 18 in which 20 personalities awarded with Padma Shri addressed, who have done big works of social service in their respective fields. In the final session, Seechewal spoke in detail about the Kali Bein, polluted Sutlej river, Bikaner cancer hospital and works done during the floods. The online session was inaugurated by the Lok Sabha speaker on January 18. Seechewal was the first personality to address the session. In the online address, he raised the issue of farmers and mentioned the works done for farmers in past 20 years. He said the country will survive only if farmers survive. And it is through them that the country will be ‘Atmanirbhar’. Roads, the revival of groundwater levels, reuse of wastewater through Seechewal model among other experiences were shared by him. A documentary film recalled former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Seechewal shared, Dr Kalam had once told him to always take political personalities to task so that they keep doing their work.

Vaccination drive is waxing

As many as 457 people were vaccinated in the district in the Covid inoculation drive held so far. As many as 70 people were vaccinated in Kapurthala on sixth day of the Covid vaccination drive on Friday. Starting with three session sites, the district has branched 10 session sites now. While on Saturday, 120 people were vaccinated in Kapurthala, 128 were vaccinated yesterday and 70 were vaccinated today. The session sites include Civil Hospital Kapurthala, sub-divisional hospitals Phagwara, CH Bholath and Sultanpur Lodhi, the SGL (private hospital), Subhanpur. CHCs Tibba, Fattu Dhinga, Begowal and Panchatta. District Immunisation Officer Dr Asha Mangat said, “The vaccination drive has been going smoothly so far.