Jalandhar residents contribute Rs 21.3 lakh for Covid relief

Jalandhar: AGI Infra Ltd, a realty firm, and residents of Jalandhar Heights have contributed Rs21.30 lakh in the District Relief Fund Society to fight Covid-19 pandemic. After an appeal of Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma, a large number of philanthropists and social workers have started contributing to society in this hour of crisis due to Covid-19 pandemic. On Monday, Sukhdev Singh of AGI Infra Ltd handed over a cheque of Rs21.30 lakh, including Rs15 lakh by AGI Infra and Rs6.30 lakh contributed by the residents of Jalandhar Heights Welfare Society, to Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh at his office. Additional Deputy Commissioner thanked Sukhdev Singh and residents of Jalandhar Heights Welfare Society and said it was the need of hour to ensure that needy people were bailed out in this hour of crisis. He called upon philanthropists to come forward for helping the needy and underprivileged people in society during the prevailing crisis in the wake of coronavirus. TNS

Labourers given homemade masks

Nawanshahr: Local BJP activists comprising former secretary of district unit Poonam Manik, Rajni Kanda and Ekta Ballagan, in coordination with DSP Raj Kumar, who has been deputed as nodal officer of ‘Helping Hands Nawanshahr Police’, distributed homemade cotton masks among labourers working at the grain markets here on Monday. DSP Raj Kumar said as many as 250 homemade cotton masks were distributed to labourers. He lauded the gesture of Poonam Manik, Rajni Kanda, Ekta Ballagan, Ashwani Ballagan, former district BJP president, Ashu Angra, Mohit Jain, Dinesh Jain, Bharat Jyoti Kundra, for providing masks to labourers, who have been facing a lot of health hazards at the grain markets. He also lauded the efforts being put in by the activists of the local unit of ‘Art Of Living’ for distributing 260 ration kits to needy families. OC

PPE kits sought for safai sewaks

Phagwara: Punjab Agro Industrial Corporation Chairman Joginder Singh Maan has urged CM Capt Amarinder Singh to take early steps for the security and safety of thousands of sanitary workers who were fighting against Covid-19 at the frontline. Maan, while drawing the attention of the CM towards the sanitary workers, who are working in highly infectious zones by removing most infectious particles, demanded sufficient PPE kits for them. Mann said the sanitary workers had been displaying exemplary commitment for work which was unparalleled and the entire society was indebted to the “soldiers of cleanliness” for this noble cause. OC