Nawanshahr diary: Plants distributed

On the occasion of My Tree Day, a large number of fruit saplings were distributed among people today at the Municipal Council Office, Nawanshahr by the president of the council Sachin Diwan. He said it was important to plant as many saplings as possible to keep the environment clean and green. Diwan said people of Nawanshahr were serious about sanitation and conservation of environment and they were very enthusiastic about planting trees. He added that efforts were being made by the city council to increase the green cover in the city. The president also shared that if anyone has a suitable place to plant trees, he would also be provided plants by the city council.

Legal aid for women

Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary District Legal Services Authority Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Harpreet Kaur conducted a surprise check at ‘Sakhi One Stop Centre’ in Civil Hospital, Nawanshahr. She said the District Legal Services Authority has been providing free legal aid to the women who are victims of violence. She directed that awareness camps should be organised at village and mohalla level to make people more aware of the facilities being provided by Sakhi: One Stop Centre to the women. “Only needy women would be able to avail the benefits of this center. A legal aid clinic has also been set up in the state to provide free legal aid services to the women in need,” she added.

Jobs up for grabs

The state government has been providing free online courses in artificial intelligence and data science to the youth of Punjab under the door-to-door employment mission. Disclosing this here, Nawanshahr District Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Officer Sanjeev Kumar said the course was being conducted by ITI, Rupnagar, and asked the candidates to avail the opportunity. He said this course would have two modules, out of which the first module would be of four weeks and the second module would be of 12 weeks. The eligibility for the course is Class XII with maths subject. He said the youths who have completed their educational qualifications and are keen on completing this course should join hands with Harmandeep Singh, career counsellor, District Employment Office, Chandigarh.

‘Can’t obstruct roads’

Problems faced by people traveling to Chandigarh-Jalandhar-Amritsar due to blockades on the main road during protests by various organisations and unions has led to Nawanshahr District Magistrate Dr Shena Aggarwal, exercising her powers under Section 144 of the Act 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (1974). She has ordered a complete ban on protests by any union/organisation within the limits of the district in view of the inconvenience caused to patients. According to the District Magistrate, places have been allotted for protests in all three sub divisions of the district and no organisation /union will be able to protest at these places without prior approval of the local administration. After getting approval at the designated places, the approval of the loudspeaker will have to be obtained from the SDM concerned. TNS