Punjabi writer Gulzar Singh Sandhu contributes Rs 6 lakh

Chandigarh: Responding to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s appeal, noted writer Gulzar Singh Sandhu, along with his wife Dr Surjit Kaur Sandhu, contributed Rs6 lakh to the CM Covid-19 Relief Fund. Chandigarh-based Sandhu is a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award. He said every Punjabi should stand by the government in this need of the hour. TNS

Minister gives Rs 12 lakh for langar

Hoshiarpur: Industries Minister Sunder Sham Arora has contributed Rs12.02 lakh for relief work. His 20-year-old son Prateek Arora is also working on the ground to distribute relief material. The father-son due is ensuring that langar reaches the needy. Playing a key role in providing cooked food, Guru Ram Das Sahib Ji Langar Sewa Society got support from the minister. He also arranged financial assistance from other sources and handed over Rs25 lakh to the society. Arora said serving the poor in time of need was the duty of every citizen. OC

85,000 farmers supply milk to Nestle

Moga: Nestle has claimed there was no adverse effect of the lockdown on dairy farmers associated with it. Kamal Bir Singh Deol, manager, Fresh Milk Sourcing of Nestle, said the Moga unit of the company was collecting more than 14 lakh liters of milk from 85,000 farmers of Punjab and Rajasthan daily. “The company has made arrangements of transportation of milk by obtaining permits from the district administrations in both states,” he said. TNS

Ex-councillor distributes cooked food

Patiala: Former councillors started distributing cooked food among the needy on Sunday. Former Patiala councillor Sukhwinder Pal Singh Minta, along with volunteers from the city, said his team distributed cooked food to more than 3,000 families. He said, “No one should sleep on empty stomach.” TNS

Govt has failed to serve poor: Khaira

Moga: Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has hit out at CM Capt Amarinder Singh for his ‘failure’ to help poor and needy people in their hour of crisis. He said it has been two weeks since the CM had imposed curfew in Punjab, but he had failed to help them. TNS

Ex-Commandant donates Rs 5 lakh

Chandigarh: Ex-Commandant Mohinder Singh on Sunday handed over a demand draft of Rs5 lakh to fight Covid. The amount was handed over to Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu. Mohinder Singh donated this amount from his pension. TNS