CME ON AIDS: The Department of Internal Medicine at the Post Graduate Institute (PGI) here is jointly holding a CME with the New York University School of Medicine, the USA on “HIV/AIDS and recent advances in AIDS Research” from January 9 to January 11 at the Bhargava Auditorium, PGI. Experts from the USA would deliberate upon the research being carried out in the different aspects of the HIV/AIDS, which till date does not have any cure anywhere in the world. More than 5.1 million persons are infected by the disease in India and more than 37 million are its victims the world over.
BLOOD DONATION CAMP: A voluntary blood donation camp will be jointly organised by the IMTECH, Sector 29, and the GMCH, Sector 32, on the institute’s premises on Friday. A team of doctors from the GMCH would also conduct another voluntary blood donation camp at the market of Sector 35, which is jointly conducted with the Lions Club Panchkula Central.
DISTRIBUTED: The Society of Social Health (SOFOSH), Chandigarh, distributed 50 woollen blankets among the poor, disabled and widows at the Colony No. 4 here on Thursday. Chairperson of the Chandigarh Social Welfare Board Kamlesh Gupta distributed the blankets and said the social organisations in the city were sensitive to the needs of the needy.
RE-NOMINATED: Mr R.L. Sabharwal, a former Joint Director of the Welfare Department, Punjab, has been re-nominated as a Member of the District Legal Services Authority. According to a press note issued here on Thursday, Mr Sabharwal had been instrumental in spreading information about the lok adalats through seminars organised by NGOs and panchayat samitis in villages.
MOHALI
DEMAND: Demanding allotment of plots in Sectors 76 to 80 of Mohali, a delegation of the Plot Allotment Sangarsh Committee, Mohali, on Thursday met the Additional Chief Administrator of PUDA, Mr Yashvir Mahajan. Mr Sucha Singh Kalor led the delegation. In a statement, the spokesman of the committee said they sought information regarding the status of the plots. The issue of development of Sector 77 and 78 was also raised in the meeting. The committee has announced to hold the next rally on January 16 at Rose Garden, Phase 3B 1.
Panchkula
IMMUNISATION DRIVE: The district administration launched a special immunisation and vaccination drive in the district during December. An official press release said 1,104 children were vaccinated against BCG, 934 against khasra, and 1041 were administered DPT and third dose against polio.
BLOOD DONATION CAMP: A blood donation camp will be organised by Sri Shiv Mandir Navdurga Charitable Trust, Mahadevpur, at the Saketri temple on Sunday. The camp is being organised with the support of the PGI Blood Bank.
SUPPORT EXTENDED: The Akhil Bhartiya Kabir Panthi Dhanak Samaj Sangharsh Morcha has extended its support to the Bharatiya Janata Party during the forthcoming elections in Haryana. A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting of the morcha on Thursday. They also demanded that the Haryana president of the morcha, Mr Ram Prakash Khangwal, be given the party ticket to contest elections from Jhajjar reserved seat.
