Punjab CM must address public issues: Laxmi Kanta Chawla
Amritsar: Taking a jibe at the Punjab government, especially Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, former Health Minister and senior BJP leader Laxmi Kanta Chawla on Sunday stated that it seems that except two issues; sacrilege and drugs, there was no other problem ailing the state. In a press release issued here, Chawla stated that despite a large number of dengue cases, the state government had not declared it as an epidemic and no visible efforts are being made to contain its spread. “People are failing to get treatment due to shortage of doctors at government hospitals, inflation is at all times high, law and order situation is pitiable and there are many other issues but it seems that government is not aware of these problems,” she said. The former health minister stated that the state government should also focus on other issues so that people can get a respite from other problems faced by them. TNS
4th zonal youth fest commences
Amritsar: The fourth zonal youth festival ‘D’ zone of Guru Nanak Dev University commenced at Dashmesh Auditorium on Sunday. Students from affiliated colleges of Kapurthala and Nawanshahr will be participating in 35 items of music, theatre, dance, literary and fine arts. Professor TS Banipal, Dean College Development, Guru Nanak Dev University, inaugurated the event in the presence of Professor Anish Dua, Dean Students’ Welfare and advisor Baljit Singh Sekhon. Students particiapted in bhangra, group shabad, group song, classical instrumental (percussion), classical instrumental (non-percussion) classical vocal, poster-making, collage, clay modeling and on the spot photography contests. TNS
Two more test positive in dist
Amritsar: With two positive cases reported on Sunday, the total count of cases in the district has increased to 47,390. The Health Department has also reported recovery of four patients with which the recovery count has reached 45,784. The district has a total of six active cases. Meanwhile, 391 people were inoculated during the drive on Sunday. Of these, 174 received their first dose of the vaccine, while 217 received their second jab. OC
