Omicron threat: Hospitals checked

Amritsar: The district Health Department on Monday conducted a meeting to assess the preparedness on the part of the hospitals amid the rising threat of the Omicron threat. Civil Surgeon Charanjit Singh in a meeting with members of the Indian Medical Association, Amritsar chapter, asked them to ensure adequate facilities and infrastructure for patients. He asked the hospitals to ensure the availability of beds, ventilators and oxygen. The hospitals were also provided the rate list for treatment of Covid-19 patients so that the patients were not overcharged. The Civil Surgeon asked the private hospitals to furnish the details of infrastructure related to Covid-19 treatment within two days. TNS

Train services remain suspended

Amritsar: Unrelenting farmers continued with the blockade of railway lines, leading to most of trains remaining off track. They also burnt the effigy of Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, who called upon them to vacate the railway line for the convenience of people and tourists. The railway station wore a deserted look as both the Amritsar-Delhi and Amritsar-Tarn Taran routes were blocked. Some plied trains on the Amritsar-Jammu rail line track. Trains also plied between Amritsar to Qadian, Batala, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Kathua and Jammu. TNS

Voters learn how to use EVMs

Amritsar: Voters of Amritsar West Constituency were made aware of the working of the VVPAT and EVM machines here on Monday. A team of officials visited different areas for the purpose. Members of the SWEEP team said people showed an interest in getting to know about the VVPAT and EVM machines. Besides, it seemed that people’s participation in the Assembly elections would increase this time. TNS

Mazdoors take out a dharna

Tarn Taran: The local unit of the Kul Hind Mazdoor Union stressed on the current demands of the labourers and organised a dharna here on Monday. The mazdoors staged a dharna at the local Gandhi Municipal Park and presented a demand charter to MLA Dr Dharambeer Agnihotri in the name of the state government. Sukhdev Singh, leader of the organisation, while addressing on the occasion, said, their current demands included waiving the debt of the mazdoors, a daily wage of Rs 600 for the MGNREGA workers, Rs 10,000 to each of them, compensation for the Covid-19 period and due share to the mazdoors from the common land in the villages. Other leaders also spoke on the occasion. OC

No Covid-19 case reported in dist

Amritsar: The district reported no new case of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours. The health administration has reported the recovery of two patients taking the tally of those recuperated to 45,851. At present, the district has a total of five active cases. Meanwhile, a total of 6458 residents were inoculated during the vaccination drive. Of these, 2012 received the first dose of the vaccine and 4,446 the second dose. TNS