5,000 masks donated

Fatehgarh Sahib: The Brahman Sabha, Sirhind, on Thursday distributed face masks among farmers, labourers and vegetable vendors at the Sirhind grain market. They also handed over 5,000 masks to Dr Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Fatehgarh Sahib SDM, to be distributed among the needy.Suresh Kumar Bhardwaj, president of the Association, said it was their moral responsibility to help the Administration. The SDM appreciated the efforts of the Brahman Sabha. OC

Tractors, sanitisation equipment donated

Mohali: Arun Raghav, Senior General Manager, Mahindra and Mahindra Swaraj Division, donated two tractors and sanitisation equipment to the Health Department under company’s corporate social responsibility. Raghav said they had also donated 15-day fuel and 8 tonnes of spraying chemical to the MC officials. SS Virdi, DGM Mohali, State Bank of India, and Regional Manager Sumit Rai also pitched in 100 PPE kits, 100 bottles of sanitisers and 500 masks. Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the state government was prepared to effectively combat Covid-19. Municipal Corporation Commissioner Kamal Kumar Garg was among those present. TNS

1,000 face shields

for PGI

Chandigarh: Anil Selhi and Rajesh Khanna of Sark Industries, an injection molding facility in Chandigarh, donated 1,000 face shields to the PGI on Thursday. Pritpal Singh Matharu, another Chandigarh-based entrepreneur, was also a driving force in this project. It’s noteworthy that the trio is from the same institution, Indo Swiss Training Centre – CSIO, Sector-30, Chandigarh. The entrepreneurs said they had a manufacturing capacity of producing 1 lakh face shields per month and would continue to increase their capacity till each and every frontline warrior was equipped with proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs). TNS

PU gets PPE kits

Chandigarh: The Panjab University Health Centre has received 25 PPE kits from Major Deepak Choudhary, Advisor External Affairs, Kandhari Beverages (P) Ltd, Chandigarh. Prof Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, expressed his gratitude for timely help. He appreciated the efforts of Prof Seema Vinayak, Chairperson, Department of Psychology, for being instrumental in getting help for the university. TNS

Teachers donate

Patiala: Contractual teachers of the Constituent Colleges of Punjabi University, Patiala, have contributed an amount of Rs 57,000 to the university as Covid-19 relief. Representatives of the Punjabi University Contractual Teachers’ Association (PUCTA) said they had made a small contribution and the university could use it as it deemed fit. Lovedeep Sharma, president, PUCTA, said: “The university can donate this amount to the CM’s fund for Covid-19 relief or use this to provide essentials to its employees.” TNS